Umpqua (UMPQ) (URBN) (WCG) (WBMD) (PNY) Ratings, Price Targets

Umpqua Holdings (NASDAQ: UMPQ), Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN), WellCare Group (NYSE: WCG), Webmd Health (NASDAQ: WBMD) and Piedmont Natural Gas (NYSE: PNY) ratings and price targets.

Urban Outfitters (URBN) had its “Underperform” rating reiterated by Jefferies Group (NYSE:JEF).

WellCare Group (WCG) had its “Buy” rating reiterated by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS).

Umpqua Holdings (UMPQ) was downgraded by B. Riley from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Webmd Health (WBMD) was downgraded by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) from an “Outperform” rating to a “Market Perform” rating.

Piedmont Natural Gas (PNY) was upgraded by Zacks Investment Research from an “Underperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Ratings on (ERF) (FWRD) (LFC) (PDM) (QSFT) Upgraded

Ratings on shares of Enerplus Resources Fund (NYSE: ERF), Forward Air (NASDAQ: FWRD), China Life Insurance (NYSE: LFC), Piedmont Office Realty Trust (NYSE: PDM) and Quest Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSFT) were upgraded by analysts.

Scotia Capital upgraded Enerplus Resources Fund (ERF) from an “underperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating.

Robert W. Baird upgraded Forward Air (FWRD) from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating. They have a price target of $40.00 on the company, up from $36.00.

Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) upgraded China Life Insurance (LFC) to a “neutral” rating.

Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Piedmont Office Realty Trust (PDM) from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.

Pacific Crest upgraded Quest Software, Inc. (QSFT) from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating.

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