Equity Briefing: Upgrades and Downgrades for July 26th: PFBC, QSII, REGN, RSH, SHOO, SKX, SLB, SLTM, SPRD, SYN

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: B. Riley  upgraded shares of Preferred Bank (NASDAQ: PFBC) from a neutral rating to a buy rating. Sterne Agee  downgraded shares of Quality Systems Inc (NASDAQ: QSII) from a buy rating to a neutral rating...

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:

B. Riley  upgraded shares of Preferred Bank (NASDAQ: PFBC) from a neutral rating to a buy rating.

Sterne Agee  downgraded shares of Quality Systems Inc (NASDAQ: QSII) from a buy rating to a neutral rating.

JPMorgan Chase  downgraded shares of Quality Systems Inc (NASDAQ: QSII) from an overweight rating to a neutral rating.

Roth Capital  upgraded shares of Regeneron Pharms (NASDAQ: REGN) from a neutral rating to a buy rating.

Wedbush  downgraded shares of RadioShack (NYSE: RSH) from a neutral rating to an underperform rating.

Wedbush  upgraded shares of Steven Madden, Ltd. (NASDAQ: SHOO) from a neutral rating to an outperform rating. They noted that the move was a valuation call.

Wedbush  upgraded shares of Skechers USA, Inc. (NYSE: SKX) from an underperform rating to a neutral rating. They noted that the move was a valuation call.

Goldman Sachs  upgraded shares of Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB) from a neutral rating to a buy rating.

ThinkEquity  initiated coverage on shares of Solta Medical Inc. (NASDAQ: SLTM). They issued a buy rating on the stock.

Morgan Stanley  upgraded shares of Spreadtrum Comms (NASDAQ: SPRD) from an equal weight rating to an overweight rating.

Oppenheimer  downgraded shares of Synacor (NASDAQ: SYNC) from an outperform rating to a market perform rating.

Deutsche Bank  upgraded shares of The Fresh Market Inc (NYSE: TFM) from a hold rating to a buy rating.

Nomura  downgraded shares of TJX Companies Inc (NYSE: TJX) from a buy rating to a neutral rating.

Feltl & Co.  upgraded shares of Tractor Supply Co. (NASDAQ: TSCO) from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating.

JPMorgan Chase  upgraded shares of Tractor Supply Co. (NASDAQ: TSCO) from a neutral rating to an overweight rating.

Jefferies Group  reiterated its accumulate rating on shares of Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA).

CLSA  initiated coverage on shares of Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN). They issued a buy rating on the stock.

Cantor Fitzgerald  downgraded shares of Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) from a buy rating to a hold rating. Their analysts now have a $60.00 price target on the stock.

UBS AG  downgraded shares of Weatherford (NYSE: WFT) from a buy rating to a neutral rating.

Societe Generale  downgraded shares of Weatherford (NYSE: WFT) from a hold rating to a sell rating.

Goldman Sachs  downgraded shares of Weatherford (NYSE: WFT) from a buy rating to a neutral rating.

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