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Mon May 5, 2008 6:17pm EDT

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 Helmerich & Payne (HP.N) Lehman          Raises price target
to $65 from $46;                                          keeps
equal weight rating
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 ------------ Herbalife (HLF.N)      Jefferies         Raises
price target to $68 from
                                       $66; keeps buy
rating
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 ------------ Hercules Offshore      Jefferies         Raises
price target to $35.00 from
 (HERO.O)                                 $30.00; keeps buy
rating
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 ------------ IGM Financial (IGM.TO) Dundee            Raises
price target to C$48.00
                                       from C$44.00; rating
neutral
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 ------------ Immersion (IMMR.O)     Capstone          Cuts to
buy from strong buy
                                       primarily on
valuation
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 ------------ Intercontinental       S&P Equity        Cuts to
hold from buy
 Hotels (IHG.N)         Research
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 ------------ JDS Uniphase (JDSU.O)  Needham           Cuts
price target to $17.00 from
                                       $18.00; rating buy
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 ------------ Joy Global (JOYG.O)    Lehman            Assumes
coverage with overweight
                                       rating; price target
of $88 vs $80
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 ------------ Kansas City Southern   BMO               Raises
price target to $48 from
 (KSU.N)                                  $40
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 ------------ KBR (KBR.N)            UBS               Cuts
price target to $44 from
                                       $47; keeps buy
                     Credit Suisse     Cuts price target to
$42 from $49
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 ------------ LTC Properties (LTC.N) Hilliard Lyons    Cuts to
neutral from long-term buy
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 ------------ Lubrizol (LZ.N)        Jefferies         Cuts
price target to $65 from
                                       $70; keeps buy
rating
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 ------------ Mack-Cali Realty       UBS               Cuts to
sell from neutral, reports
 (CLI.N)                                  theflyonthewall.com
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 ------------ Magellan Health        Lehman            Cuts
price target to $50 from $55;
 Services (MGLN.O)                        has overweight rating
                     Credit Suisse     Cuts price target to
$48 from $55
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 ------------ Marinemax (HZO.N)      Credit Suisse     Cuts
price target to $16 from $18
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 ------------ Marvel Entertainment   S&P Equity        Raises
price target to $34 from $30;
 (MVL.N)                Research          keeps hold rating
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 ------------ Mid-America Apartment  KBW               Cuts to
market perform from
 Communities (MAA.N)                      outperform, reports
                                       theflyonthewall.com
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 ------------Morguard Real Estate   Blackmont         Raises to
buy from hold; ups price  Investment Trust (MRT_u.TO)         
target to $14 from $12.50
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 ------------ NetApp (NTAP.O)        Pacific Growth    Raises
to buy from neutral
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 ------------ New York & Co (NWY.N)  Brean Murray      Raises
to buy from hold
  [ID:nWNA8065] 
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 ----------- Newpark Resources      Raymond James     Raises to
market perform from
 (NR.N)                                   underperform, reports
                                       theflyonthewall.com
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 ------------ NN Inc (NNBR.O)        KeyBanc           Raises
to buy from hold
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 ------------ Nortel Networks        Lehman            Cuts
price target to $15.50 from
 NT.N                                   $17; has equal weight
rating
                     UBS               Raises price target
to $9.50 from                                           $8.80;
keeps neutral rating
                     BMO               Cuts price target to
$11 from
                                       $15; rating market
perform
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 ------------ On Assignment (ASGN.O) UBS               Raises
price target to $10 from
                                       $9; keeps buy rating
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 ------------ Penwest                RBC               Cuts
price target to $5 from $8;
 Pharmaceuticals (PPCO.O)                 keeps outperform
rating
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 ------------ Priceline.com (PCLN.O) Citigroup         Cuts to
hold from buy
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 ------------ Rofin-Sinar            Needham           Cuts
price target to $45 from $50;
 Technologies (RSTI.O)                    keeps buy rating
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 ------------ Royal Bank of Canada   Citigroup         Raises
price target to C$42.00
 (RY.TO)                                  from C$40.00; rating
sell
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 ------------ South Financial        Fox-Pitt          Raises
to outperform from in line
 (TSFG.O)
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 ------------ Steiner Leisure        Credit Suisse     Cuts
price target to $40 from $42
 (STNR.O)
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 ------------ Stonemor Partners      Morgan Keegan     Starts
with market perform rating  LP (STON.O) 
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 ------------ Stoneridge (SRI.N)     KeyBanc           Cuts to
hold from buy on valuation
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 ------------ St Mary Land &         RBC               Raises
price target to $48 from
 Exploration (SM.N)                       $42; rating sector
perform
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 ------------ Thor Industries        Citigroup         Cuts
price target to $34.00 from
 (THO.N)                                  $37.00; rating buy
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 ------------ Tidewater              S&P Equity        Cuts to
hold from buy
 (TDW.N)                Research
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 ------------ Van Kampen Senior      Citigroup         Cuts to
hold from buy
 Income Trust (VVR.N)
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 ------------ Vineyard National      RBC               Cuts
price target to $4 from $10;
 Bancorp VNBC.O                         keeps sector perform
rating
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 ------------ W-H Energy Services    Deutsche Bank     Raises
to buy from hold, reports
 WHQ.N                                  theflyonthewall.com
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 ------------ Yamana Gold (YRI.TO)   BMO               Starts
with outperform
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 ------------ ((Compiled by Esha Dey; Bangalore Equities
Newsdesk +91 80 4135 5800; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780)) 



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