Equity Briefing: Upgrades and Downgrades for July 18th: CNH, CNK, COG, CSIQ, CSRE, CYMI, DAN, DLB, DLPH, EDU

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

Jefferies Group downgraded shares of CNH Global CNH from a buy rating to a hold rating.

Stifel Nicolaus downgraded shares of Cinemark Holdings Inc CNK from a buy rating to a hold rating.

Global Hunter Securities initiated coverage on shares of Cabot Oil & Gas COG. They issued an accumulate rating on the stock and set a $48.00 price target.

Avian Securities upgraded shares of Canadian Solar Inc. CSIQ from a neutral rating to a positive rating.

Natixis upgraded shares of CSR PLC CSRE from a reduce rating to a neutral rating.

UBS AG downgraded shares of CSR PLC CSRE from a buy rating to a neutral rating.

Barclays Capital downgraded shares of Cymer, Inc. CYMI from an overweight rating to an equalweight rating.

JPMorgan Chase initiated coverage on shares of Dana Holding Co. DAN. They issued a neutral rating on the stock.

JPMorgan Chase downgraded shares of Dolby Labs DLB from a neutral rating to an underweight rating.

JPMorgan Chase initiated coverage on shares of Delphi Automotive PLC DLPH. They issued an overweight rating on the stock.

Oppenheimer downgraded shares of New Oriental Education & Tech. Group Inc EDU from an outperform rating to a market perform rating. Their analysts now have a $35.00 price target on the stock.

Global Hunter Securities downgraded shares of Enbridge Energy Partners LP EEP from a buy rating to a neutral rating. Their analysts now have a $29.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $34.00.

William Blair initiated coverage on shares of 8x8, Inc. EGHT. They issued an outperform rating on the stock.

Barclays Capital upgraded shares of Enerplus Resources Fund ERF from an underweight rating to an equal weight rating.

Jefferies Group downgraded shares of Eaton Corp. ETN from a buy rating to a hold rating.

Maxim Group initiated coverage on shares of EXACT Sciences Co. EXAS. They issued a sell rating on the stock and set a $7.00 price target.

Stay on top of analysts' coverage with Analyst Ratings Network's free daily email newsletter that provides a concise list of analysts' upgrades, downgrades and initiations. Register at http://bit.ly/arndaily