Nordstrom (JWN) (MAR) (MCD) (MDC) (NSC) Upgraded

Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN), Marriott (NYSE: MAR), McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD), MDC Holdings (NYSE: MDC) and Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC) upgraded by analysts.

Nordstrom, Inc. (JWN) was upgraded by McAdams Wright Ragen from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $50.00 on the company.

Marriott (MAR) was upgraded by Susquehanna from a “Neutral” rating to a “Positive” rating.

McDonald’s (MCD) was upgraded by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $96.00 on the company.

MDC Holdings (MDC) was upgraded by Raymond James (NYSE:RJF) from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC) was upgraded by Goldman Sachs from a “Sell” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Baidu.com (BIDU) (CNC) (EXPE) (HLX) (NOV) (NSC) (UA) Price Targets Changed

Baidu.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU), Centene Co. (NYSE: CNC), Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE), Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. (NYSE: HLX), National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE: NOV), Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC) and Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE: UA) price targets changed by analysts.

Baidu.com, Inc. (BIDU) had its price target raised by HSBC from $181.00 to $195.00. They have an “Overweight” rating on the company.

Centene Co. (CNC) had its price target raised by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) to $41.00. They have a “Neutral” rating on the company.

Expedia, Inc. (EXPE) had its price target raised by The Benchmark Company from $26.00 to $34.00. They have a “Hold” rating on the company.

Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. (HLX) had its price target raised by Morgan Keegan to $25.50.

National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV) had its price target raised by Howard Weil from $95.00 to $101.00. They have an “Outperform” rating on the company.

Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC) had its price target raised by Stifel Nicolaus from $83.00 to $90.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

Under Armour, Inc. (UA) had its price target raised by FBR Capital from $75.00 to $80.00. They have a “Market Perform” rating on the company.

Range Resources (RRC) (NSC) (ODP) (BWLD) (ERTS) (ESV) (DLTR) Upgraded

Range Resources (NYSE: RRC), Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC), Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE: ODP), Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD), Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ: ERTS), ENSCO PLC (NYSE: ESV) and Dollar Tree Inc (NASDAQ: DLTR) upgraded by analysts.

Range Resources (RRC) was upgraded by Citigroup (NYSE:C) from a “Sell” rating to a “Hold” rating. They have a price target of $65.00 on the company.

Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC) was upgraded by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

Office Depot, Inc. (ODP) was upgraded by Nomura from a “Reduce” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD) was upgraded by Raymond James (NYSE:RJF) to an “Outperform” rating.

Electronic Arts Inc (ERTS) was upgraded by Brean Murray from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $29.00 on the company.

ENSCO PLC (ESV) was upgraded by Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) from an “Equal Weight” rating to an “Overweight” rating. They have a price target of $80.00 on the company.

Dollar Tree Inc. (DLTR) was upgraded by Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) from a “Neutral” rating to an “Overweight” rating. They have a price target of $87.00 on the company.

EPS on (APC) (CHK) (DISH) (EMN) (IRF) (NSC) Raised by Analysts

Earnings per share on Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC), Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK), DISH (NASDAQ: DISH), Eastman Chemical Co (NYSE: EMN), International Rectifier (NYSE: IRF) and Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC) were all boosted by analysts today.

UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) raised their EPS estimate on Anadarko Petroleum (APC). They have a “buy” rating and a price target of $98.00 on the company.

UBS AG raised their EPS estimate on Chesapeake Energy (CHK). They have a “neutral” rating and a price target of $34.00 on the company.

UBS AG raised their EPS estimate on DISH (DISH). They have a “neutral” rating and a price target of $33.00.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) raised their EPS estimate on Eastman Chemical Co (EMN). They have an “overweight” rating and a price target of $124.00 on the company.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) raised their EPS estimate on Intl Rectifier (IRF). They have a “neutral” rating and a price target of $34.00 on the company.

UBS AG raised their EPS estimate on Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC). They have a “neutral” rating and a price target of $78.00 on the company.

Ratings on (NSC) (OFC) (SCVL) (SPWRA) Downgraded

Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC), Corp Office Props (NYSE: OFC), Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ: SCVL) and SunPower Co. (NASDAQ: SPWRA) get ratings downgrades.

TD Newcrest downgraded Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC) from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They have a price target of $84.00 on the stock. They cited valuation as the catalyst behind their call.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) downgraded Corp Office Props (OFC) from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating. They have a price target of $35.00 on the company, down from $39.00.

Soleil Securities downgraded Shoe Carnival (SCVL) from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.

Societe Generale downgraded SunPower Co. (SPWRA) from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.

