U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP: LinkedIn, Nokia, Pfizer, Actavis

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30/10/2013 08:00

Oct 30 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets 
on several U.S.-listed companies, including LinkedIn and Pfizer, on Wednesday.  
     
    HIGHLIGHTS 
    * LinkedIn  LNKD.N : Canaccord, JP Morgan, RBC raise target price on the stock  
    * Nokia  NOK.N : Canaccord Genuity, BMO, Cowen raise target price  
    * Pfizer  PFE.N : Bernstein raises target price to $34 from $33; rating outperform 
    * Actavis  ACT.N : JP Morgan, Jefferies, Barclays raise target price  
             
Following is a summary of research actions on U.S. companies reported by Reuters on Wednesday. 
Stock entries are in alphabetical order.  
     
    * 3D Systems  DDD.N : Canaccord Genuity raises target price to $65 from $55; rating buy 
    * Acadia Healthcare  ACHC.O : Jefferies raises price target to $47from $39; rating buy 
    * Actavis  ACT.N : Barclays raises target price to $190 from $175; rating overweight 
    * Actavis  ACT.N : Jefferies raises target price to $168 from $133; rating hold  
    * Actavis  ACT.N : JP Morgan raises price target to $170 from $160; rating overweight  
    * Aercap Holdings  AER.N : Barclays raises price target to $24 from $21; equal weight  
    * Aetna  AET.N : Barclays cuts target to $75 from $78; rating overweight 
    * Aflac  AFL.N : RBC raises target price to $64 from $62; rating sector perform 
    * Air Lease  AL.N : Barclays raises price target to $40 from $38; rating overweight  
    * Air Products  APD.N : Baird cuts target price to $126 from $130; rating outperform 
    * Aircastle  AYR.N : Barclays raies price target to $27 from $19; rating overweight 
    * Ambarella  AMBA.O : Morgan Stanley cuts to equal weight from overweight 
    * Ameriprise Financial  AMP.N : RBC raises price target to $103 from $89; rating outperform 
    * Ametek  AME.N : Morgan Stanley raises price target to $48 from $46; rating equal weight  
    * Aspen Technology  AZPN.O : Canaccord Genuity raises target price to $42 from $40; buy 
    * Atricure  ATRC.O : Canaccord Genuity raises target price to $16 from $14; rating buy 
    * Ball  BLL.N : Barclays raises target price to $52 from $51; rating overweight 
    * Boston Properties  BXP.N : JP Morgan raises price target to $123 from $116; neutral 
    * Buffalo Wild Wings  BWLD.O : Barclays raises target to $152 from $125; rating overweight 
    * Buffalo Wild Wings  BWLD.O : Jefferies raises target price to $120 from $96; rating hold 
    * Cabot Microelectronics  CCMP.O : D.A.Davidson raises target to $47 from $37; neutral 
    * Calix  CALX.N : Evercore cuts target price to $14 from $15; rating overweight 
    * CB&I  CBI.N : D.A.Davidson raises price target to $80 from $65; rating neutral 
    * CB&I  CBI.N : Johnson Rice raises price target to $90 fronm $75; rating focus lis 
    * Celadon Group  CGI.N : Cowen cuts price target to $21 from $23; rating outperform 
    * Cempra  CEMP.O : Jefferies raises target price to $14 from $10; rating buy 
    * Cerus  CERS.O : Cantor raises target price to $8 from $7; rating buy 
    * Charles River Lab  CRL.N : Baird raises price target to $53 from $52; rating outperform 
    * Cirrus Logic  CRUS.O : Barclays cuts to underweight from equal weight 
    * Cirrus Logic  CRUS.O : Canaccord Genuity raises target price to $24 from $18; rating hold 
    * Corporate Executive Board  CEB.N : Barclays raises target to $80 from $69; overweight 
    * Covance  CVD.N : Baird raises price target to $106 from $95; rating outperform 
    * Cummins  CMI.N : Baird cuts price target to $131 from $138; rating neutral 
    * Cummins  CMI.N : Barclays cuts target price to $137 from $140; rating overweight 
