Luminex (LMNX) (JWN) (KMP) (MAIN) (GOOG) (YHOO) Downgraded

Luminex (NASDAQ: LMNX), Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN), Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (NYSE: KMP), Main Street Capital Co. (NASDAQ: MAIN), Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) were downgraded by analysts.

Nordstrom, Inc. (JWN) was downgraded by Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) to an “Underperform” rating.

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (KMP) was downgraded by Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) to a “Neutral” rating.

Luminex (LMNX) was downgraded by Leerink Swann to a “Market Perform” rating.

Main Street Capital Co. (MAIN) was downgraded by Ladenburg Thalmann from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Benchmark Co. downgraded Google Inc. (GOOG) from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating. They have a price target of $700.00 on the company.

Jefferies Group (NYSE:JEF) downgraded Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating.

Netflix (NFLX) (ITMN) (YHOO) (JBHT) (KWK) (MGM) Ratings Reiterated

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX), InterMune, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITMN), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO), J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT), Quicksilver Resources Inc. (NYSE: KWK) and MGM Resorts (NYSE: MGM) had ratings on them reiterated by analysts.

InterMune, Inc. (ITMN) had its “Buy” rating reiterated by Canaccord Genuity.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (JBHT) had its “Neutral” rating reiterated by Zacks Investment Research. They have a price target of $46.00 on the company.

Quicksilver Resources Inc. (KWK) had its “Buy” rating reiterated by Bank of America (NYSE:BAC).

MGM Resorts (MGM) had its “Buy” rating reiterated by Nomura (NYSE:NMR).

Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) had its “Underperform” rating reiterated by Needham & Company.

Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) had its “Hold” rating reiterated by Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB).

Apple (AAPL) (YHOO) (LVS) (MMM) (S) (VZ) Ratings, Price Targets

Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO), Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS), 3M Company (NYSE: MMM), Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ) ratings and price targets.

Apple, Inc. (AAPL) had its “Buy” rating reiterated by BTIG.

Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) had its “Hold” rating reiterated by Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB).

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) is now covered by Compass Point. They placed a “Sell” rating and a price target of $35.00 on the company.

3M Company (MMM) is now covered by Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS). They placed an “Equal Weight” rating and a price target of $90.00 on the company.

Sprint Nextel (S) is now covered by Guggenheim. They placed a “Neutral” rating on the company.

Verizon (VZ) had its price target raised by Mizuho from $41.00 to $44.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

Volcano (VOLC) (WBS) (YHOO) (ARB) (ATW) (AZN) Downgraded

Volcano (NASDAQ: VOLC), Webster Financial Corp. (NYSE: WBS), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO), Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB), Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE: ATW) and AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) were downgraded by analysts.

Volcano (VOLC) was downgraded by BMO Capital Markets from an “Outperform” rating to a “Market Perform” rating.

Webster Financial Corp. (WBS) was downgraded by Sandler O'Neill to a “Hold” rating.

Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) was downgraded by Jefferies Group (NYSE:JEF) from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating.

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

Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (ATW) was downgraded by Global Hunter Securities from a “Buy” rating to an “Accumulate” rating. They have a price target of $47.00 on the company, down from $54.00.

AstraZeneca (AZN) was downgraded by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a “Neutral” rating to an “Underweight” rating.

Yahoo! (YHOO) (TWC) (ZUMZ) (AMRN) (ANGO) (BMTI) Ratings Reiterated

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO), Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC), Zumiez (NASDAQ: ZUMZ), Amarin Co. plc (NASDAQ: AMRN), AngioDynamics (NASDAQ: ANGO) and BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BMTI) had ratings on them reiterated by analysts.

Nomura (NYSE:NMR) reiterated its "Buy" rating on Time Warner Cable (TWC).

Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) reiterated its "Hold" rating on Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO).

Janney Montgomery Scott reiterated its "Neutral" rating on Zumiez (ZUMZ).

Canaccord Genuity reiterated its "Buy" rating on Amarin Co. plc (AMRN).

Canaccord Genuity reiterated its "Buy" rating on AngioDynamics (ANGO).

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) reiterated its "Neutral" rating on BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc. (BMTI).

VMware (VMW) (VZ) (THOR) (TTI) (YHOO) (PSUN) Ratings, Price Targets

VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), Verizon (NYSE: VZ), Thoratec (NASDAQ: THOR), Tetra Technologies Incorporated (NYSE: TTI), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) and Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSUN) ratings and price targets.

