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Analysts at BB&T downgrade MasTec Inc (NYSE: MTZ) from “buy” to “hold.” MTZ shares gained 4.91% to close at $20.10 on Friday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at BB&T upgrade Watts Water Technologies Inc (NYSE: WTS) from “hold” to “buy.” The target price for WTS is set to $47.   WTS shares fell 0.11% to close at $37.50 yesterday.   <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings">...

Analysts at BB&T downgrade Compass Diversified Holdings (NYSE: CODI) from “buy” to “hold.” CODI shares rose 0.06% to close at $18.02 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at BB&T downgrade LHC Group Inc (NASDAQ: LHCG) from “buy” to “hold.” LHCG shares gained 0.10% to close at $28.94 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at BB&T downgrade Motorcar Parts of America Inc (NASDAQ: MPAA) from “buy” to “hold.” MPAA shares closed at $14.36 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at BB&T upgrade Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD) from “hold” to “buy.” The target price for GLDD is set to $10. GLDD shares gained 1.49% to close at $7.48 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at BB&T initiate coverage of Accenture Plc (NYSE: ACN) with a “buy” rating. The target price for ACN is set to $60. ACN shares gained 0.08% to close at $48.73 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at BB&T upgrade Hooker Furniture Corporation (NASDAQ: HOFT) from “hold” to “buy.” HOFT shares fell 0.65% to close at $12.24 on Friday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at BB&T Capital Markets downgrade Polypore International Inc (NYSE: PPO) from "buy" to "hold." PPO shares gained 3.34% to close at $44.53 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at BB&T Capital Markets upgrade Andersons Inc (NASDAQ: ANDE) from "hold" to "buy." ANDE shares gained 4.08% to close at $33.64 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Diamond Foods (NASDAQ: DMND) reported Q4'10 EPS of $0.35 compared to BB&T's and the Street estimate of $0.28. Sales missed by $17M due to an overestimated contribution from Kettle and roughly $10M from the exit of low margin, non-retail business. Although $0.04 of the beat was due to lower...

BB&T retained its FY'10 and FY'11 estimates of $4.57 and $5.38, respectively, but initiated quarterly estimates for FY'11. Although grain prices have plunged in recent days, they are still up meaningfully from late May/early June levels. Fortunately, Ralcorp utilizes a methodical hedging...

BB&T Capital Markets has published a research report following the Analyst Day for Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO) and as a result has lowered estimates for FLO's 3Q. BB&T writes: "We have reduced our Q3 estimate to $0.34 from $0.36 (consensus is currently $0.38) and have raised our Q4 to $...

Analysts at BB&T downgrade CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) from "buy" to "hold." CSX shares dropped 1.82% to close at $54.39 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Deutsche Bank has posed some key questions currently facing banks: 1. With NII/NIMs being pressured by continued declines in interest rates, how will banks increase/maintain revenues? 2. After being net sellers of securities in 2Q, the largest US banks have been net buyers of securities so far in...