- Ryder (R) to outperform from sector perform at RBC Capital.
- HCP (HCP) to outperform from neutral at RW Baird.
- Hertz Global (HTZ) to overweight from equal weight at Barclays.
- Lincoln National (LNC) to buy from neutral and T. Rowe Price (TROW) to conviction buy from neutral at Goldman.
- Protective Life (PL) and Janus Capital (JNS) to neutral from sell at Goldman.
- Newell Rubbermaid (NWL) to overweight from equal weight at Morgan Stanley.
- National Instruments (NATI) to overweight from neutral at JPMorgan.
- Team Health (TMH) to buy from hold at Deutsche Bank.
Analyst Downgrades
- Best Buy (BBY) to perform from outperform at Oppenheimer.
- UDR (UDR) to neutral from buy, as well as Eaton Vance (EV) and Torchmark (TMK) to sell from neutral, at Goldman.
- FMC Technologies (FTI) to equal weight from overweight at Barclays.
- SunTrust (STI) to sell from neutral, as well as BB&T (BBT) and City Holding (CHCO) to neutral from buy, at Janney Capital.
- Stryker (SYK) to neutral from buy at UBS.
- Emergency Medical (EMS) to hold from buy at Deutsche Bank.
Analyst Initiations
- Fulton Financial (FULT) and Susquehanna (SUSQ) with outperform ratings at FBR Capital.
- Vancelnfo (VIT) with a neutral and Primo Water (PRMW) with a buy at Janney Capital.
- Goodrich Petroleum (GDP) and La-Z-Boy (LZB) with hold ratings at KeyBanc.
- Digital Realty (DLR) with a conviction buy at Goldman.
- The Fresh Market (TFM) with a neutral and TransDigm (TDG) with an overweight at JPMorgan.
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