Alere (ALR) (FCBC) (GIL) (HSC) (UAL) (VCI) Downgraded

Alere Inc. (NYSE: ALR), First Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCBC), Gildan Activewear (NYSE: GIL), Harsco Co. (NYSE: HSC), United Continental (NYSE: UAL) and Valassis Communications, Inc. (NYSE: VCI) downgraded by analysts.

Alere Inc. (ALR) was downgraded by Wedbush from an “Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating. They have a price target of $31.00 on the company, down from $41.00.

First Community Bancshares, Inc. (FCBC) was downgraded by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc from an “Outperform” rating to a “Market Perform” rating.

Gildan Activewear (GIL) was downgraded by Citigroup (NYSE:C) from a “Hold” rating to a “Sell” rating.

Harsco Co. (HSC) was downgraded by Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating. They have a price target of $33.00 on the company, down from $38.00.

United Continental (UAL) was downgraded by Ticonderoga from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Valassis Communications, Inc. (VCI) was downgraded by Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) from an “Overweight” rating to a “Neutral” rating. They have a price target of $27.00 on the company.

Ratings on (SFN) (STEL) (VCI) (VFC) Reiterated

Analysts reiterate ratings on SFN Group Inc (NYSE: SFN), StellarOne Corp (NASDAQ: STEL), Valassis Communications, Inc. (NYSE: VCI) and V.F. Co. (NYSE: VFC).

Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) reiterated a “buy” rating on SFN Group Inc (SFN). They have a price target of $17.00 on the company.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of StellarOne Corp (STEL).

Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) reiterated an “overweight” rating on Valassis Communications, Inc. (VCI). They have a price target of $42.00 on the company.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) reiterated a “buy” rating on V.F. Co. (VFC). They have a price target of $117.00 on the company.