IAMGOLD (IAG) (KWK) (CQP) (DEE) (LNT) (MOS) (NOV) (SDRL) (SNP) (TRGP) Upgraded

IAMGOLD Corp. (IAG), Quicksilver Resources Inc. (KWK), Cheniere Energy Partners LP (CQP), Delphi Energy Corp. (DEE), Alliant Energy (LNT), The Mosaic Company (MOS), National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV), Seadrill Ltd (SDRL), China Petroleum and Chemical (SNP) and Targa Resources Investments Inc. (TRGP) were upgraded by analysts.

Barclays Capital upgraded Cheniere Energy Partners L P (CQP) from an "Equal Weight" rating to an "Overweight" rating. They have a price target of $25.00 on the company.

Canaccord Genuity upgraded Delphi Energy Corp. (DEE) from a "Sell" rating to a "Speculative Buy" rating.

BMO Capital Markets upgraded IAMGOLD Corp. (IAG) from a "Market Perform" rating to an "Outperform" rating.

Macquarie upgraded Quicksilver Resources (KWK) from an "Underperform" rating to a "Neutral" rating. They have a price target of $2.50 on the company.

Ladenburg Thalmann upgraded Alliant Energy (LNT) from a "Neutral" rating to a "Buy" rating.

Standpoint Research upgraded The Mosaic Company (MOS) from a "Hold" rating to a "Buy" rating.

Standpoint Research upgraded National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV) from a "Hold" rating to a "Buy" rating. They have a price target of $82.00 on the company.

Credit Suisse upgraded Seadrill Ltd (SDRL) from a "Neutral" rating to an "Outperform" rating. They have a price target of $48.00 on the company.

Citigroup (NYSE: C) upgraded China Petroleum and Chemical (SNP) from a "Neutral" rating to a "Buy" rating.

UBS AG upgraded STMicroelectronics (STM) from a "Sell" rating to a "Neutral" rating.

Tudor Pickering upgraded Targa Resources Investments Inc. (TRGP) from a "Hold" rating to a "Buy" rating.

Diamond (DO) (CQP) (LNT) (ACMP) (HOC) (NR) (GEL) (MGEE) (QRE) (RTI) Ratings Changes and Initiations

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (DO), Cheniere Energy Partners L P (CQP), Alliant Energy Corporporation (LNT), Access Midstream Partners LP (ACMP), Hochschild Mining (HOC), Newpark Resources, Inc. (NR), Genesis Energy, L.P. (GEL), MGE Energy Inc. (MGEE), QR Energy LP (QRE) and RTI International Metals, Inc. (RTI) had ratings on them adjusted by analysts or initiated.

Credit Suisse (CS) upgraded Cheniere Energy Partners L P (CQP) from a "Neutral" rating to an "Outperform" rating.

Wunderlich upgraded Alliant Energy Corporation (LNT) from a "Hold" rating to a "Buy" rating. They have a price target of $50.00 on the company.

Credit Suisse downgraded Access Midstream Partners LP (ACMP) from an "Outperform" rating to a "Neutral" rating.

Iberia Capital downgraded Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (DO) from an "Outperform" rating to a "Sector Perform" rating.

Fox-Davies Capital downgraded Hochschild Mining (HOC) to a "Sell" rating.

BB&T (BBT) downgraded Newpark Resources, Inc. (NR) from a "Buy" rating to a "Hold" rating.

Barclays Capital initiated coverage on Genesis Energy, L.P. (GEL). They have an "Overweight" rating on the company.

Gabelli initiated coverage on MGE Energy Inc. (MGEE). They have a "Hold" rating on the company.

Credit Suisse initiated coverage on QR Energy LP (QRE). They have a "Neutral" rating on the company.

Bank of America (BAC) initiated coverage on RTI International Metals, Inc. (RTI). They have a "Buy" rating on the company.

Alliant Energy (NYSE:LNT), RRI Energy (NYSE:RRI) Upgraded by Macquarie, Bank of America (NYSE:BAC)

Continuing to receive a lot of attention, the energy sector has been receiving a number of upgrades and downgrades recently, and on the upgrade side, Alliant Energy (NYSE:LNT) and RRI Energy (NYSE:RRI) got a boost from Macquarie and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC).

Macquarie upgraded Alliant Energy (NYSE:LNT) from "Neutral" to "Outperform," while Bank of America upgraded RRI from "Neutral" to "Buy."

Alliant Energy Corporation, which engages in electric and gas utility businesses in the United States, was at $35.77, down $0.07, or 0.20 percent as of 3:35 PM EDT.

RRI Energy, Inc., which provides energy, capacity, ancillary, among other energy services to wholesale customers in power generation markets in the United States, dropped to $3.66, losing $0.08, or 2.01% percent, at 3:36 PM EDT.