Verizon (VZ) (USB) (AVL) (WYNN) (AXP) (VLTR) Ratings, Price Targets

Verizon (VZ), US Bancorp (USB), Avalon Rare Metals (AVL), Wynn Resorts, Limited (WYNN), American Express (AXP) and Volterra Semi (VLTR) ratings and price targets.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) upgraded US Bancorp (USB) from an “Equal Weight” rating to an “Overweight” rating.

UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) upgraded Verizon (VZ) from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating.

KeyBanc upgraded Wynn Resorts, Limited (WYNN) from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) initiated coverage on Avalon Rare Metals (AVL). They placed a “Buy” rating on the company.

Morgan Stanley downgraded American Express (AXP) from an “Overweight” rating to an “Equalweight” rating.

Needham & Company reiterated its “Buy” rating on Volterra Semi (VLTR).