Daily Digest Stockinvestips

Upgrades for May 11 2011 Wednesday:

1) Harmony Gold ( NYSE: HMY) upgraded from underweight to neutral by HSBC Securities

2) Invesco Mortgage Capital ( NYSE:IVR) upgraded from hold to buy by Stifel Nicolaus.

3) Learning Tree ( NASDAQ:LTRE) upgraded from hold to buy by Stifel Nicolaus.

4) NetApp ( NASDAQ: NTAP) upgraded from sector perform to outperform by RBC Capital Mkts.

5) Rovi ( NASDAQ:ROVI) upgraded from hold to buy by Maxim Group.

6) Ventas ( NYSE:VTR) upgraded from hold to buy by Stifel Nicolaus.

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Downgrades for May 11 2011 Wednesday:

1) Allos Therapeutics ( NSADAQ: ALTH ) downgraded from buy to hold Needham.

2) Atheros Communications ( NASDAQ: ATHR) downgraded from outperform to market perform by FBR Capital.

3) Beacon Power ( NASDAQ: BCON) downgraded from accumulate to hold by Ardour Capital.

4) Ener1 ( NASDAQ:HEV ) downgraded from hold to sell by Wunderlich

5) IdaCorp ( NYSE:IDA) downgraded from buy to hold by KeyBanc Capital Mkts.

6) Kimco Realty ( NYSE: KIM) downgraded from buy to neutral by UBS.

7) National Semi ( NYSE: NSM) downgraded from outperform to Mkt Perform by FBR Capital.

8) Sun Hydraulics ( NASDAQ:SNHY ) downgraded from outperform to neutral by Robert W. Baird

9) Sunpower ( NASDAQ: SPWRA ) downgraded from buy to hold by Brigantine.

10) Warner Music Group ( NYSE: WMG ) downgraded from buy to hold by Needham

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Coverage Initiated for May 11 2011 Wednesday:

1) BRE Properties ( NYSE: BRE) coverage initiated with buy by Wunderlich.

2) Colonial Properties ( NYSE: CLP) coverage initiated with hold by Wunderlich.

3) Home Properties ( NYSE: HME ) coverage initiated with Buy by Wunderlich.

4) Post Properties ( NYSE: PPS ) coverage initiated with hold by Wunderlich.

5) Preferred Apt. Communities ( AMEX: APTS) coverage initiated with Buy by Wunderlich.

6) Tesoro Logistics LP ( NYSE: TLLP ) coverage initiated with Outperform by Oppenheimer.

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