US RESEARCH SUMMARY-Non-S&P 500 June 9 1728 GMT

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 Following is a summary of research actions on non-S&P 500 and
Canadian  companies reported by Reuters on Monday. Stock
entries are in alphabetical order.
 For a summary of research on S&P 500 companies, double click
on [RCH/US]
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 ------------ STOCK                  RESEARCH BY       ACTION
 Abitibibowater ABH.N RBC               Starts with
outperform rating;
                                       price target of $16,
reports                                         
theflyonthewall.com
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 ------------ American Axle (AXL.N)  Lehman            Cuts
price target to $20 from $24;
                                       rating equal weight
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 ------------ American               Raymond James     Raises
price target to $40 from $36;
 Superconductor (AMSC.O)                  rating outperform
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 ------------ Amylin Pharmaceuticals Jefferies         Cuts to
hold from buy
 (AMLN.O)
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 ------------ Chico's Fas (CHS.N)    Citigroup         Raises
to hold from sell
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 ------------ DineEquity (DIN.N)     Raymond James     Raises
to outperform from market
                                       perform
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 ------------ Dreamworks Animation   Jefferies         Raises
price target to $33 from
 DWA.N                                  $25; hold rating
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 ------------ EXLService Holdings    Friedman          Cuts
price target to $13 from $15;
 (EXLS.O)                                 keeps underperform
rating
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 ------------ FormFactor (FORM.O)    Citigroup         Adds to
top picks live; keeps buy
                                       rating and raises
price target
                                       to $30 from $22
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 ------------ Frontier Oil (FTO.N)   Goldman Sachs     Cuts to
neutral from buy
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 ------------ Garmin (GRMN.O)        Wedbush           Raises
price target to $59 from $55;
                                       keeps buy rating
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 ------------ Hanesbrands (HBI.N)    CL King           Raises
to strong buy from neutral
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 ------------ Hasbro (HAS.N)         Wedbush           Raises
price target to $38 from $35
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 ------------ Iconix Brand (ICON.O)  Brean Murray      Cuts
price target to $20 from $27;
                     Carret            rating buy
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 ------------ Immucor (BLUD.O)       Natixis           Raises
price target to $31 from $27;
                                       keeps buy rating
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 ------------ Investment Technology  Goldman Sachs     Raises
to neutral from sell
 Group (ITG.N) 
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 ------------ Lincoln Electric       Piper Jaffray     Starts
with buy, reports
 (LECO.O)                                 theflyonthewall.com
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 ------------ Lithia Motors (LAD.N)  Goldman Sachs     Cuts
price target to $9 from $11;
                                       rating neutral
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 ------------ Louisiana-Pacific      RBC               Starts
with underperform rating;
 (LPX.N)                                  price target of $10
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 ------------ Lumber Liquidators     Goldman Sachs     Cuts to
neutral from buy
 (LL.N)
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 ------------ Macrovision Solutions  Piper Jaffray     Raises
to buy from neutral,
 MVSN.O                                 reports
theflyonthewall.com
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 ------------ Mercer International   RBC               Starts
with outperform rating;
 (MERC.O)                                 price target of $11
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 ----------- Microsemi (MSCC.O)     Needham           Cuts to
hold from buy on valuation
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 ------------ Nalco Holding (NLC.N)  Goldman Sachs     Cuts to
sell from neutral
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 ------------ Nokia (NOK.N)          American          Cuts to
neutral from buy
 [ID:nBNG90405]         Technology       
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 ------------ Pilgrim's Pride        BMO               Widens
fiscal year loss per shr
 PPC.N [ID:nN09289595]                  view to $3.53 from
prior loss
                                       per shr view of
$2.72
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 ------------ Potash Corp (POT.N)    Goldman Sachs     Raises
price target to $285
                                       from $235; rating
buy
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 ------------ Prospect Capital       Wachovia          Starts
with outperform rating
 (PSEC.O)
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 ------------ Renaissancere (RNR.N)  Citigroup         Cuts
price target to $52 from
                                       $57; rating hold
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 ------------ Sonic Automotive       Goldman Sachs     Cuts
price target to $23 from $24;
 (SAH.N)                                  rating buy
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 ------------ SPX Corp (SPW.N)       Citigroup         Raises
price target to $155 from
                                       $140; rating buy
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 ------------ Tekelec (TKLC.O)       Deutsche Bank     Cuts to
hold from buy, reports                                        
 theflyonthewall.com
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 ------------ True Religion Apparel  Wedbush           Raises
price target to $29 from $25;
 (TRLG.O)                                 keeps buy rating
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 ------------ Turkcell (TKC.N)       Morgan Stanley    Cuts to
equal weight from                                         
overweight; target to $24 from $32
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 ------------ Valspar (VAL.N)        Goldman Sachs     Cuts
price target to $20 from $21;
                                       rating sell
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 ------------ VMware (VMW.N)         UBS               Raises
price target to $70 from $60;
                                       keeps neutral rating
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 ------------ Webster Financial      KBW               Raises
to outperform from market
 (WBS.N)                                  perform, reports
theflyonthewall.com
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 ------------ ((Compiled by Tenzin Pema; Bangalore Equities
Newsdesk +91 80 4135 5800; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780)) 

 

Companies In This Article

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AXL.N) Quote, Profile, Research
American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC.O) Quote, Profile, Research
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMLN.O) Quote, Profile, Research
Chico's FAS Inc (CHS.N) Quote, Profile, Research
DineEquity, Inc. (DIN.N) Quote, Profile, Research
ExlService Holdings, Inc. (EXLS.O) Quote, Profile, Research
FormFactor, Inc. (FORM.O) Quote, Profile, Research
Frontier Oil Corporation (FTO.N) Quote, Profile, Research
Garmin Ltd (GRMN.O) Quote, Profile, Research
Hanesbrands Inc. (HBI.N) Quote, Profile, Research
Hasbro, Inc. (HAS.N) Quote, Profile, Research
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (ICON.O) Quote, Profile, Research
Immucor, Inc. (BLUD.O) Quote, Profile, Research
Investment Technology Group Inc (New) (ITG.N) Quote, Profile, Research
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (LECO.O) Quote, Profile, Research
Lithia Motors, Inc. (LAD.N) Quote, Profile, Research
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX.N) Quote, Profile, Research
Lumber Liquidators, Inc. (LL.N) Quote, Profile, Research
Mercer International Inc. (MERC.O) Quote, Profile, Research
Microsemi Corporation (MSCC.O) Quote, Profile, Research
Nalco Holding Company (NLC.N) Quote, Profile, Research
Nokia Oyj (NOK.N) Quote, Profile, Research
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (POT.N) Quote, Profile, Research
Prospect Capital Corporation (PSEC.O) Quote, Profile, Research
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (RNR.N) Quote, Profile, Research
Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH.N) Quote, Profile, Research
SPX Corporation (SPW.N) Quote, Profile, Research
Tekelec (TKLC.O) Quote, Profile, Research
True Religion Apparel, Inc. (TRLG.O) Quote, Profile, Research
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (TKC.N) Quote, Profile, Research
The Valspar Corporation (VAL.N) Quote, Profile, Research
VMware, Inc. (VMW.N) Quote, Profile, Research
Webster Financial Corporation (WBS.N) Quote, Profile, Research

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