Analysts’ Upgrades

• Agrium Inc. (NYSE:AGU) was upgraded by analysts at Credit Agricole from an “underperform” rating to an “outperform” rating. Previous closing price of $98.41.
• Antero Resources Corp (NYSE:AR) was upgraded by analysts at Capital One Financial Corp. from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating. Previous closing price of $52.80.
• CA, Inc. (NYSE:CA) was upgraded by analysts at ISI Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $30.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $27.00. They noted that the move was a valuation call. 1.1% upside from the previous close of $29.68.
• Cavium Inc (NASDAQ:CAVM) was upgraded by analysts at Raymond James from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating. They now have a $70.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $60.00. 33.9% upside from the previous close of $52.29.
• CGG SA (ADR) (NYSE:CGG) was upgraded by analysts at Canaccord Genuity from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating. Previous closing price of $7.25.
• Chesapeake Energy Co. (NYSE:CHK) was upgraded by analysts at Johnson Rice from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating. Previous closing price of $22.76.
• Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) was upgraded by analysts at Raymond James from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating. Previous closing price of $158.48.
• Cobham plc (LON:COB) was upgraded by analysts at Charles Stanley to a “hold” rating.
• Capstone Turbine Co. (NASDAQ:CPST) was upgraded by analysts at Ardour Capital from a “hold” rating to an “accumulate” rating. They now have a $1.50 price target on the stock. 56.3% upside from the previous close of $0.96.
• Delhaize Group (ADR) (NYSE:DEG) was upgraded by analysts at Bank of America from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating. Previous closing price of $17.07.
• Deutsche Telekom AG (ADR) (OTCMKTS:DTEGY) was upgraded by analysts at Raymond James to a “strong-buy” rating. Previous closing price of $13.96.
• Devon Energy Corp (NYSE:DVN) was upgraded by analysts at Tudor Pickering from a “hold” rating to an “accumulate” rating. Previous closing price of $62.56.
• Dynegy Inc. (NYSE:DYN) was upgraded by analysts at Tudor Pickering from a “hold” rating to an “accumulate” rating. Previous closing price of $33.93.
• Envestnet Inc (NYSE:ENV) was upgraded by analysts at Raymond James from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating. They now have a $59.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $55.00. 30.3% upside from the previous close of $45.29.
• EOG Resources Inc (NYSE:EOG) was upgraded by analysts at Tudor Pickering from an “accumulate” rating to a “buy” rating. Previous closing price of $98.97.
• Experian plc (ADR) (OTCMKTS:EXPGY) was upgraded by analysts at Goldman Sachs from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. Previous closing price of $14.89.
• Experian plc (LON:EXPN) was upgraded by analysts at Canaccord Genuity to a “hold” rating. They now have a GBX 928 ($14.79) price target on the stock, up previously from GBX 858 ($13.68).
• Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE:FL) was upgraded by analysts at OTR Global to a “positive” rating. Previous closing price of $54.47.
• GNC Holdings Inc (NYSE:GNC) was upgraded by analysts at Goldman Sachs from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $49.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $44.00. 16.4% upside from the previous close of $42.08.
• Honda Motor Co Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:HMC) was upgraded by analysts at Societe Generale from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. Previous closing price of $31.66.
• Hospira, Inc. (NYSE:HSP) was upgraded by analysts at Raymond James from an “underperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. Previous closing price of $56.64.
• Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM) was upgraded by analysts at Goldman Sachs from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating. Previous closing price of $139.87.
• Kosmos Energy Ltd (NYSE:KOS) was upgraded by analysts at RBC Capital from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $17.50 price target on the stock, up previously from $12.00. 85.4% upside from the previous close of $9.44.
• Northern Oil & Gas, Inc. (NYSE:NOG) was upgraded by analysts at Raymond James from an “underperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. Previous closing price of $10.71.
• NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) was upgraded by analysts at Deutsche Bank from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating. Previous closing price of $32.63.
• Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc (NYSE:NSM) was upgraded by analysts at Wells Fargo & Co. from an “underperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. Previous closing price of $27.87.
