Early Up/Downgrades

Published on Thursday, 19 April 2012 08:30 Written by Christian Paolinetti

New York, April 19th (TradersHuddle.com) - Research Analyst's early calls ahead of the bell.

Mellanox Technologies (NASDAQ:MLNX) was upgraded to a Buy from Hold at Wunderlich. The firm raised its target price to $65 from $36.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) was upgraded to a Buy from Hold at The Benchmark Company. The firm raised its target price to $45 from $37. 

F5 Networks (NASDAQ:FFIV) was upgraded to a Buy from Hold at Wunderlich. The firm raised its target price to $145 from $120.

Toll Brothers (NYSE:TOL) was upgraded to a Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank.

Corinthian Colleges (NASDAQ:COCO) was upgraded to Equal Weight from Underweight at Barclays.

Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK) was downgraded to a Neutral from Buy at Sterne Agee.

Navistar (NYSE:NAV) was downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Wells Fargo.

Badger Meter (NYSE:BMI) was upgraded to a Buy from Neutral at Janney Capital Markets.

Safeway (NYSE:SWY) was upgraded to a Hold from Sell at Deutsche Bank.

YUM! Brands (NYSE:YUM) was downgraded to Outperform from Buy at Credit Agricole.