ProLogis (PLD) (ESV) (FOSL) (LPX) (NAT) (O) Upgraded

ProLogis (NYSE: PLD), ENSCO PLC (NYSE: ESV), Fossil (NASDAQ: FOSL), Louisiana-Pacific Co. (NYSE: LPX), Nordic American Tanker Shipping (NYSE: NAT) and Realty Income Corp. (NYSE: O) upgraded by analysts.

ProLogis (PLD) was upgraded by FBR Capital from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

ENSCO PLC. (ESV) was upgraded by Global Hunter Securities from an “Accumulate” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $62.00 on the company.

Fossil (FOSL) was upgraded by The Benchmark Company from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $100.00 on the company.

Louisiana-Pacific Co. (LPX) was upgraded by UBS AG (NYSE:UBS)
from a “Sell” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Nordic American Tanker Shipping (NAT) was upgraded by FBR Capital from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

Realty Income Corp. (O) was upgraded by FBR Capital from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating. They have a price target $35.50 on the company, up from $34.00.

Thomson Reuters (TRI) (PRE) (GNK) (HP) (CNP) (NAT) Downgraded

Thomson Reuters Co. (NYSE: TRI), PartnerRe (NYSE: PRE), Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd (NYSE: GNK), Helmerich & Payne (NYSE: HP), CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) and Nordic American Tanker Shipping (NYSE: NAT) downgraded by analysts.

Thomson Reuters Co. (TRI) was downgraded by RBC Capital from an “Outperform” rating to a “Sector Perform” rating. They have a price target of $42.00 on the company, down from $46.00.

PartnerRe (PRE) was downgraded by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) from an “Overweight” rating to a “Neutral” rating. They have a price target of $76.00 on the company.

Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd (GNK) was downgraded by Cantor Fitzgerald from a “Hold” rating to a “Sell” rating.

Helmerich & Payne (HP) was downgraded by Duncan Williams from a “Buy” rating to a “Reduce” rating. They have a price target of $72.00 on the company. They cited valuation as the catalyst behind the call.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) was downgraded by Argus from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating.

Nordic American Tanker Shipping (NAT) was downgraded by Cantor Fitzgerald from a “Hold” rating to a “Sell” rating. They have a price target of $16.00 on the company.

Analyst Downgrades for (LOOP) (MBLX) (MDP) (NAT) (NXY)

Analysts downgraded LoopNet, Inc. (NASDAQ: LOOP), Metabolix Inc (NASDAQ: MBLX), Meredith Corporation (NYSE: MDP), Nordic American Tanker Shipping (NYSE: NAT) and Nexen Inc. (NYSE: NXY) today.

SunTrust (NYSE:STI) downgraded LoopNet, Inc. (LOOP) from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating.

Piper Jaffray downgraded Metabolix Inc (MBLX) from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating. They have a price target of $7 on the company, down from $9.

The Benchmark Company downgraded Meredith Corporation (MDP) from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They have a price target of $37 on the stock, down from $41.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) downgraded Nordic American Tanker Shipping (NAT) from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating.

TD Newcrest downgraded Nexen Inc. (NXY) from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.

JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) Downgrades General Maritime (NYSE:GMR), Frontline (NYSE:FRO), Overseas Shipholding (NYSE:OSG), Nordic American (NYSE:NAT)

The shipping industry has been under pressure lately, and in response, JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) downgraded General Maritime (NYSE:GMR), Frontline (NYSE:FRO), Overseas Shipholding (NYSE:OSG), and Nordic American Tanker (NYSE:NAT).

JPMorgan did have one upgrade in the sector, DHT Holdings (NYSE:DHT), which they boosted from "Neutral" to "Overweight." DHT Holdings closed Friday at $4.98, up $0.08, or 1.63 percent. JPMorgan raised their price target on them from $5.50 to $6.50.

Nordic American Tanker (NAT) was downgraded from "Neutral" to "Underweight." They closed Friday at $24.46, down $1.18, or 4.60 percent. JPMorgan lowered their price target on them from $27 to $22

General Maritime (GMR) was downgraded from "Overweight" to "Neutral." They closed Friday at $2.98, falling 0.19, or 5.99 percent.

Frontline (FRO) was downgraded from "Overweight" to "Underweight." They closed at $24.93, down $0.68, or 2.66 percent. Their price target was cut from $34 to $23

Overseas Shipholding (OSG) was downgraded from "Overweight" to "Underweight." They closed Friday at $32.73, dropping $1.18, or 3.48 percent. JPMorgan cut their price on them from $41 to $29.