Equity Briefing: Upgrades and Downgrades for August 01st: ABFS, ACH, AEGN, AIXG, ALGT, AMRS, AUXL, BDX, BMC, B
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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:
JPMorgan Chase downgraded shares of Arkansas Best Corp (NASDAQ: ABFS) from a
neutral rating to an underweight rating.
HSBC initiated coverage on shares of Aluminum Corporation of China (NYSE: ACH).
They issued an underweight rating on the stock.
Langenberg & Company upgraded shares of Aegion (NASDAQ: AEGN) from a hold
rating to a buy rating.
Ladenburg Thalmann upgraded shares of Aegion (NASDAQ: AEGN) from a neutral
rating to a buy rating. Ladenburg Thalmann now has a $23.00 price target on the
stock.
HSBC upgraded shares of Aixtron AG (NASDAQ: AIXG) from an underweight rating to
a neutral rating.
Dahlman Rose downgraded shares of Allegiant Travel (NASDAQ: ALGT) from a hold
rating to a sell rating.
ThinkEquity downgraded shares of Amyris Inc (NASDAQ: AMRS) from a hold rating
to a sell rating.
MKM Partners downgraded shares of Auxilium Pharma (NASDAQ: AUXL) from a buy
rating to a neutral rating.
Stifel Nicolaus downgraded shares of Auxilium Pharma (NASDAQ: AUXL) from a buy
rating to a hold rating.
Leerink Swann downgraded shares of Auxilium Pharma (NASDAQ: AUXL) from an
outperform rating to a market perform rating. They noted that the move was a
valuation call.
JPMorgan Chase downgraded shares of Becton Dickinson (NYSE: BDX) from a neutral
rating to an underweight rating.
Credit Suisse downgraded shares of BMC Software, Inc. (NYSE: BMC) from an
outperform rating to a neutral rating.
Raymond James downgraded shares of BMC Software, Inc. (NYSE: BMC) from a
strong-buy rating to an outperform rating.
Jefferies Group downgraded shares of BP PLC (NYSE: BP) from a buy rating to a
hold rating.
Leerink Swann downgraded shares of Bruker Co. (NASDAQ: BRKR) from an outperform
rating to a market perform rating.
Compass Point downgraded shares of Cardtronics (NASDAQ: CATM) from a buy rating
to a neutral rating. Their analysts now have a $31.00 price target on the stock.
Roth Capital upgraded shares of Cavium Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAVM) from a
neutral rating to a buy rating.
SunTrust initiated coverage on shares of Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:
CBST). They issued a neutral rating on the stock.
Chardan Capital downgraded shares of Ceva Inc (NASDAQ: CEVA) from a buy rating
to a neutral rating. Their analysts now have a $17.00 price target on the stock.
Raymond James upgraded shares of Celadon Group, Inc. (NYSE: CGI) from an
outperform rating to a strong-buy rating.
Nomura initiated coverage on shares of CGG Veritas (NYSE: CGV). They issued a
reduce rating on the stock.
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