US RESEARCH SUMMARY-Non-S&P 500 April 17 1158 GMT

Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:59am EDT
 
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 Following is a summary of research actions on non-S&P 500 companies reported 
 by Reuters on Friday. Stock entries are in alphabetical order. 
 For a summary of research on S&P 500 companies, double click on [RCH/US]. 
 For a summary of research on Canadian companies, double click on [RCH/CA]. 
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 STOCK                  RESEARCH BY       ACTION 
 American Eagle         Jefferies         Raises price target to $18 from 
 Outfitters                        $16; rating buy 
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 Borgwarner      Wachovia          Cuts to market perform from outperform 
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 Charlotte Russe        Friedman          Raises to outperform from market 
                                  perform 
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 Chico's Fas     Friedman          Adds to top picks list; raises price 
                                          target to $9 from $8; rating 
                                          outperform 
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 CTC Media      Goldman Sachs     Raises price target to $8 from 
                                          $5.70; rating buy 
                        Citigroup         Raises price target to $8.50 from 
                                          $5; rating buy 
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 CVB Financial  KBW               Cuts price target to $8.50 from 
                                          $10; keeps market perform rating 
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 Cypress Semiconductor  Jefferies         Raises price target to $5 from $3; 
                                    rating underperform 
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 Ethan Allen Interiors  Goldman Sachs     Adds to americas conviction sell 
                                   list; keeps sell rating 
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 LG Display      Collins Stewart   Raises price target to $16.25 from 
                                          $15; rating buy 
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 Nelnet          KBW               Cuts price target to $12 from $14; 
                                          keeps outperform rating 
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 Novartis        Morgan Stanley    Cuts price target to $50 from $57.5; 
                                          rating overweight 
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 Orthofix International Wachovia          Cuts to underperform from market 
                                  perform 
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 Pacwest Bancorp        KBW               Cuts price target to $18 from $20; 
                                  keeps market perform rating 
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 Petsmart       Goldman Sachs     Raises price target to $25 from $22; 
                                          keeps buy rating; removes from 
                                          Americas conviction buy list 
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 SLM CORP        KBW               Cuts price target to $13 from $14; 
                                          keeps outperform rating 
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 Southwest Bancorp      KBW               Cuts target price to $14 from $16; 
                                          rating outperform 
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  ((Compiled by Sandhya Menon; Bangalore Equities Newsdesk +91 80 4135 5800; 
within U.S. +1 646 223 8780)) 
                        
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