Vancouver, BC, Aug 1, 2012 - (ACN Newswire) - 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:
Ardour Capital downgraded shares of Polypore (NYSE:PPO - News) from a buy ratingto a hold rating. Their analysts now have a $37.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $56.00.
Robert W. Baird downgraded shares of Polypore (NYSE:PPO - News) from an outperform rating to a neutral rating. Their analysts now have a $37.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $55.00.
RBC Capital upgraded shares of Rubicon Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RBCN - News) from an underperform rating to a neutral rating.
Dahlman Rose downgraded shares of Republic Airways Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:RJET - News) from a buy rating to a hold rating.
Bank of America downgraded shares of RPX (NASDAQ:RPXC - News) from a buy rating to a neutral rating.
Roth Capital upgraded shares of RTI Biologics Inc. (NASDAQ:RTIX - News) from a neutral rating to a buy rating.
Dahlman Rose downgraded shares of SkyWest, Inc. (NASDAQ:SKYW - News) from a hold rating to a sell rating.
Miller Tabak initiated coverage on shares of Sanchez Energy Corp (NYSE:SN - News). They issued a buy rating on the stock and set a $23.00 price target.
Northland Securities downgraded shares of Servicesource Intern (NASDAQ:SREV - News) from an outperform rating to a market perform rating. Their analysts now have a $13.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $17.00.
Bank of America downgraded shares of Symetra Financial (NYSE:SYA - News) from a neutral rating to an underperform rating.
Janney Montgomery Scott downgraded shares of Systemax Inc. (NYSE:SYX - News) from a buy rating to a neutral rating.
Bank of America downgradedshares of Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ:TECD - News) from a neutral rating to an underperform rating.
Caris & Co. downgraded shares of True Religion Apparel, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRLG - News) from an above average rating to an average rating.
FBR Capital upgraded shares of Tower Group Inc. (NASDAQ:TWGP - News) from a market perform rating to an outperform rating. FBR Capital now has a $24.00 price target on the stock.
Dahlman Rose downgraded shares of United Continental (NYSE:UAL - News) from a buy rating to a hold rating.
Deutsche Bank upgraded shares of Wal Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT - News) from a sell rating to a hold rating.
Buckingham Research downgraded shares of Wal Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT - News) from a buy rating to a neutral rating.
HSBC initiatedcoverage on shares of Yanzhou Coal Mining (NYSE:YZC - News). They issued a neutral rating on the stock.
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