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U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-D.R. Horton, Humana, Chicago Bridge & Iron

July 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets 
on several U.S.-listed companies, including Adeptus Health, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Yadkin 
Financial, on Friday.  
     
     
    HIGHLIGHTS 
     * Chicago Bridge & Iron Co  CBI.N : Baird cuts to neutral 
     * D.R. Horton Inc  DHI.N : BofA Merrill cuts to neutral from buy   
     * Humana Inc  HUM.N : Wolfe Research raises to outperform   
     * Community Bank System Inc  CBU.N : Sandler O'Neill cuts to hold rating 
     * Packaging Corp of America  PKG.N : Deutsche Bank cuts to hold from buy   
             
     
Following is a summary of research actions on U.S. companies reported by Reuters on Friday. 
Stock entries are in alphabetical order. 
 
 
     * 1st Source Corp  SRCE.O : KBW raises target price to $33 from $32   
     * 8X8 Inc  EGHT.O : Barclays raises price target to $17 from $13; rating overweight   
     * 8X8 Inc  EGHT.O : Craig Hallum raises target price to $17 from $15; rating buy   
     * 8X8 Inc  EGHT.O : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $22 from $20   
     * 8X8 Inc  EGHT.O : Needham raises target price to $17 from $15; rating buy   
     * 8X8 Inc  EGHT.O : Northland Capital raises target price to $17 from $16   
     * A. O. Smith Corp  AOS.N : BMO raises target price to $105 from $93   
     * Acxiom Corp  ACXM.O : Dougherty starts with buy; price target $28   
     * Adeptus Health Inc  ADPT.N : Goldman Sachs cuts target price to $80 from $89   
     * Adeptus Health Inc  ADPT.N : Jefferies cuts price target to $100 from $113   
     * Adeptus Health Inc  ADPT.N : Keybanc Capital cuts target price to $67 from $85   
     * Advanced Micro Devices  AMD.O : BMO raises target price to $5 from $4.50   
     * Advanced Micro Devices  AMD.O : Canaccord Genuity raises target price to $6.50 from $6   
     * Advanced Micro Devices  AMD.O : Citigroup raises price target to $2.50 from $2   
     * Advanced Micro Devices  AMD.O : Craig Hallum raises price target to $7.50 from $6; buy   
     * Advanced Micro Devices  AMD.O : Credit Suisse raises target price to $5.50 from $3.50   
     * Advanced Micro Devices  AMD.O : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $4 from $3   
     * Advanced Micro Devices  AMD.O : Jefferies raises price target to $6.75 from $5.50   
     * Advanced Micro Devices  AMD.O : Mizuho raises target price to $5.50; rating neutral   
     * Aetna Inc  AET.N : UBS cuts target price to $135.0 from $145   
     * Aetna Inc  AET.N : Wolfe Research cuts to peer perform   
     * Agilent Technologies Inc  A.N : BTIG raises target price to $55 from $50; rating buy   
     * AK Steel Holding Corp  AKS.N : Credit Suisse raises target price to $8 from $7   
     * Akamai  AKAM.O : SunTrust Robinson starts with buy 
     * Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc  ALXN.O : Jefferies cuts target price to $140 from $159   
     * Alibaba Group Holding Ltd  BABA.N : Jefferies raises target price to $101; rating buy   
     * Alliance Data Systems Corp  ADS.N : Barclays raises target price to $250 from $240   
     * Alliance Data Systems Corp  ADS.N : BMO cuts to market perform rating  
     * Alliance Data Systems Corp  ADS.N : Goldman Sachs raises target price to $210 from $195   
     * Allstate Corp  ALL.N : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $77 from $76   
     * AMC Networks Inc  AMCX.O : Goldman Sachs cuts target price to $84 from $91   
     * American Airlines Group  AAL.O : Wolfe Research cuts target to $45 from $48; outperform   
     * American Electric Power Company  AEP.N : Deutsche Bank raises target to $72 from $66   
     * American National Bankshares Inc  AMNB.O : KBW raises target price to $27 from $26   
     * American National Bankshares Inc  AMNB.O : Raymond James raises target to $28 from $27   
     * American River Bankshares  AMRB.O : Sandler O'Neill raises target price to $12; buy   
     * Associated Banc-Corp  ASB.N : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $20 from $19   
     * Associated Banc-Corp  ASB.N : KBW raises target price to $19.5 from $19   
     * Asterias Biotherapeutics Inc  AST.A : Raymond James starts with outperform; target $5   
     * AT&T Inc  T.N : Cowen and Company raises target price to $45 from $44   
     * AT&T Inc  T.N : Jefferies raises target price to $48 from $44   
     * AT&T Inc  T.N : Oppenheimer raises target price to $46 from $40   
     * AT&T Inc  T.N : Raymond James raises target price to $44 from $41   
     * AT&T Inc  T.N : RBC raises price target to $44 from $41   
     * Athenahealth Inc  ATHN.O : Cowen and Company cuts target price to $158 from $162   
     * Athenahealth Inc  ATHN.O : Deutsche Bank cuts to hold from buy   
     * Athenahealth Inc  ATHN.O : Deutsche Bank cuts to hold; target price to $147 from $165   
     * Athenahealth Inc  ATHN.O : Oppenheimer cuts price target to $170 from $186; outperform   
     * Banc of California Inc  BANC.N : D.A. Davidson raises price target to $22 from $20.50   
     * Banc of California Inc  BANC.N : UBS raises target price to $25 from $24   
     * BancorpSouth Inc  BXS.N : Jefferies raises target price to $25   
