U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP: NVIDIA Corp, Western Digital, Google, Hilton Worldwide

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21/01/2014 10:33

Jan 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets 
on several U.S.-listed companies, including NVIDIA Corp and Western Digital, on Tuesday.  
     
    HIGHLIGHTS     
    * NVIDIA Corp  NVDA.O : Evercore Partners raises to equal weight 
    * Western Digital  WDC.O : BMO raises to outperform from market perform 
    * 3D Systems  DDD.N : Credit Suisse cuts to neutral from outperform  
    * Hilton Worldwide  HLT.N : Deutsche Bank starts with buy, JP Morgan starts with overweight  
    * Google  GOOG.O : Pacific Crest raises target to $1450 from $1135 
     
     
Following is a summary of research actions on U.S. companies reported by Reuters on Tuesday. 
Stock entries are in alphabetical order.  
         
    * 3D Systems  DDD.N : Credit Suisse cuts to neutral from outperform  
    * 3D Systems  DDD.N : Pacific Crest raises target to $98 from $96; rating outperform 
    * 8x8  EGHT.O : Barclays raises target to $13 from $12; rating overweight 
    * Alcoa  AA.N : JP Morgan raises to overweight from neutral; target to $15 from $9 
    * Allegheny Technologies  ATI.N : JP Morgan resumes with underweight; target $21 
    * Allscripts Healthcare  MDRX.O:  B.Riley raises to neutral, raises target to $16 
    * Alnylam Pharmaceuticals  ALNY.O : Piper Jaffray raises target to $108; overweight 
    * Altera  ALTR.O : JP Morgan raises to overweight; target to $38 from $32 
    * American Axle  AXL.N : JP Morgan raises target to $22 from $20; underweight 
    * Amphenol  APH.N : Jefferies raises target to $85 from $80; rating hold 
    * Apple  AAPL.O : SocGen cuts to hold from buy 
    * Aramark Holdings  ARMK.N : Barclays starts with overweight; target $32  
    * Aramark Holdings  ARMK.N : Credit Suisse starts with outperform; target $32 
    * Aramark Holdings  ARMK.N : Morgan Stanley starts with overweight; target $29 
    * Autoliv  ALV.N : JP Morgan raises target to $101 from $98; neutral  
    * Bank of Ozarks  OZRK.O : KBW raises target to $55 from $50; market perform 
    * Basic Energy Services  BAS.N : Imperial Capital starts with outperform; target $20 
    * Best Buy  BBY.N : Credit Suisse cuts target to $40 from $48; rating outperform 
    * BioCryst Pharmaceuticals  BCRX.O : Roth starts with buy; price target $18 
    * Bloomin' Brands  BLMN.O : JP Morgan raises to overweight from neutral 
    * Borgwarner  BWA.N : JP Morgan raises target to $63 from $60; overweight  
    * Boston Scientific  BSX.N : Piper Jaffray raises to overweight; raises target to $18  
    * BroadSoft  BSFT.O : Mizuho reinstates coverage with buy; target $36 
    * Caterpillar  CAT.N : Jefferies raises target to $85 from $75; rating hold  
    * Charles River Labs  CRL.N : Goldman Sachs raises target to $56from $42; rating sell 
    * Cintas  CTAS.O : Barclays raises target to $65 from $58; rating equal weight 
    * Comerica  CMA.N : FBR raises target to $48 from $44; market perform 
    * Comerica  CMA.N : Jefferies raises target to $48 from $46; rating hold 
    * Comerica  CMA.N : KBW raises to market perform from underperform 
    * Compass Group  CPG.L : Morgan Stanley raises target to 970p; rating equal weight  
    * Covance  CVD.N : Goldman Sachs cuts to neutral from buy 
    * CR Bard  BCR.N : Piper Jaffray raises target to $160 from $140; overweight 
    * Eaton Corporation  ETN.N : Stifel raises price target to $90 from $83; rating buy 
    * Elizabeth Arden  RDEN.O : B.Riley cuts target to $30 from $42; rating neutral 
    * EMC Corp  EMC.N : Mizuho raises price target to $30 from $28; rating buy  
    * Exone  XONE.O : Credit Suisse cuts target to $45 from $48; rating underperform 
    * F5 Networks  FFIV.O : Piper Jaffray raises target to $105 from $102; overweight 
    * Facebook  FB.O : Cowen And Company raises target to $68 from $57; outperform  
    * Fedex Corp  FDX.N : Nomura raises target to $145 from $135; rating neutral  
    * First Republic Bank  FRC.N : KBW raises target to $55 from $48  
    * GE  GE.N : Citigroup cuts target to $30 from $32; rating buy 
    * Gentex  GNTX.O : JP Morgan raises target to $36 from $34; neutral  
    * Google  GOOG.O : Cowen And Company raises target to $1384 from $1110; outperform 
    * Google  GOOG.O : Pacific Crest raises target to $1450 from $1135; rating outperform 
    * Harman International  HAR.N : JP Morgan raises target to $103 from$97; overweight 
    * Herbalife  HLF.N : Barclays raises target to $94 from $78; rating overweight 
    * Hilton Worldwide Holdings  HLT.N : Deutsche Bank starts with buy; target $27 
    * Hilton Worldwide Holdings  HLT.N : JP Morgan starts with overweight rating  
    * Hilton Worldwide Holdings  HLT.N : JP Morgan starts with target $25 
    * Icon  ICLR.O : Goldman Sachs raises target to $46 from $44; neutral  
    * Illumina  ILMN.O : Cowen raises target to $190 from $125; rating outperform 
    * Illumina  ILMN.O : JMP Securities raises target to $167 from $125; market outperform 
    * Ingersoll-Rand  IR.N : Jefferies raises target to $75 from $68; buy  
    * Inteliquent  IQNT.O : Raymond James raises to outperform from market perform 
    * Intuitive Surgical  ISRG.O : ISI Group starts with strong buy; target $500 
    * Joy Global  JOY.N : Jefferies raises target to $55 from $47; hold  
    * Kennametal  KMT.N : Jefferies raises target to $50 from $45; rating hold 
    * Keryx Biopharmaceuticals  KERX.O : Roth raises target price to $30 from $28; rating buy 
    * Las Vegas Sands  LVS.N : Goldman Sachs raises target to $92 from $86  
    * Lululemon  LULU.O : ISI Group cuts to neutral from strong buy; target of $50 
    * M&T Bank  MTB.N : Jefferies cuts target to $115 from $116; rating hold 
    * M&T Bank  MTB.N : Raymond James cuts to market perform from outperform 
    * MB Financial  MBFI.O : Jefferies cuts target to $34 from $36; rating hold 
    * Mechel  MTL.N : JP Morgan cuts to underweight; cuts target to $1.40 from $6.20 
    * Micros Systems  MCRS.O : Wedbush raises price target to $65 from $58; rating outperform 
    * Motorola Solutions  MSI.N : Citigroup raises to buy; raises target to $75 from $65 
    * Nationstar Mortgage Holdings  NSM.N : FBR cuts target price to $32 from $45 
    * Nationstar Mortgage Holdings  NSM.N : FBR cuts to market perform from outperform  
    * NVIDIA Corp  NVDA.O : Evercore Partners raises to equal weight 
    * Oshkosh  OSK.N : Jefferies raises target to $62 from $55; buy  
    * Parexel International  PRXL.O : Goldman Sachs raises target to $53 from $51; neutral 
    * Parker Hannifin  PH.N : Jefferies raises target to $150 from $135; buy 
    * Parker Hannifin  PH.N : Stifel raises price target to $140 from $125; rating buy 
    * People's United Financial  PBCT.O : KBW raises target to $15; market perform 
    * PNC  PNC.N : KBW raises target to $88 from $81 
    * Privatebancorp  PVTB.O : Jefferies raises target to $31 from $27; rating hold  
    * Quintiles  Q.N : Goldman Sachs raises to buy from neutral; raises target to $58 from $50  
    * Quintiles Transnational Holdings  Q.N : Jefferies raises target to $49; hold 
    * Resource Capital  RSO.N : MLV & Co starts with hold 
    * SLM  SLM.O : FBR cuts target to $27.50 from $29; rating outperform 
    * Sodexo  EXHO.PA : Morgan Stanley raises target to 76 euros from 73 euros; equal weight 
    * SolarCity  SCTY.O : JP Morgan cuts to neutral rating 
    * SPX Corp  SPW.N : Stifel raises price target to $125 from $110; rating buy 
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