VMware, Inc. (VMW) is now covered by Sterne Agee. They have a “buy” rating and a price target of $108.00 on the firm.

Verizon (VZ) had its price target raised by Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) to $39.00.

Thoratec (THOR) was downgraded by UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating.

Tetra Technologies Incorporated (TTI) was downgraded by Raymond James (NYSE:RJF) from a “strong buy” rating to an “outperform” rating.

Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) was downgraded by Jefferies Group (NYSE:JEF) from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.

Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. (PSUN) was upgraded by Janney Montgomery Scott from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They have a price target of $4.00 on the firm.

Yahoo! (YHOO) (ABVT) (AMLN) (ASR) (SFSF) (APKT) Ratings, Price Targets

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO), AboveNet Inc. (NASDAQ: ABVT), Amylin Pharma (NASDAQ: AMLN), Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (NYSE: ASR), SuccessFactors, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFSF) and Acme Packet, Inc. (NASDAQ: APKT) ratings and price targets.

Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) had its “hold” rating reiterated by Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB).

AboveNet Inc. (ABVT) is now covered by Brigantine. They have a “buy” rating and a price target of $76.00 on the firm.

Amylin Pharma (AMLN) is now covered by Rodman & Renshaw. They have an “underperform” rating and a price target of $8.00 on the firm.

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASR) is now covered by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS). They have a “buy” rating on the firm.

SuccessFactors, Inc. (SFSF) was downgraded by ThinkEquity from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.

Acme Packet, Inc. (APKT) was upgraded by Raymond James (NYSE:RJF) from an “underperform” rating to a “strong buy” rating.

Yahoo! (YHOO) Ratings, Price Targets

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) ratings and price targets.

Yahoo! (YHOO) had its "Hold" rating reiterated by Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) today.

Jefferies Group (NYSE: JEF) downgraded Yahoo! from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating Thursday. Jefferies analyst Youssef Squali noted the appointment of PayPal President Scott Thompson as CEO of Yahoo as less than inspiring, citing the move from being a tech company to a "media and content" company not being conducive to the appointment.

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) reiterated a “Buy” rating on Yahoo.

Yahoo was trading at $15.60, down $0.18, or 1.14 percent, as of 11:27 AM EST.

Yahoo (YHOO) (MMM) (PSUN) (NSC) (UPS) (ERIC) (SAM) Ratings, Price Targets

Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO), 3M Co (NYSE:MMM), Pacific Sunwear of California (NASDAQ:PSUN), Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC), United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS), Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) and Boston Beer (NYSE:SAM) ratings and price targets.

Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on 3M Co (MMM). They have an "Equal Weight" rating on the firm.

Pacific Sunwear of California (PSUN) was upgraded by Janney Montgomery Scott from a "Neutral" rating to a "Buy" rating. They have a price target of $4.00 on the firm.

Norfolk Southern (NSC) was upgraded by UBS (NYSE:UBS) from a "Neutral" rating to a "Buy" rating.

Yahoo (YHOO) was downgraded by Jefferies Group (NYSE:JEF) from a "Buy" rating to a "Hold" rating.

United Parcel Service (UPS) was downgraded from "Overweight" to "Neutral" by Securities. They lowered their price target from $80.00 to $75.00.

Ericsson (ERIC) was downgraded by Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) from an "Outperform" rating to a "Neutral" rating.

Boston Beer (SAM) was downgraded by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) from a "Neutral" rating to a "Sell" rating.

Yahoo! (YHOO) (WFC) (ACHC) (AGEN) (AN) (VIV) Ratings, Price Targets

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO), Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC), Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ: ACHC), Agenus (NASDAQ: AGEN), Autonation Inc. (NYSE: AN) and Vivo Participacoes SA (NYSE: VIV) ratings and price targets.

Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) had its “Buy” rating reiterated by Bank of America (NYSE:BAC).

Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) had its “Neutral” rating reiterated by Zacks Investment Research. They have a price target of $30.00 on the company.

Acadia Healthcare (ACHC) is now covered by Raymond James (NYSE:RJF). They placed an “Outperform” rating on the company.

Agenus (AGEN) is now covered by William Blair. They have an “Outperform” rating on the company.

Autonation Inc. (AN) is now covered by Stifel Nicolaus. They have a “Hold” rating on the company.

