U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Citigroup, Abercrombie & Fitch, Salesforce.com
Aug 28 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets
on several U.S. companies, including Intel and Medicines Co, on Friday.
HIGHLIGHTS
* Citigroup Inc C.N : Guggenheim raises to buy
* Abercrombie & Fitch Co ANF.N : RBC raises to sector perform from underperform
* Salesforce.com Inc CRM.N : Exane BNP Paribas raises to outperform from neutral
* BorgWarner Inc BWA.N : Baird cuts to neutral rating
* Ryder System Inc R.N : Raymond James raises to strong buy from outperform
Following is a summary of research actions on U.S. companies reported by Reuters on Friday.
Stock entries are in alphabetical order. See bottom of the table for index target changes.
* 21Vianet Group Inc VNET.O : Pacific Crest cuts to sector weight from overweight
* Abercrombie & Fitch Co ANF.N : RBC raises price target to $20 from $17
* Abercrombie & Fitch Co ANF.N : RBC raises to sector perform from underperform
* Aeropostale Inc ARO.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $1.25 from $2.50; rating hold
* Aeropostale Inc ARO.N : Mizuho cuts price target to $1.50 from $2.50; rating neutral
* Aeropostale Inc ARO.N : SunTrust Robinson cuts target price to $1.35 from $2; neutral
* Akamai AKAM.O : JMP Securities raises to outperform - Theflyonthewall.com
* American Capital Mortgage MTGE.O : UBS cuts to sell rating - Benzinga.com
* Amgen Inc AMGN.O : Jefferies raises price target to $197 from $195; rating buy
* Ares Capital Corp ARCC.O : Raymond James raises to outperform from market perform
* Arthur J. Gallagher AJG.N : Sandler O'Neill cuts price target to $51 from $54; buy rating
* Autodesk Inc ADSK.O : Barclays cuts target price to $62 from $68; rating overweight
* Autodesk Inc ADSK.O : Canaccord Genuity cuts target price to $65 from $70; rating buy
* Autodesk Inc ADSK.O : RBC cuts target price to $70 from $75; rating outperform
* Autodesk Inc ADSK.O : Wedbush cuts target price to $51 from $57; rating neutral
* Autodesk Inc ADSK.O : BofA Merrill cuts price target to $45 from $48; rating underperform
* AVG Technologies AVG.N : Dougherty starts with buy
* Bebe Stores Inc BEBE.O : Mizuho cuts target price to $2 from $2.25; rating neutral
* Big Lots BIG.N : Cantor raises price target to $47 from $45; rating hold
* BorgWarner Inc BWA.N : Baird cuts price target to $50 from $61
* BorgWarner Inc BWA.N : Baird cuts to neutral rating
* Cameron International Corp CAM.N : SocGen cuts to hold from buy
* Century Aluminum Co CENX.O : Deutsche Bank cuts target price to $10 from $19; rating buy
* Cerulean Pharma Inc CERU.O : Roth starts with a buy rating; $9 target price
* Citigroup Inc C.N : Guggenheim raises to buy
* Charter CHTR.O : Barclays raises target price to $204 from $157; rating equal weight
* CME Group Inc CME.O : Evercore ISI raises price target to $104 from $101; rating buy
* Columbia Pipeline CPPL.N : Wells Fargo starts with market perform - Streetinsider.com
* Ctrip.Com CTRP.O : Stifel raises to buy from hold
* CVS Health CVS.N : Oppenheimer raises target price to $122 from $119; rating outperform
* Dollar General DG.N : Barclays raises target price to $76 from $74; rating equal weight
* Dollar General DG.N : RBC raises price target to $88 from $86; rating outperform
* Domino’s Pizza Inc DPZ.N : Maxim starts with buy rating and price target of $124
* Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc DNKN.O : Maxim starts with buy rating and $61 price target
* Dynagas LNG Partners LP DLNG.N : Barclays cuts target to $20 from $24; rating overweight
* El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc LOCO.O : Stifel raises to buy from hold
* Entergy Corp ETR.N : Barclays cuts target price to $73 from $75; rating equal weight
* FMC FMC.N : Longbow cuts to neutral from buy
* Fred's Inc FRED.O : Deutsche Bank cuts target price to $11 from $15; rating hold
* GameStop Corp GME.N : Ascendiant Capital raises price target to $52 from $46; rating buy
* GameStop Corp GME.N : Baird raises price target to $54 from $50; rating outperform
* GameStop Corp GME.N : SunTrust Robinson raises target price to $60 from $58; rating buy
* GameStop Corp GME.N : Wedbush raises target price to $55 from $52; rating outperform
* GameStop Corp GME.N : Benchmark cuts to sell from hold
* Genomic Health Inc GHDX.O : Raymond James raises to market perform from underperform
* Golar LNG Ltd GLNG.O : Stifel raises to buy from hold
* Golar LNG Partners LP GMLP.O : Stifel cuts target price to $29 from $33; rating buy
* Greatbatch Inc GB.N : Craig-Hallum raises target price to $70 from $62; rating buy
* Habit Restaurants Inc HABT.O : Stifel raises to buy from hold
* Helmerich and Payne Inc HP.N : Stephens raises to overweight from equal weight
* Hoegh Lng Partners LP HMLP.N : Barclays cuts target to $21 from $25; rating equal weight
* Huntington Bancshares Inc HBAN.O : Guggenheim raises to buy from neutral
* Idexx Laboratories Inc IDXX.O : Raymond James cuts to market perform from outperform
* Infoblox Inc BLOX.N : D.A. Davidson cuts target price to $22 from $28; rating neutral
