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:
Lazard Capital downgraded shares of Quality Systems Inc (NASDAQ: QSII) from a buy rating to a neutral rating.
Oppenheimer upgraded shares of Quality Systems Inc (NASDAQ: QSII) from a market perform rating to an outperform rating. Oppenheimer now has a $20.00 price target on the stock.
Sandler O'Neill upgraded shares of Raymond James (NYSE: RJF) from a hold rating to a buy rating.
Needham & Company downgraded shares of Radisys Corporation (NASDAQ: RSYS) from a buy rating to a hold rating.
Bank of America downgraded shares of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) from a buy rating to a neutral rating.
UBS AG upgraded shares of Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) from a neutral rating to a buy rating.
Stifel Nicolaus upgraded shares of SBA Communications Corp (NASDAQ: SBAC) from a hold rating to a buy rating. Stifel Nicolaus now has a $70.00 price target on the stock.
Robert W. Baird downgraded shares of Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) from an outperform rating to a neutral rating. Their analysts now have a $50.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $65.00.
RBC Capital downgraded shares of SandRidge Mississippian Trust I (NYSE: SDT) from an outperform rating to a sector perform rating.
ISI Group upgraded shares of SunTrust (NYSE: STI) from a sell rating to a hold rating.
Piper Jaffray downgraded shares of Strayer Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: STRA) from a neutral rating to an underweight rating.
Feltl & Co. downgraded shares of Titan International Inc (Illinois) (NYSE: TWI) from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating. Their analysts now have a $32.40 price target on the stock, down previously from $37.50.
Raymond James downgraded shares of United Continental (NYSE: UAL) from an outperform rating to a market perform rating.
Societe Generale downgraded shares of Unilever (NYSE: UL) from a hold rating to a sell rating.
Natixis downgraded shares of Unilever (NYSE: UL) from a neutral rating to a reduce rating.
Societe Generale downgraded shares of Unilever NLG 1.12 ADR (NYSE: UN) from a hold rating to a sell rating.
Canaccord Genuity downgraded shares of Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIVO) from a buy rating to a hold rating. Their analysts now have a $18.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $25.00.
National Securities upgraded shares of Volterra Semi (NASDAQ: VLTR) from a neutral rating to a buy rating. National Securities now has a $26.00 price target on the stock.
Sterne Agee upgraded shares of Valley National Bancorp (NYSE: VLY) from an underperform rating to a neutral rating.
JPMorgan Chase downgraded shares of Valley National Bancorp (NYSE: VLY) from a neutral rating to an underweight rating.
Craig Hallum downgraded shares of VistaPrint (NASDAQ: VPRT) from a buy rating to a hold rating.
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