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Equity Briefing: Upgrades and Downgrades for August 01st: CNI, CYTK, DAL, DISCA, DRIV, FHN, FIRE, HBI, HPY, IN
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:
TD Securities downgraded shares of Canadian National Railway (NYSE: CNI) from a buy rating to a hold rating. They noted that the move was a valuation call.
Cowen initiated coverage on shares of Cytokinetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CYTK). They issued an outperform rating on the stock.
Dahlman Rose downgraded shares of Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) from a buy rating to a hold rating.
Citigroup downgraded shares of Discovery (NASDAQ: DISCA) from a neutral rating to a sell rating.
Raymond James downgraded shares of Digital River, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRIV) from an outperform rating to a market perform rating.
Compass Point upgraded shares of First Horizon National Co. (NYSE: FHN) from a sell rating to a neutral rating. Compass Point now has a $8.00 price target on the stock.
Needham & Company reiterated its buy rating on shares of Sourcefire, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIRE).
Janney Montgomery Scott reiterated its buy rating on shares of Hanesbrands (NYSE: HBI).
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods downgraded shares of Heartland Payment Systems Inc (NYSE: HPY) from an outperform rating to a market perform rating.
Roth Capital downgraded shares of Interactive Intelligence (NASDAQ: ININ) from a buy rating to a neutral rating.
Dahlman Rose downgraded shares of Jetblue Airways Corp (NASDAQ: JBLU) from a hold rating to a sell rating.
Canaccord Genuity reiterated its buy rating on shares of LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. (NASDAQ: LMAT).
BMO Capital Markets upgraded shares of Louisiana-Pacific Co. (NYSE: LPX) from an underperform rating to a market perform rating.
Macquarie downgraded shares of Lloyds TSB Group plc (NYSE: LYG) from an outperform rating to a neutral rating.
Feltl & Co. downgraded shares of Metropolitan Health Networks, Inc. (NYSE: MDF) from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating. Their analysts now have a $10.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $10.40.
Oppenheimer downgraded shares of Mcgrath Rentcorp (NASDAQ: MGRC) from an outperform rating to a market perform rating.
BGB Securities upgraded shares of Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE: MIG) from a hold rating to a buy rating.
CRT Capital downgraded shares of Mercury Computer Systems Inc (NASDAQ: MRCY) from a fair value rating to a sell rating.
Leerink Swann initiated coverage on shares of Neurocrine Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ: NBIX). They issued an outperform rating on the stock.
Goldman Sachs upgraded shares of Norsk Hydro ASA (NASDAQ: NHYDY) from a sell rating to a neutral rating.
Deutsche Bank downgraded shares of Northeast Utilities System (NYSE: NU) from a buy rating to a hold rating.
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