Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades: Corporate Office Properties Trust (NYSE: OFC), Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM), Barrick Gold (NYSE: ABX). Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), IAMGOLD (NYSE: IAG), Yamana Gold (NYSE: AUY) - 10/10/12

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.
 
BofA/Merrill Lynch upgraded Corporate Office Properties Trust (NYSE: OFC) from Underperform to Neutral.Shares of Corporate Office Properties Trust closed at $24.66 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $19.35-$25.96.

CLSA upgraded Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) from Outperform to Buy with a price target of $80.00 (from $76.00) following strong third quarter results after the close.Shares of Yum! Brands closed at $66.04 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $49.72-$74.44.

Morgan Stanley downgraded Barrick Gold (NYSE: ABX) from Overweight to Equalweight.Shares of Barrick Gold closed at $40.49 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $31.00-$53.26.

BofA/Merrill Lynch downgraded Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI) from Buy to Neutral.Shares of Johnson Controls closed at $26.85 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $23.37-$35.95.

Morgan Stanley initiates coverage on IAMGOLD (NYSE: IAG) with a Equalweight.Shares of IAMGOLD closed at $15.76 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $9.20-$23.49.

Morgan Stanley initiates coverage on Yamana Gold (NYSE: AUY) with a Overweight. PT $25.00.Shares of Yamana Gold closed at $18.46 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $12.68-$19.65.

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