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American Capital Agency

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initiated at Credit Suisse with an Outperform rating and $32.50 price target. Active management delivers excess returns.

Altera

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downgraded at Credit Agricole from Outperform to Buy. Valuation call, as the stock has materially outperformed the semiconductor industry this year.

Airgas

(ARG)

upgraded at Piper from Neutral to Overweight. $75 price target. Channel checks suggest that the company is seeing higher end-market demand.

American Express

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downgraded at Stifel from Buy to Hold. Durbin amendment was surprisingly harsh on the payments industry.

Babcock & Wilcox

(BWC)

rated new Neutral at Goldman Sachs. $30 price target. Company's growth will be more gradual over the next year.

Chimera Investment

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upgraded at Credit Suisse to Outperform from Neutral. Sustainably higher return on equity and strong dividend, Credit Suisse said. Price target raised to $4.50 from $4.

Cloud Peak Energy

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upgraded at FBR to Outperform. Natural gas fundamentals are improving.

CME Group

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reinstated at BofA/Merrill with a Buy rating and $380 price target. CME well positioned to benefit from growing popularity of derivative products and global recovery, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch said.

Consol Energy

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upgraded at FBR to Outperform, FBR Capital Markets said. Company should benefit from higher coal prices.

Spansion

(CODE)

rated new Hold at Citigroup. $23.50 price target. Company is gaining market share, but industry growth remains slow.

Concho Resources

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rated new Buy at Goldman. $96 price target. Company is leveraged to future growth in the Permian basin.

Emulex

(ELX)

rated new Hold at Citigroup. $13 price target. Company's lower-margin business is driving growth.

Emdeon

( EM) rated new Neutral at UBS. $14 price target. Company will struggle to generate near-term organic growth.

EQT

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initiated at BofA/Merrill with a Buy rating and $49 price target. Recent positive results from Marcellus, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch said.

Goodrich

( GR) price target boosted at Credit Suisse to $100 from $85 as aftermarket improves, Credit Suisse said. Estimates raised through 2012. Maintain Outperform rating.

Huntington Bancshares

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upgraded at BofA/Merrill to Buy from Neutral on valuation, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch said. Price target raised to $7.

Intermune

(ITMN)

upgraded at Baird from Neutral to Outperform, Robert Baird siad. $47 price target. Esbriet approval is a major catalyst for the stock, even though it's already had a sizable gain.

MFA Financial

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downgraded at Credit Suisse to Neutral from Outperform on valuation, Credit Suisse said. Maintain $8 price target.

MoneyGram International

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initiated at BofA/Merrill with a Buy rating and $3.40 price target. Making good progress under new management, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch said.

Netflix

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rated new Neutral at Goldman. $200 price target. Company could be hurt by incremental broadband pricing.

NetApp

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upgraded at Stifel from Hold to Buy, Stifel Nicolaus said. $65 price target. Company should continue to benefit from higher virtualization demand.

Patriot Coal

( PCX) upgraded at FBR to Outperform, FBR Capital Markets said. Company is leveraged to higher coal prices.

Post Properties

(PPS)

upgraded at Barclays to Equal Weight from Underweight on operational leverage and removal of for-sale residential overhang, Barclays said. Price target increased to $37 from $33.

QLogic

(QLGC)

rated new Buy at Citigroup. $22 price target. Company is a market leader and is buying back stock.

Synchronoss Technologies

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initiated at Credit Suisse with an Outperform rating and $34 price target. Inflection in business momentum driven by core customer strength, Credit Suisse said.

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