Today's noteworthy upgrades include: Aegerion (AEGR) upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at BofA/Merrill... Depomed (DEPO) upgraded to Buy from Hold at WallachBeth... Etsy (ETSY) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Monness Crespi... First Republic (FRC) upgraded to Outperform at Raymond James... Gulfport Energy (GPOR) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Goldman... Intrexon (XON) upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at Mizuho... Premier (PINC) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Avondale... SVB Financial (SIVB) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley... Superconductor Technologies (SCON) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Ladenburg... TC PipeLines (TCP) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Ladenburg... Trina Solar (TSL) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley... Tyco (TYC) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan... Voya Financial (VOYA) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley... adidas (ADDDY) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank.