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Equity Briefing: Upgrades and Downgrades for July 26th: AB, ACI, AUY, BAS, BCR, BWLD, CAT, CBK, CHS, CLF, COH
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:
Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded shares of AllianceBernstein Holding LP (NYSE: AB) from an underperform rating to a neutral rating.
Stifel Nicolaus downgraded shares of Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE: ACI) from a buy rating to a hold rating.
HSBC upgraded shares of Yamana Gold (NYSE: AUY) from a neutral rating to an overweight rating. HSBC now has a $18.00 price target on the stock.
Goldman Sachs upgraded shares of Basic Energy Services (NYSE: BAS) from a sell rating to a buy rating.
Jefferies Group downgraded shares of C.R. Bard, Inc. (NYSE: BCR) from a buy rating to a hold rating. Their analysts now have a $94.00 price target on the stock. They noted that the move was a valuation call.
Raymond James upgraded shares of Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD) from an underperform rating to a market perform rating.
Wells Fargo & Co. downgraded shares of Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) from an outperform rating to a market perform rating. They noted that the move was a valuation call.
Piper Jaffray upgraded shares of Christopher & Banks (NYSE: CBK) from a neutral rating to an overweight rating.
Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of Chico's (NYSE: CHS) from an equal weight rating to an underweight rating.
FBR Capital downgraded shares of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (NYSE: CLF) from an outperform rating to a market perform rating. Their analysts now have a $56.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $102.00.
Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Coach (NYSE: COH) from an equal weight rating to an overweight rating.
Needham & Company reiterated its hold rating on shares of Cohu, Inc. (NASDAQ: COHU).
Citigroup raised its price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (NYSE: CP) from $90.00 to $92.00.
BMO Capital Markets upgraded shares of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (NYSE: CP) from a market perform rating to an outperform rating.
Sterne Agee upgraded shares of Carter's, Inc. (NYSE: CRI) from a neutral rating to a buy rating.
Needham & Company lowered its price target on shares of Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS) from $90.00 to $85.00. They have a buy rating on the stock.
Citigroup downgraded shares of Enersis S A (NYSE: ENI) from a buy rating to a neutral rating.
Goldman Sachs downgraded shares of ENSCO PLC (NYSE: ESV) from a buy rating to a neutral rating.
Raymond James upgraded shares of Flushing Financial Co. (NASDAQ: FFIC) from a market perform rating to an outperform rating.
Credit Suisse downgraded shares of Ferro Co. (NYSE: FOE) from an outperform rating to a neutral rating.
BMO Capital Markets upgraded shares of FMC Tech (NYSE: FTI) from an underperform rating to a market perform rating.
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