Equity Briefing: Upgrades and Downgrades for August 23rd: CS, CUR, DLLR, EMR, EOG, ESRX, FST, GES, HAIN, HCN

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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  upgraded shares of Credit Suisse CS from a hold rating to a buy rating.

Maxim Group  initiated coverage on shares of Neuralstem Inc. CUR. They issued a sell rating on the stock and set a $0.25 price target.

Nomura  reiterated its buy rating on shares of Dollar Financial Corp. DLLR.

Jefferies Group  reiterated its buy rating on shares of Dollar Financial Corp. DLLR.

Nomura  reiterated its buy rating on shares of Emerson Electric Co. EMR.

Howard Weil  raised its price target on shares of EOG Resources EOG from $110.00 to $125.00. They have an outperform rating on the stock.

Jefferies Group  reiterated its buy rating on shares of Express Scripts, Inc. ESRX. They have a $70.00 price target on the stock.

Howard Weil  lowered its price target on shares of Forest Oil Co. FST from $17.00 to $9.00. They have a market perform rating on the stock.

Jefferies Group  reiterated its buy rating on shares of Guess Inc GES.

Caris & Co.  lowered its price target on shares of Guess Inc GES from $35.00 to $33.00. They have an above average rating on the stock.

Jefferies Group  reiterated its buy rating on shares of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. HAIN.

Canaccord Genuity  reiterated its buy rating on shares of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. HAIN.

UBS AG  downgraded shares of Health Care REIT HCN from a buy rating to a neutral rating. Their analysts now have a $60.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $63.00.

Bank of America  upgraded shares of Heineken HINKY from a neutral rating to a buy rating.

Jefferies Group  reiterated its hold rating on shares of Hewlett-Packard HPQ.

Sterne Agee  reiterated its buy rating on shares of Hewlett-Packard HPQ.

Deutsche Bank  reiterated its sell rating on shares of Hewlett-Packard HPQ.

Needham & Company  reiterated its underperform rating on shares of Hewlett-Packard HPQ.

Stephens  initiated coverage on shares of Hercules Tech. HTGC. They issued an overweight rating on the stock and set a $12.50 price target.

Sterne Agee  downgraded shares of Hatteras Financial Corp. HTS from a buy rating to a neutral rating.

Wunderlich  initiated coverage on shares of Hub Group, Inc. HUBG. They issued a hold rating on the stock and set a $36.00 price target.

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