U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-GM, National Oilwell, VeriFone

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04/02/2016 08:01

Feb 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on 
several U.S.-listed companies, including National Oilwell, AT&T and Franco-Nevada, on Thursday.  
     
    HIGHLIGHTS 
    * Franco-Nevada Corp  FNV.N : Credit Suisse cuts to neutral 
    * GM  GM.N : Goldman Sachs cuts target price to $40 from $46; rating neutral 
    * National Oilwell Varco  NOV.N : Barclays, Goldman Sachs cut target price on the stock  
    * VeriFone Systems Inc  PAY.N : Wedbush cuts target price to $35 from $40; rating outperform 
    * AT&T Inc  T.N : D A Davidson starts with buy; target price $41 
             
Following is a summary of research actions on U.S. companies reported by Reuters on Thursday. 
Stock entries are in alphabetical order.   
     
    * Aerohive Networks  HIVE.N : Piper Jaffray cuts target to $7.2 from $9; rating overweight 
    * Apollo Global Management  APO.N : Goldman Sachs cuts target to $15 from $16.5; neutral 
    * Arthur J Gallagher  AJG.N : SunTrust Robinson cuts target to $50 from $54; rating buy 
    * AT&T Inc  T.N : D A Davidson starts with buy; target price $41 
    * Atwood Oceanics Inc  ATW.N : Evercore ISI cuts target price to $5 from $9; rating hold 
    * Avalonbay Communities  AVB.N : Evercore ISI raises target to $200 from $196; rating buy 
    * Becton Dickinson  BDX.N : Goldman Sachs cuts target to $152 from $155; rating neutral 
    * Brooks Automation  BRKS.O : Credit Suisse cuts target to $9.10 from $10; underperform 
    * Buffalo Wild Wings  BWLD.O : Jefferies cuts target price to $152 from $163; rating hold 
    * Diebold Inc  DBD.N : Wedbush cuts target price to $40 from $46; rating outperform 
    * Eaton Corp  ETN.N : RBC raises target price to $57 from $56; rating sector perform 
    * Edgewell Personal Care  EPC.N : Jefferies raises target price to $98 from $96; rating buy 
    * Energizer Holdings Inc  ENR.N : Jefferies raises target price to $39 from $33; rating hold 
    * Franco-Nevada Corp  FNV.N : Credit Suisse cuts target price to $53 from $57 
    * Franco-Nevada Corp  FNV.N : Credit Suisse cuts to neutral 
    * GlaxoSmithKline  GSK.N : Bernstein raises target to $45 from $43; rating market perform 
    * GM  GM.N : Goldman Sachs cuts target price to $40 from $46; rating neutral 
    * Home Bancshares Inc  HOMB.O : KBW cuts target price to $46 from $48; rating outperform 
    * Hub Group Inc  HUBG.O : BMO raises target price to $39 from $36; rating market perform 
    * International Paper Co  IP.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $47 from $50; rating buy 
    * ManpowerGroup Inc  MAN.N : Deutsche Bank cuts target price to $76 from $83; rating hold 
    * National Oilwell Varco  NOV.N : Barclays cuts target to $33 from $44; rating overweight 
    * National Oilwell Varco  NOV.N : Goldman Sachs cuts target to $26 from $34; rating neutral 
    * NCR Corp  NCR.N : Wedbush cuts target price to $20 from $22; rating neutral 
    * Rexnord Corp  RXN.N : Wedbush cuts target price to $20 from $25; rating neutral 
    * Sterling Construction  STRL.O : D A Davidson cuts target price to $5; rating neutral 
    * VeriFone Systems Inc  PAY.N : Wedbush cuts target price to $35 from $40; rating outperform 
    * WhiteWave Foods Co  WWAV.N : Wedbush cuts target price to $49 from $56; rating outperform 
    * Xtera Communications Inc  XCOM.O : BMO cuts target price to $6; rating outperform 
 
  
 
 (Compiled by Eileen Soreng in Bengaluru) 
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