Up/Downgrades ( DMND, IM, CVS, WXS, DTV, AVID, WAG, AMGN, THOR, TRIP )

Published on Thursday, 09 February 2012 08:57 Written by Christopher Lynn

New York, February 9th (TradersHuddle.com) - Research Calls ahead of the market open.

Diamond Foods (NASDAQ:DMND) was downgraded to a Neutral from Buy at SunTrust.

Ingram Micro (NYSE:IM) was downgraded to a Hold from Buy at Needham.

CVS Caremark (NYSE:CVS) was downgraded to a Neutral from Outperform at Macquarie.

Wright Express (NYSE:WXS) was downgraded to a Neutral from Buy at Janney Capital Markets.

DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) was downgraded to a Neutral from Outperform at Macquarie.

Avid Technology (NASDAQ:AVID) was upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan.

Walgreen (NYSE:WAG) was upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Macquarie.

Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) was downgraded to Perform from Outperform at Oppenheimer based on valuation.

Thoratec (NASDAQ:THOR) was upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Jaffray.

TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) was downgraded to a Hold from Buy at The Benchmark Company. The firm set its target price at $31.