UPGRADES/DOWNGRADES
Equity ratings changes direct from brokerage firms.
Last Update: 08-Nov-12 09:27 ET
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Ratings Systems

Upgrades
Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target
Transocean RIG Argus Hold » Buy $62
PhotoMedex PHMD Ascendiant Capital Markets Buy » Strong Buy $18
Juniper Networks JNPR Cantor Fitzgerald Hold » Buy $19 » $21
ADTRAN ADTN Mizuho Underperform » Buy $10 » $22
FirstMerit Corp FMER Robert W. Baird Underperform » Neutral $13

Downgrades
Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target
Rex Energy REXX Global Hunter Securities Buy » Accumulate $15 » $15
Devon Energy DVN Howard Weil Focus Stock » Market Outperform
Stone Energy SGY Howard Weil Focus Stock » Market Outperform
Perrigo PRGO Caris & Company Buy » Above Average $136 » $129
Inteliquent IQNT Oppenheimer Perform » Underperform

Coverage Initiated
Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target
VCA Antech WOOF Stifel Nicolaus Hold
Sirona Dental Systems SIRO Stifel Nicolaus Buy $68
Dentsply XRAY Stifel Nicolaus Hold
IDEXX Labs IDXX Stifel Nicolaus Hold
Abaxis ABAX Stifel Nicolaus Buy $44

Coverage Reit/Price Tgt Changed*
Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target
AT&T T Hudson Square Research Hold $36 » $32
U.S. Steel X Argus Buy $36 » $31
Apollo Residential Mortg AMTG Compass Point Buy $21 » $23
Leap Wireless LEAP FBR Capital Mkt Perform $8 » $6
Qualcomm QCOM Cantor Fitzgerald Buy $66 » $69



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