Equity Briefing: Upgrades and Downgrades for July 31st: ALLT, APC, ARW, CRUS, DNDN, ENS, GPI, HSC, HUM, LOGM,
A number of stocks were upgraded and downgraded by equities research analysts today, as reported by Analyst Ratings Network (http://bit.ly/arndailyr) and Equity Briefing:
Northland Securities upgraded shares of Allot Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALLT) from a market perform rating to an outperform rating. Northland Securities now has a $30.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $28.00.
Oppenheimer reiterated its outperform rating on shares of Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC).
Stifel Nicolaus lowered its price target on shares of Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW) from $48.00 to $45.00. They have a buy rating on the stock.
Stifel Nicolaus raised its price target on shares of Cirrus Logic, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRUS) to $45.00.
Canaccord Genuity raised its price target on shares of Cirrus Logic, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRUS) from $35.00 to $43.00.
Lazard Capital downgraded shares of Dendreon Co. (NASDAQ: DNDN) from a neutral rating to a sell rating.
Needham & Company downgraded shares of EnerSys (NYSE: ENS) from a buy rating to a hold rating.
Morgan Stanley raised their EPS estimates on shares of Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: GPI). They now have an underweight rating and a $46.00 price target on the stock. They previously had issued a $40.00 price target. They noted that the company is realizing better margins.
Buckingham Research downgraded shares of Harsco Co. (NYSE: HSC) from a buy rating to a neutral rating.
Oppenheimer reiterated its outperform rating on shares of Humana (NYSE: HUM).
Piper Jaffray lowered its price target on shares of LogMeIn Inc (NASDAQ: LOGM) to $35.00.
Cowen downgraded shares of LogMeIn Inc (NASDAQ: LOGM) from an outperform rating to a neutral rating.
JPMorgan Chase upgraded shares of Mizuho Financial Gro (NYSE: MFG) from a neutral rating to an overweight rating.
UBS AG reiterated its neutral rating on shares of MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR).
Imperial Capital initiated coverage on shares of Precision Castparts (NYSE: PCP). They issued an outperform rating on the stock and set a $190.00 price target.
Gabelli downgraded shares of RPC, Inc (NYSE: RES) from a buy rating to a hold rating.
Bank of America lowered its price target on shares of Seagate (NYSE: STX) to $31.00. They have a neutral rating on the stock.
Zacks reiterated its neutral rating on shares of Terex Co. (NYSE: TEX). They have a $20.00 price target on the stock.
Zacks reiterated its outperform rating on shares of VistaPrint (NASDAQ: VPRT). They have a $41.00 price target on the stock.
Bank of America lowered its price target on shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) from $71.00 to $66.00.
Credit Suisse cut their EPS estimates on shares of Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE: WTW). They now have an outperform rating and a $82.00 price target on the stock.
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