Wednesday, August 1, 2012

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

UPGRADES:
  * Arkansas Best (ABFS) raised to market perform: Wells Fargo
  * First Horizon National (FHN) raised to neutral: Compass Point
  * Louisiana-Pacific (LPX) raised to hold: Salman Partners
  * Louisiana-Pacific (LPX) raised: BMO
  * National Financial Partners (NFP) raised to neutral: BofAML
  * RTI Biologics (RTIX) raised to buy: Roth Capital
  * Tower Group (TWGP) raised to outperform: FBR
  * Wal-Mart (WMT) raised to hold: Deutsche Bank


DOWNGRADES:
  * Advent Software (ADVS) cut to neutral: Wedbush
  * Allegiant Travel (ALGT) cut to sell: Dahlman Rose
  * Auxilium Pharma (AUXL) cut to market perform: Leerink Swann
  * Arkansas Best (ABFS) cut to underweight: JP Morgan
  * Becton Dickinson (BDX) cut to underweight: JP Morgan
  * BMC Software (BMC) cut to neutral: Credit Suisse
  * BMC Software (BMC) cut to outperform: Raymond James
  * Chicago Bridge (CBI) cut to neutral: Lazard
  * Coach (COH) cut to neutral: Piper Jaffray
  * Delta Air (DAL) cut to hold: Dahlman Rose
  * Denderon (DNDN) cut to sell: Lazard
  * Discovery Communications (DISCA) cut to sell: Citi
  * Heartland Payment System (HPY) cut: Keefe Bruyette
  * JetBlue (JBLU) cut to sell: Dahlman Rose
  * Luminex (LMNX) cut to market perform: William Blair
  * McGrath Rentcorp (MGRC) cut to market perform: Oppenheimer
  * Mercury Computer (MRCY) cut to sell: CRT Capital
  * Metropolitan Health (MDF) cut to buy: Feltl
  * Polypore International (PPO) cut to neutral: Robert Baird
  * Reald (RLD) cut to hold: Stifel Nicolaus
  * Republic Airways (RJET) cut to hold: Dahlman Rose
  * RPX (RPXC) cut to neutral: BOFAML
  * SkyWest (SKYW) cut to sell: Dahlman Rose
  * Symetra (SYA) cut to underperform: BofAML
  * Tech Data (TECD) cut to underperform: BofAML
  * United Continental (UAL) cut to hold: Dahlman Rose


INITIATIONS:
  * Eastman Chemical (EMN) new buy: Lazard
  * EOG (EOG) new hold: Miller Tabak
  * Precision Castparts (PCP) new neutral: Imperial Capital
  * Rosetta Resources (ROSE) new sell: Miller Tabak
  * Sanchez Energy (SN) new buy: Miller Tabak
  * Watsco (WSO) new neutral: Lazard

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