Friday, August 3, 2012

U.S. ANALYST RATINGS: Upgrades, Downgrades, Initiations

UPGRADES:
  * Ansys (ANSS) raised to outperform: Baird
  * Cigna (CI) raised to buy: Societe Generale
  * Demandware (DWRE) raised to buy: Goldman
  * Genco Shipping (GNK) raised to neutral: Global Hunter
  * Gladstone Capital (GLAD) raised to buy: Hilliard Lyons
  * Hologic (HOLX) raised to strong buy: Raymond James
  * Immersion (IMMR) raised to hold: Capstone
  * MercadoLibre (MELI) raised to overweight: JP Morgan
  * Mistras Group (MG) raised to outperform: Baird
  * OpenTable (OPEN) raised to outperform: Oppenheimer
  * Ralcorp (RAH) raised to buy: UBS
  * SM Energy (SM) raised to buy: Societe Generale
  * Steris (STE) raised to market outperform: JMP Securities
  * Teradata (TDC) raised to buy: Sterne
  * Union Drilling (UDRL) raised to outperform: BMO
  * Whole Foods Market (WFM) raised to overweight: Morgan Stanley
  * Willis Group (WSH) raised to buy: Citi


DOWNGRADES:
  * Allstate (ALL) cut to neutral: UBS
  * Annaly Capital (NLY) cut to hold: Wunderlich
  * Ariba (ARBA) cut to equalweight: Barclays
  * AtriCure (ATRC) cut to market perform: JMP
  * AtriCure (ATRC) cut to neutral: Piper
  * Aveo Pharmaceuticals (AVEO) cut to hold: Jefferies
  * Becton Dickinson (BDX) cut to underperform: Credit Agricole
  * Berry Petroleum (BRY) cut to neutral: Global Hunter
  * ComScore (SCOR) cut to hold: Deutsche Bank
  * Concur Technologies (CNQR) cut to sell: Goldman
  * Fresh Market (TFM) cut to neutral: JP Morgan
  * ICF International (ICFI) cut to hold: BB&T
  * Intuit (INTU) cut to equalweight: Barclays
  * Jack in the Box (JACK) cut to neutral: Lazard
  * Knight Capital (KCG) cut to market perform: Raymond James
  * MGIC Investment (MTG) cut to market perform: FBR
  * Molycorp (MCP) cut to underweight: JP Morgan
  * Nordstrom (JWN) cut to neutral: Baird
  * Obagi Medical (OMPI) cut to hold: Cantor
  * Spartan Stores (SPTN) cut to market perform: BMO
  * Spectra Energy (SE) cut to hold: Deutsche Bank
  * Ternium (TX) cut to neutral: Goldman
  * Two Harbors Investment (TWO) cut to hold: Wunderlich
  * Viasat (VSAT) cut to perform: Oppenheimer
  * World Fuel Services (INT) cut to underperform: BofAML
  * Zipcar (ZIP) cut to neutral: JPMorgan
  * Zipcar (ZIP) cut to perform: Oppenheimer
  * Zipcar (ZIP) cut to underweight: Morgan Stanley
  * Zipcar (ZIP) cut to hold: Needham


INITIATIONS:
  * Palo Alto Networks (PANW) new outperform: Baird
  * Palo Alto Networks (PANW) new outperform: William Blair
  * Rockwell Collins (COL) new in-line: Imperial Capital
  * Triumph Group (TGI) new outperform: Imperial Capital

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