MetroPCS (PCS) (EIG) (PCG) (ELON) (PAA) (FCN) Upgraded

MetroPCS (NYSE: PCS), Employers Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EIG), PG&E Co. (NYSE: PCG), Echelon Co. (NASDAQ: ELON), Plains All American (NYSE: PAA) and FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN) upgraded by analysts.

MetroPCS (PCS) was upgraded by Standpoint Research from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $12.00 on the company.

Employers Holdings, Inc. (EIG) was upgraded by BGB Securities from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating. They have a price target of $16.00 on the company. They cited valuation as the catalyst behind the call.

PG&E Co. (PCG) was upgraded by Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $44.00 on the company.

Echelon Co. (ELON) was upgraded by ThinkEquity from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating.

Plains All American (PAA) was upgraded by Morgan Keegan from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating. They have a price target of $69.00 on the company, up from $68.00.

FTI Consulting, Inc. (FCN) was upgraded by William Blair from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

Ratings on (PSS) (DEG) (EIG) (ENOC) (ETP) Downgraded by Analysts

Analysts downgraded ratings on Collective Brands Inc. (NYSE: PSS), Delhaize Group (NYSE: DEG), Employers Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EIG), EnerNOC, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENOC) and Energy Transfer (NYSE: ETP) today.

Capstone downgraded Collective Brands Inc. (PSS) from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.

HSBC (NYSE:HBC) downgraded Delhaize Group (DEG) from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating.

JMP Securities downgraded Employers Holdings, Inc. (EIG) from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating.

Ardour Capital downgraded EnerNOC, Inc. (ENOC) from a “buy” rating to an “accumulate” rating. They have a price target of $24.00 on the company, down from $38.00.

Morgan Keegan downgraded Energy Transfer (ETP) from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. They have a price target of $54.50 on the company, down from $58.00.

Alterra Capital (Nasdaq:ALTE), Aspen Insurance (NYSE:AHL), Allied World (NYSE:AWH), AXIS (NYSE:AXS), Employers (NYSE:EIG), Platinum Underwriters (NYSE:PTP) All Downgraded by Macquarie

The insurance industry has been getting pounded by analysts, with a majority of them getting downgraded, like Alterra Capital (Nasdaq:ALTE), Aspen Insurance (NYSE:AHL), Allied World (NYSE:AWH), AXIS (NYSE:AXS), Employers (NYSE:EIG) and Platinum Underwriters (NYSE:PTP).

There have been some exceptions, for example, with Macquarie, they did upgrade Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) and CNA Financial (NYSE:CNA), both from "Neutral" to "Outperform."

All of those downgraded above were lowered from "Outperform" to "Neutral."

Alterra Capital (ALTE) closed Friday at $21.77, down $0.13, or 0.58 percent. Aspen Insurance Holdings (AHL) closed at $29.92, gaining $0.80, or 2.75 percent. Allied World Assurance (AWH) closed at $59.50, losing $1.16, or 1.91 percent. AXIS Capital (AXS) ended Friday's session at $35.06, falling $0.10, or 0.28 percent.
Employers Holdings (EIG) closed at $16.62, down $0.41, or 2.41 percent. Platinum Underwriters Holdings (PTP) closed at $44.71, falling $44.71, down $0.78, or 1.71 percent.