Equity Brief: Upgrades and Downgrades for September 4th: IP, LTD, MAKO, MRX, OGE, ORCL, OSIS, PCLN, POT, PTEN

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 Brief:

Zacks  reiterated its neutral rating on shares of International Paper Company IP. They have a $36.00 price target on the stock. To view Zacks' full report, visit http://bit.ly/zacksreport.

Zacks  reiterated its neutral rating on shares of Limited Brands LTD. They have a $51.00 price target on the stock.

Wells Fargo & Co.  initiated coverage on shares of MAKO Surgical MAKO. They issued a market perform rating on the stock.

RBC Capital  raised its price target on shares of Medicis Pharmaceutic MRX from $37.00 to $44.00. They have a sector perform rating on the stock.

Piper Jaffray  downgraded shares of Medicis Pharmaceutic MRX from an overweight rating to a neutral rating.

Zacks  reiterated its neutral rating on shares of OGE Energy Corp. OGE. They have a $57.00 price target on the stock.

Zacks  reiterated its neutral rating on shares of Oracle ORCL. They have a $33.00 price target on the stock.

Oppenheimer  initiated coverage on shares of OSI Systems Inc OSIS. They issued a perform rating on the stock.

Jefferies Group  initiated coverage on shares of Priceline PCLN. They issued a buy rating on the stock and set a $740.00 price target.

Zacks  reiterated its neutral rating on shares of Potash Corp POT. They have a $43.00 price target on the stock.

Zacks  reiterated its underperform rating on shares of Patterson-UTI PTEN. They have a $14.00 price target on the stock.

Jefferies Group  downgraded shares of Shutterfly SFLY from a buy rating to a hold rating. Their analysts now have a $29.00 price target on the stock.

Imperial Capital  initiated coverage on shares of Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. SPR. They issued an in-line rating on the stock and set a $28.00 price target.

Zacks  reiterated its neutral rating on shares of Target Corp. TGT. They have a $67.00 price target on the stock.

Jefferies Group  initiated coverage on shares of TiVo Inc TIVO. They issued a buy rating on the stock and set a $14.00 price target.

Jefferies Group  initiated coverage on shares of TripAdvisor, Inc. TRIP. They issued a hold rating on the stock and set a $37.00 price target.

Jefferies Group  initiated coverage on shares of Take-Two TTWO. They issued a hold rating on the stock and set a $11.00 price target.

Jefferies Group  downgraded shares of VistaPrint VPRT from a buy rating to a hold rating. Their analysts now have a $38.00 price target on the stock.

Zacks  reiterated its neutral rating on shares of Wendys WEN. They have a $4.50 price target on the stock.

Imperial Capital  initiated coverage on shares of Westmoreland Coal Company WLB. They issued a buy rating on the stock and set a $7.00 price target.

Jefferies Group  initiated coverage on shares of Zynga Inc. ZNGA. They issued a hold rating on the stock and set a $3.00 price target.

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