These are the top pre-market analyst upgrades and downgrades in Wall Street research calls this Friday morning:
Analyst Upgrades:
- Duncan William raises its price target on MasterCard (MA) to $270 from $250
- Cybex International (CYBI) upgraded to Buy at B. Riley & Co
- Rosetta Resources (ROSE) upgraded to Buy with a price target of $19 at Sun Trust Rbsn Humphrey
- Qualcomm (QCOM) upgraded to Outperform at Wells Fargo
- Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) upgraded to Hold at Auriga U.S.A ; price target raised to $6 from $3
- Medidata Solutions (MDSO) upgraded to Outperform at Raymond James
- Pali Research raises its price target on Urban Outfitters (URBN) to $38 from $34
- URS Corporation (URS) upgraded to Buy at Broadpoint AmTech Research ; price target set at $50
- Petsmart Inc. (PETM) upgraded to Buy at Goldman Sachs
- Talisman Energy (TLM) upgraded to Buy at Bank of America/Merrill
- Evolution Petroleum (EPM) upgraded to Buy at Wunderlich ; price target set at $10
- EnCana Corp. (ECA) upgraded to Outperform at Raymond James
- Frontline (FRO) upgraded to Outperform at FBR Capital ; price target raised to $33 from $23
- Whiting Petroleum (WLL) upgraded to Outperform at Macquarie
- Juniper Networks (JNPR) upgraded to Outperform at Oppenheimer ; price target set at $31
- Alliant Tech (ATK) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Goldman Sachs
- Nexen (NXY) upgraded to Buy at Bank of America/Merrill
- Career Education (CECO) upgraded to Equal Weight at Barclays Capital ; price target raised to $29 from $26
- Western Alliance Bancorp (WAL) upgraded to Outperform at Fox Pitt
- Goodyear Tire (GT) upgraded to Buy at Goldman Sachs
- Denison Mines Corp. (DNN) upgraded to Sector Perform at CIBC
- Patterson-UTI (PTEN) removed from Conviction Sell list at Goldman Sachs
- FBR Capital raises its price target on Microsemi Corp. (MSCC) to $23 from $22
- Suncor Energy (SU) upgraded to Buy at Bank of America/Merrill
Analyst Downgrades:
- Select Medical (SEM) downgraded to Neutral at B. Riley & Co
- Visa (V) downgraded to Buy at Duncan-William ; price target maintained at $90
- Advance Auto (AAP) downgraded to Neutral at Goldman Sachs
- Noble Energy (NBL) downgraded to Sell at Goldman Sachs
- Youbet.com (UBET) downgraded to Neutral at B. Riley & Co
- Caris lowers its price target on Meridian Bioscience (VIVO) to $20 from $21
- The9 Limited (NCTY) downgraded to Neutral at JP Morgan
- Co. Brasileira (CBD) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Bank of America/Merrill
- Perfect World (PWRD) downgraded to Neutral at Pali Research
- Federal – Mogul (FDML) downgraded to Neutral at Goldman Sachs
- ESCO Tech (ESE) downgraded to Hold at Bran Murray
- China Automotive (CAAS) downgraded to Neutral at Global Hunter Securities ; price target set at $16.50
- Dynocorp International (DCP) downgraded to Sell at Goldman Sachs
- Repsol SA (REP) downgraded to Sell at Deutsche Securities
Coverage Initiated:
- Symantec (SYMC) initiated with a Neutral and a price target of $19 at UBS
- Solutia Inc. (SOA) initiated with a Hold at KeyBanc
- Autodesk (ADSK) initiated with a Buy and a price target of $35 at UBS
- Kopin (KOPN) initiated with a Buy and a price target of $5.50 at Needham
- MGM Mirage (MGM) initiated with a Hold at Deutsche Securities ; price target set at $10
- Select Medical (SEM) initiated with a Neutral at JP Morgan
- Pharmasset, Inc. (VRUS) initiated with a Buy at Bank of America/Merrill
- Oracle (ORCL) initiated with a Buy and a price target of $27 at UBS
- Salesforce.com (CRM) initiated with a Neutral and a price target of $66 at UBS
- McAfee (MFE) initiated with a Neutral and a price target of $46 at UBS
- Lance, Inc. (LNCE) initiated with a Hold and a price target of $26 at Jefferies & Co
- Microsoft (MSFT) initiated with Buy and a price target of $34 at UBS
- Echo Global Logistics (ECHO) initiated with an Outperform at William Blair
- Intl Game Tech (IGT) initiated with a Buy and a price target of $25 at Deutsche Securities
- Fifth Third (FITB) initiated with a outperform at Credit Suisse ; price target set at $15
- Shuffle Master (SHFL) initiated with a Buy and a price target of $11 at Deutsche Securities
- WMS Industries (WMS) initiated with a Buy at Deutsche Securities ; price target set at $56
- Wynn Resorts (WYNN) initiated with a Buy at Deutsche Securities ;price target set at $80
- Las Vegas Sands (LVS) initiated with a Buy and a price target of $21 at Deutsche Securities
- Bally Technologies (BYI) initiated with a Hold and a price target of $46 at Deutsche Securities
