Thursday, December 6, 2012

Analyst Ratings,...12/5/2012

Analyst Ratings


Upgrades


FirmActionTickerCompanyOld RatingNew RatingOld PTNew PTUpside/DownsidePrevious Close

UBS AGUpgradeNYSE:AIVApartment Investment & Management CoNeutralBuy
$28.00 11.6% Upside$25.09

UBS AGUpgradeNYSE:AREAlexandria Real Estate EquitiesNeutralBuy$74.00$75.00 9.1% Upside$68.75

NomuraUpgradeLON:BEZBeazley
Buy
$3.41
N/A

UBS AGUpgradeNYSE:BXPBoston PropertiesNeutralBuy$112.00$120.00 17.0% Upside$102.56

Stifel NicolausUpgradeNYSE:CPCanadian Pacific Railway LimitedHoldBuy
$138.00 41.5% Upside$97.50

Dahlman RoseUpgradeNYSE:CVXChevronHoldBuy
$120.00 14.1% Upside$105.17

Barclays CapitalUpgradeLON:DXNSDixons Retail
Overweight
$0.53
N/A

Raymond JamesUpgradeNASDAQ:EVEREverBank Financial CorpOutperformStrong-Buy
$17.00 19.0% Upside$14.29

William BlairUpgradeNASDAQ:FASTFastenalMarket PerformOutperform


$41.52

UBS AGUpgradeNYSE:GGPGeneral Growth PropertiesNeutralBuy$21.00$22.00 12.5% Upside$19.56

Exane BNP ParibasUpgradeNASDAQ:MDIUYMediasetUnderperformNeutral


$5.37

HSBCUpgradeLON:MTOMitie Group
Neutral
$4.43
N/A

Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsUpgradeNYSE:OCNOcwen Financial CorpMarket PerformOutperform
$40.00 16.2% Upside$34.41

Robert W. BairdUpgradeNASDAQ:SBUXStarbucksNeutralOutperform$55.00$62.00 22.1% Upside$50.79

CitigroupUpgradeNASDAQ:SCCOSouthern Copper CorpNeutralBuy$34.00$41.00 10.0% Upside$37.26

UBS AGUpgradeNYSE:SPGSimon PropertiesNeutralBuy$160.00$170.00 11.6% Upside$152.27

Chardan CapitalUpgradeNASDAQ:SPRDSpreadtrum CommsHoldBuy
$21.00 24.6% Upside$16.85

Downgrades


FirmActionTickerCompanyOld RatingNew RatingOld PTNew PTUpside/DownsidePrevious Close

BB&TDowngradeNASDAQ:ASNAAscena Retail GroupBuyHold


$19.79

OppenheimerDowngradeNYSE:AZOAutoZoneOutperformPerform$461.00$400.00 11.0% Upside$360.27

UBS AGDowngradeNYSE:CBLCBL & Associates PropertiesNeutralSell


$22.50

Goldman SachsDowngradeNYSE:FCXFreeport McMoRan Copper and GoldBuyNeutral$46.00$38.00 18.2% Upside$32.16

MacquarieDowngradeNYSE:FCXFreeport McMoRan Copper and GoldOutperformNeutral


$32.16

BMO Capital MarketsDowngradeNYSE:FCXFreeport McMoRan Copper and GoldOutperformMarket Perform
$30.00 6.7% Downside$32.16

RBC CapitalDowngradeNYSE:FCXFreeport McMoRan Copper and GoldOutperformSector Perform


$32.16

CitigroupDowngradeNYSE:FCXFreeport McMoRan Copper and GoldBuyNeutral


$32.16

UBS AGDowngradeNYSE:GWWW.W. GraingerBuyNeutral$231.00$202.00 5.1% Upside$192.21

Credit SuisseDowngradeNYSE:IHGIntercontinental Hotels GroupOutperformNeutral


$26.65

Raymond JamesDowngradeNASDAQ:JDSUJDS UniphaseOutperformMarket Perform


$12.37

NomuraDowngradeLON:LRELancashire Holdings Ltd
Neutral
$13.29 26.8% DownsideN/A

Barclays CapitalDowngradeNYSE:METMetLifeOverweightEqual Weight
$37.00 11.0% Upside$33.32

