US RESEARCH SUMMARY-Non-S&P 500 April 17 1407 GMT

Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:07am 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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 Associated Banc-Corp   Fox-Pitt          Cuts price target to $14 from $15; 
                                  rating in line 
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 Brookline Bancorp      Stifel            Cuts to hold from buy 
  
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 Borgwarner      Wachovia          Cuts to market perform from outperform 
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 Capital Product        Oppenheimer       Cuts price target to $10 from $12 
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 Charlotte Russe        Friedman          Raises to outperform from market 
                                  perform 
                        Wedbush           Raises price target to $10 from $8; 
                                          rating hold 
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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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 Choice Hotels  Deutsche Bank      Cuts price target to $28 from $29; 
                                          rating hold 
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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 
                        Credit Suisse     Raises target price to $8.50 from 
                                          $4.50 
                        Barclays          Raises price target to $9 from $7; 
                                          rating overweight 
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 Cytec Industries       Credit Suisse     Cuts cto neutral from outperform 
  
                        Keybanc           Cuts to underweight from hold 
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 Diamondrock            Deutsche Bank     Cuts price target to $6 from $6.50; 
 Hospitality                       rating hold 
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 Dryships       Oppenheimer       Raises to outperform from perform 
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 Ethan Allen Interiors  Goldman Sachs     Adds to americas conviction sell 
                                   list; keeps sell rating 
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 Felcor Lodging Trust   Deutsche Bank     Cuts price target to $2 from $3.50; 
                                   rating hold 
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 Fairchild              Credit Suisse     Raises price target to $4.50 from $3 
 Semiconductor  
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 Forest Oil      RBC               Starts with outperform; price 
                                          target of $25 
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 Gaylord Entertainment  Deutsche Bank     Cuts price target to $25 from $28; 
                                   rating buy 
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 Genco Shipping &       Oppenheimer       Raises price target to $20 from $18 
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 Gildan Activewear      BMO               Raises price target to $14.50 from 
                                   $12; rating outperform 
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 Gmarket        RBC               Cuts to sector perform from outperform 
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 Holly Corp      Credit Suisse     Raises target price to $24 from $21 
                        BMO               Raises price target to $26 from $24; 
                                          rating market perform 
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 Lasalle Hotel          Deutsche Bank     Cuts price target to $9.50 from $13; 
 Properties                        rating hold 
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 LG Display      Collins Stewart   Raises price target to $16.25 from 
                                          $15; rating buy 
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 Monolithic Power       Thinkequity       Raises price target to $18 from $16; 
                                  keeps buy rating 
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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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 Neustar         RBC               Starts with outperform; price target 
                                          of $24 
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 Orthofix International Wachovia          Cuts to underperform from market 
                                  perform 
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 Overseas Shipholding   Oppenheimer       Cuts price target to $32 from $45 
  
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 Pacwest Bancorp        KBW               Cuts price target to $18 from $20; 
                                  keeps market perform rating 
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 Pain Therapeutics      Credit Suisse     Raises to neutral from underperform 
  
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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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 Superior Energy        Citigroup         Starts with buy; price target of $20 
 Services  
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 Strategic Hotels &     Deutsche Bank     Cuts price target to $1.50 from 
 Resorts                           $3.50; rating hold 
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 Sunstone Hotel         Deutsche Bank     Cuts price target to $4.50 from 
 Investors                         $7.50; rating hold 
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 Syniverse Hldg  RBC               Starts with outperform; price 
                                          target of $20 
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 Vascular Solutions     Canaccord Adams   Cuts price target to $10 from $12; 
                                  rating buy 
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 Zumiez         Keybanc           Raises to buy from hold 
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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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