Top Pre-Market Upgrades/Downgrades (EMC, FSLR, RTP, SUN, DTV, DRYS, NOK, AMZN, AAPL, DELL)

Here is a list of this morning’s top companies upgrades, downgrades, and initiations by brokerage firms.

Upgrades:

• ANADIGICS (ANAD) upgraded to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus
• EMC (EMC) upgraded to Buy at Argus
• First Solar (FSLR) upgraded to Outperform at Credit Suisse
• Rio Tinto (RTP) upgraded to Buy at Societe Generale
• Sunoco (SUN) upgraded to Market Perform at BMO Capital

Downgrades:

• DirecTV (DTV) downgraded to Market Perform at Wells Fargo
• DryShips (DRYS) downgraded to Neutral at Credit Suisse
• Nokia (NOK) downgraded to Neutral at UBS

Coverage Initiated:

• Amazon.com (AMZN) initiated with a Market Weight at Thomas Weisel
• Apple (AAPL) initiated with a Buy at Janney Montgomery Scott
• Dell (DELL) initiated with a Neutral at Janney Montgomery Scott
• STEC (STEC) initiated with a Neutral at Goldman Sachs