U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP: MasterCard, Time Warner, Ariad Pharma
01/11/2013 20:00
Nov 1 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their s and targets on several
U.S.-listed companies, including MasterCard and Advance Auto Parts, on Friday.
HIGHLIGHTS
* ARIAD Pharma ARIA.O : Jefferies cuts to hold from buy
* Weight Watchers WTW.N : Barclays cuts to equal weight from overweight
* Navios Maritime Partners NMM.N : Stifel raises to buy
* MasterCard MA.N : Citigroup, FBR, KBW raise target price on stock
* Time Warner Cable TWC.N : JP Morgan, Raymond James raise target price
* Advance Auto Parts AAP.N : Deutsche Bank cuts to hold from buy - Theflyonthewall.com
Following is a summary of research actions on U.S. companies reported by Reuters on Friday.
Stock entries are in alphabetical order.
* Acorda Therapeutics ACOR.O : FBR cuts target to $30 from $35; rating market perform
* Acorda Therapeutics ACOR.O : MKM Partners raises to neutral from sell on valuation
* Advance Auto Parts AAP.N : Deutsche Bank cuts to hold from buy - Theflyonthewall.com
* AGL Resources GAS.N : BMO raises target to $46 from $44; rating underperform
* AIG AIG.N : Drexel Hamilton cuts to hold from buy - Theflyonthewall.com
* Aircastle AYR.N : Cowen raises target to $21 from $16; rating market perform
* Aircastle AYR.N : FBR capital raises target to $21 from $19; rating market perform
* Alpha and Omega Semiconductor AOSL.O : Stifel cuts target to $10 from $11; rating buy
* Alpha Natural ANR.N : Raymond James raises to market perform - Theflyonthewall.com
* Alpha Natural Resources ANR.N : FBR raises price target to $7 from $6; market perform
* American Tower AMT.N : Cowen raises target to $115 from $110; rating outperform
* American Tower AMT.N : RBC raises target to $102 from $96; rating outperform
* Amerisafe AMSF.O : JMP Securities raises target to $45 from $42; market outperform
* AmerisourceBergen ABC.N : Cowen raises target to $78 from $69; rating outperform
* AmerisourceBergen ABC.N : Credit Suisse raises target price to $73 from $65; outperform
* AmerisourceBergen ABC.N : Raymond James raises target to $73 from $63; rating outperform
* AMN Healthcare Services AHS.N : BMO cuts target to $15 from $18; rating outperform
* Anworth Mortgage Asset ANH.N : Credit Suisse cuts target to $5 from $5.50; underperform
* Aptargroup ATR.N : Baird raises target to $70 from $65; rating outperform
* ARIAD Pharma ARIA.O : Credit Suisse cuts target price to $2.50 from $4; rating neutral
* ARIAD Pharma ARIA.O : Jefferies cuts to hold from buy; cuts target to $2.50 from $7
* ARIAD Pharma ARIA.O : Leerink Swann cuts to market perform from outperform
* ARIAD Pharma ARIA.O : Leerink Swann cuts target to $2.50 from $7
* ArthroCare ARTC.O : Piper Jaffray raises target to $46 from $43; rating overweight
* Avon Products AVP.N : Stifel cuts target to $23 from $27; rating buy
* Avon Products AVP.N : B Riley cuts target to $21 from $26; rating buy
* Avon Products AVP.N : Bernstein cuts target to $20 from $24; rating market perform
* Avon Products AVP.N : BMO cuts to market perform; cuts target by $8 to $18
* Avon Products AVP.N : Deutsche Bank cuts target to $25 from $27; rating buy
* BAE Systems BAES.L : JP Morgan cuts target to 380p from 390p; rating underweight
* Barrick Gold : RBC cuts target price to $11 from $12; rating sector perform
* California Water Service CWT.N : Baird raises to outperform; target to $25 from $23
* CARBO Ceramics CRR.N : Barclays raises target to $109 from $79; rating equal weight
* CARBO Ceramics CRR.N : Cowen and Company raises target to $132 for $98; market perform
* CARBO Ceramics CRR.N : D.A.Davidson raises target to $125 from $102; rating neutral
* Cardinal Health CAH.N : Cowen raises target to $68 from $60; rating outperform
* Carnival CCL.L : S&P Capital IQ raises to strong buy from buy
* Catamaran CTRX.O : Cowen cuts target to $61 from $65; rating outperform
* Cempra CEMP.O : Cowen and Company raises target to $15 from $12; rating outperform
* CenturyLink CTL.N : BMO cuts target to $36 from $40; rating outperform
* Chart Industries GTLS.O : Piper Jaffray cuts to neutral - Theflyonthewall.com
