Equity Briefing: Upgrades and Downgrades for July 25th: NFLX, NFLX, PLCM, RF, RFMD, RSH, RVBD, SHO, SIAL, STLD

A number of stocks were upgraded and downgraded by equities research analysts today, as reported by Analyst Ratings Network and Equity Briefing:

Northland Securities  lowered its price target on shares of Netflix, Inc. NFLX from $45.00 to $42.00. They have an under perform rating on the stock.

Piper Jaffray  downgraded shares of Netflix, Inc. NFLX from an overweight rating to a neutral rating. Their analysts now have a $74.00 price target on the stock.

SunTrust  downgraded shares of Netflix, Inc. NFLX from a buy rating to a neutral rating.

Wedbush  reiterated its underperform rating on shares of Netflix, Inc. NFLX. They have a $45.00 price target on the stock.

Citigroup  downgraded shares of Polycom PLCM from a buy rating to a neutral rating.

Wells Fargo & Co.  downgraded shares of Polycom PLCM from an outperform rating to a market perform rating.

SunTrust  upgraded shares of Regions Financial Corp RF from a neutral rating to a buy rating.

UBS AG  downgraded shares of RF Micro Device RFMD from a neutral rating to a sell rating. Their analysts now have a $3.25 price target on the stock.

Needham & Company  lowered its price target on shares of RF Micro Device RFMD from $6.00 to $5.00. They have a buy rating on the stock.

Craig Hallum  downgraded shares of RF Micro Device RFMD from a buy rating to a hold rating.

Northland Securities  downgraded shares of RF Micro Device RFMD from an outperform rating to a market perform rating. Their analysts now have a $4.50 price target on the stock, down previously from $10.00.

Stifel Nicolaus  downgraded shares of RadioShack RSH from a buy rating to a hold rating.

RBC Capital  upgraded shares of Riverbed Technology, Inc. RVBD from an underperform rating to a sector perform rating.

Mizuho  upgraded shares of Riverbed Technology, Inc. RVBD from a neutral rating to a buy rating. Mizuho now has a $25.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $17.00.

Robert W. Baird  upgraded shares of Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc SHO from a neutral rating to an outperform rating. Robert W. Baird now has a $12.00 price target on the stock.

CLSA  downgraded shares of Sigma-Aldrich Corp SIAL from a buy rating to an outperform rating.

Credit Agricole  downgraded shares of Sigma-Aldrich Corp SIAL from a buy rating to an outperform rating.

Nomura  reiterated its buy rating on shares of Steel Dynamics, Inc. STLD.

Citigroup  downgraded shares of Southwest Gas SWX from a buy rating to a neutral rating.

Global Hunter Securities  initiated coverage on shares of Synergy Resources SYRG. They issued a buy rating on the stock and set a $4.25 price target.

Citigroup  upgraded shares of Thomson Reuters Co. TRI from a neutral rating to a buy rating.

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