US RESEARCH NEWS-BofA raises Atwood Oceanics to buy

Mon Dec 17, 2007 5:04pm EST
 
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 Following are the research actions reported by Reuters on
Monday
 For research actions reported earlier in the day, please
double click on  [nBNG331084] [nBNG102815]
 For a snapshot of research actions, please double click on
[SNAP/RCH]
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 ------------ STOCK                  RESEARCH BY       ACTION
 Atwood Oceanics        Banc of America   Raises to buy from
neutral
 (ATW.N)
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 ------------ Teva Pharmaceutical    Banc of America   Starts
with buy rating, $55 price  (TEVA.O)
  target
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 ------------ Transocean (RIG.N)     Banc of America   Raises
price target to $175 from
 $112, rating buy
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 ------------ Mylan MYL.N          Banc of America   Starts
with buy rating, $18 price
  target
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 ------------ Barr Pharmaceuticals   Banc of America   Starts
with buy, $60 price target
 BRL.N
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 ------------ Northwestern NWEC.O  KeyBanc           Starts
with buy, $33 price target
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 ------------ Gulfmark Offshore      Banc of America   Raises
to buy from neutral
 (GLF.N)
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 ------------ Diamond Offshore       Banc of America   Starts
with buy rating; $159 price  Drilling (DO.N)
   target
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 ------------ Multi-Fineline         Banc of America   Starts
with buy, $23 price target
 Electronix (MFLX.O)
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 ------------ Illinois Tool Works    Goldman Sachs     Cuts
price target to $59 from $61;
 (ITW.N)                                  keeps buy
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 ------------ Force Protection       Friedman          Cuts to
underperform
 (FRPT.O)
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 ------------ National City NCC.N  Friedman          Cuts to
underperform from market                                      
perform
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 ------------ Progressive Gaming     Goldman Sachs     Cuts
price target to $2.60 from  International PGIC.O
  $5.25; has neutral rating  
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 ------------ DryShips               Cantor            Cuts
price target to $121 from $133;  (DRYS.O)
       maintains buy
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 ------------ Teranet Income Fund    Dundee            Cuts to
market neutral from market  TF_u.TO
  outperform; has price target of
            C$11.25
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 ------------ XTO Energy (XTO.N)     Lehman            Cuts
price target to $57 from $68
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 ------------ Noble Energy (NBL.N)   Lehman            Raises
price target to $90 from $84
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 ------------ Neurocrine Biosciences Lehman            Cuts
price target to $9.50 from $19
 (NBIX.O)
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 ------------ Bucyrus International  Lehman            Raises
price target to $110 from
 (BUCY.O)                                 $85; keeps overweight
rating
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 ------------ Limelight Networks     Raymond James     Upgrades
to outperform from market  (LLNW.O)
 perform; sets $11 price target
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 ------------ DTE Energy (DTE.N)     Lehman            Cuts
target to $47 from $51   
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 ------------ Husky Energy (HSE.TO)  Credit Suisse     Cuts
price target to C$45 from C$46
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 ------------ Bioform Medical        Piper Jaffray     Starts
with buy rating;
 (BFRM.O)                                 price target of $9.50
-                                          
theflyonthewall.com
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 ------------ Jabil Circuit (JBL.N)  RBC               Cuts
price target to $25 from $28;
     keeps outperform rating  
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 ------------ Imperial Oil (IMO.TO)  Credit Suisse     Raises
price target to C$49 from
                                       C$48
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 ----------- Comverge (COMV.O)      RBC               Raises
price target to $35 from $28;
     keeps outperform rating
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 ------------ Petro-Canada (PCA.TO)  Credit Suisse     Cuts
price target to C$62 from C$65
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 ------------ Adams Respiratory      RBC               Cuts to
sector perform from  Therapeutics ARXT.O                  
outperform
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