* Intel Corp INTC.O : RBC assumes coverage with sector perform rating; $29 target price
* J M Smucker SJM.N : Morgan Stanley raises target to $118 from $116; rating equal-weight
* J M Smucker SJM.N : Credit Suisse raises target price to $127 from $125; outperform
* Knight Transportation Inc KNX.N : Raymond James raises to strong buy from outperform
* Kronos KRO.N : Barclays cuts target price to $8 from $11; rating underweight
* LogMeIn Inc LOGM.O : Pacific Crest raises to overweight from sector weight
* McKesson MCK.N : Raymond James cuts price target to $245 from $265; rating strong buy
* Medicines Co MDCO.O : Jefferies raises to buy from hold; target price to $43 from $29
* Melco Crown MPEL.O : Bernstein cuts target price to $28 from $32; rating outperform
* NetSuite Inc N.N : Exane BNP Paribas raises price target by 15 pct to $100
* NetSuite Inc N.N : Exane BNP Paribas raises to neutral from underperform
* NL Industries Inc NL.N : Barclays cuts target price to $5 from $8; rating underweight
* Nvidia Corp NVDA.O : RBC assumes coverage with sector perform rating; $23 target price
* Patterson Companies Inc PDCO.O : Piper Jaffray raises target price to $54 from $48
* Patterson Companies Inc PDCO.O : Piper Jaffray raises to overweight from neutral
* Pepco Holdings POM.N : Credit Suisse cuts target price to $21 from $27.25; underperform
* Performance Sports PSG.N : CIBC cuts target to $15.50 from $21; rating sector performer
* Performance Sports PSG.N : Sterne Agee CRT cuts price target to $17 from $22; rating buy
* Performance Sports PSG.N : Wedbush cuts price target to $14 from $20; neutral
* Performance Sports PSG.N : Wunderlich cuts target price to $15 from $22; rating buy
* Prospect Capital PSEC.O : Wunderlich cuts target price to $10.50 from $11.50; rating buy
* PVH Corp PVH.N : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $135; rating buy
* Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd QUNR.O : Stifel raises to buy from hold
* Regions Financial RF.N : Guggenheim raises to buy
* RMG Networks RMGN.O : Roth re-initiates coverage with buy; price target $1.20
* Ryder System Inc R.N : Raymond James raises to strong buy from outperform
* Salesforce.com Inc CRM.N : Exane BNP Paribas raises to outperform from neutral
* Seacoast Banking SBCF.O : KBW raises price target to $16 from $14; rating market perform
* SeaDrill SDRL.N : Credit Suisse cuts target price to $7 from $10; rating neutral
* Seventy Seven Energy SSE.N : Stephens cuts to equal weight rating
* Signet Jewelers SIG.N : Barclays raises target price to $165 from $155; rating overweight
* Smith & Wesson SWHC.O : Wunderlich Securities raises target price to $21 from $19; buy
* Smith & Wesson SWHC.O : Dougherty & Co raises target price to $19 from $17.50; rating buy
* Splunk Inc SPLK.O : Cowen and Company raises target price to $74 from $72; outperform
* SS&C SSNC.O : Macquarie starts with neutral - Theflyonthewall.com
* SVB Financial Group SIVB.O : D. A. Davidson raises to buy
* Texas Capital Bancshares TCBI.O : D. A. Davidson raises to buy
* Tiffany TIF.N : Cantor cuts price target to $79 from $97; rating hold
* Tiffany TIF.N : Monness, Crespi, Hardt cuts price target to $101 from $104
* Tiffany TIF.N : Bernstein cuts price target to $97 from $108; rating outperform
* Trinity Biotech Plc TRIB.O : Craig-Hallum cuts price target to $24; rating buy
* Time Warner Cable TWC.N : Barclays raises target to $206 from $166; rating equal weight
* U.S. Bancorp USB.N : Guggenheim raises to buy from neutral
* Ulta Salon Cosmetics ULTA.O : Baird raises target to $195 from $185; rating outperform
* Ulta Salon Cosmetics ULTA.O : Nomura raises price target to $182; rating buy
* Ulta Salon ULTA.O : Cowen and Company raises target to $184 from $178; outperform
* Ulta Salon ULTA.O : Jefferies raises target price to $155 from $150; rating hold
* Ulta Salon ULTA.O : Raymond James ups target to $178; outperform
* United Natural Foods UNFI.O : Pivotal Research starts with sell - Streetinsider.com
* Uniqure QURE.O : Leerink cuts target price to $44 from $50; rating outperform
* Valhi Inc VHI.N : Barclays cuts target price to $4 from $6; rating underweight
* Veeva Systems VEEV.N : Canaccord Genuity cuts target price to $33 from $36; rating buy
* Veeva Systems Inc VEEV.N : Leerink cuts price target to $28 from $35; market perform
* VeriFone Systems PAY.N : Susquehanna cuts price target to $43 from $44; rating positive
* Violin Memory Inc VMEM.N : Maxim cuts price target to $6 from $7; rating buy
* Visteon Corp VC.N : Susquehanna raises target price to $122 from $121; rating positive
* Weatherford WFT.N : Stephens raises to overweight from equal weight
* Workday Inc WDAY.N : Exane BNP Paribas cuts target by 17 percent to $75; rating neutral
* Workday Inc WDAY.N : Susquehanna cuts target price to $82 from $89; rating neutral
INDEX TARGET CHANGES
* S&P 500 Index .SPX : Credit Suisse cuts mid-2016 target to 2,200 from 2,300
* S&P 500 Index .SPX : Credit Suisse cuts year-end target to 2,100 from 2,200
(Compiled by Tenzin Pema and Nagamani L in Bengaluru)