Early Research Calls

Published on Friday, 04 May 2012 08:25 Written by Christopher Lynn

New York, May 4th (TradersHuddle.com) - Research Analyst's early calls ahead of the bell.

FedEx (NYSE:FDX) was upgraded to a Strong Buy from Outperform at Raymond James.

Weight Watchers (NYSE:WTW) was upgraded to a Buy from Hold at Auriga.

Allstate (NYSE:ALL) was upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays.

Prudential (NYSE:PRU) was downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Barclays.

Health Net (NYSE:HNT) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman Sachs.

Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE:ANR) was downgraded to a Hold from Buy at Brean Murray.

Walter Energy (NYSE:WLT) was upgraded to a Buy from Hold at Brean Murray.

Hasbro (NYSE:HAS) was downgraded to Underperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital.

Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) was upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at William Blair.

Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ:WFM) was upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan.