Niska (NKA) (PRMW) (ISIL) (KKR) (LLTC) (LPLA) Downgraded

Niska Gas Storage (NYSE: NKA), Primo Water Co. (NASDAQ: PRMW), Intersil Corp. (NASDAQ: ISIL), KKR (NYSE: KKR), Linear Technology Co. (NASDAQ: LLTC) and LPL Investment Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: LPLA) downgraded by analysts.

Niska Gas Storage (NKA) was downgraded by Raymond James (NYSE:JRF) from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Underperform” rating.

Primo Water Co. (PRMW) was downgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating.

Intersil Corp. (ISIL) was downgraded by Longbow Research from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

KKR (KKR) was downgraded by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Linear Technology Co. (LLTC) was downgraded by Longbow Research from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

LPL Investment Holdings Inc. (LPLA) was downgraded by Goldman Sachs from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Motricity (MOTR) (PRMW) (HNRG) (EPOC) (ASYS) (EMITF) Got Crushed Wednesday

Motricity Inc (MOTR), Primo Water Co. (PRMW), Hallador Energy Co (HNRG), Epocrates, Inc. (EPOC), Amtech Systems Inc (ASYS) and Elbit Imaging Ltd (EMITF) all got hammered Wednesday.

Motricity Inc. (MOTR) had its share price obliterated Wednesday, closing the session at $1.86, falling $2.69, or 59.12 percent. They have traded as high as $31.95 over the last 52 weeks.

Also getting crushed was Primo Water Co. (PRMW), which ended the session at $5.40, losing $8.52, or 61.21 percent. They closed Tuesday at $13.92, and has traded as high as $16.45 over the last year.

Hallador Energy Co. (HNRG) plummeted to close at $8.37, down $1.57, or 15.79 percent. The prior close was $9.94, and has been as high as $13.91 during the last 52 weeks.

Epocrates, Inc. (EPOC) fell off the cliff to end the day at $9.89, falling $6.80, or 40.74 percent. They closed at $16.69 at Tuesday. The company has traded as high as $30.24 over the last 52 weeks.

Amtech Systems Inc. (ASYS) closed Wednesday at $11.06, plunging $5.50, or 33.21 percent. They closed Tuesday at $16.56, and have traded as high as $30.80 during the last year.

Elbit Imaging Ltd. (EMITF) fell to $3.70 on Wednesday, losing $0.72, or 16.29 percent. They've traded as high as $15.30 over the last 52 weeks, and ended Wednesday at $4.42.