U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-General Dynamics, Dover, Buckle
May 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets
on several U.S.-listed companies, including M&T Bank, Nordson Corp and Otonomy Inc, on Friday.
HIGHLIGHTS
* General Dynamics GD.N : Cowen and Company cuts to market perform from outperform
* Buckle BKE.N : KeyBanc raises to sector weight rating
* Conns CONN.O : Oppenheimer cuts to perform from outperform
* JG Wentworth JGW.N : Deutsche Bank cuts to hold from buy
* Cypress Semiconductor CY.O : Mizuho starts with buy; price target $23
* Dover DOV.N : Deutsche Bank raises to hold from sell
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 Corp AOS.N : Jefferies raises price target to $79 from $76; rating buy
* Acxiom Corp ACXM.O : BMO cuts price target to $18 from $20; rating market perform
* Advance Auto Parts Inc AAP.N : JP Morgan cuts target to $173 from $179; rating overweight
* Aeropostale ARO.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $2.50 from $3; rating hold
* Aeropostale ARO.N : Mizuho Securities cuts price target to $2.50 from $3.50; neutral
* Aeropostale ARO.N : SunTrust Robinson cuts price target to $2.50 from $3; rating neutral
* Aeropostale ARO.N : FBR cuts price target to $3 from $4; rating market perform
* Aeropostale ARO.N : UBS cuts target price to $2.25 from $3.25; rating neutral
* Aeropostale ARO.N : BMO cuts price target to $2.50 from $3.50; rating market perform
* Anthem Inc ANTM.N : Susquehanna raises price target to $190 from $180; rating positive
* Autobytel ABTL.O : B.Riley raises price target to $20.50 from $19; rating buy
* Autobytel Inc ABTL.O : Ascendiant Capital raises price target to $20 from $19; rating buy
* Autozone Inc AZO.N : UBS raises target price to $700 from $675; rating neutral
* Avago Technologies Ltd AVGO.O : Mizuho starts with buy rating; $150 target price
* Bank of America Corp BAC.N : Bernstein raises target to $18 from $17; market perform
* Best Buy Co Inc BBY.N : RBC raises target price to $44 from $42; rating outperform
* Best Buy Co Inc BBY.N : Deutsche Bank cuts price target to $42 from $44; rating buy
* Booz Allen Hamilton BAH.N : Cowen and Company cuts target to $30 from $33; outperform
* Booz Allen Hamilton BAH.N : Barclays cuts price target to $30 from $32; rating overweight
* Booz Allen Hamilton BAH.N : RBC cuts target price to $30 from $34; rating outperform
* Booz Allen Hamilton BAH.N : Raymond James raises to outperform from market perform
* Bristow Group Inc BRS.N : Evercore ISI cuts price target to $75 from $78; rating buy
* Buckle Inc BKE.N : KeyBanc raises to sector weight rating
* Buckle Inc BKE.N : Wedbush cuts target price to $43 from $45; rating neutral
* Cellectis CLLS.O : Oppenheimer starts with outperform rating
* Cellectis CLLS.O : Oppenheimer starts with $65 price target
* CME CETV.O : Wood & Company cuts target price to $3.20 from $4.50; rating buy
* Cognizant Technology CTSH.O : BMO raises price target to $70 from $68; rating outperform
* Conns Inc CONN.O : Oppenheimer cuts to perform from outperform
* Conns Inc CONN.O : Stifel raises price target to $43 from $35; rating buy
* CVS Health Corp CVS.N : Jefferies raises price target to $125 from $120; rating buy
* Cypress Semiconductor Corp CY.O : Mizuho starts with buy; price target $23
* Danaher Corp DHR.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $94 from $80; rating overweight
* Dover DOV.N : Deutsche Bank raises to hold from sell
* Dover DOV.N : Deutsche Bank raises price target to $81 from $61
* Emerson Electric Co EMR.N : Stifel raises price target to $66 from $63; rating buy
* Endo International Plc ENDP.O : Cantor raises price target to $92 from $80; rating hold
* Esperion Therapeutics Inc ESPR.O : Chardan Capital starts with sell rating
