Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Brokerage Firm Ratings + Price Target


Upgrades


CompanyTickerBrokerage FirmRatings ChangePrice Target
General MotorsGMUBSNeutral » Buy$35 » $42
eResearchTechERTThe Benchmark CompanySell » Hold$5 » $7
Spirit AerosystemsSPRWedbushNeutral » Outperform$24 » $30
DISH NetworkDISHWunderlichSell » Hold$21 » $31
Arch CoalACIBrean MurrayHold » Buy$32 » $43
Hercules OffshoreHEROFBR CapitalUnderperform » Outperform$8.50

Downgrades


CompanyTickerBrokerage FirmRatings ChangePrice Target
Boardwalk PipelineBWPUBSBuy » Neutral$36 » $33.50
VolcomVLCMLongbowBuy » Neutral
DISH NetworkDISHHudson Square ResearchBuy » Hold
International CoalICOBrean MurrayBuy » Hold

Coverage Initiated


CompanyTickerBrokerage FirmRatings ChangePrice Target
HeartWareHTWRWunderlichHold$80
IMAXIMAXStifel NicolausHold
Saba SoftwareSABAThe Benchmark CompanyBuy$15
U.S. EnergyUSEGRodman & RenshawMkt Outperform$7.25
Rare ElementREEDahlman RoseBuy$21
Avalon Rare MetalsAVLDahlman RoseBuy$15
Linn EnergyLINEMorgan KeeganOutperform$45

Coverage Resumed



CompanyTickerBrokerage FirmRatings ChangePrice Target
EXACT SciencesEXASAuriga U.S.ABuy$10

Coverage Reit/Price Tgt Changed*


CompanyTickerBrokerage FirmRatings ChangePrice Target
MetroPCSPCSHudson Square ResearchBuy$17 » $20
Metropolitan Health NetworksMDFC.K. CooperBuy$5.70 » $6.50
Henry ScheinHSICBarrington ResearchOutperform$74 » $80
IncyteINCYBrean MurrayBuy$22 » $23
Advanced EnergyAEISNeedhamBuy$18 » $20
Spectra EnergySEBarclays CapitalOverweight$27 » $29
Sirona Dental SystemsSIROBarclays CapitalOverweight$58 » $60
Patterson CompaniesPDCOBarclays CapitalEqual Weight$32 » $35
Oceaneering IntlOIIBarclays CapitalOverweight$86 » $91
HumanaHUMBarclays CapitalEqual Weight$78 » $85
Henry ScheinHSICBarclays CapitalEqual Weight$69 » $75
Automatic DataADPBarclays CapitalOverweight$54 » $60
FabrinetFNDeutsche BankBuy$24 » $27
Corn ProductsCPODeutsche BankHold$51 » $62
Southwest AirLUVDeutsche BankBuy$14 » $18
ManitowocMTWBoenning & ScattergoodOutperform$24 » $30
PNC BankPNCCompass PointBuy$74 » $82.50
Rockwell CollinsCOLUBSBuy$70 » $76
Norfolk SouthernNSCUBSNeutral$69 » $78
NetLogicNETLUBSBuy$43 » $48.50
NetLogicNETLJMP SecuritiesMkt Perform$40 » $48
HFF Inc.HFJMP SecuritiesMkt Outperform$16 » $18
Ventrus BiosciencesVTUSRodman & RenshawMkt Outperform$12 » $25
Simon PropertiesSPGRBC Capital MktsTop Pick$120 » $130
Gen-ProbeGPRORBC Capital MktsSector Perform$57 » $90
DISH NetworkDISHRBC Capital MktsOutperform$30 » $35
Automatic DataADPRBC Capital MktsOutperform$52 » $60
Armstrong World IndustriesAWIRBC Capital MktsTop Pick$50 » $55
Sykes EnterprisesSYKEStifel NicolausBuy$24 » $26
NetLogicNETLStifel NicolausBuy$42 » $47
Alpha and Omega SemiAOSLStifel NicolausBuy$18 » $20
Occidental PetroOXYHoward WeilMarket Outperform$111 » $128
ComstockCRKHoward WeilMarket Outperform$31 » $37
SW EnergySWNHoward WeilMarket Outperform$44 » $48
Arch CoalACIFBR CapitalOutperform$50 » $46
CognexCGNXNeedhamBuy$35 » $42
DISH NetworkDISHKaufman BrosBuy$31 » $36
Innophos HoldingsIPHSOppenheimerOutperform$47 » $56
HumanaHUMOppenheimerPerform$62 » $83
Home InnsHMINOppenheimerOutperform$42 » $48
ApacheAPAOppenheimerOutperform$130 » $150
JinkoSolar HoldingJKSBrean MurrayBuy$32 » $35
DendreonDNDNBrean MurrayBuy$65 » $60
MolycorpMCPDahlman RoseBuy$85 » $125
Ralcorp HoldingsRAHLongbowBuy$89 » $98
Rock-TennRKTLongbowBuy$83 » $85

(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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