* Cigna CI.N : Barclays raises target to $87 from $83; rating equal weight
* Cigna CI.N : Jefferies raises target to $87 from $85; rating hold
* CIRCOR International CIR.N : Stifel raises target to $85 from $75; rating buy
* Comfort Systems USA FIX.N : D.A.Davidson raises target to $21 from $18; rating neutral
* Comfort Systems USA FIX.N : KeyBanc raises target to $21 from $19.50; rating rating buy
* ConocoPhillips COP.N : Cowen and Company raises target to $79 from $67; market perform
* ConocoPhillips COP.N : Credit Suisse raises target price to $85 from $70; rating neutral
* Control4 CTRL.O : Needham cuts price target to $23 from $25; rating buy
* Con-way CNW.N : Cowen cuts target to $45 from $49; rating outperform
* Con-way CNW.N : Credit Suisse cuts target price to $45 from $48; rating outperform
* Con-way CNW.N : Deutsche Bank cuts target to $46 from $49; rating buy
* Coronado Biosciences CNDO.O : Roth Capital cuts target to $1.60 from $2; rating neutral
* Discovery Communications DISCA.O : Credit Suisse raises target to $86 from $80
* Discovery Communications DISCA.O : MKM Partners raises fair value to $94 from $80
* Discovery Communications DISCA.O : RBC raises target to $96 from $90; rating outperform
* Ecolab ECL.N : Jefferies raises target to $123 from $115; rating buy
* Ecopetrol ECO.N : HSBC raises target to $47 from $46; rating neutral
* Education Management EDMC.O : BMO cuts to underperform - Theflyonthewall.com
* Einstein Noah Restaurant BAGL.O : Piper Jaffray ups target to $20 from $18; overweight
* Electro Scientific Industries ESIO.O : D.A.Davidson cuts target to $14 from $16; buy
* Electro Scientific Industries ESIO.O : Needham cuts to hold from buy
* Ellie Mae ELLI.N : Barclays cuts target to $36 from $38; rating overweight
* EPL Oil & Gas EPL.N : BMO cuts target to $40 from $45; rating outperform
* EPL Oil & Gas EPL.N : Global Hunter securities raises to accumulate from neutral
* Equity Residential EQR.N : BMO cuts target to $55 from $58; rating market perform
* Essent Group ESNT.N : Susquehanna starts with positive rating and $28 price target
* EverBank Financial EVER.N : Raymond James cuts target to $18 from $19; rating strong buy
* Felcor Lodging Trust FCH.N : JP Morgan raises target to $7 from $6.50; rating neutral
* First Solar FSLR.O : RBC raises target to $40 from $34; rating sector perform
* First Solar FSLR.O : Baird raises target to $49 from $40; rating neutral
* First Solar FSLR.O : Citigroup raises target to $63 from $50 - Theflyonthewall.com
* First Solar FSLR.O : Piper Jaffray raises target to $47 from $40; rating neutral
* Fluor Corp FLR.N : Credit Suisse raises target price to $90 from $77; rating outperform
* Flushing Financial FFIC.O : FBR capital raises target to $21 from $20; market perform
* GAIN Capital Holdings GCAP.N : Sandler O'Neill cuts target to $11.50 from $12.50; hold
* General Growth GGP.N : BofA Merrill ups to buy from neutral -theflyonthewall.com
* Gentherm THRM.O : Roth raises target to $26 from $22; rating buy
* Globe Specialty Metals GSM.O : Jefferies raises target to $16.50 from $13.50; hold
* GP Strategies GPX.N : B Riley raises target to $29 from $24; rating neutral
* GP Strategies GPX.N : Barrington Research raises target to $33 from $30; outperform
* GP Strategies GPX.N : Roth raises target to $32 from $28; rating buy
* Green Dot GDOT.N : Compass Point raises target to $30 from $26; rating buy
* Green Dot GDOT.N : JP Morgan raises to overweight from neutral - Theflyonthewall.com
* Halliburton HAL.N : RBC raises target to $62 from $58; rating outperform
* Hanesbrands HBI.N : D.A.Davidson raises target to $74 from $68; rating neutral
* Hanover Insurance THG.N : KBW raises target to $67 from $60
* Harman International HAR.N : Baird raises target to $96 from $88; rating outperform
* Harman International HAR.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $97 from $86; overweight
* Heico HEI.N : Jefferies cuts target to $53; rating hold
* Heritage Financial HFWA.O : Raymond James raises target to $19 from $17; outperform
* Hillshire Brands HSH.N : D.A.Davidson cuts to underperform from neutral
