Equity Brief: Upgrades and Downgrades for September 5th: AAPL, AHONY, AHS, AMD, AMRE, ANR, AOL, ARO, ATML

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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 Brief:

JPMorgan Chase  raised its price target on shares of Apple, Inc AAPL from $675.00 to $770.00. They have an overweight rating on the stock.

Exane BNP Paribas  initiated coverage on shares of Koninklijke Ahold AHONY. They issued an underperform rating on the stock.

Citigroup  upgraded shares of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. AHS from a neutral rating to a buy rating. Citigroup now has a $11.00 price target on the stock.

UBS AG  downgraded shares of Advanced Micro Devices AMD from a buy rating to a neutral rating. Their analysts now have a $4.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $6.25.

Wunderlich  initiated coverage on shares of AmREIT Inc AMRE. They issued a buy rating on the stock and set a $17.00 price target.

Jefferies Group  initiated coverage on shares of AmREIT Inc AMRE. They issued a buy rating on the stock and set a $17.00 price target.

Raymond James  downgraded shares of Alpha Natural Resources ANR from a strong-buy rating to an outperform rating. Their analysts now have a $8.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $12.00.

Needham & Company  raised its price target on shares of AOL AOL from $34.00 to $40.00. They have a buy rating on the stock.

Bank of America  upgraded shares of Aeropostale, Inc. ARO from a neutral rating to a buy rating.

Feltl & Co.  initiated coverage on shares of Atmel ATML. They issued a hold rating on the stock and set a $6.00 price target.

Credit Agricole  initiated coverage on shares of Atwood Oceanics, Inc. ATW. They issued an outperform rating on the stock and set a $50.00 price target.

Credit Agricole  initiated coverage on shares of Baker Hughes BHI. They issued an outperform rating on the stock and set a $53.00 price target.

Sanford C. Bernstein  initiated coverage on shares of BHP Billiton BHP. They issued an outperform rating on the stock and set a $74.94 price target.

William Blair  initiated coverage on shares of Blount International, Inc. BLT. They issued an outperform rating on the stock and set a $17.00 price target.

KeyBanc  upgraded shares of The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. BONT from a hold rating to a buy rating. KeyBanc now has a $15.00 price target on the stock.

JPMorgan Chase  upgraded shares of BT Group plc BT from a neutral rating to an overweight rating.

Raymond James  downgraded shares of Peabody Energy Corp. BTU from an outperform rating to a market perform rating.

William Blair  downgraded shares of Cardinal Health CAH from an outperform rating to a market perform rating.

Citigroup  upgraded shares of Cross Country Healthcare Inc CCRN from a neutral rating to a buy rating. Citigroup now has a $7.00 price target on the stock.

Piper Jaffray  upgraded shares of Codexis, Inc. CDXS from an underweight rating to a neutral rating. Piper Jaffray now has a $2.00 price target on the stock.

Credit Suisse  downgraded shares of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc CLF from a neutral rating to an underperform rating. Their analysts now have a $30.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $50.00.

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