    * Dana Holding  DAN.N : Barclays cuts price target to $25 from $26; rating overweight 
    * Dana Holding  DAN.N : Jefferies cuts price target to $23 from $24; rating buy 
    * Discovery Communications  DISCA.O : Evercore raises target to $83 from $78; equal weight 
    * Ecolab  ECL.N : Barclays raises target price to $120 from $105; rating overweight 
    * Ecolab  ECL.N : Canaccord Genuity raises target price to $120 from $110; rating buy 
    * Ecolab  ECL.N : Oppenheimer raises target price to $113 from $105; rating outperform 
    * Edwards Lifesciences  EW.N : Barclays cuts price target to $68 from $72; equal weight  
    * First Financial  SCBT.O : KBW raises target price to $66 from $58; rating outperform 
    * Flextronics  FLEX.O : UBS cuts price target to $9 from $9.25; rating neutral 
    * Gilead Sciences  GILD.O : Credit Suisse raises target to $80 from $67; rating outperform 
    * Gilead Sciences  GILD.O : RBC raises target price to $80 from $72; rating outperform 
    * Grand Canyon Education  LOPE.O : Deutsche Bank raises price target to $47; rating buy  
    * Harris Corp  HRS.N : JP Morgan cuts target to $49 from $50; rating underweight 
    * Hartford Financial  HIG.N : KBW raises target price to $36 from $34  
    * Herbalife  HLF.N : Barclays raises target price to $78 from $73; rating overweight 
    * IAC/InterActivecorp  IACI.O : Canaccord Genuity cuts target price to $52 from $56; hold 
    * IAC/InterActivecorp  IACI.O : RBC cuts target to $50 from $56; rating sector perform 
    * II-VI  IIVI.O : B Riley raises target price to $21 from $20; rating neutral 
    * Inphi  IPHI.N : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $11 from $10; rating hold 
    * Inphi  IPHI.N : RBC raises price target to $16 from $14; rating outperform  
    * InvenSense  INVN.N : Evercore Partners cuts target to $20 from $21; rating overweight 
    * Invesco Mortgage Capital  IVR.N : KBW cuts price target to $17.50 from $21.50 
    * JetBlue Airways  JBLU.O : Imperial Capital raises price target to $10 from $9; outperform 
    * Johnson Controls  JCI.N : Baird raises target price to $56 from $52; rating outperform 
    * Johnson Controls  JCI.N : Jefferies raises target price to $47 from $39; rating hold 
    * Johnson Controls  JCI.N : Stifel raises price target to $49 from $45; rating buy  
    * Kamada  KMDA.O : Jefferies raises price target to $18 from $15; rating buy 
    * L-3 Communications  LLL.N : Cowen raises target by $11 to $110; rating market perform 
    * L-3 Communications  LLL.N : JP Morgan raises price target to $95 from $90; underweight 
    * LinkedIn  LNKD.N : Canaccord Genuity raises target price to $270 from $230; rating buy 
    * LinkedIn  LNKD.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $275 from $259; rating overweight 
    * LinkedIn  LNKD.N : RBC raises price target to $240 from $210; rating sector perform 
    * LSI Corp  LSI.O : Morgan Stanley raises to overweight rating 
    * Masco Corp  MAS.N : RBC raises price target to $26 from $25; rating outperform 
    * MeadWestvaco  MWV.N : RBC cuts price target to $33 from $36; rating sector perform 
    * Medtronic  MDT.N : Barclays raises price target to $60 from $56; rating equal weight 
    * Nanometrics  NANO.O : RBC raises price target to $18 from $16; rating outperform 
    * New Gold  NGD.TO : New Gold Inc NGD.A : RBC cuts target to $9 from $9.50; outperform 
    * Nokia  NOK.N : BMO raises target price to $7 from $5; rating market perform 
    * Nokia  NOK.N : Canaccord Genuity raises target price to $8 from $5.50;rating hold 
    * Nokia  NOK.N : Cowen raises price target to $7.50 from $5; rating marketperform 
    * NuVasive  NUVA.O : Barclays raises target price to $28 from $23; rating equal weight 
    * Nuvasive  NUVA.O : Canaccord Genuity raises target price to $34 from$32; rating buy