WESCO (WCC) (WNR) (AAP) (FTR) (MCY) (AIZ) Upgraded

WESCO International, Inc. (NYSE: WCC), Western Refining, Inc. (NYSE: WNR), Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE: AAP), Frontier Communications (NYSE: FTR), Mercury General Co. (NYSE: MCY) and Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ) upgraded by analysts.

WESCO International, Inc. (WCC) was upgraded by Keybanc from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $48.00 on the company.

Western Refining, Inc. (WNR) was upgraded by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating.

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (AAP) was upgraded by Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) from a “Neutral” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

Frontier Communications (FTR) was upgraded by Macquarie from an “Underperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Mercury General Co. (MCY) was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Sell” rating to a “Hold” rating.

Assurant, Inc. (AIZ) was upgraded by Goldman Sachs from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating.

Tesco (TESO) (BBY) (AAP) (HOGS) (LFUS) Price Targets Changed

Tesco Co. (NASDAQ: TESO), Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY), Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE: AAP), ZHONGPIN INC. (NASDAQ: HOGS) and Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ: LFUS) price targets adjusted by analysts.

Tesco Co. (TESO) had its price target lowered by Dahlman Rose from $26.00 to $23.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY) had its price target lowered by Citigroup (NYSE:C) to $23.00. They have a “Sell” rating on the company.

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (AAP) had its price target lowered by UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) from $60.00 to $55.00. They have a “Neutral” rating on the company.

ZHONGPIN INC. (HOGS) had its price target lowered by Maxim Group from $20.00 to $15.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

Littelfuse, Inc. (LFUS) had its price target lowered by Barrington Research from $67.50 to $57.50. They have an “Outperform” rating on the company.

SPX (SPW) (AAP) (CHH) (CSC) (FIRE) (LINC) (MA) Price Targets Changed

SPX Corp (NYSE: SPW), Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE: AAP), Choice Hotels (NYSE: CHH), Computer Sciences (NYSE: CSC), Sourcefire, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIRE), Lincoln Educational Services Corp (NASDAQ: LINC) and MasterCard (NYSE: MA) price targets adjusted by analysts.

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (AAP) had its price target lowered by Barclays Capital from $63.00 to $59.00. They have an “Equal Weight” rating on the company.

Choice Hotels (CHH) had its price target lowered by Barclays Capital from $37.00 to $34.00. They have an “Underweight” rating on the company.

Computer Sciences (CSC) had its price target lowered by Barclays Capital from $42.00 to $38.00. They have an “Equal Weight” rating on the company.

Sourcefire, Inc. (FIRE) had its price target raised by Barclays Capital from $22.00 to $24.00. They have an “Equal Weight” rating on the company.

Lincoln Educational Services Corp. (LINC) had its price target lowered by Barclays Capital from $14.00 to $11.00. They have an “Equal Weight” rating on the company.

MasterCard (MA) had its price target raised by Barclays Capital from $335.00 to $370.00. They have an “Overweight” rating on the company.

SPX Corp. (SPW) had its price target lowered by Barclays Capital from $104.00 to $80.00. They have an “Overweight” rating on the company.

Price Targets on (RRGB) (INTU) (CRM) (ARO) (AAP) Updated

Price targets on shares of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc (NASDAQ: RRGB), Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU), Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE: ARO) and Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE: AAP) were updated by analysts.

Wedbush analysts cut their price target on Aeropostale, Inc. (ARO) to $20.00.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) raised their price target on Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (AAP) to $70.00.

Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) raised their price target on Salesforce.com (CRM) to $183.00.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) raised their price target on Intuit Inc. (INTU) to $58.50.

Morgan Keegan raised their price target on Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc (RRGB) to $33.00.

Advance (AAP) Drags (AZO) (MDS) (ORLY) (SMP) Down with it

After missing analysts' expectations in its latest quarterly report, shares of Advance Auto Parts Inc.'s (NYSE:AAP) got hammered on Thursday, closing down over 10 percent.

Also dragged down by the disappointing performance were competitors AutoZone Inc. (NYSE:AZO), Midas Inc. (NYSE:MDS), O'Reilly Automotive Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) and Standard Motor Products Inc. (NYSE:SMP).

For its fiscal first quarter, Advance did increase its profits slightly by 0.1 percent, and new stores were able to generate decent revenue. But same-store sales is what weighed on the company, as they dropped for the quarter.

Advance closed Thursday at $63.49, plunging $7.17, or 10.15 percent.

AutoZone closed at $277.15, falling $5.35, or 1.89 percent. Midas ended the session at $6.10, dropping $0.14, or 2.24 percent. O'Reilly Automotive Inc. closed at $58.59, down $1.60, or 2.66 percent. Standard Motor Products Inc. closed at $13.73, falling $0.98, or 6.66 percent.