Equity Briefing: Upgrades and Downgrades for July 19th: DOV, DSW, EWBC, FE, GPL, H, HE, IMPV, ISIS, JCI, LAYN

A number of stocks were upgraded and downgraded by equities research analysts today, as reported by Analyst Ratings Network and Equity Briefing: William Blair upgraded shares of Dover Co. (NYSE: DOV) from a market perform rating to an outperform rating. Benchmark Co. initiated coverage on shares of DSW Inc. (NYSE: DSW). They issued a hold rating on the stock and set a $60.00 price target...

A number of stocks were upgraded and downgraded by equities research analysts today, as reported by Analyst Ratings Network and Equity Briefing:

William Blair upgraded shares of Dover Co. (NYSE: DOV) from a market perform rating to an outperform rating.

Benchmark Co. initiated coverage on shares of DSW Inc. (NYSE: DSW). They issued a hold rating on the stock and set a $60.00 price target.

Sterne Agee downgraded shares of East West Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ: EWBC) from a buy rating to a neutral rating.

Jefferies Group upgraded shares of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) from an underperform rating to a hold rating.

Global Hunter Securities downgraded shares of Great Panther Silver (NYSE: GPL) from an accumulate rating to a neutral rating. Their analysts now have a $2.25 price target on the stock, down previously from $3.00.

Susquehanna upgraded shares of Hyatt Hotels (NYSE: H) from a neutral rating to a positive rating.

Macquarie downgraded shares of Hawaiian Electric (NYSE: HE) from a neutral rating to an underperform rating.

ThinkEquity initiated coverage on shares of Imperva Inc. (NASDAQ: IMPV). They issued a buy rating on the stock.

Jefferies Group downgraded shares of ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISIS) from a buy rating to an underperform rating.

Robert W. Baird downgraded shares of Johnson Controls, Inc. (NYSE: JCI) from an outperform rating to a neutral rating.

Gabelli initiated coverage on shares of Layne Christensen (NASDAQ: LAYN). They issued a buy rating on the stock.

Ladenburg Thalmann initiated coverage on shares of Medley Capital (NYSE: MCC). They issued a buy rating on the stock and set a $13.00 price target.

Raymond James upgraded shares of MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: MKTX) from an outperform rating to a strong-buy rating.

Wunderlich raised its price target on shares of Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: MLNX) from $85.00 to $150.00. They have a buy rating on the stock.

Edward Jones initiated coverage on shares of National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE: NOV). They issued a buy rating on the stock.

Jefferies Group lowered its price target on shares of Northern Trust Co. (NASDAQ: NTRS) from $51.00 to $49.00.

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