Vancouver, BC, July 23, 2012 - (ACN Newswire) - A number of stocks were upgraded and downgraded by equities research analysts today, as reported by Analyst Ratings Network and Equity Briefing:
Janney Montgomery Scott downgraded shares of Gardner Denver (NYSE:GDI - News) from a buy rating to a neutralrating.
Credit Suisse upgraded shares of Gardner Denver (NYSE:GDI - News) from a neutral rating to an outperform rating.
Macquarie upgraded shares of RRI Energy, Inc. (NYSE:GEN - News) from a neutral rating to an outperform rating.
RBC Capital downgraded shares of Hexcel Co. (NYSE:HXL - News) from an outperform rating to a sector perform rating.
Leerink Swann upgraded shares of Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN - News) from a market perform rating to an outperform rating.
Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on shares of Imax Corporation (NASDAQ:IMAX - News). They issued a buy rating on the stock.
Goldman Sachs upgraded shares of KB Home (NYSE:KBH - News) from a neutral rating to a buy rating.
Macquarie downgraded shares of Kinross Gold Corp (NYSE:KGC - News) from an outperform rating to a neutral rating.
Cantor Fitzgerald raised its price target on shares of Ligand Pharmaceutica (NASDAQ:LGND - News) from $19.00 to $24.00. They have a buy rating on the stock.
Goldman Sachs downgraded shares of LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE:LHO - News) from a buy rating to a neutral rating.
Leerink Swann upgraded shares of Luminex (NASDAQ:LMNX - News) from a market perform rating to an outperform rating.
Citigroup upgraded shares of The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS - News) from a neutral rating to a buy rating. Citigroup now has a $66.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $62.00.
Tudor Pickering initiated coverage on shares of Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC - News). They issued a buy rating on the stock.
Barclays Capital upgraded shares of NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG - News) from an equalweight rating to an overweight rating.
Goldman Sachs downgraded shares of NVR, Inc. (NYSE:NVR - News) from a neutral rating to a sell rating.
Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded shares of Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ONXX - News) from an outperform rating to a market perform rating.
Deutsche Bank reiterated its buy rating on shares of Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ONXX - News).
Jefferies Group upgraded shares of Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ONXX - News) from a hold rating to a buy rating.
KeyBanc downgraded shares of Penn National Gaming (NASDAQ:PENN - News) from a buy rating to a hold rating.
B. Riley downgraded shares of Pervasive Software Incorporated (NASDAQ:PVSW - News) from a buy ratingto a neutral rating.
Leerink Swann initiated coverage on shares of Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOR - News). They issued an outperform rating on the stock.
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