BP (BP) (LHO) (VOCS) (AONE) (ENS) (BYI) Downgraded

BP PLC (NYSE: BP), LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE: LHO), Vocus, Inc. (NASDAQ: VOCS), A123 Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: AONE), EnerSys (NYSE: ENS) and Bally Technologies Inc. (NYSE: BYI) downgraded by analysts.

LaSalle Hotel Properties (LHO) was downgraded by Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating. They have a price target of $18.00 on the company, down from $31.00.

Vocus, Inc. (VOCS) was downgraded by RBC Capital from an “Outperform” rating to a “Sector Perform” rating. They have a price target of $25.00 on the company, down from $33.00.

BP PLC (BP) was downgraded by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

A123 Systems, Inc. (AONE) was downgraded by Goldman Sachs from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

EnerSys (ENS) was downgraded by Ardour Capital from a “Buy” rating to an “Accumulate” rating. They have a price target of $28.00 on the company, down from $42.00.

Bally Technologies Inc. (BYI) was downgraded by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) from an “Overweight” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

DeVry (DV) (SLE) (AMSC) (ENS) (AVGO) Price Targets Changed

DeVry Inc. (NYSE: DV), Sara Lee (NYSE: SLE), American Superconductor Co. (NASDAQ: AMSC), EnerSys (NYSE: ENS) and Avago Technologies (NASDAQ: AVGO) price targets adjusted by analysts.

Sara Lee (SLE) had its price target lowered by Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) from $22.00 to $20.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

American Superconductor Co. (AMSC) had its price target lowered by Ardour Capital from $8.50 to $6.50. They now have a “Hold” rating on the company.

EnerSys (ENS) had its price target lowered by Needham & Company from $42.00 to $36.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

Avago Technologies (AVGO) had its price target lowered by Citigroup (NYSE:C) to $40.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

DeVry Inc. (DV) had its price target lowered by UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) from $75.00 to $70.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

Basic Energy (BAS) (ENOC) (ENS) (EPB) (KEG) Get New Coverage

Basic Energy Services (NYSE: BAS), EnerNOC, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENOC), EnerSys (NYSE: ENS), El Paso Pipeline Partners (NYSE: EPB) and Key Energy (NYSE: KEG) are getting new coverage from analysts.

Canaccord Genuity launched coverage on Basic Energy Services (BAS). They placed a "Buy" rating and a price target of $45.00 on the company.

Brean Murray initiated coverage on EnerNOC, Inc. (ENOC). They placed a "Buy" rating and a price target of $23.00 on the company.

Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on EnerSys (NYSE: ENS). They placed a "Buy" rating and a price target of $45.00 on the company.

Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) initiated coverage on El Paso Pipeline Partners (EPB). They placed an "Outperform" rating on the company.

Canaccord Genuity launched coverage on Key Energy (KEG). They placed a "Buy" rating and a price target of $23.00 on the company.

Basic Energy closed Thursday at $35.17, falling $0.95, or 2.63 percent. EnerNOC closed at $17.12, gaining $0.30, or 1.78 percent. EnerSys ended the session at $35.55, climbing $0.86, or 2.48 percent. El Paso Pipeline Partners closed at $35.18, rising $0.14, or 0.40 percent. Key Energy closed at $19.15, jumping $0.27, or 1.43 percent.

Price Targets on (CSCO) (DLTR) (DTV) (DYN) (ENS) Updated

Price targets on shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO), Dollar Tree Inc (NASDAQ: DLTR), DirecTV (NYSE: DTV), Dynegy Inc. (NYSE: DYN) and EnerSys (NYSE: ENS) updated by analysts.

Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) cut their price target on Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) from $20.00 to $19.00.

Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) raised their price target on Dollar Tree Inc (DLTR) from $62.00 to $69.00. They have a “buy” rating on the company.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) raised their price target on DirecTV (DTV) to $57.00. They have an “overweight” rating on the company.

Ladenburg Thalmann raised their price target on Dynegy Inc. (DYN) from $5.50 to $6.00. They have a “neutral” rating on the company.

Needham & Company raised their price target on EnerSys (ENS) from $40.00 to $42.00. They have a “buy” rating on the company.

Ratings on (NTAP) (VTR) (ENS) (WLK) Upgraded

Ratings on NetApp Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP), Ventas (NYSE: VTR), EnerSys (NYSE: ENS) and Westlake Chemical Corp (NYSE: WLK) were upgraded by analysts.

Canaccord Genuity upgraded NetApp Inc. (NTAP) from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.

HSBC (NYSE:HBC) upgraded Ventas (VTR) from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating. They have a price target of $50.00 on the company, up from $48.00.

Noble Financial upgraded EnerSys (ENS) from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) upgraded Westlake Chemical Corp (WLK) from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating.

EnerSys (NYSE:ENS) Driven by Demand Trends

EnerSys (NYSE:ENS) should benefit from growing demand trends in the reserve power and motive markets.

Needham said, "In our view, ENS shares present a solid investment opportunity in a mature and established lead acid battery technology. The company should be positioned to benefit from the improving demand trends in motive and reserve power markets. We also highlight EnerSys is a market leading battery supplier to the electric ‘motive’ transportation segment (i.e. forklifts)."

Needham & Company launched coverage on EnerSys with a "Buy" rating. Enersys was trading at $33.24, up $0.84, or 2.59 percent, as of 2:14 PM EST. They have a price target of $40 on them.