     * Bank of New York Mellon Corp  BK.N : CLSA cuts target price to $45 from $46   
     * Bank of New York Mellon Corp  BK.N : Raymond James raises target price to $45 from $44   
     * Bank of New York Mellon Corp  BK.N : UBS cuts target price to $45 from $46.0   
     * Benchmark Electronics Inc  BHE.N : B.Riley raises target price to $23 from $19   
     * Benchmark Electronics Inc  BHE.N : Needham raises target price to $26 from $23; buy   
     * Biogen Inc  BIIB.O : Goldman Sachs raises price target to $275 from $267; rating neutral   
     * Biogen Inc  BIIB.O : Leerink raises target price to $360 from $319   
     * Black Knight Financial Services Inc  BKFS.N : KBW raises target price to $38 from $37   
     * Blackstone Group  BX.N : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $26 from $24   
     * Blackstone Group  BX.N : Goldman Sachs raises target price to $31; rating buy   
     * Blue Bird Corp  BLBD.O : Craig Hallum raises target price to $19   
     * Blue Bird Corp  BLBD.O : Stifel raises target price to $15 from $14   
     * Blue Hills Bancorp  BHBK.O : Compass Point raises target price to $18 from $17.5; buy   
     * Blueknight Energy Partners LP  BKEP.O : SunTrust Robinson raises target to $8 from $5   
     * Blueknight Energy Partners LP  BKEP.O : SunTrust Robinson raises to buy from neutral   
     * Boston Beer Co Inc  SAM.N : CLSA raises target price to $175 from $160   
     * Boston Beer Co Inc  SAM.N : Cowen and Company raises target price to $170 from $151   
     * Boston Beer Co Inc  SAM.N : Jefferies raises target price to $151 from $145   
     * Boston Beer Co Inc  SAM.N : Susquehanna raises target price to $175 from $154   
     * Boston Private Financial Holdings Inc  BPFH.O : Jefferies raises target price to $13.50   
     * Boston Private Financial Holdings Inc  BPFH.O : KBW raises target to $12 from $11.5   
     * Brandywine Realty Trust  BDN.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $17 from $16   
     * Brandywine Realty Trust  BDN.N : Mizuho Securities cuts to neutral   
     * Brandywine Realty Trust  BDN.N : SunTrust Robinson raises target price to $18 from $17   
     * Bruker Corp  BRKR.O : Btig's Karen Koski assumes coverage with neutral rating   
     * Buffalo Wild Wings Inc  BWLD.O : Goldman Sachs raises price target to $170 from $166   
     * Calpine Corp  CPN.N : Deutsche Bank raises price target to $18 from $17   
     * Capital One Financial  COF.N : Barclays cuts target price to $80 from $87; overweight   
     * Capital One Financial Corp  COF.N : BMO cuts target price to $102 from $108   
     * Capital One Financial Corp  COF.N : CLSA cuts target price to $83 from $90   
     * Capital One Financial Corp  COF.N : Credit Suisse cuts target price to $85 from $90   
     * Capital One Financial Corp  COF.N : Goldman Sachs cuts target price to $77 from $83   
     * Capital One Financial Corp  COF.N : Sandler O'Neill cuts target price to $86 from $88 
     * Capital One Financial Corp  COF.N : Stifel cuts target price to $76 from $77   
     * Cardinal Financial Corp  CFNL.O : KBW raises target price to $24 from $23   
     * CBS Corp  CBS.N : Goldman Sachs raises target price to $57 from $56   
     * Celestica Inc  CLS.N : Citigroup raises price target to $9.75 from $9   
     * Celestica Inc  CLS.N : Canaccord Genuity raises price target to $12 from $11   
     * Celestica Inc  CLS.N : Canaccord Genuity raises to buy from hold   
     * Celsion Corp  CLSN.O : Maxim cuts price target to $4 from $9; rating buy   
     * CenterPoint Energy Inc  CNP.N : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $24.5 from $22.5   
     * Central Valley Community  CVCY.O : D.A. Davidson raises target price to $17 from $13.50   
     * Central Valley Community  CVCY.O : KBW cuts to Market perform from outperform   
     * Cheesecake Factory Inc  CAKE.O : Goldman Sachs cuts price target to $49 from $50   
     * Chicago Bridge & Iron Company NV  CBI.N : Baird cuts to neutral  
     * Chicago Bridge & Iron Company NV  CBI.N : Baird cuts price target to $40   
     * Chicago Bridge & Iron Company NV  CBI.N : Baird cuts to neutral; cuts target to $40  
     * Chipotle Mexican Grill  CMG.N : Barclays cuts target to $395 from $400; equal weight   
     * Chipotle Mexican Grill  CMG.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $330 from $350   
     * Chipotle Mexican Grill  CMG.N : Nomura cuts target price to $405 from $420; neutral   
     * Citizens Financial Group Inc  CFG.N : Bernstein cuts target price to $28 from $32 
     * Citizens Financial Group Inc  CFG.N : Jefferies raises target price to $23; rating hold   
     * Citizens Financial Group Inc  CFG.N : KBW raises target price to $24 from $23   
     * Clearwater Paper Corp  CLW.N : DA Davidson raises price target by $10 to $75   
     * Clearwater Paper Corp  CLW.N : RBC raises target price to $60 from $56   
     * CMS Energy Corp  CMS.N : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $46 from $43   
     * Coca-Cola European Partners Plc  CCE.N : Bernstein cuts price target to $42 from $57   
     * Cohen & Steers Inc  CNS.N : KBW raises target price to $44 from $43   
     * Community Bank System Inc  CBU.N : KBW raises target price to $42 from $40   
     * Community Bank System Inc  CBU.N : Sandler O'Neill cuts to hold on valuation   
