US RESEARCH SUMMARY-Non-S&P 500 Feb 12 1633 GMT

Thu Feb 12, 2009 11:34am EST
 
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 Following is a summary of research actions on non-S&P 500  companies reported 
 by Reuters on Thursday. 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 
 Activision Blizzard    UBS               Cuts price target to $14 from 
                                  $15; rating buy 
                        Wedbush           Cuts price target to $13.75  
                                          from $15; keeps strong buy rating 
                        Citigroup         Cuts price target to $14 from  
                                          $15; rating buy 
                        S&P Equity        Cuts price by $1 to $11;  
                                          rating hold 
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 Aetna Inc       S&P Equity        Raises target price by $6 to  
                                          $37; keeps buy rating 
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 Agrium Inc      UBS               Raises price target to $43 from 
                                          $41; rating buy 
                        BMO               Cuts price target to $45 from  
                                          $60; rating market perform 
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 Alcon Inc       Jefferies         Raises price target to $96 from 
                                          $92; keeps buy rating 
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 Almost Family Inc      Baird             Cuts price target to $46 from $54; 
                                  rating outperform 
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 Altra Holdings         Jefferies         Cuts price target to $7.00 from  
                                  $9.00; rating hold 
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 American Ecology       Wedbush           Cuts price target to $17 from  
                                  $18; keeps hold rating 
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 Arthur J. Gallagher    Stifel            Raises to hold from sell on 
                                   valuation and takeout concerns 
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 S&P EQUITY RESEARCH CUTS BORGWARNER INC  PRICE TARGET BY $1 TO $21; RATING HOLD 
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 Buffalo Wild Wings     Jefferies         Raises price target to $34.00 
                                  from $28.00; rating buy 
                        RBC               Raises price target to $34 from 
                                          $32; rating sector perform 
                        Raymond James     Raises to outperform from 
                                          underperform 
 S&P EQUITY RESEARCH RAISES BUFFALO WILD WINGS INC  TARGET PRICE BY $5 TO $33; KEEPS BUY RATING 
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 Choice Hotels   Barclays          Raises price target to $23 from  
                                          $20; rating equal weight 
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 Chipotle Mexican       RBC               Raises price target to $50 from 
 Grill                             $49; rating sector perform 
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 Church & Dwight        Jefferies         Cuts price target to $56.00 from  
                                   $60.00; rating hold 
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 Cimarex Energy Co      Barclays          Cuts price target to $36 from $47; 
                                   rating equal-weight 
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 Comscore Inc   Jefferies         Cuts price target to $18.00  
                                          from $25.00; rating buy 
                        Collins Stewart   Cuts to hold 
                        Needham           Cuts price target to $14 from  
                                          $20; rating buy 
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 Commercial Vehicle     Baird             Cuts price target to $5 from $6; 
                                  rating neutral 
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 Cytokinetics   RBC               Cuts price target to $3 from 
                                          $6; rating sector perform 
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 Davita Inc      RBC               Raises price target to $60 from 
                                          $58; rating outperform 
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 Dupont Fabros          Wachovia          Raises to outperform from market  
 Technology                        perform 
                        Baird             Raises to outperform from neutral 
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 Eagle Bulk Shipping    Jefferies         Cuts price target to $16.00 from  
                                  $18.00; rating buy 
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 Encore Capital         Jefferies         Cuts price target to $5.50 from 
 Group                            $9; keeps hold rating 
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 Energy XXI     Tristone          Cuts price target to $0.85  
                                          from $1.15 
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 Equinix Inc    Jefferies         Cuts price target to $85 from 
                                          $95; rating buy 
                        Citigroup         Cuts price target to $95 from  
                                          $112; rating buy 
                        RBC               Cuts price target to $79 from  
                                          $84; rating outperform 
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 Gildan Activewear      Raymond James     Cuts to outperform from strong buy; 
                           price target to $12 from $15 
                        BMO               Cuts price target to $12 from  
                                          $14.50; rating outperform 
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 Grand Canyon   Credit Suisse     Starts with outperform rating  
                                          and target price of $25 
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 GSI Commerce   Jefferies         Cuts to hold from buy 
                        Collins Stewart   Raises price target to $14 from 
                                          $13; keeps buy rating 
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 Highwoods Properties   Stifel            Cuts price target to $29 from  
                                   $33; rating buy 
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 JA Solar       Lazard            Cuts price target to $4 from 
                                          $5; rating buy  
                        RBC               Cuts price target to $4 from 
                                          $5; rating outperform 
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 Kenexa Corp    Jefferies         Cuts price target to $7.00 from 
                                          $8.00; rating hold 
                        Credit Suisse     Cuts target price to $7 from $10 
                        Wedbush           Cuts price target to $6.50 from  
                                          $9; keeps hold rating 
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 King Pharmaceuticals   Credit Suisse     Reinstates with neutral rating  
                                    vs previous underperform 
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 L-1 Identity Solutions Jefferies         Cuts price target to $10 from 
                                    $11; rating buy 
                        Needham           Cuts price target to $10 from  
                                          $14; rating buy 
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 Las Vegas Sands        Deutsche Bank     Cuts price target to $5 from  
                                   $9; rating hold 
                        Jefferies         Cuts price target to $14 from  
                                          $19; rating buy 
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 Lender Processing      Fox-Pitt          Raises to outperform from in line 
 Services  
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 LHC Group Inc  Baird             Raises to outperform from neutral 
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 Libbey          Jefferies         Cuts price target to $0.50 from  
                                          $2; keeps underperform rating 
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 New Oriental Education Susquehanna       Cuts to neutral from positive 
 & Technology   
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 P.F. Chang's China     Barclays          Cuts price target to $20 from $24; 
 Bistro                           rating equal weight 
                        Credit Suisse     Cuts target price to $16 from $18 
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 Pacer International    Baird             Cuts to underperform from neutral; 
                                  price target to $6 from $10 
                        Morgan Keegan     Cuts to market perform from  
                                          outperform 
                        Stifel            Cuts price target to $15 from  
                                          $20; rating buy 
                        S&P Equity        Cuts target price to $5 from  
                                          $8; keeps sell rating 
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 Penn Virginia   RBC               Cuts price target to $50 from  
                                          $60; rating outperform 
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 Penn Virginia GP       RBC               Cuts price target to $23 from  
 Holdings                          $27; rating sector perform 
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 Penn Virginia Resource RBC               Cuts price target to $24 from  
 PARTNERS                          $26; rating outperfrom 
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 Protective Life        Barclays          Cuts price target to $17 from $44; 
                                    rating equal weight 
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 Rush Enterprises       Credit Suisse     Raises target price to $10 from $8 
  
