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U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP - 27thU.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-EMC, MSCI Inc, Kraft Foods, BB&T Corp March 27 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S.-listed companies, including Kraft Foods and Conn's Inc, on Friday.
HIGHLIGHTS * EMC EMC.N : Pacific Crest cuts to sector perform from outperform * MSCI Inc MSCI.N : KBW cuts to underperform from market perform on valuation * Conn's Inc CONN.O : Piper Jaffray raises to overweight from neutral * BB&T Corp BBT.N : FBR raises to outperform from market perform * Kraft Foods KRFT.O : Goldman Sachs removes from conviction-buy list
Following is a summary of research actions on U.S. companies reported by Reuters on Friday. Stock entries are in alphabetical order.
* A. O. Smith AOS.N : Jefferies raises price target to $74 from $71; rating buy * Abbott Laboratories ABT.N : Barclays raises target price to $52 from $48; equal weight * Accenture ACN.N : Barclays raises target price to $92 from $89; rating equal weight * Acuity Brands AYI.N : Oppenheimer raises target to $190 from $172; rating outperform * Adeptus Health Inc ADPT.N : Piper Jaffray raises price target to $56 from $46; overweight * Agile Therapeutics Inc AGRX.O : Cantor Fitzgerald raises price target to $20 from $17;buy * Alexco Resource Corp AXU.N : HC Wainwright cuts price target to $1 from $1.40; rating buy * Alkermes Plc ALKS.O : Citigroup cuts to neutral from buy * Alkermes Plc ALKS.O : Citigroup cuts price target to $71 from $83 * Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O : Citigroup raises target price to $430 from $405; rating buy * American Eagle Outfitters AEO.N : Goldman Sachs cuts to sell from neutral * Anthem Inc ANTM.N : Leerink raises price target to $180; rating outperform * Ardelyx Inc ARDX.O : Citigroup cuts target price to $20 from $27; rating buy * Arista ANET.N : Guggenheim starts with neutral * Basic Energy Services Inc BAS.N : Deutsche Bank cuts target price to $10 from $14; buy * BB&T Corp BBT.N : FBR raises to outperform from market perform * BB&T Corp BBT.N : FBR raises price target to $45 from $40 * Becton Dickinson and Co BDX.N : Leerink raises target to $158 from $150; market perform * Biomarin Pharmaceutical BMRN.O : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $140 from $90; buy * Biomarin Pharmaceutical BMRN.O : UBS raises target to $136 from $112; rating buy * Bunge BG.N : Goldman Sachs raises to buy from neutral * Bunge BG.N : Goldman Sachs raises price target to $95 from $91 * Burlington Stores BURL.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $69 from $60; overweight * Calithera CALA.O : Leerink raises target price to $19 from $13; rating outperform * Capitala Finance CPTA.O : UBS raises target price to $23 from $21; rating buy * Carnival Corp CCL.N : Stifel raises target price to $55 from $54; rating buy * Carnival Corp CCL.N : JP Morgan raises price target to $52 from $49; rating neutral * Central Pacific Financial CPF.N : KBW raises price target to $23 from $20; market perform * Charles Schwab Corp SCHW.N : RBC starts with outperform; price target $38 * Charles Schwab Corp SCHW.N : Citigroup raises price target to $32 from $30; neutral * Cisco CSCO.O : Guggenheim starts with neutral * Colfax Corp CFX.N : William Blair starts with market perform rating * Columbia Sportswear Co COLM.O : Citigroup raises price target to $68 from $50; rating buy * Commercial Metals Co CMC.N : Citigroup raises price target to $19 from $16; rating buy * Conatus Pharmaceuticals CNAT.O : Piper Jaffray raises target price to $9 from $6; neutral * Conn's Inc CONN.O : Piper Jaffray