     * Community Financial Corp  TCFC.O : KBW raises target price to $23 from $22   
     * Comtech Telecommunications  CMTL.O : Ladenburg starts with buy rating; $19 price target   
     * Concordia  CXRX.O : Goldman Sachs cuts price target to $26 
     * Consolidated Edison Inc  ED.N : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $74 from $70   
     * Contango Oil & Gas Co  MCF.A : RBC raises price target to $15 from $14; outperform   
     * ContraFect Corp  CFRX.O : Maxim cuts to hold from buy   
     * Core Laboratories NV  CLB.N : Iberia Capital raises target price to $150 from $140   
     * Core Laboratories NV  CLB.N : Scotia Howard Weil raises target price to $127 from $122   
     * Coresite Realty  COR.N : SunTrust Robinson starts with buy 
     * Crown Castle International Corp  CCI.N : Stifel raises target price to $110 from $103   
     * Crown Holdings Inc  CCK.N : Credit Suisse raises target price to $60 from $58   
     * Cyrusone  CONE.O : SunTrust Robinson starts with buy 
     * D.R. Horton Inc  DHI.N : BofA Merrill cuts to neutral from buy   
     * D.R. Horton Inc  DHI.N : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $34 from $33   
     * D.R. Horton Inc  DHI.N : KBW raises target price to $35 from $33   
     * D.R. Horton Inc  DHI.N : S&P cuts target price by $1 to $35   
     * D.R. Horton Inc  DHI.N : S&P cuts to hold from buy   
     * Dana Holding Corp  DAN.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $14 from $13; rating neutral   
     * Dana Holding Corp  DAN.N : RBC raises target price to $14 from $11   
     * Dana Holding Corp  DAN.N : Susquehanna raises price target to $14 from $13   
     * Darden Restaurants Inc  DRI.N : Goldman Sachs cuts price target to $63 from $64   
     * Del Frisco's Restaurant Group Inc  DFRG.O : Raymond James cuts target to $19 from $19.5   
     * Devon Energy Corp  DVN.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $41 from $38   
     * Dexcom Inc  DXCM.O : Baird raises price target to $81 from $74; rating neutral   
     * Dexcom Inc  DXCM.O : Oppenheimer raises target price to $93 from $80   
     * Dexcom Inc  DXCM.O : Raymond James raises target price to $105 from $81   
     * Digital Realty  DLR.N : SunTrust Robinson starts with buy 
     * Discovery Communications Inc  DISCA.O : Goldman Sachs cuts target price to $24 from $25   
     * Dish Network  DISH.O : RBC raises price target to $56 from $50; rating sector perform   
     * Dish Network  DISH.O : Wunderlich cuts to sell from hold   
     * Dominion Resources Inc  D.N : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $78 from $72   
     * Domino's Pizza Inc  DPZ.N : Barclays raises target price to $132 from $121   
     * Domino's Pizza Inc  DPZ.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $150 from $123   
     * Domino's Pizza Inc  DPZ.N : Maxim raises price target to $135 from $127   
     * Dover Corp  DOV.N : Baird LOWERS price target to $84 from $86; rating outperform   
     * Dover Corp  DOV.N : Bernstein cuts target price to $85 from $87   
     * Dover Corp  DOV.N : Goldman Sachs raises price target to $68 from $64   
     * Dover Corp  DOV.N : RBC raises target price to $64 from $62   
     * DTE Energy Co  DTE.N : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $96 from $90   
     * Duke Energy Corp  DUK.N : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $85 from $80   
     * Dunkin' Brands Group  DNKN.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $50 from $45; neutral   
     * Dupont Fabros Technology Inc  DFT.N : SunTrust Robinson starts with buy 
     * Dynegy Inc  DYN.N : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $23 from $21   
     * E*TRADE Financial Corp  ETFC.O : CLSA cuts target price to $29 from $31   
     * E*TRADE Financial Corp  ETFC.O : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $29 from $28   
     * E*TRADE Financial Corp  ETFC.O : Goldman Sachs cuts to neutral from buy   
     * E*TRADE Financial Corp  ETFC.O : Goldman Sachs removes from Americas buy list   
     * E*TRADE Financial Corp  ETFC.O : Jefferies raises price target to $28 from $25.50   
     * E*TRADE Financial Corp  ETFC.O : Nomura raises target price to $32 from $30; rating buy   
     * E*TRADE Financial Corp  ETFC.O : Raymond James raises target price to $31 from $28   
     * E*TRADE Financial Corp  ETFC.O : SunTrust Robinson raises price target to $27 from $25   
     * East West Bancorp  EWBC.O : Barclays cuts target to $41 from $42; rating overweight   
     * East West Bancorp  EWBC.O : D.A. Davidson cuts price target to $38 from $40   
     * East West Bancorp  EWBC.O : KBW cuts target price to $39 from $40   
     * Eastgroup Properties Inc  EGP.N : Sandler O'Neill cuts to hold from buy   
     * Eastgroup Properties Inc  EGP.N : Stifel cuts to hold from buy   
     * Eaton Vance Corp  EV.N : Citigroup raises price target by $4 to $39   
     * EBay Inc  EBAY.O : Benchmark raises target price to $33 from $29   
     * Edison International  EIX.N : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $76 from $71   
     * El Paso Electric Co  EE.N : Ladenburg Thalmann raises price target to $52 from $48; buy   
     * Encana Corp  ECA.N : Barclays raises target price to $10 from $7  