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 SAP AG          Friedman          Cuts to underperform from  
                                          market perform 
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 Sequenom Inc           Barclays          Cuts price target to $38 from $40; 
                                  rating overweight 
                        Lazard            Cuts price target to $30 from  
                                          $45; rating buy 
                        Brean Murray      Starts with sell; price target 
                                          of $10 
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 Sun Healthcare         Leerink Swann     Cuts to market perform from  
                                  outperform 
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 Synutra International  Susquehanna       Reinstates with positive rating; 
                                  price target of $12 
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 Tal International      Jefferies         Cuts to hold from buy 
  
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 Tekelec        Jefferies         Raises price target to $14 from  
                                          $13; keeps hold rating 
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 Textainer       Wachovia          Cuts to market perform from 
                                          outperform 
                        Jefferies         Cuts to hold from buy 
                        Credit Suisse     Cuts target price to $13 from $19 
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 Thomas Weisel          Sandler O'Neill   Cuts price target to $3.25 from 
 Partners                         $5; rating hold 
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 Wright Express         JP Morgan         Cuts price target to $14 from $15; 
                                   rating neutral 
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 Yingli Green Energy    HSBC              Raises price target to $6.50 from 
                                   $4; rating neutral 
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 ((Compiled by Ramya Dilip; Bangalore Equities Newsdesk +91 80 4135 5800; 
within U.S. +1 646 223 8780)) 
 
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