Morning Playbook: Dividend.com

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- It is a cautious start to the new trading day, but I expect shorts to be a bit nervous after yesterday's intraday dips were met solidly by new buying. Here are some of today's big movers.

Story Stocks

Pep Boys(PBY Quote): Shares are dipping after earnings results falls short.

Casey's General Stores(CASY Quote): Stock is higher after company beats earnings estimates.

National Instruments Corp(NATI Quote): Shares are higher after company raises guidance.

McDonald's(MCD Quote): Stock is lower as August sales fall short of estimates.

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group(DPS Quote): Shares are flat as company reaffirms guidance.

Upgrades to Watch

Atheros Communications(ATHR Quote): Merrill Lynch/Bank of America raises price target to $28.

STEC, Inc.(STEC Quote): JP Morgan initiates stock with an overweight rating. $50 price target.

Capital One Financial(COF Quote): Citigroup raises stock to a buy. $44 price target.

Eaton Vance(EV Quote): Barclays Capital initiates coverage with an equal-weight. $29 price target.

Morgan Stanley(MS Quote): JP Morgan raises stock to an overweight. $36 price target.

Goldman Sachs(GS Quote): JMP Securities raises stock to an outperform.

United Parcel Service(UPS Quote): JP Morgan raises stock to an outperform. $70 price target.

Invesco(IVZ Quote): Barclays Capital raises stock to an overweight. $25 price target.

Gen-Probe Incorporated(GPRO Quote): Oppenheimer raises stock to an outperform. $47 price target.

Xilinx(XLNX Quote): UBS raises price target to $25.

General Electric(GE Quote): Goldman Sachs raises price target to $18.

Wynn Resorts(WYNN Quote): Oppenheimer upgrades stock to a perform rating. $61 price target.

Stryker(SYK Quote): Deutsche Bank raises stock to a buy. $50 price target.

F5 Networks(FFIV Quote): Deutsche Bank raises stock to a buy. $46 price target.

Franklin Resources(BEN Quote): Barclays Capital initiates stock with an overweight. $104 price target.