raises to overweight from neutral * Conn's Inc CONN.O : Piper Jaffray raises price target to $38 from $20 * Con-way CNW.N : Macquarie starts with outperform * Diodes DIOD.O : Raymond James cuts to outperform from strong buy * Duke Energy Corp DUK.N : SunTrust Robinson cuts target price to $76 from $79; neutral * EMC EMC.N : Pacific Crest cuts to sector perform from outperform * Encana Corporation ECA.N : Imperial Capital starts with in-line rating; target of $14 * Ensign Group Inc ENSG.O : Wells Fargo raises to outperform from market perform * Enterprise Products Partners EPD.N : Barclays cuts target to $40 from $43; overweight * Epizyme Inc EPZM.O : Citigroup cuts to neutral from buy; cuts target price to $23 * Erickson Inc EAC.O : Canaccord Genuity cuts target price to $7 from $11; rating hold * Esperion Therapeutics ESPR.O : Citigroup assumes coverage with buy; $130 price target * E*Trade Financial ETFC.O : RBC starts with outperform; price target $35 * F5 Networks FFIV.O : Guggenheim starts with buy; target price $130 * Facebook Inc FB.O : Barclays raises target price to $98 from $88; rating overweight * Facebook Inc FB.O : Baird raises price target to $96 from $93; rating outperform * Finish Line Inc FINL.O : Canaccord Genuity raises target to $26 from $25; rating hold * Foot Locker Inc FL.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $69 from $65; rating overweight * Franco-Nevada Corp FNV.N : Barclays cuts target to $51 from $53; rating underweight * FutureFuel Corp FF.N : Roth cuts to neutral * FutureFuel Corp FF.N : Roth cuts price target to $13 from $17 * GameStop Corp GME.N : Needham cuts price target to $52 from $55; rating buy * GameStop Corp GME.N : SunTrust Robinson cuts price target to $50 from $55; rating buy * GameStop Corp GME.N : B. Riley cuts to neutral; cuts target price to $44 * GameStop Corp GME.N : Janney cuts fair value to $42; rating buy * GameStop Corp GME.N : Benchmark cuts target price to $27.98 from $28.29; rating hold * GameStop Corp GME.N : Janney cuts fair value to $42; rating buy * GameStop Corp GME.N : Piper Jaffray cuts target price to $47 from $51; rating overweight * GameStop Corp GME.N : Sterne Agee cuts target price to $45 from $48; rating buy * GameStop Corp GME.N : Ascendiant Capital raises price target to $42 from $39; rating buy * Halozyme Therapeutics HALO.O : Citigroup raises target price to $21 from $15; rating buy * Hatteras Financial Corp HTS.N : Ladenburg Thalmann raises to buy from neutral * Heartland Express HTLD.O : Macquarie starts with neutral * HP HPQ.N : BofA Merrill cuts price target to $42 from $45; rating buy * Infinera Corp INFN.O : Jefferies raises price target to $25 from $17; rating buy * Infoblox Inc BLOX.N : Guggenheim starts with buy; target price $30 * Intercept ICPT.O : Deutsche Bank raises price target to $400 from $300; rating buy * Jazz Pharmaceuticals JAZZ.O : Citigroup assumes coverage with buy; $195 price target * Juniper Networks JNPR.N : Guggenheim starts with neutral * Key Energy Services Inc KEG.N : Deutsche Bank cuts target price to $3 from $4; rating buy * Kimberly-Clark Corp KMB.N : RBC starts with sector perform; target price of $110 * Kirkland's Inc KIRK.O : Piper Jaffray raises to overweight from neutral * Kirkland's Inc KIRK.O : Piper Jaffray raises target price to $27 from $26 * Knight Transportation KNX.N : Macquarie starts with outperform * Kraft Foods KRFT.O : Goldman Sachs removes from conviction-buy list * Kraft Foods KRFT.O : Goldman Sachs raises target to $93 from $73; maintains buy rating * Kraft Foods KRFT.O : Canaccord Genuity raises to buy from hold; target to $96 from $70 * LabCorp LH.N : JMP Securities starts with a market outperform