DISH (DISH) (URBN) (A) (LOW) (EL) (GILD) Price Targets Changed

DISH (NASDAQ: DISH), Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN), Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A), Lowe’s (NYSE: LOW), Estee Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE: EL) and Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) price targets adjusted by analysts.

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN) had its price target lowered by Barclays Capital from $37.00 to $35.00. They have an “Overweight” rating on the company.

Agilent Technologies Inc. (A) had its price target lowered by Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) from $61.00 to $48.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

DISH (DISH) had its price target raised by Barclays Capital from $22.00 to $30.00. They have an “Equal Weight” rating on the company.

Lowe’s (LOW) had its price target lowered by Deutsche Bank from $30.00 to $26.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) had its price target raised by Deutsche Bank from $90.00 to $95.00. They have a “Hold” rating on the company.

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD) had its price target raised by Deutsche Bank from $45.00 to $53.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

Unilever (UL) (ARRS) (EL) (CRL) (S) (CVD) Upgraded

Unilever (NYSE: UL), Arris Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRS), Estee Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE: EL), Charles River Laboratories (NYSE: CRL), Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) and Covance Inc. (NYSE: CVD) upgraded by analysts.

Unilever (UL) was upgraded by BNP Paribas from an “Underperform” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

Arris Group, Inc. (ARRS) was upgraded by Avondale Partners from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating. They have a price target of $14.00 on the company, up from $12.00.

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) was upgraded by BMO Capital Markets from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating. They have a price target of $115.00 on the company, up from $95.00.

Charles River Laboratories (CRL) was upgraded by Lazard Capital from a “Sell” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Sprint Nextel (S) was upgraded by Collins Stewart from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $5.00 on the company.

Covance Inc. (CVD) was upgraded by Lazard Capital from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating.

Price Targets on (CI) (DTV) (ED) (EL) (HNT) on Upgraded

Price Targets on CIGNA Co. (NYSE: CI), DirecTV (NYSE: DTV), Consolidated Edison, Inc. (NYSE: ED), Estee Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE: EL) and Health Net Inc (NYSE: HNT) were upgraded by analysts.

Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) raised their price target on CIGNA Co. (CI) from $56.00 to $59.00. They have a “buy” rating on the company.

Barclays Capital raised their price target on DirecTV (DTV) from $50.00 to $53.00. They have an “overweight” rating on the company.

Barclays Capital raised their price target on Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED) from $49.00 to $52.00. They have an “equal weight” rating on the company.

Deutsche Bank raised their price target on Estee Lauder Companies Inc (EL) from $85.00 to $90.00. They have a “hold” rating on the company.

Deutsche Bank raised their price target on Health Net Inc (HNT) from $32.00 to $34.00. They have a “hold” rating on the company.

All-Time Highs for (DPZ) (DTE) (ED) (EL) (FRT) Reached May 6

Domino's Pizza Inc (NYSE:DPZ), DTE Energy Company (NYSE:DTE), Consolidated Edison (NYSE:ED), Estee Lauder (NYSE:EL) and Federal Realty (NYSE:FRT) all breached all-time highs on Friday, May 6.

Domino's Pizza Inc (DPZ) closed at $21.94, gaining $0.64, or 3.00 percent. They traded as high as $22.15 on the day.

Dte Energy Company (DTE) closed Friday at $51.16, rising $0.32, or 0.63 percent. They traded as high as $51.68 on the day.

Consolidated Edison (ED) closed Friday at $53.10, climbing $0.35, or 0.66 percent. They traded as high as $53.34 on the day.

Estee Lauder (EL) closed at $98.06, up $1.06, or 1.09 percent. They traded as high as $98.54 on the day.

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) closed at $87.99, gaining $0.58, or 0.66 percent. They traded as high as $88.75 on the day.

EPS on (DMD) (EL) (GM) (HANS) (HUN) Updated

EPS estimates on Demand Media Inc. (NYSE: DMD), Estee Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE: EL), General Motors (NYSE: GM), Hansen Natural Co. (NASDAQ: HANS) and Huntsman Co. (NYSE: HUN) updated by analysts today.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) cut their EPS estimates on Demand Media Inc. (DMD). They now have a “neutral” rating and a price target of $21.00 on the company.

Goldman Sachs raised their EPS estimates on Estee Lauder Companies Inc (EL). They have a “neutral” rating and a price target of $100.00 on the company.

Goldman Sachs raised their EPS estimates on General Motors (GM). They have a “buy” rating and a price target of $43.00 on the company.

UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) raised their EPS estimates on Hansen Natural Co. (HANS). They have a “buy” rating and a price target of $75.00 on the company.

UBS AG raised their EPS estimates on Huntsman Co. (HUN). They have a “buy” rating and a price target of $23.00 on the company.

Dividend Yields for (CLX) (AVP) (CL) (EL) (CINF)

Indicated dividend yields for Standard & Poor's 500 Index companies Clorox Co (CLX), Avon Products Inc (AVP), Colgate-Palmolive Co (CL), Estee Lauder Cos Inc (EL) and Cincinnati Financial Corp (CINF).

These dividend data indicate dividend yields of companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index as of Saturday, April 30. The yield is determined by taking the latest declared dividend, annualized and divided by the price of the stock. Payout ratios are calculated based on latest quarterly dividend paid divided by earnings.

Clorox Co (CLX) has a dividend yield of 3.16 percent on a declared dividend of $0.55. The payout ratio is 54.8 percent.

Avon Products Inc (AVP) has a dividend yield of 3.13 percent on a declared dividend of $0.23. The payout ratio is 43.2 percent.

Colgate-Palmolive Co (CL) has a dividend yield of 2.75 percent on a declared dividend of $0.58. The payout ratio is 95.1 percent.

Estee Lauder Cos Inc (EL) has a dividend yield of 0.77 percent on a declared dividend of $0.75. The payout ratio is 42.9 percent.

Cincinnati Financial Corp (CINF) has a dividend yield of 5.05 percent on a declared dividend of $0.40. The payout ratio is 104.8 percent.

Estee Lauder (NYSE:EL) Improving Operating Margins

Although they don't like the valuation of Estee Lauder (NYSE:EL) at this time, UBS (NYSE:UBS) does believe they're making strong progress toward improving operating margins.

UBS said, "We believe Estée Lauder is making solid progress towards improving operating margins, all while investing behind top-line growth...We are raising our 2013 margin estimate from 14% to 14.5%, and our FY 2011-FY 2013 EPS estimates as well. Our FY 2011 EPS estimates goes from $3.07 to $3.23, and FY 2012 goes from $3.49 to $3.76, and FY 2013 goes from $4.08 to $4.35."

UBS maintains a "Neutral" rating on Estee, which closed Friday at $75.37. UBS raised their price target on them from $63 to $74. Trading volume was over double the daily 3-month average in the last trading session.