
Aeropostale Inc. (NYSE: ARO) was downgraded to Sector Perform from Outperform by RBC Capital Markets.
Aflac Inc. (NYSE: AFL) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Barclays.
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK) was started as Hold at Deutsche Bank.
FireEye Inc. (NASDAQ: FEYE) was raised to Overweight from Equal Weight with a $40 price target at Barclays.
Hain Celestial Group Inc. (NASDAQ: HAIN) was downgraded to Hold from Buy at Jefferies.
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L Brands Inc. (NYSE: LB) was raised to Buy from Hold at Stifel.
Northern Trust Corp. (NASDAQ: NTRS) was started with a Hold rating by Deutsche Bank.
PetSmart Inc. (NASDAQ: PETM) was reiterated as Underperform with a $48 price target at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Portfolio Recovery Associates Inc. (NASDAQ: PRAA) was raised to Buy from Neutral at Janney Capital Markets.
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RetailMeNot Inc. (NASDAQ: SALE) was downgraded to Hold from Buy at Stifel.
Rite Aid Corp. (NYSE: RAD) was reiterated as Outperform with an $8.50 price target at Credit Suisse, although the firm expects some choppy near-term results before growth reaccelerates in 2015 and 2016.
State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT) was started as Hold at Deutsche Bank.
Taubman Centers Inc. (NYSE: TCO) was reiterated as Outperform as the top mall REIT portfolio pick at Credit Suisse.