NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- CHANGE IN RATINGS Alcoa ( AA) downgraded at Jefferies to Hold from Buy, Jefferies said. LME aluminum inventories are near record highs. Abbott Laboratories ( ABT) downgraded at Leerink to Market Perform, Leerink Swann said. Stock is up 30% since last October and appears fairly valued ahead of the upcoming business split. Access Midstream Partners ( ACMP) upgraded at Citigroup to Buy from Neutral, Citigroup said. $35 price target. Improved drop down visibility and counterparty risk profile. A.H. Belo Corporation ( AHC) upgraded to hold at TheStreet Ratings. Albemarle Corporation ( ALB) rated new Equal-weight at Morgan Stanley. More upside potential in other chemical "Big Ideas." Arrow Electronics ( ARW) downgraded at Miller Tabak from Buy to Neutral, Miller Tabak said. $41 price target. Estimates also cut, given lower expected near-term demand. BCSB Bankcorp ( BCSB) downgraded to hold at TheStreet Ratings. Bloomin Brands ( BLMN) rated new Neutral at Deutsche. $16 price target. Company will struggle to receive a higher multiple. BMC Software ( BMC) upgraded at Think Equity to Buy from Hold, Think said. $50 price target. ESM business has bottomed. Broadcom ( BRCM) upgraded at RBC from Sector Perform to Outperform, RBC Capital said. $46 price target. Company has a solid product pipeline. Boston Scientific ( BSX) downgraded at Leerink to Market Perform, Leerink Swann said. $6 price target. Company will struggle to grow in declining markets. Dover Corp ( DOV) rated new Neutral at Citigroup. $64 price target. Still in transition with plenty of energy. Fairchild Semiconductor ( FCS) downgraded at Miller Tabak from Buy to Neutral, Miller Tabak said. $16 price target. Company is leveraged to slower macro growth. Intel ( INTC) downgraded at RBC from Outperform to Sector Perform, RBC Capital said. $24 price target. PC market faces near-term headwinds. Lamar Advertising ( LAMR) upgraded at Goldman from Neutral to Buy, Goldman Sachs said. Company also placed on the Conviction List. $42 price target. Expect value from a likely REIT conversion. Manhattan Associates ( MANH) upgraded at Think to Buy from Hold, ThinkEquity said. $67 price target. Steady IT spending trends. Molina Healthcare ( MOH) downgraded at Jefferies to Underperform from Hold, Jefferies said. $19 price target. Poor execution. Marathon Petroleum ( MPC) downgraded at Credit Suisse from Outperform to Neutral, Credit Suisse said. Valuation call, based on a $65 price target.