* Hillshire Brands HSH.N : D.A.Davidson cuts target to $25 from $35
* Hornbeck Offshore Services HOS.N : Wunderlich cuts to hold from buy
* Hornbeck Offshore Services HOS.N : Wunderlich cuts target price to $61 from $70
* Hudson Global HSON.O : BMO raises target to $4 from $3; rating outperform
* Huntington Bancshares HBAN.O : Guggenheim raises target to $9.50 from $9; rating neutral
* Incyte INCY.O : Canaccord Genuity raises target to $47 from $38; rating buy
* Incyte INCY.O : Guggenheim raises price target to $50 from $47; rating buy
* Intelsat I.N : JP Morgan cuts target to $28 from $30; rating overweight
* Internap Network Services INAP.O : Cowen raises target to $8 from $7; market perform
* Inventure Foods SNAK.O : Canaccord Genuity raises target to $13.50 from $12.50; buy
* Inventure Foods SNAK.O : Imperial Capital raises target to $15 from $12; outperform
* Inventure Foods SNAK.O : Northland raises target to $13.50 from $11; rating outperform
* Inventure Foods SNAK.O : Roth raises target to $13 from $10.50; rating buy
* Jarden JAH.N : D.A.Davidson raises target to $66 from $60; rating buy
* KapStone Paper and Packaging KS.N : D.A.Davidson raises target by $12 to $64; rating buy
* KapStone Paper and Packaging KS.N : Deutsche Bank raises target to $48 from $44; hold
* KapStone Paper and Packaging KS.N : KeyBanc raises target to $59 from $52; rating buy
* Key Energy KEG.N : Suntrust raises price target to $11 from $10; rating buy
* Key Energy Services KEG.N : RBC raises target to $9 from $8; rating sector perform
* Lincoln Electric Holdings LECO.O : Stifel raises target to $80 from $68; rating buy
* Lionbridge Technologies LIOX.O : Noble Financial raises target to $6 from $5; rating buy
* LKQ LKQ.O : Raymond James raises target to $35 from $32; rating outperform
* Magellan Midstream MMP.N : Raymond James raises target to $62 from $59; outperform
* Marriott International MAR.O : Barclays raises target to $45 from $40; equal weight
* Marriott International MAR.O : FBR raises target to $54 from $48; rating outperform
* Martin Midstream MMLP.O : Raymond James raises target to $49 from $46; rating outperform
* MasterCard MA.N : Citigroup raises price target to $835 from $710
* MasterCard MA.N : FBR raises target to $820 from $690; rating outperform
* MasterCard MA.N : KBW raises target to $843 from $749
* MasterCard MA.N : RBC raises target price to $805 from $792; rating outperform
* MasterCard MA.N : Stifel raises target to $811 from $685; rating buy
* MasterCard MA.N : Wedbush raises target to $720 from $640; rating neutral
* Mattel MAT.O : Needham raises target to $50; rating buy
* MedAssets MDAS.O : Cowen raises target to $27 from $26; rating outperform
* MEDNAX MD.N : Stifel cuts to hold from buy - Theflyonthewall.com
* Meggitt MGGT.L : SocGen cuts to hold from buy
* Mercer International MERC.O : Raymond James Raises target to $9from $8; outperform
* Meta Financial Group CASH.O : Sandler O'Neill raises target to $38 from $33; rating hold
* Methanex MEOH.O : Jefferies raises target to $70 from $65; rating buy
* Methanex MEOH.O : Monness Crespi raises target to $65 from $58;rating buy
* Methanex MEOH.O : Raymond James Raises target to $68; ratingoutperform
* Methanex MEOH.O : RBC raises target price to $61 from $52; ratingsector perform
* MGM Resorts MGM.N : Janney raises price target to $24 from $20; rating buy
* MGM Resorts MGM.N : Barclays cuts target to $22 from $24; overweight
* MiMedx Group MDXG.O : Northland raises target to $6 from $5; rating outperform
* Modine Manufacturing MOD.N : Baird cuts target to $12 from $13; rating underperform
* Mohawk Industries MHK.N : Raymond James raises target to $160 from $150; strong buy
* Monotype TYPE.O : JP Morgan cuts to neutral from overweight - Theflyonthewall.com
* MPLX MPLX.N : Barclays raises target to $39 from $37; rating equal weight
* Mueller Industries MLI.N : Monness Crespi Hardt cuts to neutral rating
* Murphy Oil MUR.N : Cowen and company cuts target to $66 from $71; market perform
* National Instruments NATI.O : JP Morgan raises target to $29 from $27; rating neutral
