Amgen (AMGN) (VRUS) (VSI) (ALTR) (AMCX) (AN) Ratings, Price Targets

Amgen, Inc. (AMGN), Pharmasset (VRUS), Vitamin Shoppe (VSI), Altera (ALTR), AMC Networks (AMCX) and Autonation Inc. (AN) ratings and price targets.

BMO Capital Markets downgraded Amgen, Inc. (AMGN) from an
“Outperform” rating to a “Market Perform” rating. They have a price target of $58.00 on the company.

UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) downgraded Pharmasset (VRUS) from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) reiterated its “Overweight” on Vitamin Shoppe (VSI).

Lazard Capital initiated coverage on Altera (ALTR). They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $45.00 on the company.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) raised its price target on AMC Networks (AMCX) to $37.00.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) upgraded Autonation Inc. (AN) from a “Sell” rating to a “Neutral” rating.