     * Encana Corp  ECA.N : CIBC raises target price to $8 from $6.75   
     * Encana Corp  ECA.N : Goldman Sachs raises price target to $9.75 from $9.50   
     * Entergy Corp  ETR.N : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $83 from $78   
     * Equinix  EQIX.O : SunTrust Robinson starts with buy 
     * Essendant Inc  ESND.O : Jefferies cuts price target to $23 from $29; rating hold   
     * Essendant Inc  ESND.O : Jefferies cuts price target to $23.50; rating hold   
     * Eversource Energy  ES.N : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $61 from $58   
     * Evolent Health Inc  EVH.N : Leerink raises target price to $28 from $20   
     * Exelon Corp  EXC.N : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $39 from $36   
     * Exelon Corp  EXC.N : Deutsche Bank raises to buy from hold   
     * Expedia Inc  EXPE.O : Cowen and Company cuts price target to $130 from $135   
     * Facebook Inc  FB.O : BTIG cuts to neutral from buy   
     * FCB Financial Holdings  FCB.N : Deutsche Bank raises target to $41 from $39; rating buy   
     * FCB Financial Holdings  FCB.N : Sandler O'Neill raises target price to $42; rating buy   
     * Fidelity Southern Corp  LION.O : KBW raises target price to $20 from $19   
     * Fidelity Southern Corp  LION.O : KBW raises to outperform from market perform   
     * First American Financial  FAF.N : Barclays raises target to $46 from $45; overweight   
     * First American Financial  FAF.N : KBW raises target price to $40 from $39   
     * First Financial Bankshares Inc  FFIN.O : KBW raises target price to $30 from $27   
     * FirstEnergy Corp  FE.N : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $39 from $37   
     * Flextronics International Ltd  FLEX.O : Craig Hallum lowers target price to $15; buy   
     * FMC Technologies  FTI.N : Barclays cuts price target to $30 from $31; equal weight   
     * FMC Technologies  FTI.N : Jefferies cuts price target to $27 from $29   
     * FTI Consulting Inc  FCN.N : SunTrust Robinson raises target price to $50 from $45   
     * General Motors Co  GM.N : CLSA raises target price to $36 from $35   
     * General Motors Co  GM.N : RBC raises price target to $34 from $32; rating sector perform   
     * Genesis Energy LP  GEL.N : Raymond James raises target price to $43   
     * Gentex Corp  GNTX.O : Craig-Hallum raises price target to $20 from $19; rating buy   
     * Global Payments Inc  GPN.N : Citigroup raises price target to $89 from $78   
     * Graco Inc  GGG.N : Goldman Sachs cuts target price to $67 from $70   
     * Graco Inc  GGG.N : SunTrust Robinson cuts price target to $80 from $85   
     * Great Southern Bancorp Inc  GSBC.O : KBW raises target price to $42 from $40   
     * Hancock Holding Co  HBHC.O : BofA Merrill raises to neutral; raises objective to $32   
     * Hancock Holding Co  HBHC.O : Jefferies raises target price to $30   
     * Hancock Holding Co  HBHC.O : KBW raises target price to $33 from $26   
     * Harman International  HAR.N : Pacific Crest cuts to sector weight from overweight   
     * Hawaiian Holdings Inc  HA.O : Cowen and Company raises price target to $48 from $46   
     * Hawaiian Holdings Inc  HA.O : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $50 from $47   
     * Heritage Financial Corp  HFWA.O : D. A. Davidson cuts target price to $21 from $22   
     * Home Bancshares Inc  HOMB.O : KBW raises target price to $23 from $22   
     * Hudson Pacific Properties  HPP.N : Mizuho Securities raises target to $37 from $28   
     * Hudson Pacific Properties  HPP.N : Mizuho Securities raises to buy from neutral   
     * Humana Inc  HUM.N : Jefferies raises target price to $220 from $210   
     * Humana Inc  HUM.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $170 from $150   
     * Humana Inc  HUM.N : Leerink cuts target price to $200 from $230   
     * Humana Inc  HUM.N : RBC raises price target to $224 from $220   
     * Humana Inc  HUM.N : RBC raises target price to $224 from $220   
     * Humana Inc  HUM.N : Wolfe Research raises to outperform   
     * Huntington Bancshares Inc  HBAN.O : BMO cuts target price to $10 from $11   
     * Huntington Bancshares Inc  HBAN.O : Raymond James cuts target price to $11 from $11.50   
     * Huntington Bancshares Inc  HBAN.O : RBC cuts target price to $11 from $12   
     * IHS Markit Ltd  INFO.O : Goldman Sachs reinstates with neutral; price target $38   
     * IMAX Corp  IMAX.N : Barrington raises price target by $3 to $40; rating outperform   
     * Incyte Corp  INCY.O : Guggenheim raises target price to $97 from $85   
     * Intel Corp  INTC.O : Exane BNP Paribas raises target price by 12 pct to $37   
     * Interpublic Group of Companies Inc  IPG.N : Goldman Sachs cuts target to $21 from $22   
     * Interxion  INXN.N : SunTrust Robinson starts with buy 
     * Invesco Ltd  IVZ.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $36 from $39   
     * ITC Holdings Corp  ITC.N : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $47 from $45   
     * J M Smucker Co  SJM.N : Consumer Edge Research assumes coverage with equal weight   
     * JAKKS Pacific Inc  JAKK.O : B. Riley raises target price to $10 from $8.25; neutral   
     * JAKKS Pacific Inc  JAKK.O : BMO raises target price to $12 from $11   
     * JD.com Inc  JD.O : Jefferies cuts target price to $31.60 ; rating buy   
