Vancouver, BC, July 27, 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:
Mizuho upgraded shares of Informatica Co. (NASDAQ:INFA - News) from a neutral rating to a buy rating.
CLSA upgraded shares of International Paper Company (NYSE:IP - News) from an outperform rating to a buy rating.
Credit Agricole upgraded shares of Kimberly Clark Corp (NYSE:KMB - News) from an underperform rating to an outperform rating.
Credit Suisse downgraded shares of Linn Energy, LLC (NASDAQ:LINE - News) from an outperform rating to a neutral rating.
Deutsche Bank initiated coverage on shares of Lance, Inc. (NASDAQ:LNCE - News). They issued a hold rating on the stock.
Bank of America initiated coverage on shares of Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT - News). They issued a buy rating on the stock.
Ardour Capital upgraded shares of Metabolix Inc (NASDAQ:MBLX - News) from a hold rating to an accumulate rating. Ardour Capital now hasa $2.50 price target on the stock.
Northland Securities upgraded shares of Medifast, Inc. (NYSE:MED - News) from a market perform rating to an outperform rating. Northland Securities now has a $29.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $16.00.
ThinkEquity upgraded shares of Meru Networks Inc (NASDAQ:MERU - News) from a hold rating to a buy rating.
Jefferies Group reiterated its hold rating on shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE - News).
Capstone downgraded shares of NetGear Inc (NASDAQ:NTGR - News) from a buy rating to a hold rating. Their analysts now have a $37.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $45.00.
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods downgraded shares of NetSpend (NASDAQ:NTSP - News) from an outperform rating to a market perform rating.
SunTrust downgraded shares of Higher One Holdings, Inc (NYSE:ONE - News) from a buy rating to a neutral rating.
RBC Capital initiated coverage on shares of Pan American Silver Corp (NASDAQ:PAAS - News). They issued a sector perform ratingon the stock.
Piper Jaffray downgraded shares of Pacific Biosciences of California (NASDAQ:PACB - News) from a neutral rating to an underweight rating.
FBN Securities initiated coverage on shares of Palo Alto Networks Inc (NASDAQ:PANW - News). They issued an outperform rating on the stock.
Deutsche Bank upgraded shares of MetroPCS (NYSE:PCS - News) from a hold rating to a buy rating.
Argus downgraded shares of Polycom (NASDAQ:PLCM - News) from a buy rating to a hold rating.
Caris & Co. downgraded shares of QLogic Co. (NASDAQ:QLGC - News) from an above average rating to an average rating.
Pacific Crest downgraded shares of QLogic Co. (NASDAQ:QLGC - News) from a sector perform rating to an underperform rating.
Stifel Nicolaus downgraded shares of QLogic Co. (NASDAQ:QLGC - News) from a buy rating to a hold rating.
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