U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Union Pacific, Palo Alto Networks, Medicines Co
July 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets
on several U.S.-listed companies, including Health Net and Centene Corp, on Monday.
HIGHLIGHTS
* Union Pacific Corp UNP.N : Cowen and Company raises to outperform from market perform
* Palo Alto Networks PANW.N : Cowen and Company raises to outperform from market perform
* Health Net HNT.N : Susquehanna cuts to neutral from positive; ups target to $78 from $68
* Centene Corp CNC.N : Barclays cuts to equal weight from overweight
* Medicines Co MDCO.O : Mizuho Securities raises to buy from neutral
Following is a summary of research actions on U.S. companies reported by Reuters on Monday.
Stock entries are in alphabetical order.
* Aegerion Pharmaceuticals Inc AEGR.O : Guggenheim cuts to sell
* Aerohive Networks HIVE.N : JMP raises target to $10 from $8; rating market outperform
* Aetna Inc AET.N : Leerink raises target price to $160
* Aetna Inc AET.N : Barclays raises target price to $152 from $125; rating overweight
* Aetna Inc AET.N : FBR cuts to market perform from outperform - Theflyonthewall.com
* Aflac Inc AFL.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $70 from $66; rating neutral
* AIG AIG.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $72 from $65; rating neutral
* Alamos Gold Inc AGI.N : Raymond James cuts target to $8 from $10; rating market perform
* Alamos Gold AGI.N : RBC raises target price to $7.50 from $4.25; rating outperform
* Applied Genetic Technologies AGTC.O : Cantor raises target to $32 from $28; rating buy
* Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp ACRE.N : FBR raises price target to $13 from $12.50
* Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp ACRE.N : FBR raises to outperform from market perform
* Assurant Inc AIZ.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $69 from $66; rating neutral
* Atwood Oceanics ATW.N : Global Hunter Securities cuts target to $30 from $36; accumulate
* Atwood Oceanics ATW.N : Susquehanna cuts price target to $29 from $32; rating neutral
* Axovant AXON.N : Jefferies starts with buy
* Axovant AXON.N : Jefferies starts with price target $31
* Axovant AXON.N : RBC starts with outperform; price target $40
* BGC Partners BGCP.O : Raymond James raises to strong buy - Benzinga.com
* Biotie Therapies BITI.O : JMP starts with market outperform; price target $32
* Biotie Therapies BITI.O : RBC starts with outperform; price target $35
* Biotie Therapies BITI.O : Stifel starts with buy; price target $30
* Boot Barn Holdings Inc BOOT.N :BB&T raises price target to $36; buy rating
* Brookfield Renewable BEP.N : BMO cuts target price to $34
* Bunge BG.N : BMO cuts to market perform
* Canadian National Railway CNI.N :Cowen and Company cuts target to $66 from $79;outperform
* Canadian Pacific Railway CP.N :Cowen and Company cuts target to $184 from $204;outperform
* Celanese CE.N : UBS cuts to neutral from buy - Theflyonthewall.com
* Centene Corp CNC.N : Barclays cuts to equal weight from overweight
* Centene Corp CNC.N : Barclays cuts price target to $81 from $88
* Chemours CC.N : Barclays starts with overweight; price target $24
* Chemours CC.N : UBS starts with neutral - Theflyonthewall.com
* Chevron CVX.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $104 from $114
* Chubb Corp CB.N : KBW raises to outperform
* Chubb Corp CB.N : KBW raises target price to $141
* Circor International CIR.N : KeyBanc cuts to sector weight from overweight
* Civeo Corp CVEO.N : Susquehanna cuts price target to $4 from $5.50; rating neutral
* Cognizant CTSH.O : Citigroup cuts price target to $70 from $72.50; rating buy
* Columbia Pipeline CPGX.N : UBS starts with buy - Theflyonthewall.com
* CME Group CME.O : UBS raises target price to $108 from $105; rating buy
* CME Group Inc CME.O : UBS raises target price to $108 from $105; rating buy
* Comstock Resources Inc CRK.N : Imperial Capital revises price target to $5 from $8
* ConocoPhillips COP.N : JP Morgan revises target price to $65 from $67