* Fleetmatics Group Plc FLTX.N : Stifel raises price target to $47 from $44; rating buy
* Flexion Therapeutics FLXN.O : BMO raises target price to $38 from $36; outperform rating
* Foot Locker Inc FL.N : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $71 from $69; rating buy
* Fresh market Inc TFM.O : BB&T Capital cuts target price to $44 from $48; rating buy
* Fresh market Inc TFM.O : SunTrust Robinson cuts target to $39 from $42; rating neutral
* Fresh Market Inc TFM.O : Oppenheimer cuts price target to $34 from $40; rating perform
* Fresh market Inc TFM.O : Cowen and Company cuts target to $38 from $44; market perform
* Fresh market Inc TFM.O : Deutsche Bank cuts price target to $35 from $40; rating hold
* Gap Inc GPS.N : Baird cuts price target to $42 from $45; rating neutral
* Gap Inc GPS.N : Janney cuts fair value to $40 from $43; rating neutral
* Gap Inc GPS.N : Cantor cuts target price to $42 from $44 ; rating hold
* Gap Inc GPS.N : Wedbush raises target price to $42 from $41; rating neutral
* General Dynamics Corp GD.N : Cowen and Company cuts to market perform from outperform
* Gordmans Stores Inc GMAN.O : Baird raises price target to $7 from $5; rating neutral
* Horizon Pharma Plc HZNP.O : Leerink starts with outperform rating; target price $37
* HP HPQ.N : RBC cuts price target to $37 from $38; rating sector perform
* HP HPQ.N : Cantor cuts price target to $33 from $35; rating hold
* HP HPQ.N : BMO cuts price target to $38 from $42; rating market perform
* Infoblox Inc BLOX.N : D. A. Davidson raises target to $25.50 from $23; rating neutral
* Information Services III.O : Maxim Group cuts target price to $8 from $9; rating buy
* Ingersoll-Rand IR.N : Argus raises to buy from hold - Theflyonthewall.com
* Intuit Inc Intu.O : Barclays raises target price to $105 from $96; rating equal weight
* Intuit Inc Intu.O : JP Morgan raises price target to $107 from $97; rating neutral
* Intuit Inc Intu.O : Jefferies raises price target to $120 from $113; rating buy
* Intuit Inc Intu.O : UBS raises target price to $120 from $106; rating buy
* Intuit Inc Intu.O : Wedbush raises target price to $97 from $95; rating neutral
* Intuit Inc Intu.O : Raymond James raises target to $119 from $118; rating strong buy
* J&J JNJ.N : Goldman Sachs raises target price to $100 from $96; rating sell
* JG Wentworth Co JGW.N : Deutsche Bank cuts price target to $11 from $13
* JG Wentworth Co JGW.N : Deutsche Bank cuts to hold from buy
* Kirkland’s Inc KIRK.O : Wedbush raises target price to $32 from $30; rating outperform
* KLX Inc KLXI.O : RBC raises target price to $50 from $44; rating sector perform
* L Brands Inc LB.N : Bernstein cuts price target to $93 from $95; rating market perform
* L Brands Inc LB.N : Wedbush raises target price to $94 from $92; rating neutral
* M&T Bank Corp MTB.N : Jefferies cuts price target to $117 from $120; rating hold
* M/A-Com MTSI.O : Goldman Sachs starts with buy rating
* Marvell Technology MRVL.O : Susquehanna cuts target to $18 from $20; rating positive
* Marvell Technology MRVL.O : Cowen and Company cuts target to $18 from $19; outperform
* Marvell Technology MRVL.O : Credit Suisse cuts target to $13 from $16; neutral rating
* Marvell Technology MRVL.O : Nomura cuts target price to $17 from $18; rating buy
* Marvell Technology MRVL.O Jefferies cuts price target to $14 from $15; rating hold
* Marvell Technology MRVL.O : Raymond James raises target to $16 from $15;rating outperform
* Micron Technology Inc MU.O : Mizuho starts with buy; price target $39
* National Storage NSA.N : KeyBanc starts with sector weight rating
* Nautilus Inc NLS.N : D. A. Davidson raises price target to $25 from $22; rating buy
* NCR NCR.N : JP Morgan adds to analyst focus list; rating overweight
* NetApp Inc NTAP.O : Argus cuts to hold from buy - Streetinsider.com
