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Equity Briefing: Upgrades and Downgrades for August 14th: BLDP, CIEN, CVS, FRAN, LPR, MOV, PANW

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Wed Aug 15, 2012 10:07am EDT

A number of stocks were upgraded and downgraded by equities research analysts today, as reported by Analyst Ratings Network (http://bit.ly/arndailyr) and Equity Briefing:

Ardour Capital  downgraded shares of Ballard Power System (NASDAQ: BLDP) from an accumulate rating to a hold rating. Their analysts now have a $1.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $1.50.

FBR Capital  downgraded shares of Ciena Corp. (NASDAQ: CIEN) from an outperform rating to a market perform rating. Their analysts now have a $18.00 price target on the stock.

Cantor Fitzgerald  initiated coverage on shares of CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS). They issued a buy rating on the stock and set a $55.00 price target.

Janney Montgomery Scott  initiated coverage on shares of Francesca's (NASDAQ: FRAN). They issued a buy rating on the stock and set a $38.00 price target.

Credit Suisse  downgraded shares of Lone Pine Resources (NYSE: LPR) from an outperform rating to a neutral rating.

Capstone  initiated coverage on shares of Movado Group (NYSE: MOV). They issued a buy rating on the stock and set a $31.00 price target.

UBS AG  initiated coverage on shares of Palo Alto Networks Inc (NASDAQ: PANW). They issued a neutral rating on the stock and set a $64.00 price target.

Cantor Fitzgerald  initiated coverage on shares of Walgreen (NYSE: WAG). They issued a buy rating on the stock and set a $43.00 price target.

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