Caris & Co.DowngradeNASDAQ:NFLXNetflix
Average


$83.37

Global Hunter SecuritiesDowngradeNYSE:PXPPlains Exploration & Production CompanyAccumulateNeutral
$50.00 12.4% Upside$44.50

Raymond JamesDowngradeNYSE:PXPPlains Exploration & Production CompanyOutperformMarket Perform


$44.50

Johnson RiceDowngradeNYSE:PXPPlains Exploration & Production CompanyEqualweightEqual Weight


$44.50

BMO Capital MarketsDowngradeNYSE:PXPPlains Exploration & Production CompanyOutperformMarket Perform


$44.50

Goldman SachsDowngradeNYSE:SNIScripps Networks InteractiveBuyNeutral$69.00$65.00 12.7% Upside$57.70

UBS AGDowngradeNYSE:WRIWeingarten Realty InvestorsNeutralSell


$27.10

Price Target Changes


FirmActionTickerCompanyOld RatingNew RatingOld PTNew PTUpside/DownsidePrevious Close

Howard WeilLower Price TargetNYSE:ANRAlpha Natural Resources
Outperform$13.00$11.00 36.3% Upside$8.07

FBR CapitalBoost Price TargetNYSE:DUKDuke Energy
Market Perform$63.00$66.50 3.2% Upside$64.46

KeyBancBoost Price TargetNASDAQ:GMCRGreen Mountain Coffee Roasters
Buy$45.00$55.00 33.6% Upside$41.17

Piper JaffrayBoost Price TargetNASDAQ:KORSMichael Kors Holdings Ltd
Overweight$63.00$65.00 29.0% Upside$50.40

Compass PointLower Price TargetNYSE:MGIMoneyGram International
Neutral$15.00$13.00 7.4% Upside$12.10

Northland SecuritiesBoost Price TargetNYSE:NOKNokia
Outperform$5.00$6.00 54.6% Upside$3.88

Northland CapitalBoost Price TargetNYSE:NOKNokia
In-Line$5.00$6.00 54.6% Upside$3.88

Deutsche BankBoost Price TargetNASDAQ:SBUXStarbucks
Buy$56.00$58.00 14.2% Upside$50.79

Needham & CompanyBoost Price TargetNASDAQ:SNPSSynopsys
Buy$36.00$38.00 14.0% Upside$33.33

FBR CapitalLower Price TargetNASDAQ:VRNTVerint Systems
Market Perform$33.00$30.00 10.6% Upside$27.13

New Coverage


FirmActionTickerCompanyOld RatingNew RatingOld PTNew PTUpside/DownsidePrevious Close

Raymond JamesInitiated CoverageNASDAQ:AINVApollo Investment Corp.
Market Perform


$8.10

OppenheimerInitiated CoverageNASDAQ:CBLICleveland BioLabs
Outperform
$3.00 114.3% Upside$1.40

Deutsche BankInitiated CoverageNYSE:CCICrown Castle
Buy
$82.00 22.8% Upside$66.75

Brean MurrayInitiated CoverageNYSE:CPECallon Petroleum Company
Buy


$4.35

Raymond JamesInitiated CoverageNYSE:CVCCablevision
Outperform


$13.80

Bank of AmericaInitiated CoverageNYSE:EMREmerson Electric
Neutral


$50.65

Brean MurrayInitiated CoverageNYSE:EPMEvolution Petroleum
Buy


$7.86

Bank of AmericaInitiated CoverageNYSE:FIOFusion-Io
Buy


$22.43

Goldman SachsInitiated CoverageNYSE:FIOFusion-Io
Buy


$22.43

Deutsche BankInitiated CoverageNYSE:GWRGenesee & Wyoming
Buy
$91.00 24.6% Upside$73.02

Goldman SachsInitiated CoverageNYSE:LGFLions Gate
Neutral
$18.00 12.7% Upside$15.97