• Plains GP Holdings LP (NASDAQ:PAGP) was upgraded by analysts at Credit Suisse from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $35.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $33.00. 33.5% upside from the previous close of $26.22.
• PetSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ:PETM) was upgraded by analysts at Deutsche Bank from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $74.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $60.00. 3.3% upside from the previous close of $71.63.
• Rosetta Resources Inc. (NASDAQ:ROSE) was upgraded by analysts at Tudor Pickering from a “hold” rating to an “accumulate” rating. Previous closing price of $37.04.
• Splunk Inc (NASDAQ:SPLK) was upgraded by analysts at ISI Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. Previous closing price of $64.83.
• Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. (NYSE:SXL) was upgraded by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $56.00 price target on the stock. 15.7% upside from the previous close of $48.40.
• Container Store Group Inc (NYSE:TCS) was upgraded by analysts at Bank of America from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $24.00 price target on the stock. They noted that the move was a valuation call. 24.8% upside from the previous close of $19.23.
• Target Co. (NYSE:TGT) was upgraded by analysts at Cleveland Research from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. Previous closing price of $61.89.
• Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE:WD) was upgraded by analysts at Wells Fargo & Co. from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating. Previous closing price of $15.79.
• XO Group Inc (NASDAQ:XOXO) was upgraded by analysts at B. Riley from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $17.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $11.00. 26.1% upside from the previous close of $13.48.
• Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) was upgraded by analysts at Needham & Company LLC from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $3.25 price target on the stock. 38.3% upside from the previous close of $2.35.

Analysts’ Downgrades

• AbbVie Inc (NASDAQ:ABBV) was downgraded by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. They now have a $65.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $61.00. 3.7% upside from the previous close of $62.71.
• The Advisory Board Company (NASDAQ:ABCO) was downgraded by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $65.00 price target on the stock. 19.8% upside from the previous close of $54.25.
• Barrick Gold Co. (NYSE:ABX) was downgraded by analysts at Goldman Sachs from a “conviction-buy” rating to a “buy” rating. Previous closing price of $11.34.
• AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) was downgraded by analysts at Bank of America from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $66.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $73.00. 10.9% upside from the previous close of $59.53.
• Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AGIO) was downgraded by analysts at Goldman Sachs from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating. Previous closing price of $83.09.
• Adecco Sa Unsp (OTCMKTS:AHEXY) was downgraded by analysts at Goldman Sachs to a “neutral” rating. Previous closing price of $31.87.
• The Andersons, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANDE) was downgraded by analysts at Stephens from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating. Previous closing price of $51.96.
• Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) was downgraded by analysts at Wunderlich from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $30.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $48.00. 15.2% downside from the previous close of $35.38.
• Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) was downgraded by analysts at Mizuho from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating. Previous closing price of $35.38.
• American Water Works Company Inc (NYSE:AWK) was downgraded by analysts at Global Hunter Securities from a “buy” rating to an “accumulate” rating. They now have a $56.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $52.00. 7.7% upside from the previous close of $51.99.
• BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. (NASDAQ:BBEP) was downgraded by analysts at Oppenheimer from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. Previous closing price of $16.70.
• Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BBRG) was downgraded by analysts at Stephens from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating. Previous closing price of $14.33.
• BB&T Corp. (NYSE:BBT) was downgraded by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating. Previous closing price of $38.26.
• Boulder Brands Inc (NASDAQ:BDBD) was downgraded by analysts at Longbow Research from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $14.00 price target on the stock. 63.0% upside from the previous close of $8.59.
• Bruker Co. (NASDAQ:BRKR) was downgraded by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating. Previous closing price of $20.89.
• Bruker Co. (NASDAQ:BRKR) was downgraded by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. Previous closing price of $20.89.
• Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust (NASDAQ:CHKR) was downgraded by analysts at Raymond James to an “underperform” rating. Previous closing price of $10.48.
• Covance Inc. (NYSE:CVD) was downgraded by analysts at Jefferies Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $104.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $98.00. 2.9% upside from the previous close of $101.10.
