{"id":18401,"date":"2012-01-07T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-07T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/analysts-upgrades-cphd-cern-ks-mac-amtd-sndk\/18390\/"},"modified":"2012-01-07T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-01-07T07:00:00","slug":"analysts-upgrades-cphd-cern-ks-mac-amtd-sndk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/analysts-upgrades-cphd-cern-ks-mac-amtd-sndk\/18401\/","title":{"rendered":"Analysts Upgrades &#8211; CPHD, CERN, KS, MAC, AMTD, SNDK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad include code--><!--mfunc include_once('\/mnt\/Target01\/327806\/www.thestockmarketwatch.com\/web\/content\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/plugins\/ad-injection\/adshow.php') --><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p>The following stocks have recently had their ratings upgraded by stock analysts.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=CPHD\">Cepheid<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=CPHD\">NASDAQ:CPHD<\/a>)<\/b>  : <b>RBC Capital Mkts<\/b> has <span style=\"color:green;\"><b>upgraded<\/b><\/span> Cepheid&#8217;s rating<br \/>from:   Sector Perform &#8211; to &#8211; Outperform  <br \/><b>Target Price:<\/b> $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&#8217;s legacy Bio threat and Industrial markets.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=CERN\">Cerner<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=CERN\">NASDAQ:CERN<\/a>)<\/b>  : <b>Deutsche Bank<\/b> has <span style=\"color:green;\"><b>upgraded<\/b><\/span> Cerner&#8217;s rating<br \/>from:   Hold &#8211; to &#8211; Buy  <br \/><b>Target Price:<\/b> $71.50 .  Cerner Corporation designs, develops, markets, installs, hosts and supports healthcare information technology, healthcare devices and content solutions for healthcare organizations and consumers.<\/p>\n<p><!--mfunc adshow_display_ad_file_v2(array('ad_random_1.txt'), array(100), array('align' => 'float right', 'clear' => '', 'margin_top' => '', 'margin_bottom' => '', 'padding_top' => '', 'padding_bottom' => ''), array(), array()) --><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right;margin-left:5px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - in News 300 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"5684630733\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=KS\">KapStone Paper and Packaging<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=KS\">NYSE:KS<\/a>)<\/b>  : <b>Deutsche Bank<\/b> has <span style=\"color:green;\"><b>upgraded<\/b><\/span> KapStone Paper and Packaging&#8217;s rating<br \/>from:   Hold &#8211; to &#8211; Buy  <br \/><b>Target Price:<\/b> $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.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=MAC\">Macerich<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=MAC\">NYSE:MAC<\/a>)<\/b>  : <b>UBS<\/b> has <span style=\"color:green;\"><b>upgraded<\/b><\/span> Macerich&#8217;s rating<br \/>from:   Neutral &#8211; to &#8211; Buy  <br \/><b>Target Price:<\/b> $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.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=AMTD\">TD Ameritrade<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=AMTD\">NASDAQ:AMTD<\/a>)<\/b>  : <b>Deutsche Bank<\/b> has <span style=\"color:green;\"><b>upgraded<\/b><\/span> TD Ameritrade&#8217;s rating<br \/>from:   Hold &#8211; to &#8211; Buy  <br \/><b>Target Price:<\/b> $18.00 .  TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation provides securities brokerage services, including trade execution, clearing services and margin lending, through its broker-dealer subsidiaries.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=SNDK\">SanDisk<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=SNDK\">NASDAQ:SNDK<\/a>)<\/b>  : <b>Sterne Agee<\/b> has <span style=\"color:green;\"><b>upgraded<\/b><\/span> SanDisk&#8217;s rating<br \/>from:   Neutral &#8211; to &#8211; Buy  <br \/><b>Target Price:<\/b> $57.00 .  Sandisk Corporation designs, develops, markets and manufactures flash storage card products used in a number of consumer electronics products.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=PDC\">Pioneer Drilling<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=PDC\">AMEX:PDC<\/a>)<\/b>  : <b>Morgan Keegan<\/b> has <span style=\"color:green;\"><b>upgraded<\/b><\/span> Pioneer Drilling&#8217;s rating<br \/>from:   Mkt Perform &#8211; to &#8211; Outperform  <br \/><b>Target Price:<\/b> $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.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=GPRO\">Gen-Probe<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=GPRO\">NASDAQ:GPRO<\/a>)<\/b>  : <b>RBC Capital Mkts<\/b> has <span style=\"color:green;\"><b>upgraded<\/b><\/span> Gen-Probe&#8217;s rating<br \/>from:   Sector Perform &#8211; to &#8211; Outperform  <br \/><b>Target Price:<\/b> $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.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=FST\">Forest Oil<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=FST\">NYSE:FST<\/a>)<\/b>  : <b>Stifel Nicolaus<\/b> has <span style=\"color:green;\"><b>upgraded<\/b><\/span> Forest Oil&#8217;s rating<br \/>from:   Hold &#8211; to &#8211; Buy  <br \/><b>Target Price:<\/b> $20.00 .  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