Verizon (VZ) (STJ) (SHW) (SNDK) (SO) (VAR) Ratings, Price Targets

Verizon (NYSE: VZ), St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE: STJ), The Sherwin Williams Co. (NYSE: SHW), SanDisk Co. (NASDAQ: SNDK), Southern Co. (NYSE: SO) and Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) ratings and price targets.

St. Jude Medical, Inc. (STJ) had its price target lowered by Kaufman Brothers from $50.00 to $42.00. They have a “buy” rating on the firm.

The Sherwin Williams Co. (SHW) was upgraded by Northcoast Research to a “buy” rating.

Verizon (VZ) was downgraded by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) to a “buy” rating.

SanDisk Co. (SNDK) was downgraded by Citigroup (NYSE:C) to a “neutral” rating.

Southern Co. (SO) was downgraded by Caris & Co. to an “average” rating.

Varian Medical Systems (VAR) was upgraded by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating.