NetSpend (NTSP) (LAMR) (NCIT) (STRI) (PMI) Downgraded

NetSpend (NASDAQ: NTSP), Lamar Advertising Company (NASDAQ: LAMR), NCI Inc. (NASDAQ: NCIT), STR Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: STRI) and PMI Group Inc (NYSE: PMI) downgraded by analysts.

Lamar Advertising Company (LAMR) was downgraded by Benchmark Co. to a “Hold” rating. They have a price target of $24.00 on the company.

NCI Inc. (NCIT) was downgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating.

NetSpend (NTSP) was downgraded by Barrington Research from an “Outperform” rating to a “Market Perform” rating.

PMI Group Inc. (PMI) was downgraded by Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) from an “Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

STR Holdings, Inc. (STRI) was downgraded by Macquarie from a “Neutral” rating to an “Underperform” rating.

Dendreon (DNDN) (WLT) (WFR) (OSG) (LAMR) (EE) Downgraded

Dendreon Co. (NASDAQ: DNDN), Walter Energy (NYSE: WLT), MEMC Electronic Materials Inc (NYSE: WFR), Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. (NYSE: OSG), Lamar Advertising Company (NASDAQ: LAMR) and El Paso Electric (NYSE: EE) downgraded by analysts.

Dendreon Co. (DNDN) was downgraded by Robert W. Baird from an “Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating. They have a price target of $20.00 on the company, down from $56.00.

Walter Energy (WLT) was downgraded by Brean Murray from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating.

MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (WFR) was downgraded by Ardour Capital from a “Buy” rating to an “Accumulate” rating. They have a price target of $8.50 on the company, down from $16.00.

Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. (OSG) was downgraded by Sterne Agee from a “Neutral” rating to a “Sell” rating. They have a price target of $13.00 on the company, down from $31.00.

Lamar Advertising Company (LAMR) was downgraded by The Benchmark Company from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating. They have a price target of $24.00 on the company, down from $33.00.

El Paso Electric (EE) was downgraded by Ticonderoga from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Price Targets On (HRS) (IT) (LAMR) (MHLD) (NUS) Updated

Harris (NYSE: HRS), Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT), Lamar Advertising Company (NASDAQ: LAMR), Maiden Holdings, Ltd. (NASDAQ: MHLD) and Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: NUS) had price targets updated.

Barclays Capital raised their price target on Harris (HRS) from $55.00 to $58.00. They have an “overweight” rating on the company.

Boenning & Scattergood raised their price target on Gartner, Inc. (IT) from $41.00 to $48.00. They have an “outperform” rating on the company.

Barclays Capital cut their price target on Lamar Advertising Company (LAMR) from $34.00 to $28.00. They have an “equal weight” rating on the company.

FBR Capital raised their price target on Maiden Holdings, Ltd. (MHLD) from $10.00 to $11.00. They have an “outperform” rating on the company.

Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) raised their price target on Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NUS) from $35.00 to $38.00. They have a “buy” rating on the company.

Ratings on (LAMR) (LEAP) (MGM) (MMP) (NVMI) Upgraded by Analysts

Analysts upgraded ratings on Lamar Advertising Company (NASDAQ: LAMR), Leap Wireless (NASDAQ: LEAP), MGM Resorts (NYSE: MGM), Magellan Midstream (NYSE: MMP) and Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (NASDAQ: NVMI) today.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) upgraded Lamar Advertising Company (LAMR) from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating. They have a price target of $30.00 on the company, up from $27.00.

Collins Stewart upgraded Leap Wireless (LEAP) from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They have a price target of $22.00 on the company.

CRT Capital upgraded MGM Resorts (MGM) to a “buy” rating.

Morgan Keegan upgraded Magellan Midstream (MMP) from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating.

Needham & Company upgraded Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (NVMI) from a “buy” rating to a “strong buy” rating. They have a price target of $16.00 on the company, up from $15.00.

Ratings on (DOW) (GG) (HES) (ICE) (LAMR) Upgraded by Analysts

Analysts upgraded ratings on The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW), Goldcorp Inc. (NYSE: GG), Hess Corp (NYSE: HES), IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE) and Lamar Advertising Company (NASDAQ: LAMR) today.

Argus upgraded The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They have a price target of $49.00 on the company.

HSBC (NYSE:HBC) upgraded Goldcorp Inc. (GG) from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating.

Argus upgraded Hess Corp (HES) from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They have a price target of $95.00 on the company.

Macquarie upgraded IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating.

Caris & Company upgraded Lamar Advertising Company (LAMR) from an “above average” rating to a “buy” rating.