Equity Briefing: Upgrades and Downgrades for August 23rd: CS, CUR, DLLR, EMR, EOG, ESRX, FST, GES, HAIN, HCN


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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:

Deutsche Bank  upgraded shares of Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS) from a hold rating to a buy rating.

Maxim Group  initiated coverage on shares of Neuralstem Inc. (NYSE: CUR). They issued a sell rating on the stock and set a $0.25 price target.

Nomura  reiterated its buy rating on shares of Dollar Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: DLLR).

Jefferies Group  reiterated its buy rating on shares of Dollar Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: DLLR).

Nomura  reiterated its buy rating on shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE: EMR).

Howard Weil  raised its price target on shares of EOG Resources (NYSE: EOG) from $110.00 to $125.00. They have an outperform rating on the stock.

Jefferies Group  reiterated its buy rating on shares of Express Scripts, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESRX). They have a $70.00 price target on the stock.

Howard Weil  lowered its price target on shares of Forest Oil Co. (NYSE: FST) from $17.00 to $9.00. They have a market perform rating on the stock.

Jefferies Group  reiterated its buy rating on shares of Guess Inc (NYSE: GES).

Caris & Co.  lowered its price target on shares of Guess Inc (NYSE: GES) from $35.00 to $33.00. They have an above average rating on the stock.

Jefferies Group  reiterated its buy rating on shares of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAIN).

Canaccord Genuity  reiterated its buy rating on shares of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAIN).

UBS AG  downgraded shares of Health Care REIT (NYSE: HCN) from a buy rating to a neutral rating. Their analysts now have a $60.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $63.00.

Bank of America  upgraded shares of Heineken (NASDAQ: HINKY) from a neutral rating to a buy rating.

Jefferies Group  reiterated its hold rating on shares of Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ).

Sterne Agee  reiterated its buy rating on shares of Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ).

Deutsche Bank  reiterated its sell rating on shares of Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ).

Needham & Company  reiterated its underperform rating on shares of Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ).

Stephens  initiated coverage on shares of Hercules Tech. (NASDAQ: HTGC). They issued an overweight rating on the stock and set a $12.50 price target.

Sterne Agee  downgraded shares of Hatteras Financial Corp. (NYSE: HTS) from a buy rating to a neutral rating.

Wunderlich  initiated coverage on shares of Hub Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HUBG). They issued a hold rating on the stock and set a $36.00 price target.

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