Early Research Calls ( SYMC, PPL, RAIL, BCR, AAPL, BWLD, CNI, RDEA, PGR, FITB )

Published on Wednesday, 25 April 2012 07:33 Written by Christopher Lynn

New York, April 25th (TradersHuddle.com) - The following are top upgrades and downgrades before the market opens.

Symantec (NASDAQ:SYMC) was downgraded to Sector Perform from Outperform at RBC Capital.

PPL Corp (NYSE:PPL) was downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at FBR Capital.

Freightcar America (NASDAQ:RAIL) was upgraded to a Hold from Underweight at KeyBanc Capital Markets.

C.R. Bard (NYSE:BCR) was upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Raymond James.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at Scotia Capital.

Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ:BWLD) was upgraded to a Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank.

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) was upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Raymond James.

Ardea Biosciences (NASDAQ:RDEA) was downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at William Blair.

Progressive (NYSE:PGR) was downgraded to Underweight at Morgan Stanley.

Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) was upgraded to a Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank.