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Equity Briefing: Upgrades and Downgrades for July 31st: ADVS, AJG, ANAD, BKCC, BRO, BSFT, BWP, CBI, CHTR, CMCS
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:
Wedbush downgraded shares of Advent Software Inc (NASDAQ: ADVS) from an outperform rating to a neutral rating.
Barclays Capital downgraded shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG) from an overweight rating to an equal weight rating.
Needham & Company downgraded shares of ANADIGICS, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANAD) from a buy rating to a hold rating.
UBS AG downgraded shares of BlackRock Kelso (NASDAQ: BKCC) from a buy rating to a neutral rating.
Barclays Capital downgraded shares of Brown & Brown Inc. (NYSE: BRO) from an overweight rating to an equal weight rating.
Goldman Sachs upgraded shares of Broadsoft Inc (NASDAQ: BSFT) from a neutral rating to a buy rating.
Credit Suisse downgraded shares of Boardwalk Pipeline Partners (NYSE: BWP) from an outperform rating to a neutral rating.
Credit Suisse downgraded shares of Chicago Bridge & Iron Company (NYSE: CBI) from an outperform rating to a neutral rating.
Lazard Capital downgraded shares of Chicago Bridge & Iron Company (NYSE: CBI) from a buy rating to a hold rating.
Tudor Pickering downgraded shares of Chicago Bridge & Iron Company (NYSE: CBI) from a buy rating to a hold rating.
Jefferies Group initiated coverage on shares of Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR). They issued a hold rating on the stock.
Jefferies Group initiated coverage on shares of Comcast Co. (NASDAQ: CMCSA). They issued a buy rating on the stock.
Jefferies Group downgraded shares of Coach (NYSE: COH) from a buy rating to a hold rating.
Piper Jaffray downgraded shares of Coach (NYSE: COH) from an overweight rating to a neutral rating.
Jefferies Group initiated coverage on shares of Cablevision (NYSE: CVC). They issued a hold rating on the stock.
Wells Fargo & Co. upgraded shares of Concho Resources Inc. (NYSE: CXO) from a market perform rating to an outperform rating.
Rodman & Renshaw reiterated its outperform rating on shares of Cytokinetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CYTK). They have a $2.00 price target on the stock.
Compass Point lowered its price target on shares of Diebold Incorporated (NYSE: DBD) from $48.00 to $45.00. They have a buy rating on the stock.
Barclays Capital upgraded shares of Daimler AG (NASDAQ: DDAIF) to an equal weight rating.
Jefferies Group initiated coverage on shares of DISH (NASDAQ: DISH). They issued a hold rating on the stock.
Credit Suisse initiated coverage on shares of Dollar Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: DLLR). They issued an outperform rating on the stock and set a $23.00 price target.
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