NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- CHANGE IN RATINGS
Alexander & Baldwin ALEX downgraded at Wells from Market Perform to Underperform, Wells Fargo said. Valuation call, as the stock is up more than 30% over the past week.
TD Ameritrade AMTD downgraded at Goldman from Neutral to Sell, Goldman Sachs said. $15 price target. Retail trading remains soft and consensus expectations could prove optimistic.
Cabot Oil & Gas COG upgraded at Goldman from Neutral to Buy, Goldman Sachs said. Company should benefit from higher natural gas prices down the road.
Cornerstone Therapeutics CRTX downgraded to sell at TheStreet Ratings.
Dollar Tree DLTR downgraded at Morgan Stanley from Equal-weight to Underweight, Morgan Stanley said. Valuation call, based on a $45 price target.
DSW DSW rated new Hold at Canaccord. $62 price target. Company faces near-term earnings risks.
Equinix EQIX rated new Buy at Deutsche. $225 price target. Company should benefit from more outsourcing for data centers.
Garmin GRMN downgraded to hold at TheStreet Ratings.
Lincare Holdings LNCR downgraded at Jefferies to Hold from Buy, Jefferies said. $41.50 price target. Competing bids to Linde's $41.50 offer unlikely.
Lam Research LRCX downgraded at CLSA from Buy to Outperform, Credit Agricole said. $44 price target. Company could face higher costs and lower NAND spending.
MasterCard MA downgraded at UBS to Sell from Neutral, UBS said. $403 price target. Slowing growth and unfavorable risk/reward.
Northern Trust NTRS upgraded at Goldman from Neutral to Buy, Goldman Sachs said. $53 price target. Estimates also boosted, as the company has stable revenue and can expand margins.
NY Community Bancorp NYB downgraded at Credit Suisse from Outperform to Neutral, Credit Suisse said. $14 price target. Estimates also cut, given lower expected margins and increased competition.
Boston Beer SAM downgraded at UBS to Sell from Neutral, UBS said. $103 price target. Topline trends may slow.
Sirona Dental SIRO upgraded at Baird from Neutral to Outperform, Robert Baird said. $53 price target. Company faces tough sales comps and is leveraged to Europe.
State Street STT downgraded at Goldman to Neutral, Goldman Sachs said. Estimates also cut, given lower sales expectations.
SolarWinds SWI downgraded at FBR from Outperform to Market Perform, FBR Capital Markets said. $47 price target. Valuation call, as the stock is up more than 50% year-to-date.
Syngenta AG SYT downgraded at Jefferies to Hold from Buy, Jefferies said. $73 price target. Lack of near-term positive catalysts.
Texas Capital TCBI downgraded at DA Davidson from Buy to Neutral, DA Davidson said. $46 price target. Valuation call, as the stock is up 35% year-to-date.
Visa V downgraded at UBS to Sell from Neutral, UBS said. $113 price target. Slowing growth and unfavorable risk/reward.
Volcano VOLC rated new Outperform at Credit Suisse. $36 price target. Company has a solid growth profile and is a potential takeover target.
Wintrust Financial WTFC downgraded at Oppenheimer to Perform from Outperform, Oppenheimer said. $36.00 price target. Drop in US Treasury rates.
Weyerhaeuser WY upgraded at Citigroup to Buy from Neutral, Citigroup said. $28 price target. 2H lumber prices will be stronger than expected.
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STOCK COMMENTS / EPS CHANGES
Abercrombie & Fitch ANF numbers lowered at Piper. Shares of ANF now seen reaching $50, according to Piper Jaffray. Estimates also cut, given the company's exposure to Europe. Overweight rating. Acme Packet APKT numbers lowered at Jefferies. Shares of APKT now seen reaching $17, Jefferies said. Estimates also lowered on negative pre-announcement. Hold rating. Acme Packet APKT numbers cut at Credit Suisse. Shares of APKT now seen reaching $36, according to Credit Suisse. Estimates also reduced, given continued weakness with domestic carriers. Outperform rating. Blackstone Group BX numbers lowered at Jefferies. Shares of BX now seen reaching $17, Jefferies said. Estimates also lowered on challenging equity markets. Buy rating. Johnson Controls JCI numbers lowered at Jefferies. Shares of JCI now seen reaching $28, Jefferies said. Estimates also lowered on European worries. Hold rating. Warnaco WRC estimates, target cut at Piper. Shares of WRC now seen reaching $48, according to Piper Jaffray. Estimates also reduced, given the company's exposure to southern Europe. Neutral rating. >To submit a news tip, email: tips@thestreet.com.
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