NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- RATINGS CHANGES Arista was downgraded at Citigroup to neutral from buy. Twelve-month price target is $68. Company has less margin upside potential, Citigroup said. Church & Dwight was upgraded at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch to neutral. Twelve-month price target is $85. Company deserves a premium valuation, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch said. Must Read: 10 Stocks Carl Icahn Loves for 2015: Apple, eBay, Hertz and More Coupons was upgraded at Goldman Sachs to neutral from sell. Twelve-month price target is $15. Valuation call, as the stock has lost 41% since last June, Goldman Sachs said. Express was upgraded at Wedbush to outperform from neutral. Twelve-month price target is $17. Company can exceed near-term earnings expectations, Wedbush said. Iconix was upgraded at Brean Capital to buy from hold. Twelve-month price target is $42. Recent acquisitions can boost growth, Brean Capital said. Isis was downgraded at Piper Jaffray to neutral from overweight. Valuation call, based on a 12-month price target of $68. National Oilwell Varco was downgraded at Sterne Agee to neutral from buy. Twelve-month price target is $55. Estimates also cut, given macro growth headwinds, Sterne Agee said. Pentair was downgraded at Keybanc to hold from buy. Sales momentum will likely be challenged in the coming quarters, Keybanc said. Stratasys was downgraded at Stifel to hold from buy. Company is investing more into future growth, which will weigh on near-term earnings, Stifel said. Stratasys was downgraded at Morgan Stanley to equal-weight. Twelve-month price target is $53. Company is investing more into future growth, which will hurt margins, Morgan Stanley said. Waddell & Reed was downgraded at Sterne Agee to neutral from buy. Twelve-month price target is $51. Fundmental turnaround will likely take time, Sterne Agee said. Waddell & Reed was downgraded at Citigroup to sell from neutral. Twelve-month price target is $39. Margins appear to have peaked and the company will likely fall short of consensus earnings expectations, Citigroup said. Must Read: Warren Buffett's Top 10 Dividend-Paying Stocks for 2015 Editor's note: To see analysts' stock comments and changes to price targets and earnings estimates, go to "Street Notes," which is available only to Real Money subscribers. To find out how to become a subscriber, please click here. Follow TheStreet on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook.
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