U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP: Comcast Facebook, Visa, Starbucks, Expedia

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31/10/2013 22:20

Oct 31 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets 
on several U.S.-listed companies, including Visa and Facebook, on Thursday.  
     
    HIGHLIGHTS 
    * Facebook  FB.O : BMO cuts to market perform from outperform 
    * Visa  V.N : FBR, KBW, others raise price target on the stock 
    * Sealed Air  SEE.N : Jefferies cuts to hold from buy 
    * Mobile Telesystems  MBT.N : Citigroup cuts to neutral from buy 
    * Expedia  EXPE.O : BofA Merrill raises to buy from neutral - Theflyonthewall.com 
    * Carbonite  CARB.O : Pacific Crest cuts to sector perform from outperform 
         
Following is a summary of research actions on U.S. companies reported by Reuters on Thursday. 
Stock entries are in alphabetical order. See bottom of the table for sector changes.  
     
    * Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.  AJG.N : RBC raises target to $49 from $44; sector perform 
    * Acadia Healthcare  ACHC.O : BMO raises target to $47 from $40; outperform 
    * Acadia Healthcare  ACHC.O : Deutsche Bank raises target to $44 from $33; hold 
    * Acadia Healthcare  ACHC.O : RBC raises target to $46 from $39; outperform 
    * Access Midstream  ACMP.N : Barclays raises target to $58 from $54; rating overweight 
    * Access Midstream  ACMP.N : RBC raises price target to $60 from $53; rating outperform 
    * ADP  ADP.O : BMO raises target to $84 from $78; outperform 
    * Aegerion Pharma  AEGR.O : Cowen raises price target to $105; rating outperform 
    * Aegerion Pharma  AEGR.O : FBR raises target price to $111 from $105; rating outperform 
    * Aegerion Pharma  AEGR.O : Jefferies raises price target to $102 from $92; rating buy 
    * Affymetrix  AFFX.O : Mizuho raises target price to $10 from $8; rating buy 
    * Affymetrix  AFFX.O : UBS raises target price to $7 from $4; rating neutral 
    * Allot Communications  ALLT.O : RBC ups target to $14 from $13; sector perform 
    * Allscripts Healthcare  MDRX.O : FBR starts with market perform - Theflyonthewall.com 
    * Alpha and Omega Semiconductor  AOSL.O : Piper Jaffray cuts target to $7.50; neutral 
    * American Capital Mortgage  MTGE.O : KBW cuts price target to $22.50 from $24 
    * American Financial  AFG.N : KBW raises price target to $60 from $55 
    * American Tower  AMT.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $95 from $90; rating overweight 
    * American Tower  AMT.N : Stifel raises target  to $95 from $90; buy 
    * Anaren  ANEN.O : Canaccord Genuity cuts target price to $28 from $29; rating buy 
    * ARIAD Pharma  ARIA.O : BMO cuts target price to $2.50 from $8; rating market perform 
    * Arris Group  ARRS.O : Needham raises price target to $20 from $18; rating buy 
    * Arrow Electronics  ARW.N : Brean Capital raises target price to $54 from $51; rating buy 
    * Arrow Electronics  ARW.N : Stifel raises target  to $55 from $50; buy 
    * Arrow Electronics  ARW.N : UBS raises target price to $52 from $51; rating neutral 
    * ArthroCare  ARTC.O : Canaccord Genuity raises target to $48 from $45; rating buy 
    * Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.  AJG.N : Compass Point cuts to neutral - Theflyonthewall.com 
    * Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.  AJG.N : KBW raises price target to $54 from $49 
    * athenahealth  ATHN.O : FBR starts with market perform - Theflyonthewall.com  
    * Atlas Air Worldwide  AAWW.O : Cowen and Company cuts target to $49 from $55; outperform 
    * Atmel  ATML.O : Susquehanna cuts price target to $7 from $8; rating neutral  
    * Atmel  ATML.O : Wedbush raises to outperform from neutral; target to $9 from $7 
    * AXIS Capital  AXS.N : MKM Partners raises price target to $56 from $52; rating buy 
