Alere (ALR) (CCI) (CERN) (CHK) (EXPE) (KLAC) Price Targets Changed

Alere Inc. (NYSE: ALR), Crown Castle (NYSE: CCI), Cerner Corp. (NASDAQ: CERN), Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK), Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) and KLA-Tencor (NASDAQ: KLAC) price targets adjusted by analysts.

Alere Inc. (ALR) had its price target lowered by RBC Capital from $35.00 to $32.00. They have a “Sector Perform” rating on the company.

Crown Castle (CCI) had its price target raised by Collins Stewart from $56.00 to $58.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

Cerner Corp. (CERN) had its price target raised by FBR Capital from $66.00 to $72.00. They have an “Outperform” rating on the company.

Chesapeake Energy (CHK) had its price target raised by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) to $41.00.

Expedia, Inc. (EXPE) had its price target raised by Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) to $35.00.

KLA-Tencor (KLAC) had its price target lowered by RBC Capital from $47.00 to $39.00. They have a “Sector Perform” rating on the company.

Alere (ALR) (FCBC) (GIL) (HSC) (UAL) (VCI) Downgraded

Alere Inc. (NYSE: ALR), First Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCBC), Gildan Activewear (NYSE: GIL), Harsco Co. (NYSE: HSC), United Continental (NYSE: UAL) and Valassis Communications, Inc. (NYSE: VCI) downgraded by analysts.

Alere Inc. (ALR) was downgraded by Wedbush from an “Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating. They have a price target of $31.00 on the company, down from $41.00.

First Community Bancshares, Inc. (FCBC) was downgraded by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc from an “Outperform” rating to a “Market Perform” rating.

Gildan Activewear (GIL) was downgraded by Citigroup (NYSE:C) from a “Hold” rating to a “Sell” rating.

Harsco Co. (HSC) was downgraded by Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating. They have a price target of $33.00 on the company, down from $38.00.

United Continental (UAL) was downgraded by Ticonderoga from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Valassis Communications, Inc. (VCI) was downgraded by Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) from an “Overweight” rating to a “Neutral” rating. They have a price target of $27.00 on the company.

Price Targets on (ABX) AFL) (AKAM) (ARLP) (ALR) Changed

Price targets on Barrick Gold Corp (NYSE: ABX), AFLAC (NYSE: AFL), Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM), Alliance Resource (NASDAQ: ARLP) and Alere Inc (NYSE: ALR) changed by analysts.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) cut their price target on Barrick Gold Corp (ABX) from $66.00 to $57.00. They have an “overweight” rating on the company.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of AFLAC (AFL) from $65.00 to $62.00. They have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Akamai Technologies AKAM) from $49.00 to $40.00.

Hilliard Lyons raised their price target on Alliance Resource (ARLP) from $75.00 to $80.00. They have a “long-term buy” rating on the stock.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) cut their price target on shares of Alere Inc (ALR) from $42.00 to $40.00.