     * Johnson Controls Inc  JCI.N : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $48 from $47   
     * Johnson Controls Inc  JCI.N : JP Morgan raises price target to $48 from $47   
     * Johnson Controls Inc  JCI.N : RBC raises price target to $48 from $46 
     * Joy Global  JOY.N : Avondale cuts to market perform  
     * Joy Global Inc  JOY.N : Avondale cuts price target to $28 from $30   
     * Joy Global Inc  JOY.N : BB&T raises to hold from underweight   
     * Joy Global Inc  JOY.N : BMO cuts to market perform; raises target price to $28   
     * Joy Global Inc  JOY.N : RBC raises target price to $28.3 from $19   
     * Kaiser Aluminum Corp  KALU.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $89 from $86   
     * Kinder Morgan Inc  KMI.N : SunTrust Robinson raises target price to $25 from $20; buy   
     * Kite Realty Group Trust  KRG.N : Barclays starts with overweight rating; $33 target   
     * Lamar Advertising Co  LAMR.O : Goldman Sachs raises target price to $64 from $59   
     * Las Vegas Sands Corp  LVS.N : Susquehanna raises target price to $57 from $54   
     * LaSalle Hotel Properties  LHO.N : Barclays raises target price to $25 from $23   
     * Liberty Media Corp  LMCA.O : Evercore ISI resumes with buy; $28 price target   
     * Liberty Siriusxm Group  LSXMA.O : Evercore ISI resumes with buy; target price $41  
     * Lions Gate Entertainment Corp  LGF.N : Goldman Sachs cuts target price to $23 from $24   
     * LTC Properties Inc  LTC.N : Canaccord Genuity raises price target to $54 from $49   
     * ManpowerGroup Inc  MAN.N : RBC raises target price to $74 from $73   
     * Marriott Vacations Worldwide  VAC.N : MKM Partners raises target to $87 from $85   
     * Marriott Vacations Worldwide  VAC.N : SunTrust Robinson raises target to $76 from $68   
     * Marten Transport Ltd  MRTN.O : Avondale cuts to market perform - Trader   
     * Mattel Inc  MAT.O : Barclays cuts price target to $34 from $36; rating equal weight   
     * Maxim Integrated Products  MXIM.O : Credit Suisse cuts target price to $40 from $42   
     * Maxim Integrated Products  MXIM.O : Jefferies raises target price to $42 from $41   
     * Maxim Integrated Products  MXIM.O : Pacific Crest raises price target to $42 from $41   
     * Maxim Integrated Products Inc  MXIM.O : Goldman Sachs raises target to $37 from $35   
     * Maxim Integrated Products Inc  MXIM.O : Stifel raises target price to $44 from $43   
     * MB Financial Inc  MBFI.O : KBW raises target price to $40 from $38   
     * Mead Johnson Nutrition Co  MJN.N : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $88 from $83   
     * Medical Properties Trust  MPW.N : Deutsche Bank starts with buy rating; $17 price target   
     * Middlefield Banc Corp  MBCN.O : KBW raises target price to $37 from $36   
     * Mobileye NV  MBLY.N : Berenberg raises target price to $58 from $51   
     * MSA Safety Inc  MSA.N : Baird cuts to neutral   
     * MSA Safety Inc  MSA.N : Baird raises target price to $57 from $54   
     * MSA Safety Inc  MSA.N : Barrington raises target to $65 from $63; rating outperform   
     * Navigator Holdings Ltd  NVGS.N : Stifel cuts target price to $18 from $25   
     * NetEase Inc  NTES.O : Citigroup raises target price to $241 from $185.5   
     * Newmont Mining Corp  NEM.N : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $49 from $44   
     * NextEra Energy Inc  NEE.N : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $134 from $123   
     * Nextera Energy Partners LP  NEP.N : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $30 from $28   
     * Nielsen Holdings Plc  NLSN.N : BMO cuts to market perform rating  
     * Northwestern Corp  NWE.N : Ladenburg Thalmann raises price target to $62 from $60; neutral   
     * NRG Energy Inc  NRG.N : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $20 from $19   
     * Olin Corp  OLN.N : RBC cuts target price to $24 from $28   
     * Open Text Corp  OTEX.O : Credit Suisse raises target price to $55 from $49  
     * Outfront Media Inc  OUT.N : Goldman Sachs raises target price to $27 from $25   
     * Outfront Media Inc  OUT.N : Wedbush starts with neutral; target price $26   
     * Pacific Continental Corp  PCBK.O : Sandler O'Neill lowers price target to $17.5; buy   
     * Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc  PPBI.O : Raymond James raises target price to $27 from $25   
     * Packaging Corp of America  PKG.N : CLSA raises target price to $83 from $75   
     * Packaging Corp of America  PKG.N : D.A. Davidson raises price target to $83 from $75   
     * Packaging Corp of America  PKG.N : Deutsche Bank cuts to hold from buy   
     * Packaging Corp of America  PKG.N : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $75 from $73   
     * Pandora Media Inc  P.N : Credit Suisse cuts target price to $16 from $17   
     * Pandora Media Inc  P.N : Goldman Sachs cuts price target to $15 from $16   
     * Pandora Media Inc  P.N : Pacific Crest cuts to underweight from sector weight   
     * Pandora Media Inc  P.N : Stifel cuts target price to $15 from $16   
     * PayPal Holdings Inc  PYPL.O : Bernstein cuts target price to $41 from $43   
     * PayPal Holdings Inc  PYPL.O : Cowen and Company raises price target to $39 from $38.   
