The latest day’s analyst recommendations include several upgrades of homebuilder shares by UBS (NYSE: UBS), taking two stocks to buy and one to hold. Standpoint Research downgraded three companies Wednesday. Upgrades continue to outnumber downgrades as the recent drop in stocks has created opportunity in the opinion of several firms.
Analyst Recommendations
UPGRADES
| Company | Analyst’s Firm | From | To |
| CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) | Hudson Square | Hold | Buy |
| CONSOL Energy (NYSE: CNX) | Davenport | Neutral | Buy |
| D.R. Horton (NYSE: DHI) | UBS | Neutral | Buy |
| Lennar (NYSE: LEN) | UBS | Neutral | Buy |
| Meritage Homes (NYSE: MTH) | UBS | Sell | Neutral |
| Nu Skin (NYSE: NUS) | Wedbush | Neutral | Outperform |
| Tesoro (NYSE: TSO) | RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Outperform |
| Windstream (Nasdaq: WIN) | Hudson Square | Hold | Buy |
DOWNGRADES
| Company | Analyst’s Firm | From | To |
| Coventry Healthy (NYSE: CVH) | Standpoint | Buy | Hold |
| MetroPCS (NYSE: PCS) | Standpoint | Buy | Hold |
| Sabesp (NYSE: SBS) | Standpoint | Buy | Hold |
| TriQuint Semi (Nasdaq: TQNT) | Barclays | Overweight | Equal Weight |