    * Bally Technologies  BYI.N : Brean Capital raises target price to $87 from $84; rating buy 
    * Bally Technologies  BYI.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $85 from $84; overweight 
    * Bankrate  RATE.N : Canaccord Genuity raises target  to $17 from $16; hold 
    * Bankrate  RATE.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $17 from $15; rating neutral 
    * Bankrate  RATE.N : RBC raises target to $20 from $18; rating sector perform 
    * Bankrate  RATE.N : Stifel cuts to hold from buy 
    * Barclays  BARC.L : Deutsche Bank cuts price target to 320p from 325p 
    * Barrett Business Services  BBSI.O : Roth raises price target to $100 from $75; rating buy 
    * Bel Fuse  BELFA.O : Needham raises target price to $27 from $22; rating buy 
    * Belden  BDC.N : Canaccord Genuity raises target price to $75 from $70; rating buy 
    * Belden  BDC.N : D.A.Davidson raises price target to $68 from $62; rating neutral 
    * Blucora  BCOR.O : Wedbush raises target price to $30 from $28; rating outperform 
    * Boardwalk Pipeline  BWP.N : Barclays cuts to underweight; target to $27 from $32 
    * BOK Financial  BOKF.O : D.A.Davidson cuts price target to $67 from $70; rating neutral 
    * BorgWarner  BWA.N : Baird raises price target to $123 from $112; rating outperform 
    * BorgWarner  BWA.N : Jefferies raises target price to $97 from $96; rating hold 
    * BorgWarner  BWA.N : RBC raises target to $115 from $105; outperform 
    * BP  BP.L : Liberum raises target price to 450p from 445p; rating hold 
    * Cabot  CBT.N : Jefferies raises target to $57 from $50; buy 
    * CACI International  CACI.N : Cowen raises target by $5 to $80; rating market perform 
    * CACI International  CACI.N : Credit Suisse raises target to $72 from $65; rating neutral 
    * CACI International  CACI.N : Jefferies raises price target to $67 from $63; rating hold 
    * Caesars Entertainment  CZR.O : Imperial Capital raises target to $17 from $16.20; in-line 
    * Cameco  CCJ.N : Cowen and Company cuts price target to $24 from $26;rating outperform 
    * Capitol Federal Financial  CFFN.O : RBC raises target to $13 from $12; sector perform 
    * Carbonite  CARB.O : Canaccord Genuity raises target price to $17 from $15; rating buy 
    * Carbonite  CARB.O : Pacific Crest cuts to sector perform from outperform 
    * Cardiovascular Systems  CSII.O : Wunderlich raises target to $34 from $30 
    * Cascade Microtech  CSCD.O : Canaccord Genuity raises target to $12 from $9; rating buy 
    * Casella Waste Systems  CWST.O : Imperial Capital starts with outperform; $7.50 target 
    * Cavium  CAVM.O : Oppenheimer raises to outperform 
    * Cavium  CAVM.O : Piper Jaffray raises price target to $27 from $26; rating underweight 
    * Cavium  CAVM.O : Roth Capital raises target to $45 from $40; buy 
    * Cavium  CAVM.O : Topeka raises price target to $40 from $35; rating hold 
    * Cavium  CAVM.O : Wedbush cuts target to $40 from $44; neutral 
    * CB&I  CBI.N : Credit Suisse raises target price to $75 from $59; rating neutral 
    * CDW  CDW.O : JP Morgan cuts price target to $25 from $26; rating overweight 
    * Cerner  CERN.O : FBR starts with outperform -Theflyonthewall.com 
    * Choice Hotels  CHH.N : Barclays raises target price to $41 from $37; rating underweight 
    * Chuy's Holdings  CHUY.O : Raymond James raises to market perform -Theflyonthewall.com 
    * Cobalt International Energy  CIE.N : Mizuho raises target to $34 from $31; rating buy 
    * Coherent  COHR.O : Needham raises target to $70 from $65; buy 
    * Coherent  COHR.O : Noble Financial raises target to $72 from $65; buy 
    * Coherent  COHR.O : Stifel raises target to $74 from $68; buy 
    * Cohu  COHU.O : Needham cuts  target to $14 from $16;  buy 
    * Comcast  CMCSA.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $59 from $51; rating ov