Stock Analysts Upgrades and Downgrades 08-04-11

Listing for you here the stock analyst upgrades and downgrades for August 4, 2011.

Stock Analysts' Upgrades and Downgrades 08-04-11

UPGRADES:

COMPANY		ANALYST"S FIRM	FROM	TO
Almost Family (Nasdaq: AFAM)		Robert W. Baird	Underperform	Neutral
Buckeye Tech (NYSE: BKI)		UBS	Neutral	Buy
Ctrip.com (Nasdaq: CTRP)		Brean Murray	Hold	Buy
EMC (NYSE: EMC)		Collins Stewart	Neutral	Buy
Emdeon (NYSE: EM)		Maxim Group	Sell	Hold
Gladstone Commercial (Nasdaq: GOOD)		Hilliard Lyons	Neutral	Long-term Buy
LHC Group (Nasdaq: LHCG)		Robert W. Baird	Underperform	Neutral
Merge Healthcare (Nasdaq: MRGE)		Robert W. Baird	Neutral	Outperform
Nxstage Medical (Nasdaq: NXTM)		Rodman & Renshaw	Mkt Underperform	Mkt Perform
Sourcefire (Nasdaq: FIRE)		UBS	Neutral	Buy
Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S)		Stifel Nicolaus	Sell	Hold
Wright Express (NYSE: WXS)		Morgan Keegan	Mkt Perform	Outperform

DOWNGRADES:

COMPANY		ANALYST'S FIRM	FROM	TO
Clorox (NYSE: CLX)		Caris & Company	Average	Below Average
Dendreon (Nasdaq: DNDN)		Robert W. Baird	Outperform	Neutral
Dendreon		Collins Stewart	Buy	Neutral
Dendreon		Needham	Buy	Hold
Dendreon		Brean Murray	Buy	Sell
El Paso Electric (NYSE: EE)		Ticonderoga	Buy	Neutral
Entropic Comms (Nasdaq: ENTR)		DA Davidson	Buy	Neutral
Lamar Advertising (Nasdaq: LAMR)		The Benchmark Company	Buy	Hold
MEMC Elec (NYSE: WFR)		Kaufman Bros	Buy	Hold
MEMC Elec		Ardour Capital	Buy	Accumulate
NCI (Nasdaq: NCIT)		Stifel Nicolaus	Buy	Hold
NetSpend (Nasdaq: NTSP)		Barrington Research	Outperform	Mkt Perform
Walter Energy (NYSE: WLT)		Brean Murray	Buy	Hold
Walter Energy		KeyBanc Capital Mkts	Buy	Hold

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