* National Instruments NATI.O : Stifel raises target to $38 from $32; rating buy
* Navios Maritime Partners NMM.N : Deutsche Bank raises target to $16 from $14; hold
* Navios Maritime Partners NMM.N : Global Hunter raises to buy from neutral
* Navios Maritime Partners NMM.N : RBC raises target to $18 from $17; rating outperform
* Navios Maritime Partners NMM.N : Stifel raises to buy
* Navios Maritime Partners NMM.N : Wells Fargo raises to outperform from market perform
* Netflix NFLX.O : Baird raises to outperform from neutral - Theflyonthewall.com
* Neustar NSR.N : RBC cuts target price to $52 from $57; rating sector perform
* Nielsen Holdings NLSN.N : Northland raises target to $30 from $26; rating underperform
* NiSource NI.N : Credit Suisse cuts target to $32 from $33; rating neutral
* Noble Energy NBL.N : Credit Suisse raises target price to $85 from $70; outperform
* Ocwen Financial OCN.N : Jefferies raises target to $65 from $63; rating buy
* Ocwen Financial OCN.N : Wells Fargo cuts to market perform from outperform
* Oil States International OIS.N : Credit Suisse raises target to $130 from $114; neutral
* Oil States International OIS.N : Global Hunter ups target price to $128 from $118;buy
* Olympic Steel ZEUS.O : Jefferies cuts target to $26.50 from $29; rating hold
* Omnicell OMCL.O : Cowen raises target to $24 from $21; rating market perform
* ON Semiconductor ONNN.O : Morgan Stanley cuts target by $0.50 to $6.50; underweight
* ON Semiconductor ONNN.O : Stifel cuts target to $8.50 from $9; rating buy
* OpenTable OPEN.O : Wunderlich cuts to hold from buy
* Oplink Communications OPLK.O : B Riley raises target to $26 from $23.75; rating buy
* Oplink Communications OPLK.O : Stifel cuts target to $20 from $24; rating buy
* Orion Marine Group ORN.N : Imperial Capital raises target to $14 from $12; in-line
* Oshkosh OSK.N : Credit Suisse raises price target to $48 from $42; rating neutral
* Owens-Illinois OI.N : Baird raises target to $35 from $32; rating outperform
* Owens-Illinois OI.N : Jefferies raises target to $38 from $35; rating buy
* Pacific Continental PCBK.O : Wunderlich raises target to $15 from $13
* Pacira Pharmaceuticals PCRX.O : Barclays raises target to $60 from $56; overweight
* Pan American Silver : Raymond James cuts target to $13.50 from $17.50
* Pandora Media P.N : Cowen and Company raises target to $32 from $29; rating outperform
* PBF Energy PBF.N : Credit Suisse raises target price to $25 from $22
* PDC Energy PDCE.O : Brean Capital raises target to $85 from $66; rating buy
* PDC Energy PDCE.O : Credit Suisse raises price target to $87 from $79; rating outperform
* PDC Energy PDCE.O : Howard Weil raises target to $71 from $62; rating sector perform
* PDC Energy PDCE.O : RBC raises target price to $72 from $63; rating outperform
* Penn Virginia PVA.N : Canaccord Genuity raises target to $11 from $8; rating buy
* Penn Virginia PVA.N : Credit Suisse raises to outperform from neutral
* Penn Virginia PVA.N : Credit Suisse ups target to $11 from $7
* Perrigo PRGO.N : JP Morgan raises target to $160 from $150; rating overweight
* Perrigo PRGO.N : Stifel raises target to $150 from $145; rating buy
* Petsmart PETM.O : BofA Merrill cuts to neutral from buy - Theflyonthewall.com
* Piedmont Office Realty PDM.N : JP Morgan raises target to $22 frm $21; rating overweight
* Pilgrims Pride PPC.O : BMO cuts target to $17 from $19; rating market perform
* Pinnacle Entertainment PNK.N : Credit Suisse raises target to $17 from $15; underperform
* PPL PPL.N : Jefferies cuts target $33 from $34; rating hold
* PriceSmart PSMT.O : Benchmark raises price target to $113 from $89; rating hold
* Proto Labs PRLB.N : Jefferies raises target to $85 from $65; rating hold
* Proto Labs PRLB.N : Needham raises target to $90 from $68; rating buy
* Provident Financial PROV.O : Raymond James cuts to market perform - Theflyonthewall.com
* Public Storage PSA.N : JP Morgan raises target to $178 from $172; rating overweight
* Quanta Services PWR.N : Wedbush raises target to $34; rating outperform
* Quintiles Q.N : Baird raises to outperform Baird raises target to $52 from $49
* Realty Income O.N : Ladenburg cuts target to $48 from $51; rating buy