     * PayPal Holdings Inc  PYPL.O : Credit Suisse raises price target to $43 from $42 
     * PayPal Holdings Inc  PYPL.O : Goldman Sachs raises target price to $47 from $46   
     * PayPal Holdings Inc  PYPL.O : KBW cuts target price to $44 from $46   
     * PayPal Holdings Inc  PYPL.O : SunTrust Robinson raises target price to $45 from $44; buy   
     * PayPal Holdings Inc  PYPL.O : Wedbush raises target price to $50; rating outperform   
     * PayPal Holdings Inc  PYPL.O : Wells Fargo cuts to market perform - Thefly.Com   
     * Perkinelmer Inc  PKI.N : BTIG's Karen Koski assumes coverage with neutral rating   
     * Perrigo Company Plc  PRGO.N : Deutsche Bank raises to buy from hold   
     * PG&E Corp  PCG.N : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $68 from $62   
     * Pinnacle Foods Inc  PF.N : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $48 from $44   
     * Plexus Corp  PLXS.O : B. Riley cuts to neutral rating   
     * Plexus Corp  PLXS.O : Needham raises target price to $52 from $50   
     * PPG Industries  PPG.N : Barclays cuts price target to $120 from $125; rating equal weight   
     * PPG Industries  PPG.N : Credit Suisse cuts target price to $115 from $117   
     * PPG Industries  PPG.N : Deutsche Bank cuts target price to $122 from $125   
     * Preferred Bank  PFBC.O : FBR raises target price to $39 from $37   
     * Procter & Gamble Co  PG.N : Stifel raises target price to $92 from $85   
     * Proofpoint Inc  PFPT.O : Citigroup raises price target to $82 from $77   
     * Proofpoint Inc  PFPT.O : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $80 from $72   
     * Proofpoint Inc  PFPT.O : Dougherty raises price target to $85 from $75   
     * Proofpoint Inc  PFPT.O : Evercore ISI raises target price to $85 from $70   
     * Proofpoint Inc  PFPT.O : Northland Capital raises target price to $100 from $85   
     * Proofpoint Inc  PFPT.O : Pacific Crest cuts to sector weight from overweight   
     * Proofpoint Inc  PFPT.O : Piper Jaffray raises price target to $85 from $76   
     * Proofpoint Inc  PFPT.O : RBC raises target price to $80 from $70   
     * Proofpoint Inc  PFPT.O : Stifel raises target price to $85 from $80   
     * Proofpoint Inc  PFPT.O : Wedbush raises target price to $83 from $78   
     * Proofpoint Inc  PFPT.O : Wunderlich raises target price to $83 from $75   
     * Public Service Enterprise Group  PEG.N : Deutsche Bank raises target to $49 from $47   
     * Public Storage  PSA.N : Evercore ISI raises target price to $235 from $234   
     * PulteGroup Inc  PHM.N : Citigroup raises price target to $23 from $20   
     * PulteGroup Inc  PHM.N : Credit Suisse raises target price to $18 from $16   
     * PulteGroup Inc  PHM.N : FBR & CO raises target price to $24 from $20   
     * PulteGroup Inc  PHM.N : JP Morgan raises to overweight from neutral;raises target to $26   
     * PulteGroup Inc  PHM.N : RBC raises price target to $26 from $23; rating outperform   
     * PulteGroup Inc  PHM.N : Susquehanna raises target price to $27 from $23   
     * PulteGroup Inc  PHM.N : UBS raises target price to $25 from $22; rating buy   
     * Puma Biotechnology Inc  PBYI.N : RBC raises target price to $46 from $36   
     * QCR Holdings Inc  QCRH.O : KBW raises target price to $32 from $31   
     * Qorvo Inc  QRVO.O : Cowen and Company raises target price to $65 from $55   
     * QTS Realty Trust Inc  QTS.N : SunTrust Robinson starts with buy 
     * Quest Diagnostics  DGX.N : Barclays raises target price to $85 from $75   
     * Quest DIAGnostics  DGX.N : Canaccord Genuity raises price target to $90 from $80; buy   
     * Quest Diagnostics  DGX.N : Craig Hallum raises target price to $81; rating hold   
     * Quest Diagnostics  DGX.N : Goldman Sachs raises target price to $82 from $74   
     * Quest Diagnostics  DGX.N : Jefferies raises price target to $86 from $75   
     * Rackspace Hosting  RAX.N : SunTrust Robinson starts with neutral, $25 target price   
     * Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co : CLSA raises target price to $77 from $75   
     * Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co  RS.N : Cowen and Company raises target to $86 from $78   
     * Relypsa Inc  RLYP.O : Brean cuts to hold from buy   
     * Relypsa Inc  RLYP.O : Citigroup cuts to neutral   
     * Relypsa Inc  RLYP.O : HC Wainwright cuts to neutral rating   
     * Relypsa Inc  RLYP.O : Morgan Stanley revises rating to equal weight; ups target to $32   
     * Roche  RHHBY.PK : Bernstein cuts target price to $36 from $37 
     * Rogers Communications Inc  RCI.N : Barclays raises target price to $41 from $40   
     * Ryanair  RYAAY.O : Raymond James cuts target price to $85 from $100  
     * S&T Bancorp Inc  STBA.O : KBW raises target price to $33 from $32   
     * Sandy Spring Bancorp  SASR.O : Baird raises price target to $31 from $30; rating neutral   
     * Sandy Spring Bancorp  SASR.O : KBW raises target price to $29 from $28; market perform   
     * Sarepta Therapeutics Inc  SRPT.O : Needham raises target price to $26 from $20   
     * Schlumberger NV  SLB.N : UBS raises price target to $100 from $94; rating buy   
     * Sherwin-Williams Co  SHW.N : Barclays cuts price target to $305 from $315; equal weight   
     * Sherwin-Williams Co  SHW.N : CLSA raises to buy   
     * Sherwin-Williams Co  SHW.N : Credit Suisse cuts target price to $318 from $319   
     * Sherwin-Williams Co  SHW.N : RBC cuts target price to $335 from $340   
     * Shire Plc  SHPG.O : Bernstein raises target price to $225 from $222  
     * Sina Corp  SINA.O : Jefferies raises to buy; raises target price to $64   
     * Skechers USA Inc  SKX.N : BB&T cuts price target to $36 from $40   
     * Skechers USA Inc  SKX.N : Citigroup cuts price target to $38 from $42   
     * Skechers USA Inc  SKX.N : Cowen and Company cuts price target to $28 from $32   
     * Skechers USA Inc  SKX.N : Monness Crespi Hardt cuts to neutral from buy   
     * Skyworks Solutions  SWKS.O : Barclays cuts price target to $74 from $81; rating overweight   
     * Skyworks Solutions  SWKS.O : BMO cuts target price to $65 from $69   
     * Skyworks Solutions  SWKS.O : Canaccord Genuity cuts target price to $92 from $95   
     * Skyworks Solutions  SWKS.O : CLSA raises target price to $73 from $70   
     * Skyworks Solutions  SWKS.O : Cowen and Company cuts target price to $72 from $76   
     * Sonoco Products Co  SON.N : Baird raises target price to $55 from $50; rating neutral   
     * Sonoco Products Co  SON.N : D.A. Davidson raises target to $47 from $44   
     * Sonoco Products Co  SON.N : Goldman Sachs raises price target to $52; rating neutral   
     * Southern Co  SO.N : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $54 from $50   
     * Southwest Airlines Co  LUV.N : Credit Suisse cuts target price to $48 from $54   
     * Southwest Airlines Co  LUV.N : Stifel cuts target price to $50 from $55   
     * Southwestern Energy Co  SWN.N : JP Morgan raises price target to $14 from $12   
     * Southwestern Energy Co  SWN.N : JP Morgan raises to neutral from underweight   
     * Southwestern Energy Co  SWN.N : Nomura raises target price to $15 from $13   
     * Starbucks Corp  SBUX.O : Barclays cuts price target to $60 from $62; rating equal weight   
     * Starbucks Corp  SBUX.O : BTIG cuts target price to $64 from $75   
     * Starbucks Corp  SBUX.O : CLSA cuts target price to $70 from $75   
     * Starbucks Corp  SBUX.O : Cowen and Company cuts target price to $66 from $69   
     * Starbucks Corp  SBUX.O : Credit Suisse cuts target price to $58 from $61   
     * Starbucks Corp  SBUX.O : Jefferies cuts target price to $65 from $70   
     * Starbucks Corp  SBUX.O : JP Morgan cuts target price to $61 from $68   
     * Starz  STRZA.O : Goldman Sachs cuts target price to $32 from $33   
     * Stryker Corp  SYK.N : Barclays raises price target to $120 from $109; rating underweight   
     * Stryker Corp  SYK.N : Brean Capital raises target price to $125 from $121   
     * Stryker Corp  SYK.N : Canaccord Genuity raises target price to $130 from $122; buy   
     * Stryker Corp  SYK.N : Cowen and Company raises price target to $130 from $120   
     * Stryker Corp  SYK.N : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $128 from $125   
     * Stryker Corp  SYK.N : Jefferies raises target price to $120 from $113   
     * Stryker Corp  SYK.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $119 from $116   
     * Stryker Corp  SYK.N : UBS raises target price to $121 from $112  
     * Stryker Corp  SYK.N : UBS raises target price to 121. from $112.0   
     * SVB Financial Group  SIVB.O : D A Davidson cuts price target to $112 from $140   
     * SVB Financial Group  SIVB.O : D A Davidson cuts to neutral from buy   
     * SVB Financial Group  SIVB.O : Evercore ISI raises target price to $100 from $98   
     * SVB Financial Group  SIVB.O : Jefferies cuts target price to $118   
     * SVB Financial Group  SIVB.O : SunTrust Robinson cuts target price to $120 from $130   
     * Swift Transportation Co  SWFT.N : Stifel raises target price to $22 from $20   
     * Syntel Inc  SYNT.O : Barrington cuts price target to $52 from $55   
     * Texas Roadhouse Inc  TXRH.O : Goldman Sachs cuts price target to $40 from $41   
     * Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc  TMO.N : BTIG raises to buy from neutral   
     * Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc  TMO.N : BTIG's Karen Koski assumes coverage of the stock   
     * Time Warner Inc  TWX.N : Goldman Sachs raises target price to $87 from $86   
     * Travelers Companies Inc  TRV.N : RBC raises target price to $125 from $121   
     * Treehouse Foods Inc  THS.N : JP Morgan raises price target to $119 from $98   
     * Trinity Biotech Plc  TRIB.O : ROTH raises target price to $14 from $13   
     * TriState Capital Holdings Inc  TSC.O : KBW raises target price to $16 from $15   
     * TriState Capital Holdings Inc  TSC.O : Maxim GROUP raises target price to $17 from $16   
     * Twitter Inc  TWTR.N : Raymond James cuts to market perform - Trader   
     * Ultimate Software Group  ULTI.O : Credit Suisse raises target to $260 from $225;outperform   
     * Ultimate Software Group Inc  ULTI.O : RBC raises target price to $245 from $218   
     * Ultratech Inc  UTEK.O : Benchmark raises target price to $30; rating buy   
     * Ultratech Inc  UTEK.O : Canaccord Genuity raises target price to $24 from $19   
     * Ultratech Inc  UTEK.O : D.A. Davidson raises price target to $26 from $24   
     * Umpqua Holdings  UMPQ.O : Barclays cuts target to $15 from $16; rating equal weight   
     * Umpqua Holdings  UMPQ.O : KBW cuts target price to $17 from $18   
     * Umpqua Holdings  UMPQ.O : Raymond James cuts target price to $16 from $17   
     * Union Pacific Corp  UNP.N : Credit Suisse cuts target price to $106 from $107   
     * Union Pacific Corp  UNP.N : Deutsche Bank cuts target price to $91 from $94   
     * Union Pacific Corp  UNP.N : Raymond James raises target price to $103 from $100   
     * Union Pacific Corp  UNP.N : TD Securities raises target price to $98 from $96   
     * Union Pacific Corp  UNP.N : UBS raises target price to $95 from $88.   
     * United Rentals  URI.N : Barclays raises price target to $81 from $74; rating overweight   
     * United Rentals  URI.N : Goldman Sachs raises price target to $61 from $58   
     * United Rentals  URI.N : Jefferies raises target price to $88 from $80   
     * United States Steel Corp  X.N : Credit Suisse raises target price to $29 from $26   
     * Universal Forest Products  UFPI.O : D.A. Davidson raises target price to $105   
     * Universal Forest Products  UFPI.O : D.A. Davidson raises to neutral from underperform   
     * Vipshop Holdings Ltd  VIPS.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $16; rating buy   
     * Visa Inc  V.N : BMO raises target price to $100 from $98.   
     * Visa Inc  V.N : Cowen and Company raises price target to $100 from $87  
     * Visa Inc  V.N : Evercore ISI raises target price to $98 from $85   
     * Visa Inc  V.N : Goldman Sachs raises target price to $97 from $96   
     * Visa Inc  V.N : Pacific Crest raises price target to $92 from $80   
     * Visa Inc  V.N : Stifel raises target price to $91 from $86   
     * Walt Disney Co  DIS.N : Goldman Sachs raises target price to $109 from $108   
     * WEC Energy Group Inc  WEC.N : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $65 from $61   
     * Werner Enterprises Inc  WERN.O : Cowen and Company raises target to $24.00 from $23   
     * Werner Enterprises Inc  WERN.O : Credit Suisse raises price target to $22 from $21   
     * Werner Enterprises Inc  WERN.O : Susquehanna cuts target price to $22 from $23   
     * Westamerica Bancorp  WABC.O : Sandler O'Neill raises price target by $1 to $45   
     * Williams Companies Inc  WMB.N : Citigroup resumes with neutral   
     * Williams Partners LP  WPZ.N : Citigroup resumes with neutral   
     * Wynn Resorts Ltd  WYNN.O : Susquehanna raises target price to $107 from $105   
     * Xcel Energy Inc  XEL.N : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $43 from $40   
     * Yadkin Financial Corp  YDKN.N : KBW cuts to market perform from outperform   
     * Yadkin Financial Corp  YDKN.N : KBW raises target price to $28 from $27   
     * Yadkin Financial Corp  YDKN.N : Raymond James cuts to market perform from outperform   
     * Yandex  YNDX.O : Goldman Sachs raises target price to $26.9 from $26.5   
  
 
 (Compiled by Geetha Panchaksharam in Bengaluru) 
 ((Bengaluru Newsroom: +1 646 223 8780)) 
 
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