Brean MurrayInitiated CoverageNASDAQ:MILLMiller Petroleum
Hold


$4.45

UBS AGInitiated CoverageNASDAQ:MLNXMellanox Technologies
Neutral


$67.65

JMP SecuritiesInitiated CoverageNYSE:MXLMaxLinear
Market Perform


$5.15

Brean MurrayInitiated CoverageNASDAQ:SARASaratoga Resources, Inc. Common Stock
Buy


$3.85

JPMorgan ChaseInitiated CoverageNYSE:SEESealed Air Corp.
Overweight$19.00$20.00 21.7% Upside$16.44

Brean MurrayInitiated CoverageNYSE:SSNSamson Oil & Gas Lim
Hold


$0.80

Brean MurrayInitiated CoverageNASDAQ:SYRGSynergy Resources
Buy


$4.32

Brean MurrayInitiated CoverageNASDAQ:USEGU.S. Energy Corp.
Hold


$1.76

Goldman SachsInitiated CoverageNYSE:ZQKQuiksilver
Neutral


$4.01

Ratings Reiterations


FirmActionTickerCompanyOld RatingNew RatingOld PTNew PTUpside/DownsidePrevious Close

Atlantic SecuritiesReiterated RatingNASDAQ:AAPLApple
Overweight


$538.79

NomuraReiterated RatingLON:AMLAmlin
Neutral
$6.84
N/A

Sanford C. BernsteinReiterated RatingLON:AVAviva plc
Outperform
$6.44 44.8% DownsideN/A

Deutsche BankReiterated RatingLON:AZEMAZ Electronic Materials SA
Buy
$7.24
N/A

JPMorgan ChaseReiterated RatingLON:BABBabcock International Group
Overweight
$17.54 41.7% DownsideN/A

RBC CapitalReiterated RatingLON:BARCBarclays PLC
Outperform
$4.10
N/A

CitigroupReiterated RatingNYSE:BIDSotheby's
Buy
$33.00 6.9% Upside$30.88

Cantor FitzgeraldReiterated RatingLON:BRBYBurberry Group
Hold
$20.52
N/A

Jefferies GroupReiterated RatingLON:CCLCarnival
Hold
$38.62 3.8% UpsideN/A

NomuraReiterated RatingLON:CGLCatlin Group Ltd
Buy
$9.32
N/A

InvestecReiterated RatingLON:CINECineworld Group
Buy
$4.75
N/A

Canaccord GenuityReiterated RatingLON:CSRTConsort Medical
Buy
$15.11
N/A

CowenReiterated RatingNASDAQ:CTXSCitrix Systems
Outperform


$59.90

Robert W. BairdReiterated RatingNYSE:DKSDick's Sporting Goods
Outperform
$60.00 17.6% Upside$51.00

Panmure Gordon & Co LimitedReiterated RatingLON:GEMDGem Diamonds Ltd
Hold
$2.99
N/A

Exane BNP ParibasReiterated RatingLON:GSKGlaxoSmithKline
Underperform
$23.33 46.4% DownsideN/A

Mediobanca SpAReiterated RatingLON:HSBAHSBC Holdings
Outperform
$11.02
N/A

NomuraReiterated RatingLON:HSXHiscox Ltd
Reduce
$7.15
N/A

Grupo SantanderReiterated RatingLON:IAGInternational Consolidated Airlines
Hold
$2.74 74.5% DownsideN/A

JPMorgan ChaseReiterated RatingLON:IMGImagination Technologies Group
Overweight
$12.07
N/A

Deutsche BankReiterated RatingLON:JMATJohnson Matthey
Buy
$43.45
N/A

RBC CapitalReiterated RatingLON:KMRKenmare Resources
Outperform
$0.97 98.7% DownsideN/A

Arden Partners LtdReiterated RatingLON:LAMLamprell
Reduce
$1.61
N/A

Sanford C. BernsteinReiterated RatingLON:LGENLegal & General Group
Outperform
$2.66
N/A

