- Thomas Weisel upgraded PerkinElmer (NYSE: PKI) to Overweight from Market Weight on valuation as it sees limited downside to consensus estimates. The firm raised its target on shares to $20 from $18.
- Jefferies upgraded WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE: WX) to Hold from Underperform following the Q2 results as it believes the company's cross-selling strategy is paying off. The firm raised its target on shares to $12 from $5.
- FBR Capital upgraded J. Crew (NYSE: JCG) to Outperform from Market Perform to reflect the company's trend-right product, inventory control, unit growth, and strong management. The firm raised its target on shares to $36 from $25.
- Popular (NASDAQ: BPOP) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral at B. Riley.
- Pan American Silver (NASDAQ: PAAS) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS.
- HearUSA (AMEX: EAR) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at Roth Capital.
Analyst downgrades:
- Goldman downgraded Nokia (NYSE: NOK) to Neutral from Conviction Buy as it finds the risk/reward on shares not compelling given the company's lack of new high-end phones and continued market share losses.
- Citigroup downgraded D.R. Horton (NYSE: DHI) to Sell from Hold on valuation and believes near-term impairments could push shares lower. Despite downgrading, Citi raised its target on D.R. Horton to $10 from $8.
- Piper Jaffray downgraded ReneSola (NYSE: SOL) to Underweight from Neutral following the Q2 results and lowered its target on shares to $4 from $6.50.
- JA Solar (NASDAQ: JASO) was downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Barclays.
- XTO Energy (NYSE: XTO) was downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
- Points International (OTC: PTSEF) was downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Merriman.
Analyst initiations:
- Baird is positive on American Public Education's (NASDAQ: APEI) valuation and organic growth. The firm started shares with an Outperform rating and $46 target.
- Thomas Weisel initiated Agrium (NYSE: AGU) with an Underweight rating. The firm thinks the company's margins will be hurt by nitrogen prices while its profitability would be diluted by an acquisition of CF Industries (NYSE: CF).
- Thomas Weisel also initiated Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) with an Overweight rating. The firm believes that the company's phosphate business is showing early signs of a recovery while potash pricing has bottomed. The firm set a $58 target on the stock.
- Intrepid Potash (NYSE: IPI) was initiated with a Market Weight rating and $26 target at Thomas Weisel.
- TD AmeriTrade (NASDAQ: AMTD) was initiated with a Market Perform rating and $19 target at Bernstein.
- Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) coverage was resumed with a Neutral rating and $65 target at Goldman.



