U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP: First Solar, Macy's, Home Depot

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27/02/2013 11:10

Feb 27 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets 
on several U.S. companies, including Macy's and Home Depot, on Wednesday.  
     
    HIGHLIGHTS 
    * First Solar   : Baird cuts to neutral from outperform 
    * Macy's Inc   : Citigroup raises target price to $57 from $46; rating buy 
    * Home Depot Inc   : Jefferies raises target price to $64 from $59; rating hold 
    * Priceline.com Inc   : Raymond James ups target to $840 from $735; rating outperform 
    * Eli Lilly and Co   : Credit Suisse raises target to $68 from $65; rating outperform 
 
 
Following is a summary of research actions on U.S. companies reported by Reuters on Wednesday. 
Stock entries are in alphabetical order. See bottom of the table for sector changes.  
     
    * Autozone Inc   : Morgan Stanley ups target to $357 from $340; rating underweight 
    * Autozone Inc   : Citigroup raises target price to $437 from $421; rating buy 
    * Auxilium Pharma   : Canaccord Genuity cuts target to $27 from $33; rating buy 
    * Biogen Idec   : Canaccord Genuity raises to buy from hold; target to $187 from $163 
    * Bio-Rad Laboratories   : Jefferies raises target price to $140 from $124; rating buy 
    * Carrizo Oil & Gas   : Canaccord Genuity cuts target to $34 from $35; rating buy 
    * Darden Restaurants Inc   : Jefferies cuts target price to $42 from $44; rating hold 
    * Delphi Automotive   : Morgan Stanley ups target to $45 from $42; rating overweight 
    * Dreamworks Animation SKG   : Janney cuts target price to $20.50 from $22; rating buy 
    * Edison International   : Jefferies cuts target to $40 from $40.50 
    * Eli Lilly and Co   : Credit Suisse raises target to $68 from $65; rating outperform 
    * Enphase Energy Inc   : Jefferies raises target price to $7 from $5; rating buy 
    * EPR Properties   : RBC raises target price to $54 from $51; rating outperform 
    * Expeditors International of Washington   : Jefferies cuts target to $44 from $47 
    * Exterran Holdings   : JP Morgan raises target price to $28 from $25; rating neutral 
    * First Cash Financial Services Inc   : Jefferies cuts to hold from buy 
    * First Solar   : Baird cuts to neutral from outperform; target price to $25 from $30 
    * Glacier Bancorp Inc   : KBW raises target to $16 from $15; rating market perform 
    * Global Indemnity PLC   : KBW raises target to $25 from $24; rating market perform 
    * Health Care REIT   : Raymond James ups target to $67 from $63.50; rating outperform 
    * Home Depot Inc   : Jefferies raises target price to $64 from $59; rating hold 
    * Home Depot Inc   : Citigroup raises target price to $77 from $72; rating buy 
    * InvenSense Inc   : Baird cuts to neutral from outperform 
    * LeMaitre Vascular   : Canaccord Genuity ups target to $9.50 from $8.50; rating buy 
    * Live Nation Entertainment   : Evercore raises target to $11; rating equal-weight 
    * Macy's Inc   : Citigroup raises target price to $57 from $46; rating buy 
    * MAKO Surgical Corp   : Mizuho cuts target price to $12 from $13; rating neutral 
    * MAKO Surgical Corp   : Oppenheimer cuts price target to $13 from $14; rating perform 
    * Markwest Energy Partners LP   : Credit Suisse cuts to neutral from outperform  
    * Markwest Energy Partners LP   : Credit Suisse cuts target by $2 to $57 
    * MetroPCS Communications   : Baird cuts target price to $12 from $13; rating neutral 
    * Nasdaq   : KBW raises target price to $33 from $29; rating market perform 
    * NuVasive Inc   : Mizuho cuts to neutral from buy 
    * Priceline.com Inc   : Raymond James ups target to $840 from $735; rating outperform 
    * Priceline.com Inc   : JP Morgan raises target to $835 from $740; rating overweight 
    * Priceline.Com Inc   : Stifel raises target price to $860 from $760; rating buy 
    * Questcor Pharmaceuticals   : Jefferies raises target to $38 from $30; rating buy 
    * Rosetta Resources   : Canaccord Genuity cuts target to $69 from $70; rating buy 
    * Saks Inc   : Citigroup raises target price to $12 from $10; rating neutral 
    * Tenet Healthcare Corp   : Mizuho raises target price to $41 from $40; rating buy 
    * Titan International Inc   : Jefferies cuts target price to $25 from $27; rating buy 
    * TiVo Inc   : Jefferies raises target price to $16 from $15; rating buy 
    * Tivo Inc   : Janney Capital raises target price to $16 from $15; rating buy 
    * TriMas Corp   : Jefferies raises target price to $33 from $29; rating hold 
    * United Therapeutics   : Canaccord Genuity ups target to $54 from $44; rating hold 
    * UNS Energy Corp   : Jefferies raises target price to $52 from $50; rating buy 
    * United Therapeutics   : Jefferies raises target price to $52 from $45; rating hold 
    * United Therapeutics   : RBC raises target to $50 from $45; rating sector perform 
     
 
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