Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Brokerage Firm Ratings + Price Target





Upgrades


CompanyTickerBrokerage FirmRatings ChangePrice Target
TransoceanRIGGlobal Hunter SecuritiesReduce » Neutral
ComstockCRKGlobal Hunter SecuritiesAccumulate » Buy$35 » $40
Dick's Sporting GoodsDKSOppenheimerPerform » Outperform$50
First SolarFSLRAuriga U.S.AHold » Buy$160
ValueClickVCLKNeedhamHold » Buy$25
BlackRockBLKTiconderogaNeutral » Buy$225

Downgrades


CompanyTickerBrokerage FirmRatings ChangePrice Target
Scotts Miracle-GroSMGRBC Capital MktsOutperform » Sector Perform$62 » $61
Chesapeake EnergyCHKGlobal Hunter SecuritiesBuy » Accumulate$39 » $39
First SolarFSLRCollins StewartBuy » Hold
Vertex PharmVRTXBrean MurrayBuy » Hold
DigitalGlobeDGIThe Benchmark CompanyBuy » Hold$38 » $30
KAR Auction ServicesKARRobert W. BairdOutperform » Neutral$18 » $21
Calgon CarbonCCCOppenheimerOutperform » Perform

Coverage Initiated



CompanyTickerBrokerage FirmRatings ChangePrice Target
rue21RUEFBR CapitalMkt Perform$26

Coverage Resumed


CompanyTickerBrokerage FirmRatings ChangePrice Target
AppleAAPLOppenheimerOutperform$465 » $450
ThoratecTHORAuriga U.S.AHold$30 » $30
Myriad GeneticsMYGNAuriga U.S.ABuy$27

Coverage Reit/Price Tgt Changed*


CompanyTickerBrokerage FirmRatings ChangePrice Target
Hyatt HotelsHHudson SecuritiesHold$45 » $42
Glu MobileGLUUNorthland SecuritiesOutperform$5.25 » $6
PlantronicsPLTNorthland SecuritiesOutperform$41 » $44
Quest SoftwareQSFTStifel NicolausBuy$30 » $27
Molson Coors BrewingTAPStifel NicolausBuy$52 » $50
Foster WheelerFWLTStifel NicolausBuy$48 » $44
MetroPCSPCSOppenheimerOutperform$19 » $21
MasterCardMAOppenheimerOutperform$295 » $315
EmersonEMROppenheimerOutperform$74 » $71
FEIFEICNeedhamBuy$35 » $42
Alpha Natural ResourcesANRBrean MurrayBuy$81 » $77
Calgon CarbonCCCBrean MurrayBuy$22 » $24
First SolarFSLRBrean MurrayBuy$181 » $170
HarrisHRSThe Benchmark CompanyBuy$56 » $63
Web.comWWWWFBR CapitalOutperform$13 » $17
RTI Intl MetalsRTIFBR CapitalOutperform$36 » $42
Concur TechCNQRFBR CapitalOutperform$58 » $60
Gaylord EntertainGETFBR CapitalOutperform$44 » $42
Unum GroupUNMFBR CapitalMkt Perform$27 » $30
KenexaKNXAFBR CapitalMkt Perform$24 » $26
MasterCardMAFBR CapitalOutperform$290 » $330

(a) Brokerage firm initiating coverage participated in underwriting the recent IPO.
(b) Brokerage firm resumes coverage.
(c) Brokerage firm participated in the secondary offering.
* This list of reiterations/target changes is not comprehensive.

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