Here are today’s early analyst calls
UPGRADES
HSBC Holdings HBC Lehman Brothers Equal-weight » Overweight
Navteq NVT UBS Neutral » Buy
Progress Energy PGN Robert W. Baird Neutral » Outperform
Piedmont PNY Robert W. Baird Neutral » Outperform
FPL Group FPL Robert W. Baird Neutral » Outperform
Anheuser-Busch BUD Citigroup Sell » Hold
Amgen AMGN Citigroup Sell » Hold
AFLAC AFL Lehman Brothers Underweight » Overweight
DOWNGRADES
Transalta TAC CIBC Wrld Mkts Sector Outperform » Sector Perform
Great A&P Tea GAP CIBC Wrld Mkts Sector Outperform » Sector Perform
Assoc Banc-Corp ASBC Lehman Brothers Equal-weight » Underweight
Ventana Medical VMSI RBC Capital Mkts Outperform » Sector Perform