CryoLife (CRY) (EVEP) (HIW) (ILMN) (VRTX) (WLL) Upgraded

CryoLife, Inc. (NYSE: CRY), EV Energy (NASDAQ: EVEP), Highwoods (NYSE: HIW), Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) and Whiting Petroleum Co. (NYSE: WLL) upgraded by analysts.

CryoLife, Inc. (CRY) was upgraded by The Benchmark Company from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $6.50 on the company.

EV Energy (EVEP) was upgraded by analysts at Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

Highwoods (HIW) was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $38.00 on the company.

Illumina, Inc. (ILMN) was upgraded by Mizuho from a “Neutral” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) was upgraded by Citigroup (NYSE:C) from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $60.00 on the company.

Whiting Petroleum Co. (WLL) was upgraded by Ticonderoga from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $65.00 on the company.

Ratings of (CCE) (CEG) (CHH) (CRR) (CRY) Downgraded

Analysts downgraded ratings of Coca-Cola Enterprises (NYSE: CCE), Constellation Energy Group (NYSE: CEG), Choice Hotels (NYSE: CHH), Carbo Ceramics (NYSE: CRR) and CryoLife, Inc. (NYSE: CRY) today.

UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) downgraded Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating.

Wunderlich downgraded Constellation Energy Group (CEG) from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They have a price target of $39.00 on the company, up from $36.00.

Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) downgraded Choice Hotels (CHH) from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating.

Global Hunter Securities downgraded Carbo Ceramics (CRR) from an “accumulate” rating to a “neutral” rating.

The Benchmark Company downgraded CryoLife, Inc. (CRY) from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They have a price target of $6.50 on the company, down from $7.00.