Equity Briefing: Upgrades and Downgrades for July 27th: WLL, WLT, WOOF, XOM, XXIA

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: Jefferies Group  reiterated its buy rating on shares of Whiting Petroleum Co. (NYSE: WLL). Johnson Rice  downgraded shares of Walter Energy (NYSE: WLT) from an overweight rating to an equal weight rating. Stephens  downgraded shares of VCA Antech, Inc...

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:

Jefferies Group  reiterated its buy rating on shares of Whiting Petroleum Co. (NYSE: WLL).

Johnson Rice  downgraded shares of Walter Energy (NYSE: WLT) from an overweight rating to an equal weight rating.

Stephens  downgraded shares of VCA Antech, Inc. (NASDAQ: WOOF) from an overweight rating to an equal weight rating.

UBS AG  downgraded shares of Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) from a buy rating to a neutral rating.

Deutsche Bank  upgraded shares of Ixia (NASDAQ: XXIA) from a hold rating to a buy rating.

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