Sara Lee (SLE) (EQIX) (HAIN) (HSP) (STRI) Upgraded

Sara Lee (NYSE: SLE), Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ: EQIX), The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAIN), Hospira, Inc. (NYSE: HSP) and STR Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: STRI) upgraded by analysts.

Sara Lee (SLE) was upgraded by analysts at Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $21.00 on the company.

Equinix, Inc. (EQIX) was upgraded by William Blair from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (HAIN) was upgraded by RBC Capital from a “Sector Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating. They have a price target of $37.00 on the company.

Hospira, Inc. (HSP) was upgraded by Citigroup (NYSE:C) from a “Sell” rating to a “Hold” rating. They have a price target of $49.00 on the company.

STR Holdings, Inc. (STRI) was upgraded by Craig Hallum from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating.

Ratings on (HEV) (HSP) (IDA) (KIM) Downgraded

Ratings on shares of Ener1, Inc. (NYSE: HEV), Hospira, Inc. (NYSE: HSP), Idacorp, Inc. (NYSE: IDA) and Kimco Realty Co. (NYSE: KIM) were downgraded by analysts.

Wunderlich downgraded Ener1, Inc. (HEV) from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating. They have a price target of $1.00 on the company, down from $3.50.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) downgraded Hospira, Inc. (HSP) to a “neutral” rating.

Keybanc downgraded IDACORP, Inc. (IDA) from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.

UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) downgraded Kimco Realty Co. (KIM) from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating.

Regeneron (REGN) (HSP) (SYMC) (CMI) (CPLA) get Ratings Initiations

Regeneron Pharms (NASDAQ:REGN), Hospira (NYSE:HSP), Symantec (NASDAQ:SYMC), Cummins (NYSE:CMI) and Capella Education (NASDAQ:CPLA) had analysts initiate coverage on them.

Regeneron Pharms (REGN) was started off with an "Overweight" rating by Barclays Capital, which has a price target of $64 on the company.

Hospira (HSP) was started off with an "Overweight" rating by Barclays Capital, with a price target of $64.

Symantec (SYMC) was initiated with a "Buy" rating by UBS (NYSE:UBS), with a price target of $22 on them.

Cummins (CMI) was initiated at a "Buy" rating by UBS, with a price target of $135.

Capella Education (CPLA) was started off with a "Sector Perform" rating by RBC Capital, which placed a price target of $52 on the company.

CenterState (CSFL) (GIB) (HSP) (LXK) (NWBI) Get Ratings Downgrades

CenterState Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSFL), CGI Group Inc (NYSE: GIB), Hospira, Inc. (NYSE: HSP), Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK) and Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: NWBI) get downgraded by analysts.

Raymond James (NYSE:RJF) downgraded CenterState Banks, Inc. (CSFL) from an “Outperform” rating to a “Market Perform” rating.

Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) downgraded CGI Group Inc (GIB) from an “Outperform” rating to a “Market Perform” rating.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) downgraded Hospira, Inc. (HSP) from a “Hold” rating to a “Sell” rating. They set a price target of $1 on the company, down from $54.

Brean Murray downgraded Lexmark International, Inc. (LXK) from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating.

Janney Montgomery Scott downgraded Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NWBI) from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Nokia (NOK) (HSP) (ROP) (RVBD) Get Ratings Updates

Hospira (NYSE:HSP), Nokia (NYSE:NOK), Roper Industries (NYSE:ROP) and Riverbed Technology (NASDAQ:RVBD) all received ratings updates from several brokerages.

Hospira (HSP) was downgraded by Citigroup (NYSE:C) from "Hold" to "Sell." Catalysts, according to Citi, were strong 2011 first quarter upside and an announced $1 billion share buyback program. Citigroup boosted its price target on Hospira from $52 to $54.

Nokia (NOK) is rated new "Hold" by ThinkEquity. They have a price target of $8 on the company. They said Nokia is facing a long transition from its legacy Symbian products to Windows Phone 7.

Roper Industries (ROP) was downgraded by Oppenheimer from "Outperform" to "Perform." Oppenheimer cited valuation as the catalyst.

Riverbed Technology (RVBD) is rated new "Outperform" by Morgan Keegan. They placed a price target of $45 on Morgan. They note that Riverbed is a market leader and is expanding its commercial footprint.