US RESEARCH SUMMARY-Non-S&P 500 March 6 1813 GMT
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]. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STOCK RESEARCH BY ACTION AeropostaleFriedman Raises price target to $21 from $17; rating market perform --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alaska Communications RBC Cuts price target to $8 from $13; rating sector perform S&P Equity Cuts price target by $4 to $7; rating hold --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alkermes Inc Baird Resumes coverage with neutral rating price target of $11 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Altra Holdings Jefferies Cuts price target to $4.50 from $7; rating hold --------------------------------------------------------------------------- American Eagle RBC Cuts price target to $11 from $12; Outfitters rating outperform --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amerigroup Goldman Sachs Cuts price target to $26 from $32 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amsurg Goldman Sachs Cuts price target to $15 from $18 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anntaylor Stores S&P Equity Cuts target price by $2 to $3; rating sell --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arcsight Needham Raises price target to $13.00 from $11.00; rating buy RBC Raises price target to $12 from $10; rating outperform --------------------------------------------------------------------------- B&G Foods RBC Raises price target to $5 from $4; rating sector perform --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Benchmark Electronics S&P Equity Raises to hold from sell --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bio-Reference Jefferies Cuts price target to $30 from $33; Laboratories rating buy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boyd Gaming Janney Montgomery Starts with neutral --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canadian National Citigroup Starts with buy ratings Railway --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canadian Pacific Citigroup Starts with hold ratings Railway --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Casella Waste Systems Raymond James Cuts to market perform from strong buy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Centene Goldman Sachs Cuts price target to $19 from $23 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cephalon Inc Baird Resumes coverage with outperform rating; price target of $80 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clearwire Thinkequity Cuts price target to $7 from $10; rating buy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper Companies Jefferies Raises price target to $22 from $20 rating hold Baird Raises to outperform from neutral BMO Raises price target to $19 from $17; rating market perform --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Delek Credit Suisse Raises target price to $7 from $6.50 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Emergent Biosolutions Caris Raises to buy from above average --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equity One BMO Raises to market perform from underperform --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fairpoint S&P Equity Cuts target price by $1.50 to $2; Communications rating hold --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Finisar Needham Cuts price target to $1.00 from $2.00; rating buy Credit Suisse Cuts target price to $0.40 from $1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FPIC Insurance Sandler O'Neill Cuts price target to $36 from $43; rating hold --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frontline Credit Suisse Starts with underperform rating; target price of $10 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fuel Tech Canaccord Adams Cuts target price to $9.50 from $12; rating buy Deutsche Bank Cuts price target to $7 from $9; rating hold --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gerber Scientific Needham Cuts price target to $4.00 from $7.00; rating buy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- GUESS? S&P Equity Raises to hold from sell --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Health Net Goldman Sachs Cuts price target to $13 from $17 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Healthspring Goldman Sachs Cuts price target to $7 from $10 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Idex Brean Murray Raises to hold from sell --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Insituform Canaccord Adams Raises target price to $13.50 from Technology C$12.50; rating hold --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Insulet Canaccord Adams Cuts target price to $7.50 from $12; rating buy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intrepid Potash BMO Cuts price target to $22 from $25; rating market perform --------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Bean Technologies CL King Starts with neutral rating --------------------------------------------------------------------------- K Swiss Inc Susquehanna Raises to neutral from negative --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Las Vegas Sands Janney Starts with neutral Montgomery --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Legacy Reserves Raymond James Cuts target price to $10 from $12; rating outperform --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lincoln Educational Baird Raises price target to $20 from $17 Services rating outperform Credit Suisse Raises target price to $19 from $18 Barrington Raises price target to $22 from $20; Research rating outperform --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lululemon Athletica Caris Starts with below average; price target of $4.50 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Markwest Energy RBC Cuts price target to $24 from $30; Partners rating outperform --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marvell Technology Jefferies Raises price target to $8 from $7; rating hold Needham Raises price target to $10.50 from $8.25; rating buy Credit Suisse Raises target price to $9 from $7 Barclays Raises price target to $12 from $10; rating overweight S&P Equity Raises target price by $1.50 to $8.50; rating hold Broadpoint Amtech Raises to buy from neutral ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- McCormick & Schmick's Jefferies Cuts price target to $2.50 from $5 Seafood rating buy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- McDermott International Jefferies Raises to buy from hold --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MGM Mirage Janney Starts with neutral Montgomery --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Middleby RBC Cuts price target to $29 from $45; rating sector perform --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Napco Security Rodman & Renshaw Starts with market outperform; price target of $2.50 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- National CineMedia Wedbush Raises price target to $10.50 from $9.50; rating hold --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Navistar International Goldman Sachs Removes from Americas conviction buy list --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nighthawk Radiology Goldman Sachs Cuts price target to $3 from $3.40 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Noven Pharmaceuticals Jefferies Cuts price target to $7.25 from $10 rating underperform Deutsche Bank Cuts price target to $9 from $12; rating hold --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuvasive Barrington Starts with outperform rating; price target of $40 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Obagi Medical Products Baird Cuts to neutral from outperform --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Owens Illinois Barclays Cuts price target to $11 from $18; rating underweight --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Penn National Gaming Janney Montgomery Starts with buy rating --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pepsiamericas Barclays Cuts price target to $14 from $15; rating underweight --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Petrohawk Energy RBC Cuts price target to $31 from $33; rating outperform --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pinnacle Entertainment Janney Montgomery Starts with neutral ratings --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rackspace Hosting Stifel Starts with buy; price target of $9 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regal Entertainment Caris Raises to buy from above average --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rush Enterprises CL King Starts with accumulate rating --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sei Investments Janney Montgomery Cuts to neutral from buy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shire Baird Resumes coverage with outperform rating; price target of $47 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shuffle Master Janney Montgomery Starts with neutral ratings --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith Micro Software Needham Cuts price target to $7.00 from $9.00; rating buy Wedbush Cuts price target to $7 from $8; rating buy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sonic Barclays Cuts price target to $10 from $14; rating overweight RBC Cuts price target to $9 from $13; rating sector perform --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Strayer Education BMO Starts with outperform; price target of $200 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SXC Health Solutions Blackmont Raises price target to $24 from $22; rating buy Paradigm Raises target price to $24 from $23; rating buy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Taser International Merriman Curhan Raises to buy from neutral Ford --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tween Brands Friedman Cuts price target to $1 from $2; rating market perform --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Urban Outfitters RBC Cuts price target to $19 from $20; rating outperform --------------------------------------------------------------------------- US Physical Therapy Stifel Cuts price target to $11 from $18; rating buy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Virtual Radiologic Goldman Sachs Cuts price target to $6 from $7.50 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Western Refining BMO Raises to market perform from underperform --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wynn Resorts Janney Montgomery Starts with neutral ratings --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ((Compiled by Antonita Madonna Devotta and Sandhya Menon; Bangalore Equities Newsdesk +91 80 4135 5800; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780)) Keywords: US RESEARCH/ (C) Reuters 2009. 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