Analysts’ Upgrades

• Adelaide Brighton Ltd. (ASX:ABC) was upgraded by analysts at Deutsche Bank to a “hold” rating. They noted that the move was a valuation call.
• Air Lease Corp (NYSE:AL) was upgraded by analysts at Macquarie from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $46.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $42.00. 41.5% upside from the previous close of $32.50.
• Anadarko Petroleum Co. (NYSE:APC) was upgraded by analysts at Global Hunter Securities from an “accumulate” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $120.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $130.00. 32.3% upside from the previous close of $90.67.
• Belden Inc. (NYSE:BDC) was upgraded by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $78.00 price target on the stock. They noted that the move was a valuation call. 26.3% upside from the previous close of $61.76.
• Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN) was upgraded by analysts at Wells Fargo & Co. from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating. Previous closing price of $14.28.
• Carlsberg AS (ADR) (OTCMKTS:CABGY) was upgraded by analysts at SEB Equity Research from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) was upgraded by analysts at Macquarie from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $155.00 price target on the stock. 4.6% upside from the previous close of $148.18.
• Cabot Oil & Gas Co. (NYSE:COG) was upgraded by analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $37.00 price target on the stock. 20.1% upside from the previous close of $30.82.
• Dialight Plc (LON:DIA) was upgraded by analysts at Investec to a “hold” rating. They now have a GBX 850 ($13.68) price target on the stock.
• Devon Energy Corp (NYSE:DVN) was upgraded by analysts at Guggenheim from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $77.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $85.00. 32.8% upside from the previous close of $57.98.
• Devon Energy Corp (NYSE:DVN) was upgraded by analysts at Global Hunter Securities from a “neutral” rating to an “accumulate” rating. They now have a $68.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $80.00. 17.3% upside from the previous close of $57.98.
• Devro plc (LON:DVO) was upgraded by analysts at N+1 Singer to a “buy” rating. They now have a GBX 257 ($4.14) price target on the stock.
• EOG Resources Inc (NYSE:EOG) was upgraded by analysts at Guggenheim from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $111.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $116.00. 19.7% upside from the previous close of $92.76.
• Eagle Materials, Inc. (NYSE:EXP) was upgraded by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $110.00 price target on the stock. 22.6% upside from the previous close of $89.70.
• Gulfport Energy Co. (NASDAQ:GPOR) was upgraded by analysts at Global Hunter Securities from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $65.00 price target on the stock. 35.5% upside from the previous close of $47.98.
• Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) was upgraded by analysts at Guggenheim from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. Previous closing price of $52.92.
• Hess Corp. (NYSE:HES) was upgraded by analysts at Global Hunter Securities from a “neutral” rating to an “accumulate” rating. They now have a $95.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $110.00. 19.2% upside from the previous close of $79.71.
• Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) was upgraded by analysts at Janney Montgomery Scott from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $192.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $165.00. 16.7% upside from the previous close of $164.47.
• Kirby Co. (NYSE:KEX) was upgraded by analysts at Macquarie from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $125.00 price target on the stock. 19.0% upside from the previous close of $105.07.
• Kosmos Energy Ltd (NYSE:KOS) was upgraded by analysts at Global Hunter Securities from a “neutral” rating to an “accumulate” rating. They now have a $11.00 price target on the stock. 23.0% upside from the previous close of $8.94.
• NetEase, Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:NTES) was upgraded by analysts at Credit Suisse from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $110.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $92.00. 22.0% upside from the previous close of $90.20.
• NVR, Inc. (NYSE:NVR) was upgraded by analysts at ISI Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating. Previous closing price of $1,193.01.
• Occidental Petroleum Co. (NYSE:OXY) was upgraded by analysts at Global Hunter Securities from a “neutral” rating to an “accumulate” rating. They now have a $105.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $110.00. 18.3% upside from the previous close of $88.74.
• Post Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:POST) was upgraded by analysts at Goldman Sachs from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $44.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $42.00. 26.2% upside from the previous close of $34.87.
• Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE:PXD) was upgraded by analysts at Guggenheim from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $206.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $216.00. 14.6% upside from the previous close of $179.71.
• Rowan Companies PLC (NYSE:RDC) was upgraded by analysts at RS Platou from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. Previous closing price of $23.18.
• Rex Energy Co. (NASDAQ:REXX) was upgraded by analysts at Global Hunter Securities from an “accumulate” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $15.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $24.00. 76.1% upside from the previous close of $8.52.
• Rouse Properties Inc (NYSE:RSE) was upgraded by analysts at MLV & Co from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $19.00 price target on the stock. 12.6% upside from the previous close of $16.87.
• Signature Bank (NASDAQ:SBNY) was upgraded by analysts at Boenning Scattergood from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $125.00 price target on the stock. 16.8% upside from the previous close of $107.00.
• Seadrill Ltd (NASDAQ:SDRL) was upgraded by analysts at RS Platou from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. Previous closing price of $23.06.
• Statoil ASA(ADR) (NYSE:STO) was upgraded by analysts at Carnegie from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating. Previous closing price of $22.83.
• TECO Energy, Inc. (NYSE:TE) was upgraded by analysts at Barclays from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating. They now have a $18.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $17.00. 4.4% downside from the previous close of $18.83.
• TECO Energy, Inc. (NYSE:TE) was upgraded by analysts at Macquarie from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $18.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $16.00. 4.4% downside from the previous close of $18.83.
• Talisman Energy Inc. (NYSE:TLM) was upgraded by analysts at Global Hunter Securities from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $8.25 price target on the stock, down previously from $12.00. 24.1% upside from the previous close of $6.65.

