Equity Briefing: Upgrades and Downgrades for August 9th: PCRX, PHM, PODD, PPL, PRSC, R, RBN, ROSE, RXN, SEM

A number of stocks were upgraded and downgraded by equities research analysts today, as reported by Analyst Ratings Network (http://bit.ly/arndailyr) and Equity Briefing:

Wedbush  reiterated its outperform rating on shares of Pacira Pharmaceuticals Inc PCRX. They have a $18.00 price target on the stock.

JPMorgan Chase  upgraded shares of PulteGroup, Inc. PHM from a neutral rating to an overweight rating. JPMorgan Chase now has a $15.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $11.50.

Canaccord Genuity  reiterated its buy rating on shares of Insulet Corp. PODD. They have a $24.50 price target on the stock, down previously from $27.00.

UBS AG  upgraded shares of PPL Co. PPL from a neutral rating to a buy rating. UBS AG now has a $31.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $28.00.

Avondale Partners  downgraded shares of The Providence Service Co. PRSC from an outperform rating to a market perform rating.

Longbow Research  initiated coverage on shares of Ryder System, Inc. R. They issued a buy rating on the stock and set a $53.00 price target.

Sidoti  downgraded shares of Robbins & Myers RBN from a buy rating to a neutral rating.

Raymond James  upgraded shares of Rosetta Resources Inc. ROSE from an underperform rating to a market perform rating.

Miller Tabak  upgraded shares of Rosetta Resources Inc. ROSE from a sell rating to a neutral rating.

Bank of America  initiated coverage on shares of Rexnord Corp RXN. They issued a neutral rating on the stock and set a $18.00 price target.

RBC Capital  downgraded shares of Select Medical Holdings Co. SEM from an outperform rating to a sector perform rating. Their analysts now have a $14.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $10.00.

Robert W. Baird  downgraded shares of Select Medical Holdings Co. SEM from an outperform rating to a neutral rating. Their analysts now have a $13.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $12.00.

UBS AG  downgraded shares of Select Medical Holdings Co. SEM from a buy rating to a neutral rating. Their analysts now have a $14.00 price target on the stock.

Bank of America  downgraded shares of Select Medical Holdings Co. SEM from a neutral rating to an underperform rating.

Morgan Stanley  upgraded shares of StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. SFG from an underweight rating to an equal weight rating.

FBN Securities  upgraded shares of Silicon Graphics International Corporation SGI from a sector perform rating to an outperform rating.

TD Securities  upgraded shares of Silver Wheaton Corp. SLW from a hold rating to a buy rating. TD Securities now has a $37.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $28.00.

Cantor Fitzgerald  upgraded shares of Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. SLXP from a hold rating to a buy rating. Cantor Fitzgerald now has a $60.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $50.00.

Jefferies Group  reiterated its buy rating on shares of Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. SLXP. They have a $58.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $63.00.

Deutsche Bank  reiterated its buy rating on shares of Sodastream International SODA.

Raymond James  initiated coverage on shares of Stericycle Inc SRCL. They issued an outperform rating on the stock and set a $99.00 price target.

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