Sanford C. BernsteinReiterated RatingLON:OMLOld Mutual
Market Perform
$2.82
N/A

RBC CapitalReiterated RatingLON:PFLPremier Farnell
Outperform
$3.54 73.2% DownsideN/A

Sanford C. BernsteinReiterated RatingLON:PRUPrudential plc
Outperform
$15.77 70.0% DownsideN/A

Jyske BankReiterated RatingLON:RSARSA Insurance Group
Strong-Buy
$2.09
N/A

Sanford C. BernsteinReiterated RatingLON:RSLResolution Ltd
Outperform
$4.26
N/A

Canaccord GenuityReiterated RatingLON:SDRSchroders plc
Sell
$21.24 18.0% UpsideN/A

JPMorgan ChaseReiterated RatingLON:SLStandard Life
Overweight
$5.62
N/A

JPMorgan ChaseReiterated RatingLON:SMDSDS Smith
Overweight
$4.12
N/A

InvestecReiterated RatingLON:STANStandard Chartered PLC
Buy
$28.97 29.1% UpsideN/A

Jefferies GroupReiterated RatingLON:TTTUI Travel
Buy
$4.83
N/A

FBR CapitalReiterated RatingNASDAQ:URBNUrban OutfittersOutperformOutperform
$42.00 15.5% Upside$36.35

Piper JaffrayReiterated RatingNYSE:VRAVera Bradley
Overweight
$32.00 22.1% Upside$26.21

Barclays CapitalReiterated RatingNYSE:WFTWeatherford
Overweight
$18.00 67.8% Upside$10.73

NomuraReiterated RatingLON:WTBWhitbread
Buy
$42.65
N/A

Earnings Results

Earnings For Thursday, December 6


TickerCompanyEPSEstimateYoY Revenue Growth

NASDAQ:BRLIBio-Reference Laboratories$0.46$0.4616.4%

NYSE:CMNCantel Medical$0.35$0.286.9%

NASDAQ:HITKHi-Tech Pharmacal$0.66$0.591.2%

NYSE:HRBH&R Block($0.37)($0.40)6.3%

NYSE:KFYKorn Ferry International$0.25$0.19-6.6%

NASDAQ:LAYNLayne Christensen$0.45$0.41-2.1%

NASDAQ:LULULululemon$0.39$0.3737.5%

NYSE:MEIMethode Electronics$0.62$0.1212.0%

NYSE:MPRMet-Pro$0.19$0.1618.3%

NYSE:SFDSmithfield Foods$0.61$0.43-2.6%

NYSE:TDToronto-Dominion Bank$1.83$1.824.0%

NASDAQ:TITNTitan Machinery$0.66$0.6537.6%

NASDAQ:UTIWUTi Worldwide$0.16$0.25-10.8%


Earnings For Wednesday, December 5


TickerCompanyEPSEstimateYoY Revenue Growth

NASDAQ:ALCOAlico($0.07)$0.00

NASDAQ:AMBAAmbarella$0.31$0.0024.0%

NASDAQ:ASNAAscena Retail Group$0.39$0.0048.1%

NASDAQ:BF.ABrown-Forman$0.80$0.00

NASDAQ:BF.BBrown-Forman$0.80$0.78.0%

NASDAQ:FNSRFinisar$0.15$0.00-3.9%

NASDAQ:FRANFrancesca's$0.24$0.0044.0%

NASDAQ:GIIIG-III Apparel$2.43$0.006.6%

NYSE:MWThe Men's Wearhouse$0.95$0.007.9%

NYSE:SAISAIC$0.33$0.002.9%

NASDAQ:SIGMSigma Designs($0.27)$0.0061.0%

NASDAQ:SNPSSynopsys$0.47$0.0016.3%

NYSE:TTCToro$0.08$0.00-7.8%

NASDAQ:VLGEAVillage Super Market$0.42$0.00

NYSE:VRAVera Bradley$0.44$0.0014.2%

NASDAQ:VRNTVerint Systems$0.63$0.001.7%

NYSE:ZAZuoan Fashion$0.53$0.00

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