Analysts’ Upgrades
- 3i Infrastructure PLC (LON:3IN) was upgraded by analysts at RBC Capital to an “outperform” rating. They now have a GBX 160 ($2.55) price target on the stock.
- Ausdrill Limited (ASX:ASL) was upgraded by analysts at Morningstar from a “hold” rating to an “accumulate” rating.
- Banco Santander Brasil SA (ADR) (NASDAQ:BSBR) was upgraded by analysts at HSBC from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating. Previous closing price of $5.50.
- Crestwood Midstream Partners LP (NYSE:CMLP) was upgraded by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $22.00 price target on the stock. 14.9% upside from the previous close of $19.15.
- CST Brands Inc (NYSE:CST) was upgraded by analysts at Wells Fargo & Co. from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating. Previous closing price of $38.88.
- Tableau Software Inc (NYSE:DATA) was upgraded by analysts at RBC Capital from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $100.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $78.00. 30.7% upside from the previous close of $76.50.
- Era Group Inc (NYSE:ERA) was upgraded by analysts at ISI Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating. Previous closing price of $22.50.
- Hermes Intl S A (OTCMKTS:HESAY) was upgraded by analysts at Societe Generale to a “hold” rating. Previous closing price of $29.73.
- Hargreaves Lansdown PLC (LON:HL) was upgraded by analysts at Jefferies Group to a “buy” rating. They now have a GBX 1,140 ($18.17) price target on the stock, down previously from GBX 1,250 ($19.92).
- Marks and Spencer Group Plc (ADR) (OTCMKTS:MAKSY) was upgraded by analysts at Deutsche Bank from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
- Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ:MDLZ) was upgraded by analysts at Credit Agricole from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating. Previous closing price of $37.15.
- Marks and Spencer Group Plc (LON:MKS) was upgraded by analysts at Deutsche Bank to a “buy” rating. They now have a GBX 510 ($8.13) price target on the stock, up previously from GBX 470 ($7.49).
- NASDAQ (NASDAQ:NRGM) was upgraded by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. Previous closing price of $23.39.
- Planar Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLNR) was upgraded by analysts at Needham & Company LLC from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $7.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $3.70. 88.2% upside from the previous close of $3.72.
- Punch Taverns plc (LON:PUB) was upgraded by analysts at Numis Securities Ltd to an “add” rating. They now have a GBX 175 ($2.79) price target on the stock.
- Stamps.com Inc. (NASDAQ:STMP) was upgraded by analysts at Craig Hallum from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. Previous closing price of $37.13.
- Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NASDAQ:STNG) was upgraded by analysts at Swedbank from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $10.50 price target on the stock, up previously from $9.00. 25.6% upside from the previous close of $8.36.
- TearLab Corp (NASDAQ:TEAR) was upgraded by analysts at Feltl & Co. from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating. Previous closing price of $2.67.
Analysts’ Downgrades
- AcelRx Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ACRX) was downgraded by analysts at Mizuho from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $6.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $15.00. 2.9% downside from the previous close of $6.18.
- American Electric Power Company Inc (NYSE:AEP) was downgraded by analysts at Wells Fargo & Co. from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. Previous closing price of $59.74.
- American Electric Power Company Inc (NYSE:AEP) was downgraded by analysts at WEll from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. Previous closing price of $59.74.
- American Eagle Energy Corp (NASDAQ:AMZG) was downgraded by analysts at Northland Securities from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. They now have a $2.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $6.00. 44.9% upside from the previous close of $1.38.
- ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS) was downgraded by analysts at Benchmark Co. from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $78.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $95.00. 1.2% upside from the previous close of $77.06.
- Autohome Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:ATHM) was downgraded by analysts at Credit Suisse from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating. Previous closing price of $44.08.
- Blucora Inc (NASDAQ:BCOR) was downgraded by analysts at Barrington Research from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. They now have a $25.00 price target on the stock. 48.2% upside from the previous close of $16.87.
- Bank of Georgia Holdings PLC (LON:BGEO) was downgraded by analysts at Numis Securities Ltd to an “add” rating. They now have a GBX 2,745 ($43.75) price target on the stock, up previously from GBX 2,708 ($43.16).
- CBOE Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ:CBOE) was downgraded by analysts at Deutsche Bank from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. Previous closing price of $61.48.
- ChemoCentryx Inc (NASDAQ:CCXI) was downgraded by analysts at Cowen and Company from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. Previous closing price of $5.53.
- Coeur Mining Inc (NYSE:CDE) was downgraded by analysts at Deutsche Bank from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating. Previous closing price of $3.40.
- Cott Co. (NYSE:COT) was downgraded by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. Previous closing price of $6.06.
- Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSOD) was downgraded by analysts at Credit Suisse from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating. Previous closing price of $32.75.
- Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSOD) was downgraded by analysts at Northland Securities from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. They now have a $30.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $40.00. 8.4% downside from the previous close of $32.75.
- Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSOD) was downgraded by analysts at William Blair from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. Previous closing price of $32.75.
- Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSOD) was downgraded by analysts at Stephens from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating. Previous closing price of $32.75.
- Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSOD) was downgraded by analysts at FBR Capital Markets from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. They now have a $35.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $48.00. 6.9% upside from the previous close of $32.75.
- Dassault Systemes S.A. (ADR) (OTCMKTS:DASTY) was downgraded by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating.
- Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) was downgraded by analysts at Deutsche Bank from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $81.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $78.00. 3.0% downside from the previous close of $83.50.
- Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) was downgraded by analysts at ISI Group from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating. They now have a $76.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $72.00. They noted that the move was a valuation call. 9.0% downside from the previous close of $83.50.
- Fox Factory Holding Corp (NASDAQ:FOXF) was downgraded by analysts at Robert W. Baird from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $19.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $22.00. 16.7% upside from the previous close of $16.28.
- Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc (NASDAQ:FRGI) was downgraded by analysts at Longbow Research from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $57.00 price target on the stock. 1.7% downside from the previous close of $58.00.
- NASDAQ (NASDAQ:function) was downgraded by analysts at Deutsche Bank to a “buy” rating.
- Genworth Financial Inc (NYSE:GNW) was downgraded by analysts at Compass Point from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $16.50 price target on the stock. 17.3% upside from the previous close of $14.07.
- Herencia Resources PLC (LON:HER) was downgraded by analysts at WH Ireland to a “speculative buy” rating. They now have a GBX 0.80 ($0.01) price target on the stock.
- Aerohive Networks Inc (NASDAQ:HIVE) was downgraded by analysts at Dougherty & Co from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating. Previous closing price of $4.57.
- Hormel Foods Corp (NYSE:HRL) was downgraded by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. They now have a $58.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $53.00. 6.4% upside from the previous close of $54.53.
- Intercontinental Exchange Inc (NYSE:ICE) was downgraded by analysts at Deutsche Bank from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $230.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $220.00. 5.8% upside from the previous close of $217.42.
- Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRWD) was downgraded by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating. They now have a $10.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $11.00. 20.6% downside from the previous close of $12.60.
- CarMax, Inc (NYSE:KMX) was downgraded by analysts at Wolfe Research from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating. Previous closing price of $56.57.
- Lloyds Banking Group PLC (ADR) (NYSE:LYG) was downgraded by analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. Previous closing price of $4.91.
- Neenah Paper, Inc. (NYSE:NP) was downgraded by analysts at DA Davidson from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $60.00 price target on the stock. They noted that the move was a valuation call. 0.4% upside from the previous close of $59.75.
- Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) was downgraded by analysts at Credit Agricole from an “outperform” rating to an “underperform” rating. Previous closing price of $89.90.
- ProAssurance Co. (NYSE:PRA) was downgraded by analysts at Raymond James from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. They now have a $50.00 price target on the stock. 6.8% upside from the previous close of $46.82.
- QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) was downgraded by analysts at Atlantic Securities from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating. Previous closing price of $77.20.
- Rex Energy Co. (NASDAQ:REXX) was downgraded by analysts at Robert W. Baird from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $9.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $13.00. 20.8% upside from the previous close of $7.45.
- S & T Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ:STBA) was downgraded by analysts at Guggenheim from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $31.00 price target on the stock. 9.3% upside from the previous close of $28.35.
- Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ:SYKE) was downgraded by analysts at Robert W. Baird from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $26.00 price target on the stock. They noted that the move was a valuation call. 6.7% upside from the previous close of $24.36.
- Solazyme Inc (NASDAQ:SZYM) was downgraded by analysts at Robert W. Baird from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $9.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $16.00. 20.2% upside from the previous close of $7.49.
- Solazyme Inc (NASDAQ:SZYM) was downgraded by analysts at Pacific Crest from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating. Previous closing price of $7.49.
- Solazyme Inc (NASDAQ:SZYM) was downgraded by analysts at Cowen and Company from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. They now have a $7.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $12.00. 6.5% downside from the previous close of $7.49.
- Triangle Capital Co. (NASDAQ:TCAP) was downgraded by analysts at BB&T Corp. from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. Previous closing price of $25.44.
- Tangoe Inc (NASDAQ:TNGO) was downgraded by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $18.00 price target on the stock. 23.0% upside from the previous close of $14.64.
- Tangoe Inc (NASDAQ:TNGO) was downgraded by analysts at Raymond James from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. They now have a $19.00 price target on the stock. 29.8% upside from the previous close of $14.64.
- Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIVO) was downgraded by analysts at Robert W. Baird from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $22.00 price target on the stock. 20.5% upside from the previous close of $18.26.
- Wisconsin Energy Corp (NYSE:WEC) was downgraded by analysts at Wells Fargo & Co. from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. Previous closing price of $50.47.
- WesBanco, Inc. (NASDAQ:WSBC) was downgraded by analysts at Guggenheim from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating. Previous closing price of $34.30.
- Web.com Group Inc (NASDAQ:WWWW) was downgraded by analysts at Craig Hallum from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. Previous closing price of $20.25.
- Web.com Group Inc (NASDAQ:WWWW) was downgraded by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $20.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $35.00. 1.2% downside from the previous close of $20.25.