Equity Briefing: Upgrades and Downgrades for July 17th: ACI, ACW, ADC, AEM, ALNY, ALTE, ALU, AMTD, AMZN, AOL

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

CRT Capital downgraded shares of Arch Coal, Inc. ACI from a buy rating to a fair value rating. Their analysts now have a $7.00 price target on the stock.

Credit Suisse initiated coverage on shares of Accuride Corp ACW. They issued a neutral rating on the stock and set a $6.00 price target.

Compass Point initiated coverage on shares of Agree Realty Corp ADC. They issued a buy rating on the stock and set a $28.00 price target.

Raymond James downgraded shares of Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited AEM from an outperform rating to a market perform rating.

Leerink Swann initiated coverage on shares of Alnylam Pharma ALNY. They issued an outperform rating on the stock.

Macquarie upgraded shares of Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd. ALTE from a neutral rating to an outperform rating.

Deutsche Bank downgraded shares of Alcatel Lucent ALU from a buy rating to a hold rating.

Wells Fargo & Co. reiterated its outperform rating on shares of TD Ameritrade AMTD.

Lazard Capital initiated coverage on shares of Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN. They issued a buy rating on the stock and set a $240.00 price target.

Evercore Partners initiated coverage on shares of AOL AOL. They issued an equal weight rating on the stock.

Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Aeropostale, Inc. ARO from an underweight rating to an equalweight rating.

Barrington Research initiated coverage on shares of Belden BDC. They issued an outperform rating on the stock and set a $40.00 price target.

RBC Capital initiated coverage on shares of Boyd Gaming BYD. They issued a sector perform rating on the stock.

Canaccord Genuity upgraded shares of Continental Resources, Inc. CLR from a hold rating to a buy rating.

Citigroup upgraded shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. CMG from a neutral rating to a buy rating. Citigroup now has a $490.00 price target on the stock.

Barrington Research downgraded shares of Cintas CTAS from an outperform rating to a market perform rating.

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