Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (NYSE: OLN) (TSX: IBG)

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The following stocks were upgraded/downgraded on July 18, 2014
Company Name Exchange Ticker Last Price Market Cap Recommendation Analyst Name Rating Company Target Price Upside/
Downside (%)
IBI Group Inc TSX IBG 1.76 30.9 Upgrade to speculative buy from hold Yuri Lynk Canaccord Genuity Corp 2.75 56.3%
Mainstreet Equity Corp TSX MEQ 40.47 423.7 Upgrade to buy from hold Jenny Ma Canaccord Genuity Corp 44.00 8.7%
Primary Energy Recycling Corp TSX PRI 5.45 243.6 Initiate with buy Bill Cabel Desjardins Securities 6.25 14.7%
Dundee Precious Metals Inc TSX DPM 5.13 715.8 Initiate with outperform Adam Low Raymond James 7.50 46.2%
Cathedral Energy Services Ltd TSX CET 4.60 166.8 Downgrade to sector perform from outperform Dana Benner Alta Corp Capital Inc. 5.00 8.7%

Canaccord Genuity Corp upgraded IBI Group Inc (TSX: IBG), an international, multi-disciplinary provider of a range of professional services focused on the physical development of cities, to speculative buy from hold increasing its price target to C$2.75 from C$1.50, indicating an upside of 56.3% from current levels.

Meanwhile, Canaccord upgraded Mainstreet Equity Corp (TSX: MEQ), a Canada-based real estate company focused on the acquisition, redevelopment, repositioning and management of mid-market rental apartment buildings, to buy from hold raising its price target to $44.00 from the earlier target of C$39.25, indicating an upside of 8.7% from current levels.

Desjardins Securities initiated coverage on Primary Energy Recycling Corp (TSX: PRI), an utility company that converts waste energy to electrical and thermal energy, with a buy rating assigning a 12-month price target of C$6.25, indicating an upside of 14.7% from current levels.

Coverage on Dundee Precious Metals Inc (TSX: DPM), an international gold mining company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, mining and processing of precious metals, was initiated with an outperform rating at Raymond James with a price target of C$7.50, indicating an upside of 46.2% from current levels.

Alta Corp Capital Inc. downgraded Cathedral Energy Services Ltd (TSX: CET), engaged in the business of providing selected oilfield services to oil and natural gas companies, to sector perform from outperform with a price target of C$5.00, indicating an upside of 8.7% from current levels.

The following stocks were upgraded/downgraded on July 18, 2014
Company Name Exchange Ticker Last Price Market Cap Recommendation Analyst Name Rating Company Target Price Upside/
Downside (%)
Olin Corp NYSE OLN 26.47 2,091.4 Upgrade to neutral from underperform Cooley May Macquarie 27.00 2.0%
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc NASDAQ SASR 24.08 603.4 Upgrade to outperform from neutral Bryce W Rowe Robert W. Baird & Co 27.00 12.1%
Central Valley Community Bancorp NASDAQ CVCY 12.19 133.2 Upgrade to outperform from market perform Donald A Worthington Raymond James 14.00 14.8%
PEDEVCO Corp NYSE PED 1.91 50.7 Initiate with buy Joseph Reagor Roth Capital Partners 3.00 57.1%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc NYSE AMD 3.83 2,918.6 Downgrade to market perform from outperform Christopher Rolland FBR Capital Markets 4.50 17.5%

Macquarie upgraded Olin Corp (NYSE: OLIN), manufactures chemicals and ammunition products, to neutral from underperform with a price target of $27.00, indicating an upside of 2% from current levels.

Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ: SASR), a holding company for Sandy Spring Bank providing a full-service commercial banking business, was upgraded to outperform from neutral at Robert W. Baird & Co with a price target of $27.00, indicating an upside of 12.1% from current levels.

Raymond James upgraded Central Valley Community Bancorp (NASDAQ: CVCY), a bank holding company that operates through its wholly owned subsidiary, Central Valley Community Bank, to outperform from market perform with a 12-month price target of $14.00, indicating an upside of 14.8% from current levels.

Roth Capital Partners initiated coverage on PEDEVCO Corp (NYSE: PED), an energy company engaged primarily in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas shale plays, with a buy rating assigning a 12-month price target of $3.00, indicating an upside of 57.1% from current levels.

FBR Capital Markets downgraded Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NYSE: AMD), a global semiconductor company with facilities around the world, to market perform from outperform lowering its price target to $4.50 from the earlier target of $6.00, indicating an upside of 17.5% from current levels.

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