Equity Briefing: Upgrades and Downgrades for August 21st: NDSN, NFLX, NNN, ONXX, QTWW, REPYY, REXX, SAI, SAN

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:

KeyBanc  reiterated its hold rating on shares of Nordson NDSN.

Caris & Co.  upgraded shares of Netflix, Inc. NFLX from a below average rating to an average rating. Caris & Co. now has a $59.00 price target on the stock.

Robert W. Baird  initiated coverage on shares of National Retail NNN. They issued a neutral rating on the stock and set a $33.00 price target.

Jefferies Group  reiterated its buy rating on shares of Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ONXX.

Roth Capital  initiated coverage on shares of Quantum Fuel QTWW. They issued a buy rating on the stock.

UBS AG  downgraded shares of Repsol REPYY from a buy rating to a neutral rating.

Capital One  upgraded shares of Rex Energy REXX from an add rating to a strong-buy rating.

Jefferies Group  reiterated its buy rating on shares of SAIC, Inc. SAI.

JPMorgan Chase  downgraded shares of Banco Santander-Chile SAN from an overweight rating to a neutral rating.

UBS AG  upgraded shares of Semiconductor Manufacturing Int'l SMI from a sell rating to a neutral rating. UBS AG now has a $2.13 price target on the stock.

Argus  downgraded shares of Suntech Power STP from a hold rating to a sell rating.

Nomura  downgraded shares of TAL International Group, Inc. TAL from a buy rating to a neutral rating.

Sterne Agee  downgraded shares of Triangle Capital Cor TCAP from a buy rating to a neutral rating. Their analysts now have a $25.00 price target on the stock.

Nomura  downgraded shares of Textainer Group Holdings Limited TGH from a buy rating to a neutral rating.

William Blair  upgraded shares of Urban Outfitters, Inc. URBN from a market perform rating to an outperform rating.

Canaccord Genuity  raised its price target on shares of Urban Outfitters, Inc. URBN from $26.00 to $38.00. They have a hold rating on the stock.

Jefferies Group  reiterated its underperform rating on shares of Urban Outfitters, Inc. URBN. They have a $24.00 price target on the stock. They noted that the move was a valuation call.

Exane BNP Paribas  downgraded shares of Veolia Environnement VE from a neutral rating to an underperform rating.

Mizuho  raised its price target on shares of VMware, Inc. VMW from $105.00 to $115.00. They have a buy rating on the stock.

William Blair  initiated coverage on shares of Vantiv Inc VNTV. They issued a market perform rating on the stock.

Morgan Stanley  downgraded shares of Warner Chilcott WCRX from an equal weight rating to an underweight rating.

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