* Netflix Inc NFLX.O : RBC raises price target to $700 from $600; rating outperform
* Nice-Systems NICE.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $68 from $64; rating neutral
* Noah Holdings Ltd NOAH.N : Oppenheimer raises price target to $40 from $22; outperform
* Nordson Corp NDSN.O : Oppenheimer raises price target to $90 from $88; outperform rating
* Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd NCLH.O : UBS raises target to $62 from $55; rating buy
* NXP Semiconductors NV NXPI.O : Mizuho starts with buy; price target $140
* ON Semiconductor Corp ON.O : Mizuho starts with buy rating; $16 target price
* Otonomy Inc OTIC.O : JP Morgan cuts to neutral from overweight
* Otonomy Inc OTIC.O : JP Morgan cuts price target to $30 from $42
* Otonomy Inc OTIC.O : Bernstein cuts price target to $30 from $34; rating market perform
* Park Ohio PKOH.O : FBR assumes coverage with outperform rating; $65 price target
* Patterson Companies PDCO.O : Baird raises price target to $50 from $49; rating neutral
* Qorvo QRVO.O : Goldman Sachs starts with buy rating
* Quality Systems Inc QSII.O : Jefferies raises price target to $17 from $16; rating hold
* ReWalk Robotics Ltd RWLK.O : Canaccord Genuity raises to buy from hold
* ReWalk Robotics Ltd RWLK.O : Canaccord Genuity raises price target to $17 from $11
* Rexnord Corp RXN.N : Barclays cuts price target to $27 from $29; rating overweight
* Ross Stores Inc ROST.O : Jefferies raises price target to $102 from $100; rating hold
* Ross Stores Inc ROST.O : UBS raises price target to $103 from $99; rating neutral
* Salesforce.com Inc CRM.N : Goldman Sachs raises target price to $92 from $87; rating buy
* SanDisk Corp SNDK.O : Mizuho starts with neutral; price target $74
* Sarepta Therapeutics SRPT.O : WBB Securities raises target to $35; strong buy rating
* Sharps Compliance SMED.O : Stifel starts with buy rating; $8 price target
* Skyworks Solutions Inc SWKS.O : Mizuho starts with buy rating; $115 target price
* Skyworks Solutions Inc SWKS.O : Goldman Sachs starts with neutral rating
* Spectrum Brands SPB.N : Sterne Agee CRT raises price target to $110 from $105; rating buy
* Stericycle Inc SRCL.O : Stifel raises price target to $160 from $156; rating buy
* Synaptics Inc SYNA.O : Mizuho starts with buy; price target $115
* Synergy Pharmaceuticals SGYP.O : Canaccord Genuity starts with buy rating; $11 target
* Target Corp TGT.N : BMO raises price target to $85 from $82; rating outperform
* Teleflex Inc TFX.N : Barclays raises target price to $150 from $145; rating overweight
* Teleflex Inc TFX.N : Brean Capital raises target price to $135 from $129; rating buy
* Teleflex Inc TFX.N : JMP Securities raises target to $140 from $137; market outperform
* Teleflex Inc TFX.N : KeyBanc raises price target to $137 from $131; rating overweight
* Teleflex Inc TFX.N : Leerink raises price target to $134 from $133; rating market perform
* Teleflex Inc TFX.N : Stephens raises to overweight rating - Theflyonthewall.com
* Texas Instruments Inc TXN.O : Mizuho starts with neutral; price target $57
* Thor Industries THO.N : BMO raises price target to $60 from $59; rating market perform
* Trina Solar Ltd TSL.N : RBC raises target price to $18 from $15; rating outperform
* Uniqure NV QURE.O : Oppenheimer starts with outperform rating; $47 price target
* Vascular Biogenics Ltd VBLT.O : Roth starts with buy rating
* Vascular Biogenics Ltd VBLT.O : Roth starts with price target $13
* VeriFone Systems PAY.N : Imperial Capital starts with outperform rating; $44 price target
* Web.com WWWW.O : Piper Jaffray raises price target to $32 from $25; rating overweight
* ZS Pharma ZSPH.O : JP Morgan raises price target $75 from $57; rating overweight
(Compiled by Fareha Khan and Jai Ganesh in Bengaluru)