US RESEARCH SUMMARY-Non-S&P 500 Feb 13 2120 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 Aetna IncCredit Suisse Raises target price to $35 from $29 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alcon Inc Citigroup Raises price target to $99 from $93; rating buy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexion Credit Suisse Cuts target price to $53 from $57 Pharmaceuticals --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ATMI UBS Raises to buy from neutral --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Axis Capital Citigroup Cuts price target to $30 from $32; rating hold --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barnes & Noble S&P Equity Cuts to strong sell from hold --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bigband Networks Jefferies Raises price target to $4.50 from $4.25; rating hold --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BJs Restaurants RBC Raises price target to $13 from $12; rating outperform --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Borgwarner Baird Cuts to underperform from neutral; price target to $17 from $25 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brightpoint Credit Suisse Starts with neutral; price target of $5.50 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- California Pizza S&P Equity Cuts to strong sell from sell Kitchen --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capella Education Baird Raises price target to $79 from $63; rating outperform Wedbush Raises to buy from hold Credit Suisse Raises target price to $72 from $55 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cephalon Inc S&P Equity Raises target price by $2 to $92; keeps buy rating --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cheesecake Factory RBC Cuts price target to $10 from $12; rating sector perform Barclays Cuts price target to $8 from $10; rating equal weight Credit Suisse Cuts price target to $8.50 from $9.00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chemed Corp CL King Raises to accumulate from neutral --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clear Channel Outdoor Wedbush Cuts price target to $5.00 from $6.50 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cogo Group Jefferies Raises price target to $9 from $8; rating buy Susquehanna Cuts to neutral from positive --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Core Laboratories Jefferies Raises price target to $78.00 from $70.00; rating buy Barclays Cuts price target to $87 from $90; rating overweight RBC Raises price target to $85 from $77; rating outperform --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deltek Barclays Cuts price target to $4 from $6; rating equal weight Credit Suisse Raises to outperform from neutral --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dreamworks Caris Cuts price target to $32; rating above average --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Encana Canaccord Adams Cuts target price to $60 from $65; rating buy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enernoc Inc Canaccord Adams Raises price target to $15 from $12; rating buy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Entravision Wedbush Cuts price target to $1.00 from Communications $2.00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Essex Property Trust Barclays Cuts price target to $61 from $71; rating equal weight --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Foundation Coal Jefferies Cuts price target to $28.00 from $38.00; rating buy Credit Suisse Cuts price target to $23 from $26 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hearst-Argyle Wedbush Cuts price target to $4.50 from Television $6.30 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hercules Technology RBC Cuts price target to $7 from $10; rating sector perform Stifel Cuts price target to $8 from $9; rating buy Credit Suisse Cuts price target to $7 from $9 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hot Topic S&P Equity Raises to hold from sell; target price by $5 to $10 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Idex Corp Goldman Sachs Removes from conviction sell list; keeps sell rating --------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Coal Jefferies Cuts price target to $3.25 from $5.50; rating buy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intersil UBS Upgrades to neutral rating; price target to $10.50 from $6.75 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- L-1 Identity RBC Cuts price target to $6 from Solutions $7; rating sector perform --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lamar Advertising Wedbush Cuts price target to $9.50 from $14.00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- McAfee Friedman Raises price target to $34 from $32; rating market perform Citigroup Raises price target to $37 from $36; rating buy Credit Suisse Cuts price target to $34 from $36 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEMC Electronic UBS Raises to buy from neutral Materials --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mercer International Raymond James Cuts to market perform from outperform RBC Cuts price target to $1.50 from $3; rating sector perform --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monolithic Power Wedbush Raises price target to $16 from Systems $14; rating strong buy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monotype Imaging S&P Equity Raises to hold from sell Holdings --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Netgear Inc Wedbush Cuts price target to $9 from $11; keeps hold rating --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Oriental Education Credit Suisse Cuts price target to $72.20 from & Technology $81.30 Baird Cuts price target to $50 from $56; rating neutral --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nice Systems UBS Cuts to neutral from buy; price target to $23 from $26 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northwest Natural Gas Hilliard Lyons Raises price target by $2 to $55; keeps buy rating --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Novamed Jefferies Cuts to hold from buy RBC Cuts price target to $5 from $6; rating outperform --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NRG Energy Jefferies Cuts price target to $26 from $27; rating hold --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm Credit Suisse Starts with outperform; price target of $11 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parallel Petroleum RBC Cuts price target to $9 from $10; rating outperform Howard Weil Cuts to market perform --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patterson-UTI Energy Macquarie Cuts price target to $15 from $22; rating outperform Barclays Cuts price target to $10 from $15; rating overweight --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Perceptron Barrington Cuts to $8 from $10; keeps Research outperform rating --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Petroleum Development Stifel Cuts to hold from buy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Penn Virginia Barclays Cuts price target to $36 from $40; rating overweight Canaccord Adams Cuts price target to $25 from $36; rating buy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portfolio Recovery Jefferies Cuts price target to $19.00 from Associates $26.00; rating underperform --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Premiere Global Raymond James Starts with outperform rating; Services $13 price target --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PrivateBancorp Fox-Pitt Starts with underperform rating --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pros Holdings Inc Jefferies Cuts price target to $6 from $7; rating hold --------------------------------------------------------------------------- RC2 Corp Wedbush Cuts price target to $7 from $8.50; keeps hold rating --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reliance Steel & S&P Equity Cuts to hold from buy; raises Aluminum target price to $26 from $19 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- RenaissanceRe S&P Equity Cuts to strong sell from hold --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Research In Motion Credit Suisse Cuts to underperform from neutral --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sanderson Farms BB&T Cuts price target to $38 from $47; rating buy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sepracor Goldman Sachs Removes from Americas sell list; raises to neutral rating --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sigma Designs Baird Raises to outperform from neutral; price target to $16 from $9 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silver Wheaton UBS Raises price target to $11.50 from $7.50; rating buy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Smithfield Foods BB&T Cuts to hold from buy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sonosite Inc S&P Equity Raises to hold from strong sell; target price by $12 to $23 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Strayer Education Baird Cuts price target to $259 from $262; rating outperform Stifel Raises to buy from hold --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TechTarget Collins Stewart Cuts to sell rating --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Theravance Credit Suisse Raises price target to $18 from $14 S&P Equity Cuts to sell from hold --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TransDigm UBS Raises price target to $45 from $37; rating buy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Treehouse Foods Barclays Cuts price target to $31 from $34; rating overweight --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ultralife RBC Cuts price target to $11 from $13; rating sector perform --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ValueClick Jefferies Raises price target to $9 from $8; rating hold Collins Stewart Raises price target to $10 from $9; rating buy S&P Equity Raises to hold from strong sell --------------------------------------------------------------------------- VCA Antech Jefferies Raises to hold from underperform --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ventas Inc Stifel Cuts price target to $30 from $38; rating buy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visa Inc Cowen Raises to outperform from [nBNG441469] underperform --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilmington Trust S&P Equity Raises to hold from sell; cuts target price by $1 to $11 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Winn Dixie Stores FTN Equity Raises to neutral from sell --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Xcel Energy Wachovia Starts with outperform rating --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Xenoport Credit Suisse Cuts to neutral from outperform --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ((Compiled by Ramya Dilip, Shrutika Verma and Amiteshwar Singh; Bangalore Equities Newsdesk +91 80 4135 5800; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780)) Keywords: US RESEARCH/ (C) Reuters 2009. 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