A number of stocks were upgraded and downgraded by equities research analysts today, as reported by Analyst Ratings Network and Equity Briefing:
Credit Suisse initiated coverage on shares of Elster Group SE ELT. They issued a neutral rating on the stock.
Barclays Capital downgraded shares of Elster Group SE ELT from an overweight rating to an equalweight rating.
JPMorgan Chase downgraded shares of ITT Educational Services Inc ESI from a neutral rating to an underweight rating.
Argus downgraded shares of FirstEnergy Corp. FE from a buy rating to a hold rating.
Piper Jaffray downgraded shares of Fossil FOSL from an overweight rating to a neutral rating.
Raymond James upgraded shares of GeoEye GEOY from an underperform rating to a market perform rating.
Goldman Sachs upgraded shares of Goodyear GT from a sell rating to a neutral rating.
Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. GWR from an equal weight rating to an overweight rating.
Raymond James upgraded shares of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. GWR from a market perform rating to an outperform rating.
Bank of America downgraded shares of HollyFrontier Corp HFC from a buy rating to a neutral rating.
Jefferies Group downgraded shares of Health Management Associates HMA from a buy rating to a hold rating. Their analysts now have a $7.50 price target on the stock, down previously from $10.00.
Canaccord Genuity downgraded shares of InterMune, Inc. ITMN from a buy rating to a hold rating. Their analysts now have a $11.00 price target on the stock.
Atlantic Securities initiated coverage on shares of J.C. Penney Company, Inc. JCP. They issued a neutral rating on the stock.
Davenport upgraded shares of Lance, Inc. LNCE from a neutral rating to a buy rating.
Jefferies Group downgraded shares of Mizuho Financial Gro MFG from a buy rating to a hold rating.
Citigroup initiated coverage on shares of Magnum Hunter MHR. They issued a buy rating on the stock and set a $5.00 price target.
Global Hunter Securities initiated coverage on shares of Magnum Hunter MHR. They issued a buy rating on the stock.
BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on shares of Monmouth Real Estate MNR. They issued a market perform rating on the stock.
FBR Capital upgraded shares of Motorola Solutions MSI from an underperform rating to a market perform rating. FBR Capital now has a $49.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $43.00.
Needham & Company reiterated its buy rating on shares of Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. MSPD.
Evercore Partners downgraded shares of Nordic American Tanker Shipping NAT from an equal weight rating to an underweight rating.
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