Equity Briefing: Upgrades and Downgrades for August 2nd: HOTT, HR, HRC, HSNI, IRG, KCG, KNX, MANT, MCRL, MDAS

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: Piper Jaffray  downgraded shares of Hot Topic Inc (NASDAQ: HOTT) from an overweight rating to a neutral rating. Davenport  downgraded shares of Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE: HR) from a buy rating to a neutral rating. Piper Jaffray  downgraded shares of Hill-Rom Holdings, 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:

Piper Jaffray  downgraded shares of Hot Topic Inc (NASDAQ: HOTT) from an overweight rating to a neutral rating.

Davenport  downgraded shares of Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE: HR) from a buy rating to a neutral rating.

Piper Jaffray  downgraded shares of Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HRC) from an overweight rating to a neutral rating.

Stifel Nicolaus  downgraded shares of HSN, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSNI) from a buy rating to a hold rating.

Raymond James  upgraded shares of Ignite Restaurant Group Inc (NYSE: IRG) from an outperform rating to a strong-buy rating.

Raymond James  downgraded shares of Knight Capital Group Inc. (NYSE: KCG) from a strong-buy rating to a market perform rating.

CLSA  downgraded shares of Knight Capital Group Inc. (NYSE: KCG) from a buy rating to a sell rating.

Longbow Research  initiated coverage on shares of Knight Transportation (NYSE: KNX). They issued a buy rating on the stock and set a $19.00 price target.

Wells Fargo & Co.  upgraded shares of ManTech (NASDAQ: MANT) from an underperform rating to a market perform rating.

Wells Fargo & Co.  initiated coverage on shares of Micrel, Incorporated (NASDAQ: MCRL). They issued an outperform rating on the stock.

Raymond James  upgraded shares of MedAssets, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDAS) from an outperform rating to a strong-buy rating.

Global Hunter Securities  upgraded shares of Marathon Oil Co. (NYSE: MRO) from a neutral rating to an accumulate rating. Global Hunter Securities now has a $31.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $28.00.

Bank of America  downgraded shares of ArcelorMittal ADR (NYSE: MT) from a buy rating to a neutral rating.

Bank of America  upgraded shares of National Grid Transc (NYSE: NGG) from a neutral rating to a buy rating.

FBR Capital  downgraded shares of NTELOS (NASDAQ: NTLS) from an outperform rating to a market perform rating. Their analysts now have a $21.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $25.00.

RBC Capital  downgraded shares of Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) from an outperform rating to a sector perform rating.

Goldman Sachs  reiterated its buy rating on shares of Oceaneering International (NYSE: OII).

Robert W. Baird  reiterated its outperform rating on shares of Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONXX).

Sterne Agee  upgraded shares of PacWest Bancorp (NASDAQ: PACW) from a neutral rating to a buy rating.

Needham & Company  downgraded shares of Pharmacyclics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCYC) from a buy rating to a hold rating.

Dahlman Rose  downgraded shares of Potash Corp (NYSE: POT) from a buy rating to a hold rating.

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