Equity Briefing: Upgrades and Downgrades for July 16th: DF, EAT, ECHO, EEP, EPR, EXPE, GE, GHL, HTLD, KKD

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

BMO Capital Markets downgraded shares of Dean Foods Co DF from an outperform rating to a market perform rating.

Piper Jaffray upgraded shares of Brinker International, Inc. EAT from an underweight rating to a neutral rating.

Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Echo Global Logistics Inc ECHO from an equal weight rating to an overweight rating.

Credit Suisse initiated coverage on shares of Enbridge Energy Partners LP EEP. They issued an outperform rating on the stock.

Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on shares of Entertainment Properties Trust EPR. They issued a buy rating on the stock. They noted that the move was a valuation call.

Atlantic Securities initiated coverage on shares of Expedia, Inc. EXPE. They issued an overweight rating on the stock.

Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of General Electric GE from an overweight rating to an equalweight rating.

Susquehanna upgraded shares of Greenhill & Co., Inc. GHL from a neutral rating to a positive rating. Susquehanna now has a $44.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $33.00.

Stephens downgraded shares of Heartland Express, Inc. HTLD from an overweight rating to an equal weight rating.

Stephens upgraded shares of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts KKD from an equal weight rating to an overweight rating.

Stephens downgraded shares of Knight Transportation KNX from an overweight rating to an equal weight rating.

Bank of America downgraded shares of Coca-Cola FEMSA KOF from a neutral rating to an underperform rating.

Barclays Capital upgraded shares of Liberty Capital LMCA from an equal weight rating to an overweight rating.

JPMorgan Chase upgraded shares of Luminex LMNX from an underweight rating to a neutral rating.

Aegis initiated coverage on shares of Lpath LPTN. They issued a buy rating on the stock and set a $6.00 price target.

Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on shares of The Macerich Company MAC. They issued a neutral rating on the stock.

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