• NASDAQ (NASDAQ:DNOW) was downgraded by analysts at Stephens from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating. Previous closing price of $27.53.
• US Ecology Inc (NASDAQ:ECOL) was downgraded by analysts at Wells Fargo & Co. from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. Previous closing price of $46.95.
• EnerSys (NYSE:ENS) was downgraded by analysts at Maxim Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. Previous closing price of $60.38.
• Edwards Lifesciences Corp (NYSE:EW) was downgraded by analysts at Sterne Agee from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $116.00 price target on the stock. 6.1% downside from the previous close of $123.57.
• First Niagara Financial Group Inc. (NASDAQ:FNFG) was downgraded by analysts at Needham & Company LLC from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. Previous closing price of $7.38.
• Financial Engines Inc (NASDAQ:FNGN) was downgraded by analysts at Needham & Company LLC from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. Previous closing price of $40.89.
• Guidance Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:GUID) was downgraded by analysts at Gabelli from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. Previous closing price of $6.68.
• Guidance Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:GUID) was downgraded by analysts at Benchmark Co. from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $5.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $12.00. 25.1% downside from the previous close of $6.68.
• HCI Group Inc (NYSE:HCI) was downgraded by analysts at JMP Securities from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. They now have a $48.00 price target on the stock. 1.8% downside from the previous close of $48.89.
• J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBHT) was downgraded by analysts at Raymond James from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Previous closing price of $81.11.
• L Brands Inc (NYSE:LB) was downgraded by analysts at Susquehanna from a “positive” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $83.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $78.00. 8.7% upside from the previous close of $76.35.
• Luminex Co. (NASDAQ:LMNX) was downgraded by analysts at Leerink Swann from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. They now have a $20.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $22.00. 6.4% upside from the previous close of $18.79.
• Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:MDRX) was downgraded by analysts at Evercore Partners from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating. They now have a $12.50 price target on the stock, down previously from $18.50. 7.7% downside from the previous close of $13.55.
• Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:MDRX) was downgraded by analysts at ISI Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $12.50 price target on the stock. 7.7% downside from the previous close of $13.55.
• Medifast Inc (NYSE:MED) was downgraded by analysts at Imperial Capital from an “outperform” rating to an “in-line” rating. They now have a $32.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $34.00. 2.5% downside from the previous close of $32.81.
• Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:MPEL) was downgraded by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating. Previous closing price of $24.68.
• MRC Global Inc (NYSE:MRC) was downgraded by analysts at Stephens from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating. Previous closing price of $20.21.
• Nomura (NYSE:NMR) was downgraded by analysts at Macquarie from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating. Previous closing price of $6.25.
• Universal Display Co. (NASDAQ:OLED) was downgraded by analysts at Cross Research from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. Previous closing price of $27.33.
• Occidental Petroleum Co. (NYSE:OXY) was downgraded by analysts at Tudor Pickering from a “buy” rating to an “accumulate” rating. Previous closing price of $86.40.
• Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PBH) was downgraded by analysts at Jefferies Group from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating. They now have a $30.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $28.00. 19.6% downside from the previous close of $37.32.
• Performant Financial Corp (NASDAQ:PFMT) was downgraded by analysts at William Blair from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. Previous closing price of $8.65.
• Performant Financial Corp (NASDAQ:PFMT) was downgraded by analysts at Credit Suisse from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating. They now have a $8.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $9.00. 7.5% downside from the previous close of $8.65.
• Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc (NYSE:PNK) was downgraded by analysts at Barclays from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating. Previous closing price of $23.22.
• Promethean World PLC (LON:PRW) was downgraded by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. to an “underweight” rating. They now have a GBX 24 ($0.38) price target on the stock, down previously from GBX 33 ($0.53).
• Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) was downgraded by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. to a “neutral” rating. They now have a GBX 615 ($9.80) price target on the stock, down previously from GBX 860 ($13.71).
• QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) was downgraded by analysts at Scotiabank from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating. Previous closing price of $70.57.
• Randstad Holdings Nv (OTCMKTS:RANJY) was downgraded by analysts at Goldman Sachs to a “neutral” rating. Previous closing price of $22.40.