Research Analyst's Up/Downgrades ( SBH, FSLR, NCR, ATVI, AMRS, RYL, LEN, HOV, BZH, BNS )

Published on Friday, 10 February 2012 08:55 Written by Christian Paolinetti

New York, February 10th (TradersHuddle.com) - Research Analyst's early calls ahead of the bell.

Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE:SBH) was upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital.

First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) was downgraded to a Neutral from Buy at Collins Stewart.

NCR Corp (NYSE:NCR) was downgraded to a Neutral from Buy at Goldman Sachs.

Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) was upgraded to Conviction Buy at Goldman Sachs.

Amyris (NASDAQ:AMRS) was downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley.

Ryland Group (NYSE:RYL) was downgraded to Sector Perform from Outperform at FBN Securities.

Lennar (NYSE:LEN) was downgraded to Underperform from Sector Perform at FBN Securities.

Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE:HOV) was downgraded to Underperform from Sector Perform at FBN Securities.

Beazer Homes (NYSE:BZH) was downgraded to Underperform from Sector Perform at FBN Securities.

Scotiabank (NYSE:BNS) was upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital.