U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Alkermes, Chesapeake Energy Corp, Latam Airlines

Abraxas Petroleum

21/10/2016 09:59

Oct 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets 
on several U.S.-listed companies, including Alkermes, Benchmark Electronics and  Copa Holdings 
on Friday.  
         
    HIGHLIGHTS   
     
     * Chesapeake Energy Corp  CHK.N : Nomura raises to neutral from reduce   
     * Latam Airlines  LFL.N : Santander raises to buy from hold  
     * Proofpoint Inc  PFPT.O : Piper Jaffray raises target price to $90 from $85; overweight   
             
Following is a summary of research actions on U.S. companies reported by Reuters on Friday. 
Stock entries are in alphabetical order.  
     
 
     * Abraxas Petroleum  AXAS.O : Canaccord Genuity raises target price to $2.25 from $2; buy   
     * Alkermes Plc  ALKS.O : Credit Suisse raises target price to $70 from $52; outperform   
     * Alkermes Plc  ALKS.O : Leerink raises target price to $70 from $57; rating outperform   
     * Associated Banc-Corp  ASB.N : RBC raises target price to $20 from $19; sector perform   
     * Benchmark Electronics  BHE.N : RBC raises target price to $26 from $24; sector perform   
     * Boston Beer Company  SAM.N : Cowen and Company cuts target to $132 from $135;underperform   
     * Boston Beer Company Inc  SAM.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $140 from $151; hold   
     * Chesapeake Energy Corp  CHK.N : Nomura raises to neutral from reduce   
     * Clearwater Paper Corp  CLW.N : D.A. Davidson cuts target price by $3 to $72; neutral   
     * Cohen & Steers Inc  CNS.N : Credit Suisse cuts target price to $41 from $42; neutral   
     * Copa Holdings SA  CPA.N : Santander raises target price to $81 from $46 
     * Crown Holdings Inc  CCK.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $63 from $64; rating buy   
     * Danaher Corp  DHR.N : Bernstein raises target price to $93 from $92; rating outperform   
     * Danaher Corp  DHR.N : Credit Suisse raises target price to $80 from $76; rating neutral   
     * East West Bancorp  EWBC.O : D. A. Davidson raises target price to $42 from $38; neutral   
     * FMC Technologies Inc  FTI.N : Susquehanna raises target price to $38 from $36; positive   
     * Great Plains Energy  GXP.N : Barclays cuts target price to $28 from $29; equal weight   
     * Jakks Pacific Inc  JAKK.O : B. Riley cuts target price to $8 from $10; rating neutral   
     * Latam Airlines  LFL.N : Santander raises to buy from hold  
     * Latam Airlines  LFL.N : Santander raises target price to $12 from $6.70 
     * Maxim Integrated Products  MXIM.O : Evercore ISI raises target price to $44 from $42;buy   
     * Maxim Integrated Products  MXIM.O : Jefferies raises target price to $45 from $42; buy   
     * Microsoft Corp  MSFT.O : Canaccord Genuity raises target price to $60 from $56; hold   
     * Packaging Corp of America  PKG.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $93 from $96; buy   
     * PayPal Holdings  PYPL.O : Piper Jaffray raises target price to $36 from $34; underweight   
     * PayPal  PYPL.O : Cowen and Company raises target price to $40 from $39; market perform   
     * Preferred Bank  PFBC.O : D.A. Davidson raises target price to $40 from $38; rating buy   
     * Proofpoint Inc  PFPT.O : D.A. Davidson raises target price to $82 from $80; neutral   
     * Proofpoint Inc  PFPT.O : Piper Jaffray raises target price to $90 from $85; overweight   
     * SL Green Realty Corp  SLG.N : Evercore ISI cuts target price to $123 from $124; hold   
     * Svb Financial Group  SIVB.O : D.A.Davidson ups target price to $127 from $112; neutral   
     * Texas Capital Bancshares  TCBI.O : D.A.Davidson raises target price to $66 from $65; buy   
     * Texas Capital Bancshares  TCBI.O : KBW ups target price to $58 from $55; market perform   
     * Tobira Therapeutics  TBRA.O : Leerink raises target price to $45 from $15; outperform   
     * Travelers Companies  TRV.N : Barclays cuts target price to $106 from $109; equal weight   
     * Tupperware Brands Corp  TUP.N : B. Riley raises target price to $64 from $53; neutral   
     * Union Bankshares Corp  UBSH.O : KBW raises target price to $29 from $27; market perform   
     * Verizon Communications  VZ.N : Cowen and Company cuts target to $50; market perform   
  
 
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