IRobot (IRBT) (KRG) (LCAV) (CYT) (DNKN) (SHW) Upgraded

IRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT), Kite Realty Group Trust (NYSE: KRG), LCA-Vision Inc. (NASDAQ: LCAV), Cytec Industries Inc. (NYSE: CYT), Dunkin Brands (NASDAQ: DNKN) and The Sherwin Williams Co. (NYSE: SHW) were upgraded by analysts.

IRobot (IRBT) was upgraded by Brigantine from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $33.00 on the company, up from $28.00.

Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) was upgraded by Morgan Keegan from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

LCA-Vision Inc. (LCAV) was upgraded by Raymond James (NYSE:RJF) from an “Underperform” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

Cytec Industries Inc. (CYT) was upgraded by Citigroup (NYSE:C) from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating.

Dunkin Brands (DNKN) was upgraded by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) from a “Sell” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

The Sherwin Williams Co. (SHW) was upgraded by Northcoast Research to a “Buy” rating.

Ratings on (DHX) (GPS) (HIS) (IRBT) (LRN) Reiterated

Ratings on shares of Dice Holdings (NYSE: DHX), The Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS), Blackrock High Income Shares (NYSE: HIS), IRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT) and K12 Inc. (NYSE: LRN) were reiterated by analysts.

Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) reiterated a “buy” rating on Dice Holdings (DHX).

Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) reiterated a “neutral” rating on The Gap Inc. (GPS).

Gabelli reiterated a “buy” rating on Blackrock High Income Shares (HIS).

Morgan Keegan reiterated a “market perform” rating on IRobot (IRBT).

Bank of America reiterated a “buy” rating on K12 Inc. (LRN).

Biggest Losers (HP) (CCL) (IRBT) (HMC) (IPXL) on May 6

Among the big, negative movers on Friday, May 6, were Helmerich & Payne (HP), Carnival Corp. (CCL), IRobot Corp. (IRBT), Honda Motor Company (HMC) and Impax Laboratories (IPXL).

Helmerich & Payne (HP) was down $0.76, to close at $57.67, a loss of 1.30 percent.

Carnival Corp. (CCL) fell $0.76 on the day to close at $40.18, a loss of 1.86 percent.

IRobot Corp. (IRBT) dropped $0.75 to close at $33.47, a loss of 2.19 percent.

Honda Motor Company (HMC) declined $0.75 to close the session at $38.05, a loss of 1.93 percent.

Impax Laboratories (IPXL) plunged $0.74 to end the day at $27.40, a loss of 2.63 percent.