Cree (CREE) (FWRD) (EPOC) (COF) (DNSKY) Upgraded

Cree (NASDAQ: CREE), Forward Air (NASDAQ: FWRD), Epocrates, Inc. (NASDAQ: EPOC), Capital One (NYSE: COF) and Danske Bank A/S (NASDAQ: DNSKY) upgraded by analysts.

Forward Air (FWRD) was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $35.00 on the company.

Danske Bank A/S (DNSKY) was upgraded by Citigroup (NYSE:C) from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating.

Epocrates, Inc. (EPOC) was upgraded by Morgan Keegan from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating. They have a price target of $18.00 on the company.

Capital One (COF) was upgraded by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

Cree, Inc. (CREE) was upgraded by Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) from an “Equal Weight” rating to an “Overweight” rating. They have a price target of $40.00 on the company.

Ratings on (ERF) (FWRD) (LFC) (PDM) (QSFT) Upgraded

Ratings on shares of Enerplus Resources Fund (NYSE: ERF), Forward Air (NASDAQ: FWRD), China Life Insurance (NYSE: LFC), Piedmont Office Realty Trust (NYSE: PDM) and Quest Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSFT) were upgraded by analysts.

Scotia Capital upgraded Enerplus Resources Fund (ERF) from an “underperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating.

Robert W. Baird upgraded Forward Air (FWRD) from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating. They have a price target of $40.00 on the company, up from $36.00.

Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) upgraded China Life Insurance (LFC) to a “neutral” rating.

Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Piedmont Office Realty Trust (PDM) from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.

Pacific Crest upgraded Quest Software, Inc. (QSFT) from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating.

Ex-Dividend for (FLC) (FWRD) (HIW) (LFUS) (WFS) is May 19

The ex-dividend date for Flaherty & Crumrine-Claymore Total Return (NYSE:FLC), Forward Air Corporation (NASDAQ:FWRD), Highwoods Properties (NYSE:HIW), Littelfuse Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) and LTC Properties Inc. (NYSE:WFS) is May 19.

Flaherty & Crumrine-Claymore Total Return (FLC) pays a dividend of $0.14 with a yield of 8.45 percent.

Forward Air Corporation (FWRD) pays a dividend of $0.07 with a yield of 0.86.

Highwoods Properties (HIW) pays a dividend of $0.43 with a yield of 4.68 percent.

Littelfuse Inc. (LFUS) pays a dividend of $0.15 with a yield of 0.97 percent.

LTC Properties Inc. (WFS) pays a dividend of $0.14 with a yield of 5.76 percent.

Ex-Dividend for (FWRD) (HIW) (LFUS) (LTC) is May 19

The ex-dividend date for Forward Air Corporation (NASDAQ:FWRD), Highwoods Properties (HIW), Littelfuse Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) and LTC Properties Inc. (NYSE:LTC) is May 19.

Forward Air Corporation (FWRD) pays a dividend of $0.07 with a yield of 0.86 percent.

Highwoods Properties (HIW) pays a dividend of $0.43 with a yield of 4.77 percent.

Littelfuse Inc. (LFUS) pays a dividend of $0.15 with a yield of 0.99 percent.

LTC Properties Inc. (LTC) pays a dividend of $0.14 with a yield of 5.81 percent.