Up/Downgrades (AH, AGU, APC, CAM, CVE, FE, LEAP, NAV, NXY, OMG, CPN, FTI, NFLX, SMSC, VMC)

Published on Wednesday, 30 November 2011 08:22 Written by Danny Miller

New York, November 30^th (TradersHuddle.com) – Following are some of the top upgrades and downgrades before the market open.

Upgrades

Accretive Health (NYSE:AH) was upgraded to Outperform from Perform at Oppenheimer. The firm set its target price at $31.

Agrium (NYSE:AGU), the producer of major agricultural nutrients, was upgraded to Action List Buy from Buy at TD Securities.

Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE:APC), the independent oil and natural gas producer, was upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays.

Cameron International (NYSE:CAM), the oil and gas pressure equipment maker was upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at HSBC Securities. The firm raised its target price to $63 from $62.

Cenovus Energy (NYSE:CVE) was upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays.

FirstEnergy (NYSE:FE), the diversified energy company, was upgraded to a Buy from Hold at ISI Group.

Leap Wireless (NASDAQ:LEAP), the wireless company marketing its service as Cricket, was upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital.

Navistar International (NYSE:NAV), the maker of medium and heavy-duty trucks, was upgraded to a Neutral from Sell at Goldman Sachs.

Nexen (NYSE:NXY), the Calgary, Alberta based crude oil and natural gas producer, was upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays.

OM Group (NYSE:OMG) was upgraded to a Buy from Hold at KeyBanc Capital Markets

Downgrades

Calpine (NYSE:CPN) was downgraded to a Hold from Buy at Jefferies.

FMC Technologies (NYSE:FTI), the maker of deepwater exploration systems, was downgraded to Underweight from Neutral at HSBC Securities.

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), the video rental subscription Company, was downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at Wedbush. The firm set its target price at $45.

Standard Microsystems Corp (NASDAQ:SMSC) was downgraded to a Hold from Buy at Capstone.

Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC), the construction aggregates maker, was downgraded to a Sell from Neutral at Goldman Sachs.