Top Pre-Market Upgrades/Downgrades (PCLN, SHPGY, BRK.A, NANO, FLEX, CPN)

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

Upgrades:

• Cepheid (CPHD) upgraded to Sector Perform at RBC Capital Markets
• Onyx Pharmaceuticals (ONXX) upgraded to Outperform at BMO Capital Markets; price target $32
• Priceline.com (PCLN) upgraded to Buy at Caris
• Shire Plc. (SHPGY) upgraded to Buy at Lazard

Downgrades:

• Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) downgraded to Sell at Stifel Nicolaus
• Nanometrics (NANO) downgraded to Perform at Oppenheimer
• Textron (TXT ) removed from Conviction Buy list at Goldman Sachs
• Skilled Healthcare (SKH) downgraded to Hold at Jefferies

Coverage Initiated:

• Aixtron (AIXG), Cree (CREE), Veeco Instruments (VECO) initiated with a Buy at Sterne Agee
• Flextronics International (FLEX), Jabil Circuit (JBL) initiated with an Overweight at JPMorgan
• Calpine (CPN) initiated with a Buy at Deutsche Bank; price target $16
• VIVUS (VVUS) initiated with an Outperform at Wedbush

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