Vivo Participacoes SA (VIV) had its “Neutral” rating reiterated by Zacks Investment Research. They have a price target of $30.00 on the company.

Yahoo! (YHOO) (ZMH) (ABT) (AMLN) (INVN) (XYL) Ratings, Price Targets

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO), Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZMH), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT), Amylin Pharma (NASDAQ: AMLN), Invensense Inc. (NASDAQ: INVN) and Xylem (NYSE: XYL) had ratings and price targets adjusted by analysts.

Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) had its “Buy” rating reiterated by Bank of America (NYSE:BAC). They have a price target of $18.00 on the firm.

Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (ZMH) was given a price target of $60.00 by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM).

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) had its “Neutral” rating reiterated by JPMorgan Chase & Co.. The analysts now have a $55.00 price target on the firm.

Amylin Pharma (NASDAQ: AMLN) had its “neutral” rating reiterated by Citigroup (NYSE:C). They have a price target of $12.00 on the firm.

Invensense Inc. (INVN) is now covered by Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC). They have an “Overweight” rating and a price target of $15.00 on the firm.

Xylem (XYL) is now covered by Gabelli. They have a “Buy” rating and a price target of $38.00 on the firm.

Walgreen (WAG) (YHOO) (PWR) (SNH) (VMI) (CHA) Ratings, Price Targets

Walgreen (NYSE: WAG), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO), Quanta Services, Inc. (NYSE: PWR), Senior Housing (NYSE: SNH), Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE: VMI) and China Telecom (NYSE: CHA) ratings and price targets.

Walgreen (WAG) had its “neutral” rating reiterated by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM).

Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) had its “buy” rating reiterated by Needham & Company.

Quanta Services, Inc. (PWR) is now covered by Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC). They have an “overweight” rating on the firm.

Senior Housing (SNH) is now covered by Sandler O'Neill. They have a “hold” rating on the firm.

Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE: VMI) had its price target raised by Stifel Nicolaus to $120.00. They have a “buy” rating on the firm.

China Telecom (CHA) was upgraded by Pacific Crest from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating.

Yahoo (YHOO) (ACN) (BF-B) (CRH) (WLP) (CVC) Downgraded

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO), Accenture Plc (NYSE: ACN), Brown-Forman (NASDAQ: BF-B), CRH PLC (NYSE: CRH), WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP) and Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) were downgraded by analysts.

Accenture Plc (ACN) was downgraded by Societe Generale to a “Sell” rating.

Brown-Forman (BF-B) was downgraded by Zacks Investment Research from an “Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

CRH PLC (CRH) was downgraded by UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

WellPoint, Inc. (WLP) was downgraded by Zacks Investment Research from an “Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating. They have a price target of $68.00 on the company.

Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) was downgraded by Evercore Partners to an “Equal Weight” rating.

Cablevision (CVC) was downgraded by Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) to an “Underperform” rating.

Yahoo! (YHOO) Ratings, Price Targets

Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) ratings and price targets.

Yahoo! (YHOO) was downgraded Friday by Evercore Partners to an "Equalweight" rating.

Goldman Sachs launched coverage on Yahoo!, placing a "Sell" rating and price target of $14.00 on the company.

BMO Capital Markets also initiated coverage on Yahoo!, placing a "Market Perform" on the firm.

On Thursday, Barclays Capital (NYSE: BCS) said its maintaining its "Equalweight" rating on Yahoo!.

Yahoo! was trading at $14.96, falling $0.20, or 1.32 percent, as of 12:23 PM EST.

Yahoo! (YHOO) (VSI) (WBMD) (ACOM) (AHT) (AMRC) Get New Coverage

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO), Vitamin Shoppe (NYSE: VSI), Webmd Health Corp. (NASDAQ: WBMD), Ancestry.com Inc. (NASDAQ: ACOM), Ashford Hospitality Trust (NYSE: AHT) and Ameresco Inc. (NASDAQ: AMRC) getting new coverage from analysts.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) initiated coverage on Vitamin Shoppe (VSI). They placed a “Neutral” rating on the company.

Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on Webmd Health Corp. (WBMD). They placed a “Neutral” rating on the company.

Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO). They placed a “Sell” rating and a price target of $14.00 on the company.

Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on Ancestry.com Inc. (ACOM). They placed a “Buy” rating on the company.

UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) initiated coverage on Ashford Hospitality Trust (AHT). They placed a “Neutral” rating on the company.

