Equity Briefing: Upgrades and Downgrades for July 23rd: RGC, ROSE, RYL, SLB, SLW, SNI, SRE, SYT, TAL, TSRO, TW

A number of stocks were upgraded and downgraded by equities research analysts today, as reported by Analyst Ratings Network and Equity Briefing:

Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on shares of Regal Entertainment (NYSE: RGC). They issued a neutral rating on the stock.

Tudor Pickering upgraded shares of Rosetta Resources Inc. (NASDAQ: ROSE) from a hold rating to a buy rating.

Goldman Sachs upgraded shares of The Ryland Group, Inc. (NYSE: RYL) from a sell rating to a neutral rating.

Argus upgraded shares of Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB) from a hold rating to a buy rating. Argus now has a $85.00 price target on the stock.

Macquarie downgraded shares of Silver Wheaton Corp. (NYSE: SLW) from an outperform rating to a neutral rating.

Needham & Company reiterated its buy rating on shares of Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. (NYSE: SNI).

Argus downgraded shares of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) from a buy rating to a hold rating.

Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded shares of Syngenta AG (NYSE: SYT) from a market perform rating to an underperform rating.

Wells Fargo & Co. downgraded shares of TAL International Group, Inc. (NYSE: TAL) from an outperform rating to a market perform rating.

Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on shares of TESARO Inc (NASDAQ: TSRO). They issued an overweight rating on the stock and set a $19.00 price target.

Leerink Swann initiated coverage on shares of TESARO Inc (NASDAQ: TSRO). They issued an outperform rating on the stock.

Robert W. Baird initiated coverage on shares of TESARO Inc (NASDAQ: TSRO). They issued an outperform rating on the stock and set a $19.00 price target.

Citigroup initiated coverage on shares of TESARO Inc (NASDAQ: TSRO). They issued a buy rating on the stock.

Needham & Company reiterated its hold rating on shares of Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX).

RBC Capital downgraded shares of Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) from an outperform rating to a sector perform rating.

UBS AG upgraded shares of Valero Energy Co. (NYSE: VLO) from a neutral rating to a buy rating.

Citigroup downgraded shares of Verisign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) from a buy rating to a neutral rating.

UBS AG downgraded shares of Walgreen (NYSE: WAG) from a buy rating to a neutral rating.

Susquehanna upgraded shares of Whiting Petroleum Co. (NYSE: WLL) from a neutral rating to a positive rating.

Macquarie downgraded shares of Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ: WTFC) from an outperform rating to a neutral rating.

Imperial Capital initiated coverage on shares of U.S. Steel (NYSE: X). They issued an outperform rating on the stock and set a $26.50 price target.

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