- Stifel views shares of DreamWorks (DWA) as oversold and believes investors are too pessimistic on recent films. The firm upgraded shares to buy from hold and has a $35 target on the stock.
- JPMorgan upgraded Consolidated Edison (ED) to neutral from underweight based on EPS visibility. The firm raised its price target to $45 from $37.
- Soleil upgraded PPL Corp. (PPL) to buy from hold following the 90M share secondary last night that was priced at $24. The firm sees improving earnings visibility and a removal of the equity overhang for the upgrade. The firm has a $29 price target on the stock.
- Unilever (UL) was upgraded to neutral from underperform at Credit Suisse.
- Holly (HOC) was upgraded to buy from neutral at BofA/Merrill.
- Bebe Stores (BEBE) was upgraded to neutral from underperform at Cowen.
- Oppenheimer upgraded Monster Worldwide (MWW) to outperform from perform.
Analyst Downgrades
- Goldman downgraded Edwards Lifesciences (EW) to neutral from conviction buy and has a $60 price target on the stock. The firm sites valuation for the downgrade.
- Wunderlich downgraded Inergy LP (NRGY) to hold from buy based on valuation and set a $40 target on the stock. The firm prefers Inergy Holdings (NRGP) as the bulk of management capital is positioned in that company, according to the firm.
- Wunderlich also downgraded Tortoise North American Energy (TYN) to hold from buy. The firm, which has a $26 price target on the stock, said its downgrade is based on valuation.
- Domtar (UFS) was downgraded to buy from conviction buy at Goldman.
- Wilmington Trust (WL) was downgraded to neutral from buy at SunTrust.
- Odyssey Healthcare (ODSY) was downgraded to neutral from positive at Susquehanna.
Analyst Initiations
- Baird initiated Lululemon (LULU) with a neutral rating and $49 target. The firm cites valuation for the rating.
- JPMorgan initiated Cablevision (CVC) with an overweight rating and $30 price target.
- Credit Suisse started Berry Petroleum (BRY) with an outperform rating and $40 target.
- TreeHouse Foods (THS) was initiated with an equal weight rating at Morgan Stanley.
- United Bankshares (UBSI) was initiated with a neutral rating at Sterne Agee.
- Roadrunner (RRTS) was initiated with an outperform rating and $20 target at Baird.
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