Sunday, May 22, 2011

Brokerage Firm Ratings + Price Target



Upgrades


CompanyTickerBrokerage FirmRatings ChangePrice Target
Lincoln ElectricLECOLongbowNeutral » Buy$92
Tyson FoodsTSNKeyBanc Capital MktsHold » Buy$23
Qihoo 360 TechnologyQIHUStifel NicolausHold » Buy$38


Downgrades


CompanyTickerBrokerage FirmRatings ChangePrice Target
American EagleAEONeedhamBuy » Hold
China HydroelectricCHCBrean MurrayBuy » Hold
TalbotsTLBJanney Mntgmy ScottNeutral » Sell
Patterson CompaniesPDCOUBSBuy » Neutral$36 » $37
GapGPSCaris & CompanyAbove Average » Below Average
AeropostaleAROStifel NicolausBuy » Hold
LDK SolarLDKKaufman BrosBuy » Hold$24 » $8


Coverage Initiated


CompanyTickerBrokerage FirmRatings ChangePrice Target
JPMorgan ChaseJPMStifel NicolausHold
U.S. EnergyUSEGGlobal Hunter SecuritiesBuy$8.50


Coverage Reit/Price Tgt Changed*


CompanyTickerBrokerage FirmRatings ChangePrice Target
Yingli Green EnergyYGECollins StewartBuy$17 » $13
Hibbett SportingHIBBNeedhamBuy$38 » $45
Dollar TreeDLTRDeutsche BankHold$56 » $65
Aruba NetworksARUNWedbushNeutral$29 » $30
Salesforce.comCRMUBSBuy$178 » $184
IntuitINTUUBSNeutral$53 » $57
Aruba NetworksARUNUBSNeutral$31 » $33
Dollar TreeDLTRFeltl & Co.Strong Buy$69 » $83
Hansen NaturalHANSStifel NicolausBuy$67 » $71
JinkoSolar HoldingJKSCollins StewartBuy$38 » $34.50
GapGPSJanney Mntgmy ScottNeutral$24 » $21
AeropostaleAROJanney Mntgmy ScottNeutral$22 » $17
Flowers FoodsFLOLongbowBuy$35 » $37


(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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