U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP: Staples, MEMC, New York Community Bancorp

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07/03/2013 23:08

March 7 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets 
on several U.S. companies, including Staples and New York Community Bancorp, on Thursday.  
     
    HIGHLIGHTS 
    * New York Community Bancorp Inc   : KBW raises to outperform from market perform 
    * MEMC   : Goldman Sachs raises to buy 
    * Staples Inc   : Nomura cuts target price to $13 from $16; rating neutral 
    * Time Warner Inc   : Stifel raises target price to $63 from $58; rating buy 
    * Honeywell International Inc   : Stifel raises price target to $80 from $74 
     
Following is a summary of research actions on U.S. companies reported by Reuters on Thursday. 
Stock entries are in alphabetical order.  
     
    * 21Vianet Group Inc   : JP Morgan cuts to neutral from overweight - Benzinga.com 
    * ADP   : BMO raises price target to $68 to from $65 
    * Aegerion Pharmaceuticals Inc   : Canaccord Genuity raises target to $44 from $36 
    * Aegerion Pharmaceuticals Inc   : Jefferies raises target to $40 from $29; rating buy 
    * AG Mortgage Investment Trust   : KBW raises target to $26 from $24 
    * AG Mortgage Investment Trust   : Wunderlich Securities raises target to $29 from $27 
    * American Tower Corp   : Raymond James raises price to $86 from $84; rating outperform 
    * American Water Works   : Citigroup cuts to neutral from buy - Theflyonthewall.com 
    * Angie's List Inc   : Piper Jaffray starts with overweight rating - Benzinga.com 
    * Avalonbay Communities Inc   : RBC cuts target to $149 from $156; rating outperform 
    * Badger Meter Inc   : Janney cuts to neutral from buy - theflyonthewall.com 
    * Bankrate Inc   : Topeka Capital raises target price to $13 from $11; rating hold 
    * BBCN Bancorp Inc   : Sandler O'Neil Partners raises target price to $14 from $13 
    * Big Lots Inc   : Raymond James cuts to underperform from market perform 
    * BIOLASE Inc   : Northland capital raises target to $7 from $6; rating outperform 
    * Brinker International   : Susquehanna raises target to $38 from $35; rating neutral 
    * Cadence Pharmaceuticals   : Leerink Swann raises fair value estimate to $5 from $4 
    * Caesars Entertainment   : Barclays raises price target to $7 from $5 
    * Cardinal Health Inc   : Mizuho raises price target to $51 from $49; rating buy 
    * Celgene Corp   : Lazard raises target price to $128 from $123; rating buy 
    * Chubb Corp   : Raymond James raises target price to $89 from $85; rating outperform 
    * Ciena Corp   : RBC raises price target to $20.00 from $18.00; rating outperform 
    * Ciena Corp   : Mizuho raises price target to $20 from $18 
    * Ciena Corp   : MKM Partners raises price target to $22 from $20 
    * Clean Harbors Inc   : Baird raises to outperform; price target to $61 from $59 
    * Compass Minerals International   : Deutsche Bank cuts target price to $75 from $80 
    * Copa Holdings SA   : Raymond James raises target price to $125 from $115 
    * Coventry Health Care   : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $46 from $44 
    * CTC Media Inc   : HSBC raises target price to $12.30 from $10.10; rating neutral 
    * Davita Healthcare Partners  : Deutsche Bank cuts to hold from buy-Theflyonthewall.com 
    * Delek Logistics Partners   : Barclays raises price target to $33 from $26 
    * Descartes Systems Group   : PI Financial raises price target to $11.25 from $10.60 
    * DeVry Inc   : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $32 from $30; rating buy 
    * DFC Global Corp   : Nomura cuts to neutral from buy 
    * Diamondback Energy Inc   : Capital One raises target price by $1 to $29; rating add 
    * Digitalglobe Inc   : Benchmark cuts to hold; cuts price target to $27 
    * Discover Financial Services   : Susquehanna raises target to $49 from $45 
    * Dril-Quip Inc   : BofA Merrill raises to buy from underperform - Theflyonthewall.com 
    * Equity Residential   : RBC cuts target price to $63 from $64; rating sector perform 
    * ExxonMobil   : Howard Weil cuts target price to $97 from $99 
    * Fly Leasing Ltd   : Deutsche Bank starts with buy rating; target price $17 
    * Fresh Market Inc   : JP Morgan cuts target price to $42 from $54; rating neutral 
    * FXCM Inc   : Credit Suisse raises price target to $15 from $14; rating outperform 
    * Golar LNG Ltd   : Pareto Securities cuts to hold from buy - Benzinga.com 
    * HFF Inc   : JMP Securities raises target to $21 from $20; rating market outperform 
    * Honeywell International   : JP Morgan ups target to $73 from $70; rating overweight 
    * Honeywell International Inc   : Stifel raises price target to $80 from $74 
    * Honeywell International Inc   : William Blair raises target to $75 from $72 
    * Honeywell International Inc   : Jefferies raises target to $82 from $77; rating buy 
    * Hot Topic Inc   : Janney cuts to neutral from buy; raises fair value to $14 from $13 
    * IAC/InterActivecorp   : Deutsche Bank cuts target price to $62 from $67; rating buy 
    * Icu Medical Inc   : Piper Jaffray starts with overweight rating - Benzinga.com 
    * Insite Vision Inc   : JMP Securities resumes coverage with market outperform rating 
    * Interpublic   : Jefferies raises target price to $11 from $8.50; rating underperform 
    * Ixia   : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $24 from $18; rating buy 
    * Johnson Controls   : Barclays raises price target to $33 from $31 
    * Kirby Corp   : Wells Fargo starts with market perform rating 
    * Level 3 Communications Inc   : Raymond James raises to market perform - benzinga.com 
    * Lexington Realty Trust   : FBR raises target to $13 from $11.50; rating outperform 
    * Lincoln Educational Services Corp   : BMO cuts to underperform from market perform 
    * Lincoln Educational Services   : Barrington Research raises target to $7.50 from $6 
    * Linkedin Corp   : Bank Of America raises target to $190 from $150 - Benzinga.com 
    * Marathon Petroleum   : Macquarie raises target to $116 from $85; rating outperform 
    * Mattel Inc   : MKM Partners raises price target to $45 from $41; rating buy 
    * MEMC   : Goldman Sachs raises to buy 
    * Mellanox   : JMP Securities ups to market outperform from market perform 
    * Mercury General   : Macquarie cuts to neutral from outperform - Theflyonthewall.com 
    * MGM Resorts International   : Cantor Fitzgerald raises target to $14.50 from $12 
    * Microvision Inc   : Northland Capital cuts target to $4 from $16; rating outperform 
    * MKS Instruments Inc   : Canaccord Genuity assumes coverage with buy rating 
    * Monolithic Power Systems   : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $26 from $25 
    * Nanometrics Inc   : Canaccord Genuity starts with buy rating; price target of $20 
    * Neostem   : Brinson Patrick initiates coverage with market outperform - Benzinga.com 
    * Newcastle Investment   : KBW raises target to $11.25 from $10.50; rating outperform 
    * New York Community Bancorp Inc   : KBW raises to outperform from market perform 
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