These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms today.If you are looking to day trade, you might want to check out the following stocks. I usually throw these on my watch list and monitor with resistance & support levels.You can also check previous stocks to buy reports- Right Here.
Ericsson (ERIC), Lumber Liquidators (LL), Kellogg (K), HCA Holdings (HCA), VIVUS (VVUS) and DirecTV (DTV) were upgraded or downgraded by analysts.
Ericsson (ERIC) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan.
Lumber Liquidators (LL) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Jaffray.Piper Jaffray upgraded Lumber Liquidators citing the company's operational turnaround and gross margin opportunities following yesterday's sell-off. The firm raised its price target for shares to $26 from $18.
Kellogg (K) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank.Deutsche Bank upgraded Kellogg citing growth prospects for the company's snacks unit following the acquisition of Pringles. The firm believes the Pringles purchase creates a potential inflection point for Kellogg and raised its price target for shares to $57 from $51.
HCA Holdings (HCA) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank.Deutsche Bank upgraded HCA Holdings citing the improving U.S. economy and reduced legislative risk for the remainder of 2012. The firm keeps a $32 price target for shares.
VIVUS (VVUS) upgraded to Hold from Sell at Brean Murray.Brean Murray upgraded VIVUS citing the likely approval of Qnexa following the positive panel vote.
DirecTV (DTV) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Atlantic Equities.Atlantic Equities upgraded DirecTV based on reduced expectations, share buybacks, and valuation. Price target raised to $55 from $53.
Lumber Liquidators (LL) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Jaffray.Piper Jaffray upgraded Lumber Liquidators citing the company's operational turnaround and gross margin opportunities following yesterday's sell-off. The firm raised its price target for shares to $26 from $18.
Kellogg (K) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank.Deutsche Bank upgraded Kellogg citing growth prospects for the company's snacks unit following the acquisition of Pringles. The firm believes the Pringles purchase creates a potential inflection point for Kellogg and raised its price target for shares to $57 from $51.
HCA Holdings (HCA) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank.Deutsche Bank upgraded HCA Holdings citing the improving U.S. economy and reduced legislative risk for the remainder of 2012. The firm keeps a $32 price target for shares.
VIVUS (VVUS) upgraded to Hold from Sell at Brean Murray.Brean Murray upgraded VIVUS citing the likely approval of Qnexa following the positive panel vote.
DirecTV (DTV) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Atlantic Equities.Atlantic Equities upgraded DirecTV based on reduced expectations, share buybacks, and valuation. Price target raised to $55 from $53.
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