Equity Brief: Upgrades and Downgrades for September 6th: AMT, APC, BGFV, BSX, CAB, CLNY, CMI, CNK, CTB, DSW

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 American Tower Corporation AMT. They have a $74.00 price target on the stock. To view Zacks' full report, visit http://bit.ly/zacksreport.

Zacks  reiterated its neutral rating on shares of Anadarko Petroleum APC. They have a $72.00 price target on the stock.

Credit Suisse  downgraded shares of Big 5 Sporting Goods BGFV from a neutral rating to an underperform rating. Their analysts now have a $7.50 price target on the stock.

Zacks  reiterated its neutral rating on shares of Boston Scientific BSX. They have a $5.75 price target on the stock.

Credit Suisse  upgraded shares of Cabela's Incorporated CAB from a neutral rating to an outperform rating.

Stifel Nicolaus  initiated coverage on shares of Colony Financial, Inc. CLNY. They issued a buy rating on the stock.

Zacks  reiterated its neutral rating on shares of Cummins CMI. They have a $104.00 price target on the stock.

Credit Suisse  initiated coverage on shares of Cinemark Holdings Inc CNK. They issued an outperform rating on the stock.

Zacks  reiterated its neutral rating on shares of Cooper Tire CTB. They have a $21.00 price target on the stock.

Credit Suisse  initiated coverage on shares of DSW Inc. DSW. They issued a neutral rating on the stock and set a $70.00 price target. They noted that the move was a valuation call.

Zacks  reiterated its neutral rating on shares of Electronic Arts Inc. EA. They have a $14.00 price target on the stock.

Credit Suisse  initiated coverage on shares of Finish Line FINL. They issued a neutral rating on the stock.

Credit Suisse  initiated coverage on shares of Foot Locker FL. They issued an outperform rating on the stock and set a $43.00 price target.

Zacks  upgraded shares of First Solar, Inc. FSLR from an underperform rating to a neutral rating. Zacks now has a $25.00 price target on the stock.

Imperial Capital  initiated coverage on shares of General Growth Properties, Inc GGP. They issued an in-line rating on the stock and set a $20.00 price target.

Zacks  reiterated its neutral rating on shares of Gilead Sciences, Inc. GILD. They have a $61.00 price target on the stock.

Zacks  reiterated its neutral rating on shares of Genuine Parts Company GPC. They have a $66.00 price target on the stock.

Credit Suisse  initiated coverage on shares of Hibbett Sports, Inc. HIBB. They issued a neutral rating on the stock.

Stephens  initiated coverage on shares of Halcon Resources HK. They issued an overweight rating on the stock.

Oppenheimer  reiterated its outperform rating on shares of H&R Block, Inc. HRB. They have a $19.00 price target on the stock.

Zacks  reiterated its neutral rating on shares of Hormel Foods Co. HRL. They have a $30.00 price target on the stock.

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