rating; $165 price target * Lindsay Corp LNN.N : Wedbush cuts price target to $68; rating neutral * Lululemon Athletica LULU.O : Cowen And Company raises target to $72 from $70; outperform * Lululemon Athletica LULU.O : KeyBanc raises target to $75 from $71; rating overweight * Lululemon Athletica LULU.O : SunTrust Robinson raises target to $74 from $72; rating buy * Lululemon Athletica LULU.O : FBR raises price target to $65 from $63; market perform * Lululemon Athletica LULU.O : Mizuho raises target price to $63 from $58; rating neutral * Lululemon Athletica LULU.O : Wedbush raises price target to $76; rating outperform * Lululemon Athletica LULU.O : D.A. Davidson raises price target to $72 from $70; neutral * Lululemon Athletica LULU.O : Deutsche Bank raises target to $62 from $56; rating hold * LyondellBasell Industries LYB.N : Cowen and Company ups target to $97 from $94;outperform * ManpowerGroup Inc MAN.N : Piper Jaffray raises target price to $99 from $90; overweight * Martin Midstream Partners MMLP.O : Raymond James ups target to $36 from $34; outperform * Media General Inc MEG.N : Wedbush raises target price to $20; rating outperform * Medicines Co MDCO.O : Citigroup assumes coverage with neutral rating; $30 price target * Medivation MDVN.O : Barclays raises target price to $150 from $133; rating overweight * Minerva NeurosciencesNERV.O :JMP Securities cuts target to $11 from $16;market outperform * Minerva Neurosciences NERV.O : Jefferies cuts target price to $9 from $10; rating buy * Mirati Therapeutics MRTX.O : Jefferies assumes coverage with buy * Mirati Therapeutics MRTX.O : Jefferies assumes coverage with price target $34 * MSC Industrial Direct MSM.N : Baird cuts to neutral from outperform * MSC Industrial Direct MSM.N : Baird cuts price target to $77 from $96 * MSCI Inc MSCI.N : KBW cuts to underperform from market perform on valuation * MSCI Inc MSCI.N : KBW raises target price to $54 from $52 * Nabors Industries Ltd NBR.N : Deutsche Bank cuts target price to $20 from $29 * Nasdaq OMX Group NDAQ.O : Evercore ISI raises price target to $54 from $48; rating buy * Nationstar Mortgage NSM.N : KBW raises price target to $25 from $24; market perform * Netgear NTGR.O : Guggenheim starts with neutral * Novavax Inc NVAX.O : Citigroup assumes coverage with buy rating; $10 price target * NV5 Holdings Inc NVEE.O : Roth raises price target to $20 from $17; rating buy * OHR Pharmaceutical OHRP.O : Cowen and Company cuts target to $15 from $25; outperform * OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals Inc OGXI.O : Needham cuts target to $7 from $14; rating buy * Onconova Therapeutics Inc ONTX.O : Janney cuts fair value to $3 from $5; rating neutral * Orexigen Therapeutics OREX.O : RBC raises price target to $14 from $10; rating outperform * Oxford Industries OXM.N : KeyBanc raises price target to $75 from $71; rating overweight * Oxford Industries OXM.N : Wunderlich raises price target to $78 from $72; rating buy * Pioneer Energy Services Corp PES.N : Deutsche Bank cuts to hold from buy * Pioneer Energy Services Corp PES.N : Deutsche Bank cuts target price to $5 from $10 * Power Integrations POWI.O : Raymond James cuts to market perform from outperform * PVH Corp PVH.N : Janney cuts fair value to $126 from $132; rating buy * QEP Resources QEP.N : Imperial Capital starts with outperform rating; price target of $33 * Quest Diagnostics DGX.N : JMP Securities starts with market perform * Quiksilver Inc ZQK.N : DA Davidson cuts target price to $3 from $4; rating buy * Regions Financial Corp RF.N : Compass Point raises to buy from neutral * Regions Financial Corp RF.N : Compass Point raises price target to $11 from $10 * Restoration