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Analyst Upgrades

  • 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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DJIA-12.6715,294.50
NASDAQ-3.883,459.42
S&P 500-4.841,650.51

Last updated: May 24, 2013: 05:37 AM

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