Equity Briefing: Upgrades and Downgrades for July 24th: AHL, AIG, AKAM, AMT, AOL, ATR, AVGO, BBRG, BKW, BRY, C

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

Credit Suisse  downgraded shares of Aspen Insurance AHL from an outperform rating to a neutral rating.

Evercore Partners  initiated coverage on shares of American International Group, Inc. AIG. They issued an overweight rating on the stock.

William Blair  initiated coverage on shares of Akamai Technologies AKAM. They issued an outperform rating on the stock.

Evercore Partners  downgraded shares of American Tower Corporation AMT from an overweight rating to an equal weight rating.

Goldman Sachs  initiated coverage on shares of AOL AOL. They issued a neutral rating on the stock.

Goldman Sachs  downgraded shares of Aptargroup Inc. ATR from a neutral rating to a sell rating.

Canaccord Genuity  initiated coverage on shares of Avago Technologies AVGO. They issued a buy rating on the stock and set a $42.00 price target.

Davenport  initiated coverage on shares of Bravio Brio BBRG. They issued a buy rating on the stock.

Credit Suisse  initiated coverage on shares of Burger King Worldwide Inc BKW. They issued a neutral rating on the stock.

Stifel Nicolaus  downgraded shares of Berry Petroleum Comp BRY from a buy rating to a hold rating.

Evercore Partners  downgraded shares of Crown Castle CCI from an overweight rating to an equal weight rating.

Jefferies Group  downgraded shares of CNOOC CEO from a hold rating to an underperform rating.

Argus  downgraded shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. CMG from a buy rating to a hold rating.

Brean Murray  initiated coverage on shares of CytoSorbents Co. CTSO. They issued a buy rating on the stock and set a $0.50 price target.

Janney Montgomery Scott  initiated coverage on shares of Dunkin Brands DNKN. They issued a neutral rating on the stock and set a $35.00 price target.

Davenport  initiated coverage on shares of Darden Restaurants, Inc. DRI. They issued a buy rating on the stock.

Oppenheimer  downgraded shares of DeVry Inc. DV from an outperform rating to a market perform rating.

Citigroup  downgraded shares of DeVry Inc. DV from a buy rating to a neutral rating.

JPMorgan Chase  downgraded shares of DeVry Inc. DV from a neutral rating to an underweight rating.

Davenport  initiated coverage on shares of Brinker International, Inc. EAT. They issued a neutral rating on the stock.

UBS AG  initiated coverage on shares of Elster Group SE ELT. They issued a neutral rating on the stock.

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