U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Tesla Motors, Kansas City Southern, EOG Resources

Allot

07/07/2015 09:40

July 7 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets 
on several U.S.-listed companies, including Allot Communications, Baxter and Anadarko Petroleum, 
on Tuesday.  
     
     
    HIGHLIGHTS 
    * Kansas City Southern  KSU.N : UBS raises to buy from neutral 
    * Baxter International  BAX.N : BMO cuts to market perform rating  
    * Advanced Micro Devices  AMD.O : Jefferies, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank cut price target  
    * EOG Resources  EOG.N , Noble Energy  NBL.N : Jefferies ups to hold  ID:nWNAB07E71  
    * Global Payments  GPN.N : KBW raises to outperform from market perform 
    * Tesla Motors  TSLA.O : Deutsche Bank cuts to hold from buy 
         
         
Following is a summary of research actions on U.S. companies reported by Reuters on Tuesday. 
Stock entries are in alphabetical order.  
     
     
    * Activision Blizzard  ATVI.O : Pacific Crest ups target to $30 from $25; rating overweight 
    * Advanced Micro Devices  AMD.O : Credit Suisse cuts target to $1.90 from $2; underperform 
    * Advanced Micro Devices  AMD.O : Jefferies cuts price target to $3.50; rating buy 
    * Advanced Micro Devices  AMD.O : Deutsche Bank cuts target price to $2 from $2.50; hold 
    * Advanced Micro Devices  AMD.O : Exane cuts target by 13 pct to $2; rating underperform 
    * Allot Communications  ALLT.O : Dougherty & Co cuts to neutral from buy 
    * Allot Communications  ALLT.O : Barclays cuts target price to $6 from $9; underweight 
    * Anadarko Petroleum  APC.N : Jefferies raises to buy 
    * Anadarko Petroleum  APC.N : Jefferies raises target price to $88 
    * Antero Resources  AR.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $29   
    * Apache  APA.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $50 
    * Atlantic Coast Financial  ACFC.O : FBR ups target to $6.50 from $5.50; outperform rating 
    * Baxter International  BAX.N : BMO cuts to market perform 
    * Baxter International  BAX.N : BMO adjusts price target to $36 from $80, post Baxalta spin 
    * Cabot Oil & Gas Corp  COG.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $28 
    * Charles Schwab Corp  SCHW.N : Jefferies raises price target to $38; rating buy 
    * Chevron  CVX.N : Barclays cuts price target to $110 from $115 
    * Chesapeake Energy  CHK.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $8 
    * Cimarex Energy Co  XEC.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $94 
    * Comstock Resources Inc  CRK.N : KLR cuts target price to $3; rating accumulate 
    * Comstock Resources Inc  CRK.N : Baird cuts price target to $3 from $4; rating neutral 
    * ConocoPhillips  COP.N : Barclays cuts price target to $75 from $79 
    * Concho Resources Inc  CXO.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $138 
    * Consol Energy Inc  CNX.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $27 
    * Continental Resources Inc  CLR.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $34 
    * Credit Acceptance Corp  CACC.O : Jefferies raises price target to $240; rating hold 
    * CVR Refining LP  CVRR.N : Barclays cuts price target to $23 from $28; rating equal weight 
    * Devon Energy Corp  DVN.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $69 
    * Discovery  DISCA.O : Nomura raises price target to $34 from $31; rating neutral 
    * E*Trade Financial  ETFC.O : Jefferies raises price target to $32; rating hold 
    * Edgewell Personal Care Co  EPC.N : UBS starts with sell; price target $94 
    * El Paso Electric  EE.N : Jefferies cuts price target to $36.50 from $37.50; rating hold 
    * Encana Corp  ECA.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $12 
    * Energizer  ENR.N : UBS starts with neutral; price target $38 
    * EOG Resources Inc  EOG.N : Jefferies raises to hold 
    * EP Energy  EPE.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $9.50 
    * EQT Corp  EQT.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $101 
    * Evercore  EVR.N : Nomura raises target price to $62 from $58. 
    * ExxonMobil  XOM.N : Barclays cuts price target to $90 from $95 
    * Ezcorp Inc  EZPW.O : Jefferies cuts price target to $7; rating hold 
    * Fitbit Inc  FIT.N : Baird starts with outperform rating;  
    * Fitbit Inc  FIT.N : Baird starts with price target $52 
    * Gain Capital  GCAP.N : Jefferies cuts price target to $11; rating buy 
    * Global Payments  GPN.N : KBW raises to outperform from market perform 
    * Global Payments  GPN.N : KBW raises price target to $121 from $103 
    * Goldman Sachs  GS.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $169 from $168 
    * Greenhill & Co Inc  GHL.N : Nomura raises target price to $42 from $41 
    * Hess Corp  HES.N : Barclays cuts price target to $77 from $80 
    * HollyFrontier  HFC.N : Barclays raises price target to $59 from $58; rating overweight 
    * Kansas City Southern  KSU.N : UBS raises to buy from neutral 
    * Kraft Heinz  KHC.O : Credit Suisse starts with an outperform rating 
    * Kraft Heinz  KHC.O : Credit Suisse starts with target price $85   
    * Manitowoc Company Inc  MTW.N : Baird cuts price target to $25 from $26; rating outperform 
    * Murphy Oil Corp  MUR.N : Barclays cuts price target to $50 from $56 
    * Noble Energy Inc  NBL.N : Jefferies raises to hold 
    * Noble Energy Inc  NBL.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $40 
    * Norfolk Southern  NSC.N : UBS cuts price target to $94 from $101 
    * Northern Tier Energy  NTI.N : Barclays cuts target to $32 from $34; rating overweight 
    * Oasis Petroleum Inc  OAS.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $14 
    * PBF Energy Inc  PBF.N : Barclays raises price target to $30 from $27; rating underweight 
    * Petroleo Brasileiro  PBR.N : Barclays cuts price target to $13 from $14; rating overweight 
    * Phillips 66  PSX.N : Barclays cuts price target to $113 from $116; rating overweight 
    * Pioneer Natural Resources Co  PXD.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $177 
    * Qiagen  QGEN.O : Commerzbank raises to buy from hold; target price to $31 from $24.50 
    * Range Resources Corp  RRC.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $65 
    * Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc  RRGB.O : KeyBanc raises target price to $105 from $100 
    * RSP Permian Inc  RSPP.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $28 
    * Southwestern Energy Co  SWN.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $28 
    * SunCoke Energy  SXCP.N : Barclays cuts price target to $25 from $29; rating equal weight 
    * TD Ameritrade  AMTD.N : Jefferies raises price target to $38; rating hold  
    * Tegna Inc  TGNA.N : Evercore ISI raises price target to $33 from $32; rating buy 
    * Terraform Power  TERP.O : JP Morgan raises price target to $49 from $48; rating overweight 
    * Tesla Motors  TSLA.O : Deutsche Bank cuts to hold from buy 
    * Tesla Motors  TSLA.O : Deutsche Bank raises price target to $280 from $245 
    * Tesoro Corp  TSO.N : Barclays raises price target to $125 from $123; rating overweight 
    * Ultra Petroleum Corp  UPL.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $13 
    * Union Pacific  UNP.N : UBS cuts price target to $113 from $119 
    * Wingstop  WING.O : Barclays starts with equal weight rating; $25 price target 
 
 
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