Equity Briefing: Upgrades and Downgrades for July 30th: ASGN, AUTH, AZO, CPSI, KKR, LM, MOS, MRK, SHAW, SLXP,

A number of stocks were upgraded and downgraded by equities research analysts today, as reported by Analyst Ratings Network (http://bit.ly/arndailyr) and Equity Briefing:

Deutsche Bank  initiated coverage on shares of On Assignment, Inc. ASGN. They issued a buy rating on the stock and set a $21.00 price target.

Dougherty & Co  downgraded shares of AuthenTec Inc AUTH from a buy rating to a neutral rating.

Barclays Capital  reiterated its overweight rating on shares of AutoZone, Inc. AZO.

Oppenheimer  reiterated its outperform rating on shares of Computer Programs & Systems, Inc. CPSI.

Citigroup  reiterated its buy rating on shares of KKR KKR. They have a $20.00 price target on the stock.

Citigroup  cut their EPS estimates on shares of Legg Mason, Inc. (: LM). They now have a buy rating and a $29.50 price target on the stock. They previously had issued a $32.50 price target.

UBS AG  raised their EPS estimates on shares of The Mosaic Company MOS. They now have a buy rating and a $67.00 price target on the stock.

UBS AG  raised its price target on shares of Merck & Co Inc MRK from $45.00 to $50.00. They have a buy rating on the stock.

UBS AG  downgraded shares of Shaw Group SHAW from a buy rating to a neutral rating.

Jefferies Group  reiterated its accumulate rating on shares of Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. SLXP.

Northland Securities  raised its price target on shares of Smart Balance Inc SMBL from $7.50 to $11.00. They have an outperform rating on the stock.

Drexel Hamilton  reiterated its buy rating on shares of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated TDY.

Zacks  reiterated its neutral rating on shares of TOTAL S.A. TOT. They have a $48.00 price target on the stock.

Jefferies Group  reiterated its hold rating on shares of Monotype Imaging Holdings TYPE.

Credit Suisse  lowered its price target on shares of Domtar Corp. UFS to $90.00. They have an outperform rating on the stock.

Zacks  reiterated its neutral rating on shares of United Technologies Co. UTX. They have a $78.00 price target on the stock.

Zacks  reiterated its neutral rating on shares of Whole Foods Market WFM. They have a $97.00 price target on the stock.

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