Equity Briefing: Upgrades and Downgrades for July 19th: AIRM, ANR, AOS, ARRS, ATHN, AXP, CFNL, CMS, CRDN, CRH

A number of stocks were upgraded and downgraded by equities research analysts today, as reported by Analyst Ratings Network and Equity Briefing: Stephens downgraded shares of Air Methods Corp (NASDAQ: AIRM) from an overweight rating to an equal weight rating. Brean Murray downgraded shares of Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE: ANR) from a buy rating to a hold rating. Sterne Agee downgraded shares of A.O. Smith (NYSE: AOS) 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 and Equity Briefing:

Stephens downgraded shares of Air Methods Corp (NASDAQ: AIRM) from an overweight rating to an equal weight rating.

Brean Murray downgraded shares of Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE: ANR) from a buy rating to a hold rating.

Sterne Agee downgraded shares of A.O. Smith (NYSE: AOS) from a buy rating to a neutral rating.

KeyBanc downgraded shares of A.O. Smith (NYSE: AOS) from a buy rating to a hold rating.

Wedbush downgraded shares of A.O. Smith (NYSE: AOS) from an outperform rating to a neutral rating.

Raymond James downgraded shares of Arris Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRS) from a strong-buy rating to an outperform rating.

Citigroup upgraded shares of AthenaHealth (NASDAQ: ATHN) from a neutral rating to a buy rating. Citigroup now has a $110.00 price target on the stock.

Guggenheim downgraded shares of American Express (NYSE: AXP) from a buy rating to a neutral rating.

Janney Montgomery Scott downgraded shares of Cardinal Financial Co. (NASDAQ: CFNL) from a buy rating to a neutral rating.

Argus downgraded shares of CMS Energy (NYSE: CMS) from a buy rating to a hold rating.

Benchmark Co. downgraded shares of Ceradyne (NASDAQ: CRDN) from a buy rating to a hold rating. Their analysts now have a $25.00 price target on the stock.

BNP Paribas downgraded shares of CRH PLC (NYSE: CRH) from an outperform rating to a neutral rating.

JPMorgan Chase upgraded shares of Dominion Resources, Inc. (NYSE: D) from an underweight rating to a neutral rating.

JPMorgan Chase downgraded shares of 3D Systems Co. (NYSE: DDD) from a neutral rating to an underweight rating.

ISI Group downgraded shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR) from an overweight rating to a market weight rating.

Capital One upgraded shares of Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE: DO) from a neutral rating to a neutral rating.

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