* Red Robin Gourmet Burgers RRGB.O : Wunderlich raises to buy from hold
* Red Robin Gourmet Burgers RRGB.O : Wunderlich ups target to $90 from $70
* Resolute Forest Products RFP.N : BMO raises target to $20 from $18; rating outperform
* Resolute Forest Products RFP.N : RBC raises target to $15 from $14; sector perform
* Resolute Forest Products RFP.N : TD Securities raises to hold from reduce
* Resolute Forest Products RFP.N : TD Securities ups price target to $17 from $13
* Rovi ROVI.O : William Blair Cuts to market perform rating
* Royal Gold RGLD.O : HSBC cuts target to $73.9 from $74.3; rating overweight
* Rudolph Technologies RTEC.O : D.A.Davidson cuts target to $15 from $16; rating buy
* Seaspan SSW.N : Wells Fargo raises to market perform from underperform
* SilverMetals : Raymond James cuts to market perform from outperform
* Solar Capital SLRC.O : Wells Fargo cuts to market perform - Theflyonthewall.com
* Southwestern Energy SWN.N : Canaccord Genuity raises target to $51 from $50; rating buy
* Southwestern Energy SWN.N : Stifel raises to rating buy from hold
* SPX SPW.N : JP Morgan raises target to $93 from $89; rating overweight
* Starbucks SBUX.O : BMO raises target to $92 from $85; rating outperform
* Steven Madden SHOO.O : Canaccord Genuity raises target to $41 from $39; rating buy
* Steven Madden SHOO.O : Wedbush raises target to $38; rating neutral
* Stifel Financial SF.N : Susquehanna cuts to negative from neutral
* Stifel Financial SF.N : Susquehanna cuts target price to $32 from $34
* Strayer Education STRA.O : Morgan Stanley cuts to underweight - Theflyonthewall.com
* Sun Communities SUI.N : BMO cuts target to $52 from $55; rating outperform
* Suncor Energy SU.TO : Canaccord Genuity raises target price by C$1 to C$46; rating buy
* Suncor Energy SU.TO : National Bank Financial ups target to C$45 from C$44; outperform
* Suncor Energy SU.TO : RBC raises target to C$55 from C$54; rating outperform
* Swift Energy SFY.N : Canaccord Genuity cuts target price to $18 from $19; rating buy
* Swift Energy SFY.N : RBC cuts target price to $20 from $22; rating outperform
* Swift Energy SFY.N : Suntrust raises price target to $15 from $13; rating neutral
* Taubman Centers TCO.N : BofA Merrill cuts to neutral from buy - Theflyonthewall.com
* Tempur Sealy International TPX.N : KeyBanc cuts target to $50 from $53; rating buy
* Teradata TDC.N : Lazard cuts target price to $54 from $75; rating buy
* The Chefs' Warehouse CHEF.O : Canaccord Genuity raises target to $27 from $24; buy
* The Greenbrier GBX.N : BofA Merrill ups to buy from underperform - Theflyonthewall.com
* The Greenbrier Companies GBX.N : D.A.Davidson raises target to $34from $28; rating buy
* The Greenbrier Companies GBX.N : Stifel raises target to $31 from $28; rating buy
* TherapeuticsMD TXMD.A : Stifel starts with buy - theflyonthewall.com
* Time Warner TWX.N : Wedbush raises target to $74 from $69; rating outperform
* Time Warner Cable TWC.N : JP Morgan raises target to $131 from $126; rating overweight
* Time Warner Cable TWC.N : Raymond James raises target to $135 from $128; outperform
* Valeant Pharma VRX.N : Ladenburg Thalmann cuts target to$123 from $127; rating buy
* Valeant Pharma VRX.N : Paradigm Capital raises target toC$125 from C$120; rating buy
* Valeant Pharma VRX.N : Piper Jaffray raises target to $103 from $99; rating neutral
* Valero Energy VLO.N : Cowen and Company raises to outperform from market perform
* Vertex Pharma VRTX.O : Bernstein cuts to market perform - Theflyonthewall.com
* Violin Memory VMEM.N : Sterne Agee starts with neutral rating
* ViroPharma VPHM.O : Cowen raises target to $27 from $26; rating market perform
* Volcano VOLC.O : BMO cuts to market perform from outperform - Theflyonthewall.com
* WageWorks WAGE.N : Stifel raises target to $61 from $52; rating buy
* Weight Watchers WTW.N : Barclays cuts to equal weight from overweight
* Weight Watchers WTW.N : Barclays cuts target price to $31 from $46
* Williams Partners WPZ.N : Raymond James cuts target to $56 from $60; rating outperform
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