Dividend.com: Morning Playbook

It looks like a good start to the market day as we enter an options-expiration Friday. Some big stories and plenty of analyst moves to look at as well. Here is what traders may want to put on the radar this morning.

Story Stocks

Research in Motion(RIMM Quote): Stock is trying to bounce back after dipping after-hours last night following the company's earnings release.

E TRADE Financial Corporation(ETFC Quote): Shares are lower after pricing huge share offering.

Wyndham Worldwide Corporation(WYN Quote): Shares are higher after company reaffirms estimates. CFO is leaving as well.

CarMax(KMX Quote): Shares are higher after company reported first-quarter results. May help lift shares of Autozone(AZO Quote),

Advance Auto Parts(AAP Quote) and other auto-parts retailers.

Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation(SWHC Quote): Shares are higher after company beat fourth-quarter estimates.

The Blackstone Group L.P.(BX Quote): Talk of further investment from Chinese government.

Del Monte Foods Company(DLM Quote): Company raised its quarterly dividend payouts 25%.

Upgrades to Watch

Hartford Financial Group(HIG Quote): Upgraded at Deutsche Bank.

Carnival(CCL Quote): Upgraded to equal weight at Barclays. $26 price target.

Fidelity National Financial(FNF Quote): Upgraded to an outperform at RBC, but price target was lowered to $16.

Microsoft(MSFT Quote): Upgraded to "conviction" buy at Goldman Sachs. $29 price target.

Priceline(PCLN Quote): Initiated with a buy at Kaufman Bros. $145 price target.

Discover Financial Services(DFS Quote): Barclays raises estimates following company's earnings call. $10 price target.

Garmin(GRMN Quote): Barclays raises estimates for next year.

Hershey(HSY Quote): Citigroup raises estimates. $43 price target.

Jabil Circuit(JBL Quote): Deutsche Bank raises estimates. $8 price target. Company reports next week.

Lorillard(LO Quote): Goldman Sachs raises target price to $80. Surprising call considering recent FDA ruling.

Motorola(MOT Quote): JP Morgan increases price target to $9. Company has been a non-factor in the latest gadget wars.