Hardware RH.N : Raymond James raises target to $100 from $96; outperform * Rockwell Collins COL.N : Barclays raises target price to $107 from $100;rating overweight * Roka Bioscience ROKA.O : Leerink cuts price target to $6 from $8; rating outperform * Ruckus Wireless RKUS.N : Guggenheim starts with buy; target price $15 * Rush Enterprises Inc RUSHA.O : RBC cuts price target to $34 from $39; rating outperform * SanDisk SNDK.O : Credit Suisse cuts price target to $75 from $90; rating outperform * SanDisk SNDK.O : B. Riley cuts target price to $66 from $84; rating neutral * SanDisk SNDK.O : Evercore ISI cuts to hold; cuts price target to $68 * SanDisk SNDK.O : Pacific Crest cuts target price to $82 from $116 * SanDisk SNDK.O : BMO cuts target price to $61 from $75; rating market perform * SanDisk SNDK.O : Baird cuts price target to $66 from $75; rating neutral * SanDisk SNDK.O : Wedbush cuts price target to $56; rating neutral * Schulman SHLM.O : KeyBanc raises to overweight rating * Seacoast Banking SBCF.O : Guggenheim raises target price by $1 to $15.50; rating buy * Semtech SMTC.O : Raymond James cuts to outperform from strong buy * Signet Jewelers SIG.N : Cowen and Company raises target to $160 from $150; outperform * Silicon Laboratories Inc SLAB.O : Stifel raises target to $60 from $58; rating buy * Sonus Networks SONS.O : Guggenheim starts with neutral * STR Holdings Inc STRI.N : Craig-Hallum cuts target price to $4.50 from $7.50; rating buy * SunCoke Energy Partners LP SXCP.N : Citigroup raises to buy from neutral * TD Ameritrade AMTD.N : RBC starts with sector perform; price target $43 * Tiffany & Co TIF.N : Oppenheimer cuts target price to $98 from $100; rating outperform * Tim Participacoes TSU.N : Barclays cuts target price to $21 from $29; rating overweight * Ubiquiti Networks UBNT.O : Guggenheim starts with neutral * Ultra Petroleum UPL.N : Imperial Capital starts with outperform rating; target of $19 * Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) Ltd ULTR.O : Stifel cuts target price to $4 from $4.50; rating buy * Upland Software Inc UPLD.O : Canaccord Genuity cuts price target to $13 from $15; buy * Upland Software Inc UPLD.O : Raymond James cuts price target to $11 from $15; outperform * Under Armour Inc UA.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $73 from $69; rating neutral * Universal Health Services UHS.N : Mizuho raises target price to $136 from $125; buy * USD Partners LP USDP.N : Barclays cuts target to $18 from $19; rating overweight * Urban Outfitters Inc URBN.O : Maxim raises target price to $32 from $26; rating hold * Vantiv Inc VNTV.N : SunTrust Robinson cuts to reduce from neutral * Vantiv Inc VNTV.N : SunTrust Robinson cuts price target to $32 from $33 * Veeco Instruments Inc VECO.O : JP Morgan cuts price target to $34 from $41; overweight * Veritiv Corporation VRTV.N : William Blair starts with outperform rating * Versartis Inc VSAR.O : Citigroup cuts target price to $36 from $60; rating buy * voxeljet AG VJET.N : Piper Jaffray raises target to $9.30 from $8.50; rating neutral * Wesco International WCC.N : Baird cuts to neutral from outperform * Wesco International WCC.N : Baird cuts price target to $72 from $78 * World Acceptance WRLD.O : Macquarie cuts to underperform rating * WPX Energy Inc WPX.N : Imperial Capital starts with outperform rating; target of $17 * Zayo Group ZAYO.N : Barclays raises target price to $31 from $30; rating overweight * Zayo Group ZAYO.N : JP Morgan starts with overweight * Zayo Group ZAYO.N : JP Morgan starts with price target $33 (Compiled by Eileen Soreng, Geetha Panchaksharam and Jai Ganesh in Bengaluru) |
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