Online urban guide Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP) has been downgraded by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus to a hold rating from a buy. Price target information was not available. The downgrade comes the day after Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP) beat Q3 earnings forecasts, but reported a Q4 outlook that was below expectations. Shares of YELP are moving within a 52-week trading range of $49.11 - $101.75.Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc (NYSE:CCE) reported mixed financial results for Q3 ended Sept. 26, 2014, with better-than-expected earnings and revenue that fell short of analysts' expectations; it also provided guidance for fiscal 2014. The company, Coca-Cola's bottling partner in Western Europe, posted Q3 net income of $238 million or $0.96 per share, compared with the prior-year period's $289 million or $1.07 per share. Revenue was $2.14 billion, down from $2.17 billion in the same quarter last year.Analysts polled by Capital IQ were expecting EPS of $0.88 on revenues of $2.22 billion. The company said that for fiscal 2014, it expects comparable and currency-neutral earnings per diluted share growth of 10%. Based on recent rates, currency translation would benefit full-year 2014 earnings per diluted share by 3%. Net sales are now expected to be essentially flat and operating income is now expected to grow in a low single-digit range, both on a comparable and currency-neutral basis. Shares of Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc (NYSE:CCE) closed at $41.32 with a 52-week range of $39.05 - $50.00.Mead Johnson Nutrition CO (NYSE:MJN), which makes baby food and formula, posted higher-than-expected Q3 earnings and sales, saying results had been hurt by foreign exchange fluctuations and higher dairy input costs. Non-GAAP net earnings of $0.93 per diluted share were in line with the third quarter of 2013 and ahead of estimates for $0.90. GAAP net earnings rose 10% to $0.92 per diluted share. Q3 sales rose 4% to $1.09 billion, just ahead of estimates for $1.07 billion.Mead Johnson Nutrition CO (NYSE:MJN) reaffirmed its full-year GAAP EPS guidance, excluding any further pension MTM adjustments, to be in the range of $3.59 to $3.66 per diluted share. Non-GAAP EPS is expected to be in the range of $3.65 to $3.72 per diluted share. Analysts were looking for $3.72. "We are pleased to deliver solid sales growth and strong earnings in light of a challenging foreign exchange environment and higher dairy input costs," said Chief Executive Officer Kasper Jakobsen. "We again saw strong growth in our North America/Europe segment from our toddler business and infant formula market share gains. In Asia, we worked to reduce system inventory in China ahead of the Enfamil re-launch planned for the fourth quarter. This negatively impacted sales for the quarter in the Asia segment. Overall, we are satisfied with the progress made in the latest quarter." The shares are trading with a 52-week range of $73.23 - $104.89.
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