Early Research Calls

Published on Friday, 06 July 2012 08:26 Written by Danny Miller

New York, July 6^th (TradersHuddle.com) – Following are some of the upgrades and downgrades before the market open.

AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) was downgraded to a Hold from Buy at Jefferies.

Aviva (NYSE: AV) was upgraded to a Hold from Sell at Societe Generale.

Avon Products (NYSE: AVP) was downgraded to a Neutral from Buy at Bank of America Merrill.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE: BBVA) was downgraded to a Neutral from Overweight at HSBC Securities.

Barclays (NYSE: BCS) was downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Bernstein.

Enbridge Energy Partners (NYSE: EEP) was downgraded to a Neutral from Buy at Bank of America Merrill.

Enbridge Energy Management (NYSE: EEQ) was downgraded to a Neutral from Buy at Bank of America Merrill.

Informatica (NASDAQ: INFA) was downgraded to a Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank and Jefferies. Also, Informatica was downgraded to Underperform at Bank of America Merrill.

Macerich (NYSE: MAC) was downgraded to a Neutral from Buy at Bank of America Merrill.

Perrigo (NASDAQ: PRGO) was downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley.

Sally Beauty (NYSE: SBH) was upgraded to a Buy from Neutral at Bank of America Merrill.

Seagate Technology (NASDAQ: STX) was downgraded to a Neutral from Outperform at Robert W. Baird. The firm lowered its target price to $27 from $33.

Theravance (NASDAQ: THRX) was downgraded to a Hold from Buy at Brean Murray.

Weight Watchers (NYSE: WTW) was downgraded to a Neutral from Buy at Bank of America Merrill.