Early Research Calls ( PXP, PL, YUM, NTGR, MS, MDC, MTH, MHO, BZH, OPEN )

Published on Wednesday, 08 February 2012 08:47 Written by Danny Miller

New York, February 8th (TradersHuddle.com) - Research Calls ahead of the market open.

Plains Exploration & Production (NYSE:PXP) was upgraded to a Positive from Neutral at Susquehanna.

Protective Life (NYSE:PL) was downgraded to a Neutral from Buy at Bank of America Merrill.

YUM! Brands (NYSE:YUM) was upgraded to a Neutral from Sell at Goldman Sachs.

Netgear (NASDAQ:NTGR) was downgraded to a Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) was downgraded to a Hold from Buy at Collins Stewart.

MDC Holdings (NYSE:MDC) was downgraded to a Neutral from Buy at Guggenheim.

Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) was downgraded to a Sell from Neutral at Guggenheim.

M/I Homes (NYSE:MHO) was downgraded to a Neutral from Buy at Guggenheim.

Beazer Homes (NYSE:BZH) was downgraded to a Sell from Neutral at Guggenheim.

OpenTable (NASDAQ:OPEN) was downgraded to a Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse.