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Analysts at Piper Jaffray downgraded Stone Energy Corporation

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(NYSE: SGY) from Neutral to Underweight. Stone Energy shares closed at $2.92 on Thursday.Needham downgraded Pernix Therapeutics Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PTX) from Buy to Hold. Pernix Therapeutics shares closed at $1.84 on Thursday.JMP Securities downgraded ZAIS Financial Corp (NYSE: ZFC) from Market Outperform to Market Perform. ZAIS Financial shares closed at $15.30 on Thursday.Analysts at Goldman Sachs downgraded Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (NYSE: HP) from Buy to Neutral. Helmerich & Payne shares closed at $61.95 on Thursday.Analysts at Baird downgraded Servicemaster Global Holdings Inc

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(NYSE: SERV) from Outperform to Neutral. The target price for ServiceMaster Global has been lowered from $45 to $42. ServiceMaster Global shares closed at $38.66 on Thursday.Atlantic Equities downgraded

Mosaic Co (NYSE: MOS) from Neutral to Underweight. Mosaic shares closed at $29.45 on Thursday. Analysts at SEB Equity Research downgraded Statoil ASA(ADR) (NYSE: STO) from Buy to Hold. Statoil shares closed at $15.27 on Thursday.Analysts Bank of America downgraded Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM) from Neutral to Underperform. Williams-Sonoma shares closed at $57.88 on Thursday.Deutsche Bank downgraded Blackstone Group LP (NYSE: BX) from Buy to Hold. The target price for Blackstone Group has been lowered to $28. Blackstone Group shares closed at $27.34 on Thursday.Analysts at Cowen & Company downgraded Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CWEI) from Market Perform to Underperform. The target price for Clayton Williams Energy has been lowered to $6. Clayton Williams Energy shares closed at $12.41 on Thursday.