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Cowen & Company released a note in which it revised it recommendation on a number of players in oil and natural gas services industry. Since the release of the note, a handful of the stocks experienced huge swings. Upgrades Basic Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE: BAS): Market Perform to...

Canaccord lowered its rating from Buy to Hold and reduced its price target from $4.50 to $2.75 on Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) in a report issued Thursday. The rating change came after Advanced Micro missed quarterly earnings expectations and released news that it will cut 7 percent...

On Thursday, Macquarie Research analyst Laurent Vasilescu adjusted the investment rating and price targets on multiple retail stocks: Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral; maintained $115 price target. Analysts believe the company will face tailwinds heading into...

Analysts at Morgan Stanley downgraded Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) from Overweight to Equal-weight. The price target for Urban Outfitters has been lowered from $44 to $31. Urban Outfitters' shares closed at $34.56 yesterday. Analysts at Cowen & Company downgraded Transocean (NYSE: RIG) from...

Analysts at Cowen & Company downgraded CHC Group (NYSE: HELI) from Outperform to Market Perform. The price target for CHC Group has been lowered from $12 to $9. CHC Group's shares closed at $5.39 yesterday.

Analysts at Canaccord Genuity downgraded Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) from Buy to Hold. The price target for Advanced Micro Devices has been lowered from $4.50 to $2.75. AMD shares have dropped 25.21% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 6.78% in the same period....

In a report published Friday, Morgan Stanley analyst Kimberly C. Greenberger downgraded the rating on Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) from Overweight to Equal-Weight, and lowered the price target from $44.00 to $31.00. In the report, Morgan Stanley noted, “Our investment thesis was predicated...

Analysts at Cowen & Company downgraded Transocean (NYSE: RIG) from Outperform to Market Perform. The price target for Transocean has been lowered from $39 to $30. Transocean shares have dropped 34.30% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 6.78% in the same period....

Analysts at Morgan Stanley downgraded Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) from Overweight to Equal-weight. The price target for Urban Outfitters has been lowered from $44 to $31. Urban Outfitters shares have dropped 6.62% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 6.78% in the...

Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) could face higher-than expected costs to integrate its recent $350 million acquisition of the menswear retailer Trunk Club even as its expansion of discount Rack outlets cuts into profit margins, an analyst said Thursday. Macquarie's Laurent Vasilescu downgraded the...

Macquarie downgraded Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) in a report issued Wednesday from Neutral to Underperform and reduced the price target from $40 to $34. Analysts led by Laurent Vasilescu and Stephanie Wakeham noted "that the company needs to meaningfully ramp up international,...

Macquarie downgraded Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) in a report issued Wednesday from Outperform to Neutral and lowered the price target from $43 to $39. Analysts Laurent Vasilescu and Stephanie Wakeham noted that the company "has traded range bound for the last 2 years. Although we...

Macquarie downgraded Francesca’s Holdings Corp (NASDAQ: FRAN) in a report issued Wednesday from Outperform to Underperform and lowered the price target from $16 to $11. Analysts led by Laurent Vasilescu and Stephanie Wakeham were "particularly concerned with the last five...

On Thursday, Credit Suisse analyst Allison Landry updated coverage on the railroad sector. Landry upgraded shares of CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) to Outperform and downgraded shares of Norfolk Southern Corp (NYSE: NSC) to Neutral.

Analysts at Guggenheim Securities downgraded Walt Disney Company (The) (NYSE: DIS) from Buy to Neutral. The price target for Walt Disney has been lowered from $96.00 to $87.00. Walt Disney shares closed at $82.08 yesterday. Analysts at Credit Suisse downgraded Norfolk Souther (NYSE: NSC) from...