Equity Briefing: Upgrades and Downgrades for August 13th: ACIW, AV, AVGO, BANR, BBBY, BCOV, BNNY, BR, CATM

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:

Wedbush  downgraded shares of ACI Worldwide Inc ACIW from an outperform rating to a neutral rating. They noted that the move was a valuation call.

Exane BNP Paribas  downgraded shares of Aviva Plc AV from an outperform rating to a neutral rating.

UBS AG  initiated coverage on shares of Avago Technologies AVGO. They issued a buy rating on the stock.

Raymond James  downgraded shares of Banner Co. BANR from an outperform rating to a market perform rating.

Canaccord Genuity  upgraded shares of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. BBBY from a hold rating to a buy rating. Canaccord Genuity now has a $75.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $71.00.

B. Riley  initiated coverage on shares of Brightcove Inc BCOV. They issued a sell rating on the stock.

Canaccord Genuity  raised its price target on shares of Annies Inc BNNY from $40.00 to $42.00. They have a hold rating on the stock.

JPMorgan Chase  downgraded shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. BR from an overweight rating to a neutral rating.

JPMorgan Chase  downgraded shares of Cardtronics CATM from an overweight rating to a neutral rating.

Morgan Stanley  initiated coverage on shares of Cummins CMI. They issued an equal weight rating on the stock.

Societe Generale  upgraded shares of ConocoPhillips COP from a hold rating to a buy rating.

Goldman Sachs  upgraded shares of Campbell Soup Company CPB from a sell rating to a buy rating.

Global Hunter Securities  upgraded shares of Copano Energy, L.L.C. CPNO from a reduce rating to a neutral rating. Global Hunter Securities now has a $30.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $26.00.

Bank of America  initiated coverage on shares of Durata Therapeutics Inc DRTX. They issued a buy rating on the stock and set a $12.00 price target.

RBC Capital  initiated coverage on shares of Durata Therapeutics Inc DRTX. They issued an outperform rating on the stock.

Raymond James  upgraded shares of EOG Resources EOG from a market perform rating to an outperform rating.

Mizuho  raised its price target on shares of Express Scripts, Inc. ESRX from $69.00 to $70.00. They have a buy rating on the stock.

JPMorgan Chase  downgraded shares of ExlService Holdings, Inc. EXLS from an overweight rating to a neutral rating.

JPMorgan Chase  upgraded shares of Fiserv, Inc. FISV from a neutral rating to an overweight rating.

UBS AG  initiated coverage on shares of Five Below Inc FIVE. They issued a neutral rating on the stock.

Jefferies Group  initiated coverage on shares of Five Below Inc FIVE. They issued a buy rating on the stock.

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