U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Ralph Lauren, WABCO, Precision Castparts

Hackett group

14/05/2015 11:00

May 14 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets 
on several U.S.-listed companies, including Amphastar Pharmaceuticals and Cisco Systems, on 
Thursday.  
     
     
    HIGHLIGHTS 
    * Amphastar Pharmaceuticals  AMPH.O : Jefferies, BMO raise price target on the stock 
    * Cisco Systems Inc  CSCO.O : Cantor, Jefferies raise price target on the stock 
    * Precision Castparts  PCP.N : Canaccord Genuity raises target to $230 from $225 
    * WABCO Holdings Inc  WBC.N : Stifel cuts to hold from buy   
    * Ralph Lauren Corp  RL.N : UBS cuts price target to $140 from $143  
   
          
Following is a summary of research actions on U.S. companies reported by Reuters on Thursday. 
Stock entries are in alphabetical order.  
     
    * Akebia Therapeutics Inc  AKBA.O : Brean Capital starts with buy rating; $18 target price 
    * Alexion Pharmaceuticals  ALXN.O :Morgan Stanley cuts target to $177 from $185;equal-weight 
    * Amphastar Pharmaceuticals  AMPH.O : Jefferies raises price target to $19 from $18; buy 
    * Amphastar Pharmaceuticals  AMPH.O : BMO raises price target to $20 from $19; outperform 
    * AOL Inc  AOL.N : UBS cuts to neutral 
    * Arctic Cat Inc  ACAT.O : Wunderlich cuts target price to $27 from $29; rating hold 
    * Assured Guaranty Ltd  AGO.N : KBW raises price target to $35 from $32; rating outperform 
    * Bristol-Myers Squibb Co  BMY.N : Berenberg starts with hold 
    * Bristol-Myers Squibb Co  BMY.N : Berenberg starts with price target $70 
    * Cardiome Pharma  CRME.O : Canaccord Genuity raises target to $16;rating speculative buy  
    * Cash America International Inc  CSH.N : Jefferies raises target to $33 from $31;buy rating 
    * Cisco Systems Inc  CSCO.O : Cantor raises price target to $36 from $33; rating buy 
    * Cisco Systems Inc  CSCO.O : Jefferies raises price target to $33 from $32; rating buy 
    * Cisco Systems Inc  CSCO.O : BMO raises price target to $33 from $31; rating outperform 
    * Cisco Systems Inc  CSCO.O : Jefferies raises target to $29.50 from $27.25; rating hold 
    * Compass  CPG.L : Credit Suisse cuts target price to 1160p from 1190p; rating neutral 
    * Compass Group Plc  CPG.L : SocGen raises target price to 1,190p from 1,070p 
    * Ctrip.Com International Ltd  CTRP.O : Brean Capital raises target to $96 from $70; buy 
    * Danaher Corp  DHR.N : Morgan Stanley raises target price to $93; rating equal-weight 
    * Delta Air Lines  DAL.N : JP Morgan raises price target to $72 from $71.50; overweight 
    * Denbury Resources Inc  DNR.N : Baird raises price target to $8 from $7; rating neutral 
    * Ellington Financial LLC  EFC.N : KBW cuts target to $22 from $23; rating market perform 
    * EZChip Semiconductor  EZCH.O : Jefferies cuts price target to $16.50 from $22; rating hold 
    * Good Times Restaurants Inc  GTIM.O : Janney starts with buy rating 
    * Good Times Restaurants Inc  GTIM.O : Janney starts with $11 fair value 
    * Green Bancorp Inc  GNBC.O : Jefferies raises price target to $14; rating hold 
    * Hackett Group Inc  HCKT.O : Roth raises price target to $13; rating buy 
    * Imperva Inc  IMPV.N : RBC raises price target to $61 from $58; rating outperform 
    * Invitae Corp  NVTA.N : Leerink raises to outperform from market perform 
    * J C Penney Company Inc  JCP.N : UBS raises price target to $7 from $5; rating sell 
    * Linear Technology Corp  LLTC.O : JP Morgan raises to neutral from underweight 
    * Linear Technology Corp  LLTC.O : JP Morgan raises price target to $48 from $40 
    * Magnum Hunter Resources  MHR.N : Imperial Capital cuts target to $1.75 from $2.75; in-line 
    * New Residential Investment  NRZ.N : KBW raises target to $17.50 from $16;rating outperform 
    * Owens-Illinois Inc  OI.N : Baird raises price target to $29 from $27; rating neutral 
    * PNM Resources Inc  PNM.N : Jefferies cuts price target to $29 from $30; rating hold 
    * Precision Castparts  PCP.N : Canaccord Genuity raises target to $230 from $225; hold 
    * Ralph Lauren Corp  RL.N : UBS cuts price target to $140 from $143; rating neutral 
    * Roundy's Inc  RNDY.N : Jefferies raises target price to $4 from $3.50, hold rating 
    * Shake Shack Inc  SHAK.N : Jefferies raises price target to $60 from $40; rating hold 
    * Sunoco LP  SUN.N : RBC raises price target to $59 from $58; rating outperform 
    * Texas Capital Bancshares  TCBI.O : Jefferies raises price target to $62; rating buy   
    * U.S. Physical Therapy Inc  USPH.N : Jefferies raises target to $56 from $54; rating buy 
    * VimpelCom Ltd  VIP.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $5.35; rating underweight 
    * VimpelCom Ltd  VIP.O : RBC raises price target to $6.50 from $6.20; rating outperform 
    * WABCO Holdings Inc  WBC.N : Stifel cuts to hold from buy    
    * Williams Partners LP  WPZ.N : RBC cuts to sector perform from outperform 
    * Williams Partners LP  WPZ.N : RBC raises price target to $61 from $59 
     
     
 
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