Analysts’ Downgrades

• AbbVie Inc (NASDAQ:ABBV) was downgraded by analysts at Guggenheim from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating. Previous closing price of $54.41.
• NYSE (NYSE:ATH) was downgraded by analysts at Global Hunter Securities from a “speculative buy” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $6.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $10.00.
• BHP Billiton plc (ADR) (NYSE:BBL) was downgraded by analysts at Jefferies Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $53.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $73.00. 1.9% downside from the previous close of $54.02.
• BHP Billiton Limited (ADR) (NYSE:BHP) was downgraded by analysts at Jefferies Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $53.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $59.32. 10.7% downside from the previous close of $59.32.
• N Brown Group plc (LON:BWNG) was downgraded by analysts at Credit Suisse to a “neutral” rating. They now have a GBX 330 ($5.31) price target on the stock, down previously from GBX 518 ($8.34).
• Deutsche Post AG (OTCMKTS:DPSGY) was downgraded by analysts at Deutsche Bank from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• Consolidated Edison, Inc. (NYSE:ED) was downgraded by analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating. They now have a $55.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $56.00. 10.5% downside from the previous close of $61.46.
• HCP, Inc. (NYSE:HCP) was downgraded by analysts at Jefferies Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $45.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $47.00. 4.9% upside from the previous close of $42.91.
• International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) was downgraded by analysts at Evercore Partners from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $180.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $210.00. 6.4% upside from the previous close of $169.10.
• Inland Real Estate Co. (NYSE:IRC) was downgraded by analysts at Bank of America from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating. They now have a $10.50 price target on the stock. 1.8% upside from the previous close of $10.31.
• Pandora Media Inc (NYSE:P) was downgraded by analysts at MKM Partners to a “buy” rating. They now have a $31.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $35.00. 39.6% upside from the previous close of $22.21.
• PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE:PKI) was downgraded by analysts at Janney Montgomery Scott from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating. Previous closing price of $40.07.
• QEP Midstream Partners LP (NASDAQ:QEPM) was downgraded by analysts at Wells Fargo & Co. to a “market perform” rating. Previous closing price of $17.30.
• Rent-A-Center Inc (NASDAQ:RCII) was downgraded by analysts at Raymond James from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. They now have a $30.00 price target on the stock. 5.2% downside from the previous close of $31.65.
• Rhino Resource Partners, L.P. (NYSE:RNO) was downgraded by analysts at Raymond James from an “outperform” rating to an “underperform” rating. They now have a $14.50 price target on the stock. 22.0% upside from the previous close of $11.89.
• Universal Forest Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:UFPI) was downgraded by analysts at Sterne Agee from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $48.00 price target on the stock. 2.7% downside from the previous close of $49.31.