* Diamond Offshore Drilling DO.N : Susquehanna cuts target to $28 from $30; rating neutral
* Eagle Pharmaceuticals EGRX.O : William Blair raises target to $97 from $89; outperform
* Earthlink Holdings ELNK.O : UBS starts with buy - Theflyonthewall.com
* Edgewell Personal EPC.N : Jefferies adjusts target price to $121 from $165; rating buy
* Ehealth Inc EHTH.O : RBC raises to outperform from sector perform
* Ehealth Inc EHTH.O : RBC raises target price to $16 from $14
* Emerge Energy Services LP EMES.N : Baird cuts to underperform from neutral
* Emerge Energy Services LP EMES.N : Baird cuts target price to $33 from $34
* Energizer Holdings Inc ENR.N : Jefferies starts with buy
* Energizer Holdings Inc ENR.N : Jefferies starts with price target $45
* Enlink Midstream ENLC.N : UBS starts with neutral - Theflyonthewall.com
* Epizyme Inc EPZM.O : RBC starts with outperform; price target $40
* ExxonMobil XOM.N : JP Morgan revises target price to $92 from $93
* FEI Co FEIC.O : Stifel raises price target to $96 from $90; rating buy
* Fidelity & Guaranty Life FGL.N : JP Morgan raises target to $26 from $25; rating neutral
* Flowserve Corp FLS.N : KeyBanc cuts price target to $62 from $65
* Fortinet Inc FTNT.O : Cowen and Company cuts to underperform from market perform
* GasLog GLOG.N : JP Morgan starts with neutral
* GasLog GLOG.N : JP Morgan starts with price target $21
* GasLog Partners GLOP.N : JP Morgan starts with neutral
* GasLog Partners GLOP.N : JP Morgan starts with price target $24
* GoldCorp Inc GG.N : Credit Suisse reinstates coverage with outperform
* GoldCorp Inc GG.N : Credit Suisse reinstates coverage with price target $24
* GoPro GPRO.O : Goldman Sachs starts with neutral - Theflyonthewall.com
* Guess GES.N : Piper Jaffray raises to neutral from underweight - Theflyonthewall.com
* Gulfport Energy Corp GPOR.O : Topeka cuts price target to $55 from $62; rating buy
* Hartford Financial Services HIG.N : JP Morgan raises target to $43 from $41; neutral
* Health Net Inc HNT.N : Susquehanna cuts to neutral from positive
* Health Net Inc HNT.N : Susquehanna raises target price to $78 from $68
* HI Crush Partners LP HCLP.N : Baird cuts target price to $33 from $34; rating neutral
* HollyFrontier Corp HFC.N : JP Morgan revises target price to $45 from $43
* Horsehead Holding Corp ZINC.O : BB&T cuts to hold
* Humana HUM.N : Leerink raises target price to $230
* Humana HUM.N : Wedbush cuts to neutral from outperform
* Integra Lifesciences IART.O : Jefferies raises price target to $78 from $67; rating buy
* Intuitive Surgical ISRG.O : Morgan Stanley cuts to underweight - Streetinsider.com
* Jinkosolar JKS.N : Barclays raises target price to $30 from $28; rating overweight
* Kansas City Southern KSU.N :Cowen and Company cuts target to $98 from $101;market perform
* Keurig Green Mountain GMCR.O : SunTrust Robinson cuts target to $70 from $95; neutral
* Kraft Heinz Co KHC.O : Stifel starts with buy; price target $80
* Liberty Lilac LILA.O : RBC starts with outperform; $61 target price
* Lincoln National LNC.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $64 from $63; rating neutral
* Lions Gate Entertainment Corp LGF.N : RBC raises target to $40 from $38;rating outperform
* Macys Inc M.N : Cowen and Company raises target price to $75 from $72
* Marathon Petroleum Corp MPC.N : JP Morgan revises target price to $58 from $56
* MarkWest Energy Partners MWE.N : Barclays raises to overweight from equal weight
* Materialise MTLS.O : KBC cuts to hold; cuts target price to $10.50
* Medicines Co MDCO.O : Mizuho Securities raises to buy from neutral
* Medicines Co MDCO.O : Mizuho Securities raises target price to $41
* Methanex Corp MEOH.O : BMO cuts price target to $63 from $65; rating outperform
* Metlife Inc MET.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $62 from $60; rating overweight
* NetSuite Inc N.N : Piper Jaffray cuts price target to $79 from $83
* NetSuite Inc N.N : Piper Jaffray cuts to underweight from neutral
* NiSource Inc NI.N : Barclays reinstates with $17 price target
* NiSource Inc NI.N : Barclays reinstates with equal weight
