Potash (POT) (YGE) (WBS) (DCOM) (ECL) (FCF) Upgraded

Potash Corp (NYSE: POT), Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (NYSE: YGE), Webster Financial Corp (NYSE: WBS), Dime Community Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ: DCOM), Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL) and First Commonwealth Financial (NYSE: FCF) upgraded by analysts.

Webster Financial Corp. (WBS) was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target $21.00 on the company.

Potash Corp. (POT) was upgraded by Scotia Capital from a “Sector Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (YGE) was upgraded by HSBC (NYSE:HBC) from an “Underweight” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Dime Community Bancshares Inc. (DCOM) was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $15.00 on the company.

Ecolab Inc. (ECL) was upgraded by Citigroup (NYSE:C) from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating.

First Commonwealth Financial (FCF) was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $5.25 on the company.

Yingli (YGE) (AA) (AF) (FCBC) (APEI) (WSBC) Upgraded

Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (NYSE: YGE), Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA), Astoria Financial Co. (NYSE: AF), First Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCBC), American Public Education (NASDAQ: APEI) and WesBanco, Inc. (NASDAQ: WSBC) had analyst upgrades.

Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (YGE) was upgraded by Avian from a “Negative” rating to a “Positive” rating. They have a price target of $7.50 on the company.

Alcoa Inc. (AA) was upgraded by Davenport from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating.

Astoria Financial Co. (AF) was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Sell” rating to a “Hold” rating.

First Community Bancshares, Inc. (FCBC) was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $13.00 on the company.

American Public Education (APEI) was upgraded by BMO Capital Markets from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

WesBanco, Inc. (WSBC) was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $22.00 on the company.

Alere (ALR) (FCBC) (GIL) (HSC) (UAL) (VCI) Downgraded

Alere Inc. (NYSE: ALR), First Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCBC), Gildan Activewear (NYSE: GIL), Harsco Co. (NYSE: HSC), United Continental (NYSE: UAL) and Valassis Communications, Inc. (NYSE: VCI) downgraded by analysts.

Alere Inc. (ALR) was downgraded by Wedbush from an “Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating. They have a price target of $31.00 on the company, down from $41.00.

First Community Bancshares, Inc. (FCBC) was downgraded by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc from an “Outperform” rating to a “Market Perform” rating.

Gildan Activewear (GIL) was downgraded by Citigroup (NYSE:C) from a “Hold” rating to a “Sell” rating.

Harsco Co. (HSC) was downgraded by Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating. They have a price target of $33.00 on the company, down from $38.00.

United Continental (UAL) was downgraded by Ticonderoga from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Valassis Communications, Inc. (VCI) was downgraded by Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) from an “Overweight” rating to a “Neutral” rating. They have a price target of $27.00 on the company.