Canaccord Genuity initiated coverage on Ameresco Inc. (AMRC). They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $15.00 on the company.

Vertex (VRTX) (VSI) (YHOO) (ACOM) (ADS) (AMR) Ratings, Price Targets

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX), Vitamin Shoppe (VSI), Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO), Ancestry.com Inc. (ACOM), Alliance Data Systems Co. (ADS) and AMR Co. (AMR) ratings and price targets.

Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) upgraded Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) from an “Underperform” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) initiated coverage on Vitamin Shoppe (VSI). They placed a “Neutral” rating on the company.

Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO). They placed a “Sell” rating and a price target of $14.00 on the company.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) downgraded Ancestry.com Inc. (ACOM) from an “Overweight” rating to an “Equal Weight” rating.

Zacks Investment Research downgraded Alliance Data Systems Co. (ADS) from an “Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Zacks Investment Research downgraded AMR Co. (AMR) from a “Neutral” rating to an “Underperform” rating.

Yahoo! (YHOO) (USTR) (VPHM) (ABD) (ABMD) (APKT) Get New Coverage

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO), United Stationers Inc. (NASDAQ: USTR), ViroPharma Incorporated (NASDAQ: VPHM), ACCO Brands Co. (NYSE: ABD), Abiomed (NASDAQ: ABMD) and Acme Packet, Inc. (NASDAQ: APKT) getting new coverage from analysts.

KeyBanc initiated coverage on United Stationers Inc. (USTR). They placed a “Hold” rating on the company.

WJB Capital initiated coverage on ViroPharma Incorporated (VPHM). They placed a “Hold” rating on the company.

BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO). They placed a “Market Perform” rating on the company.

KeyBanc initiated coverage on ACCO Brands Co. (ABD). They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $13.00 on the company.

Stephens initiated coverage on Abiomed (ABMD). They placed an “Overweight” rating on the company.

Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) initiated coverage on Acme Packet, Inc. (APKT). They placed an “Outperform” rating on the company.

Yahoo (YHOO) (WFR) (YUM) (ABD) (ABT) (ALOG) Ratings, Price Targets

Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO), MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (WFR), Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM), ACCO Brands Co. (ABD), Abbott Laboratories (ABT) and Analogic (ALOG) ratings and price targets.

Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) lowered its price target on MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (WFR) to $6.50.

BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO). They placed a “Market Perform” rating on the company.

Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

KeyBanc initiated coverage on ACCO Brands Co. (ABD). They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $13.00 on the company.

Barclays Capital downgraded Abbott Laboratories (ABT) from an “Overweight” rating to an “Equal Weight” rating.

Needham & Company reiterated its “Buy” rating on Analogic (ALOG).

Apple (AAPL) (YHOO) (WNR) (WPI) (AEO) (AFFX) Ratings Reiterated

Apple, Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO), Western Refining, Inc. (NYSE: WNR), Watson Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NYSE: WPI), American Eagle (NYSE: AEO) and Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFFX) had ratings on them reiterated by analysts.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) reiterated its “Overweight” rating on Apple, Inc. (AAPL). They have a price target of $525.00 on the company.

Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) reiterated its “Buy” rating on Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO).

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) reiterated its “Buy” rating on Western Refining, Inc. (WNR).

Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) reiterated its “Overweight” rating on Watson Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (WPI). They have a price target of $78.00 on the company.

Nomura reiterated its “Neutral” rating on American Eagle (AEO).

Wedbush reiterated its “Neutral” rating on Affymetrix, Inc. (AFFX). They have a price target of $6.00 on the company.

Yahoo! (YHOO) (WU) (YUM) (ABVT) (ADBE) (AGN) Ratings, Price Targets

Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO), The Western Union Company (WU), Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM), AboveNet Inc (ABVT), Adobe Systems (ADBE) and Allergan, Inc. (AGN) ratings and price targets.

Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) initiated coverage on The Western Union Company (WU). They placed a “Neutral” rating and a price target of $19.00 on the company.

Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) reiterated its “Buy” rating on Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO).

Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) raised its price target on Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) to $67.00.

Piper Jaffray initiated coverage on AboveNet Inc (ABVT). They placed an “Overweight” rating and a price target of $72.00 on the company.

Brigantine downgraded Adobe Systems (ADBE) from a “Hold” rating to a “Sell” rating. They have a price target of $23.00 on the company.

Argus upgraded Allergan, Inc. (AGN) from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $95.00 on the company.