Analysts Upgrades – CPHD, CERN, KS, MAC, AMTD, SNDK

The following stocks have recently had their ratings upgraded by stock analysts.

Cepheid (NASDAQ:CPHD) : RBC Capital Mkts has upgraded Cepheid’s rating
from: Sector Perform – to – Outperform
Target Price: $42.00 . Cepheid is a molecular diagnostics company that develops, manufactures, and markets fully-integrated systems for testing in the Clinical market, as well as for application in the company’s legacy Bio threat and Industrial markets.

Cerner (NASDAQ:CERN) : Deutsche Bank has upgraded Cerner’s rating
from: Hold – to – Buy
Target Price: $71.50 . Cerner Corporation designs, develops, markets, installs, hosts and supports healthcare information technology, healthcare devices and content solutions for healthcare organizations and consumers.

KapStone Paper and Packaging (NYSE:KS) : Deutsche Bank has upgraded KapStone Paper and Packaging’s rating
from: Hold – to – Buy
Target Price: $21.00 . KapStone Paper And Packaging Corporation produces and sells a variety of unbleached kraft paper, linerboard, folding carton board, saturating kraft, inflatable dunnage bags and dimensional lumber.

Macerich (NYSE:MAC) : UBS has upgraded Macerich’s rating
from: Neutral – to – Buy
Target Price: $55.00 . Macerich Company is involved in the acquisition, ownership, development, redevelopment, management and leasing of regional and community shopping centers located throughout the United States.

TD Ameritrade (NASDAQ:AMTD) : Deutsche Bank has upgraded TD Ameritrade’s rating
from: Hold – to – Buy
Target Price: $18.00 . TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation provides securities brokerage services, including trade execution, clearing services and margin lending, through its broker-dealer subsidiaries.

SanDisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) : Sterne Agee has upgraded SanDisk’s rating
from: Neutral – to – Buy
Target Price: $57.00 . Sandisk Corporation designs, develops, markets and manufactures flash storage card products used in a number of consumer electronics products.

Pioneer Drilling (AMEX:PDC) : Morgan Keegan has upgraded Pioneer Drilling’s rating
from: Mkt Perform – to – Outperform
Target Price: $14.50 . Pioneer Drilling Company provides drilling services and production services to independent and major oil and gas exploration and production companies throughout much of the onshore oil and gas producing regions of the United States.

Gen-Probe (NASDAQ:GPRO) : RBC Capital Mkts has upgraded Gen-Probe’s rating
from: Sector Perform – to – Outperform
Target Price: $72.00 . Gen-Probe, Inc. is engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of rapid, accurate and cost-effective nucleic acid tests used to diagnose human diseases and screen donated human blood.

Forest Oil (NYSE:FST) : Stifel Nicolaus has upgraded Forest Oil’s rating
from: Hold – to – Buy
Target Price: $20.00 . Forest Oil Corporation is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of natural gas and liquids mainly North America.

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