* Noble Corporation NE.N : Susquehanna cuts price target to $22 from $23; rating positive
* Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N : JP Morgan revises target price to $84 from $85
* Palo Alto Networks PANW.N : Cowen and Company raises target price to $205 from $175
* Palo Alto Networks PANW.N : Cowen and Company raises to outperform from market perform
* Penn National Gaming PENN.O>: Barclays raises price target to $21; rating overweight
* Pentair PNR.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $58 from $57; rating neutral
* Phillips 66 PSX.N : JP Morgan revises target price to $87 from $85
* Phoenix Companies PNX.N : JP Morgan adjusts target price to $21 from $50
* Polaris Industries Inc PII.N : JP Morgan starts with neutral
* Polaris Industries Inc PII.N : JP Morgan starts with price target $154
* Popular Inc BPOP.O : BTIG cuts price target to $39 from $41; rating buy
* Principal Financial Group Inc PFG.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $52 from $48
* Prudential Financial Inc PRU.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $107 from $101
* Quanex Building Products Corp NX.N : Wedbush raises target to $23 from $21;rating neutral
* Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp RPTP.O : Oppenheimer cuts to underperform from perform
* Reinsurance Group of America Inc RGA.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $102 from $94
* Resolute Forest Products RFP.N : Dundee Capital cuts target price to $15.50 from $17.50
* SeaGate Technology Plc STX.O : Pacific Crest cuts target price to $65
* SeaGate Technology Plc STX.O : Deutsche Bank cuts target to $60 from $65; rating buy
* Second Sight Medical EYES.O : Rodman & Renshaw starts with buy rating; $21 target price
* Symetra Financial Corp SYA.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $23 from $22
* Teekay LNG TGP.N : JP Morgan starts with overweight; price target $40
* Teekay LNG TGP.N : JP Morgan names Top Pick
* Tesoro Corp TSO.N : JP Morgan revises target price to $99 from $92
* Torchmark Corp TMK.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $60 from $55
* Transocean RIG.N : Susquehanna cuts price target to $13 from $14; rating negative
* TripAdvisor Inc TRIP.O : Barclays raises price target to $84 from $68.
* TripAdvisor Inc TRIP.O : Barclays raises to equal weight from underweight
* Union Pacific Corp UNP.N : Cowen and Company cuts price target to $111 from $117
* Union Pacific Corp UNP.N : Cowen and Company raises to outperform from market perform
* Unum Group UNM.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $38 from $39
* Vale VALE.N : CIBC cuts price target to $7.15 from $8.50; rating sector performer
* Valero Energy Corp VLO.N : JP Morgan revises target price to $68 from $63
* Vertex Pharmaceuticals VRTX.O : Baird raises price target to $160 from $131
* Vertex Pharmaceuticals VRTX.O : JMP cuts target to $145 from $152; market outperform
* Vertex Pharmaceuticals VRTX.O : Morgan Stanley cuts target to $119 from $120
* Vertex Pharmaceuticals VRTX.O : BTIG cuts target price to $180 from $200; rating buy
* Vertex Pharmaceuticals VRTX.O : William Blair raises target to $158 from $138; outperform
* Viacom Inc VIAB.O : JBL Advisors starts with a market perform rating
* VMware Inc VMW.N : FBR cuts price target to $90 from $96
* VMware Inc VMW.N : FBR cuts to market perform from outperform
* Voya Financial Inc VOYA.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $47 from $43
* Western Digital Corp WDC.O : Pacific Crest cuts target price to $110
* Western Digital Corp WDC.O : Deutsche Bank cuts target to $104 from $120; rating buy
* Western Gas Equity WGP.N : UBS starts with neutral - Theflyonthewall.com
* World Point Terminals LP WPT.N : Citigroup cuts target to $17 from $21; rating neutral
* Yandex YNDX.O : Jefferies cuts target price to $17
* Yelp Inc YELP.N : Piper Jaffray cuts target price to $40 from $46; rating neutral
* Yelp Inc YELP.N : B. Riley cuts price target to $30.50 from $36.50
(Compiled by Fareha Khan, Rachel Chitra and Jai Ganesh in Bengaluru)