Todays Upgrades & Downgrades to watch (AVAV, AET, ALU, ANN, CAH, CMA, GLW, FDX, JAKK, M, PNC, PPO, RDS-A, SKX, TEVA, UA, WY)

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
Aetna, Inc. (NYSE: AET) named Bull of the Day at Zacks.
Alcatel-Lucent S.A. (NYSE: ALU) Cut to Sell at S&P Equity Research.
Ann Inc. (NYSE: ANN) Cut to Underperform at Barclays.
Cardinal Health Inc. (NYSE: CAH) Reiterated Buy with $52 price target at Argus.
Comerica Inc. (NYSE: CMA) Raised to Outperform at RBC.
Corning Inc. (NYSE: GLW) Raised to Overweight at Piper Jaffray.
FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML.
JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAKK) named Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) named as value stock of the day at Zacks.
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC) Cut to Market Perform at BMO.
Polypore International Inc. (NYSE: PPO) Raised to Outperform at Baird.
Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS-A) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. (NYSE: SKX) Raised to Neutral at Stern Agee.
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NASDAQ: TEVA) Cut to Equal-weight at Morgan Stanley.
Under Armour Inc. (NYSE: UA) Reiterated Buy with $90 target at Argus.
Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) Cut to Sell at UBS.
1. Alon USA Energy, Inc. (ALJ, Earnings, Analysts, Financials): Operates as an independent refiner and marketer of petroleum products in south central, southwestern, and western regions of the United States. Net institutional purchases in the current quarter at 697.5K shares, which represents about 6.08% of the company’s float of 11.48M shares. Shares shorted have decreased from 1.02M to 884.72K over the last month, a decrease which represents about 1.18% of the company’s float of 11.48M shares.

2. RPC Inc. (RES, Earnings, Analysts, Financials): Provides a range of oilfield services and equipment to the oil and gas companies primarily in the United States. Net institutional purchases in the current quarter at 1.5M shares, which represents about 3.05% of the company’s float of 49.14M shares. Shares shorted have decreased from 7.70M to 6.98M over the last month, a decrease which represents about 1.47% of the company’s float of 49.14M shares.

3. Rex Energy Corporation (REXX, Earnings, Analysts, Financials): Operates as an independent oil and gas company in the Appalachian, Illinois, and Denver-Julesburg Basins. Net institutional purchases in the current quarter at 3.8M shares, which represents about 10.69% of the company’s float of 35.54M shares. Shares shorted have decreased from 9.04M to 8.61M over the last month, a decrease which represents about 1.21% of the company’s float of 35.54M
 Upgrades & Downgrades (AVAV, AET, ALU, ANN, CAH, CMA, GLW, FDX, JAKK, M, PNC, PPO, RDS-A, SKX, TEVA, UA, WY) -