Up/Downgardes ( RSH, GES, KR, LII, SNY, HCN, DTV, FTE, MGM, JNS )

Published on Wednesday, 18 January 2012 08:37 Written by Danny Miller

New York, January 18th (TradersHuddle.com) - Research Calls ahead of the market open.

RadioShack (NYSE:RSH) was upgraded to Equal Weight from Underweight at Barclays.

Guess? (NYSE:GES) was downgraded to a Neutral from Overweight at Piper Jaffray.

Kroger (NYSE:KR) was downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at BMO Capital.

Lennox International (NYSE:LII) was downgraded to Hold from Buy at KeyBanc Capital Markets.

Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE:SNY) was downgraded to a Neutral from Buy at Bank of America Merrill.

Health Care REIT (NYSE:HCN) was downgraded to a Neutral from Buy at Bank of America Merrill.

DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) was downgraded to a Neutral from Buy at UBS.

France Telecom (NYSE:FTE) was downgraded to a Sell from Hold at Deutsche Bank.

MGM Resorts (NYSE:MGM) was upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at Credit Suisse.

Janus Capital (NYSE:JNS) was downgraded to a Sell from Neutral at Citigroup