Dividend Winners (CRR) (OXY) (NSC) (CMI) Last Week

Carbo Ceramics Inc. (NYSE:CRR), Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY), Norfolk Souther Corporation (NYSE:NSC) and Cummins Inc. (CMI) were among the biggest dividend winners last week.

Carbo Ceramics Inc. (CRR) closed at $160.94, down $1.58, or 0.97 percent, but still bringing the dividend to +15.43 percent, gaining 0.50 on Friday.

Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) closed at $114.29, up $9.16, or 8.71 percent, resulting in a the dividend +13.69 percent, or 1.61 percent on Friday.

Norfolk Souther Corporation (NSC) closed at $74.68, bringing the dividend to +12.69 percent for the week and 2.14 percent Friday.

Cummins Inc. (CMI) closed at $120.18, bringing the dividend to +10.32 percent on the week and 0.87 percent Friday.

EPS of (DWA) (FLEX) (GD) (NSC) Updated

Analysts EPS estimates of DreamWorks Animation (NYSE: DWA), Flextronics International Ltd. (NASDAQ: FLEX), General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC) updated.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) cut their EPS estimates on DreamWorks Animation (DWA). They have an “underweight” rating on the stock.

UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) cut their EPS estimates on Flextronics International Ltd. (FLEX). They have a “buy” rating and a price target of $9.50 on the company.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) cut their EPS estimates on General Dynamics (GD). They have a “neutral” rating and a price target of $77.00 on the company.

Goldman Sachs raised their EPS on Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC). They have a “sell” rating and a price target of $69.00 on the company.

Pentair (PNR) (NSC) (ODFL) (PH) (PMTC) Price Targets Adjusted

Price targets on Pentair, Inc. (NYSE: PNR), Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC), Old Dominion (NASDAQ: ODFL), Parker-Hannifin Co. (NYSE: PH) and Parametric (NASDAQ: PMTC) adjusted by analysts.

FBR Capital raised their price target on Pentair, Inc. (PNR) from $38.00 to $41.00. They have a “market perform” rating on the company.

Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) raised their price target on Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC) from $78.00 to $79.00.

Deutsche Bank raised their price target on Old Dominion (ODFL) from $40.00 to $44.00. They have a “buy” rating on the company.

MKM Partners cut their price target on Parker-Hannifin Co. (PH) from $105.00 to $102.00. They have a “buy” rating on the company.

Longbow Research raised their price target on Parametric (PMTC) from $26.00 to $28.00. They have a “buy” rating on the company.

Open Text (OTEX) (NSC) (NVLS) (ODFL) (PFCB) Price Targets Adjusted

Price targets on Open Text (NASDAQ: OTEX), Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC), Novellus Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVLS), Old Dominion (NASDAQ: ODFL) and P.F. Chang’s China Bistro (NASDAQ: PFCB) adjusted by analysts.

Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC) from $78.00 to $83.00. They have a “buy” rating on the company.

Needham & Company cut their price target on Novellus Systems, Inc. (NVLS) from $45.00 to $41.00. They have a “buy” rating on the company.

Longbow Research raised their price target on Old Dominion (ODFL) from $38.00 to $46.00. They have a “buy” rating on the company.

Wunderlich raised their price target on Open Text (OTEX) from $60.00 to $70.00. They have a “buy” rating on the company.

RBC Capital cut their price target on P.F. Chang’s China Bistro (PFCB) from $55.00 to $52.00. They have an “outperform” rating on the company.

NutriSystem (NTRI) (NSC) (NEWP) (NOC) (NVLS) Price Targets Adjusted

Price targets on NutriSystem Inc (NASDAQ: NTRI), Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC), Newport Co. (NASDAQ: NEWP), Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and Novellus Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVLS) adjusted by analysts.

Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) raised their price target on Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC) from $77.00 to $78.00.

Longbow Research raised their price target on Newport Co. (NEWP) from $22.00 to $25.00. They have a “buy” rating on the company.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) cut their price target on Northrop Grumman (NOC) from $53.00 to $52.00.

Wedbush raised their price target on NutriSystem Inc (NTRI) from $13.00 to $17.00. They have a “neutral” rating on the company.

RBC Capital cut their price target on Novellus Systems, Inc. (NVLS) from $38.00 to $36.00. They have an “outperform” rating on the company.

Analyst Upgrades for (LYV) (NCI) (NOV) (NSC) (PTEN)

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: LYV), Navigant Consulting Inc (NYSE: NCI), Varco, Inc. (NYSE: NOV), Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC) and Patterson-UTI (NASDAQ: PTEN) received upgrades from analysts.

Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (LYV) from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They have a price target of $13 on the company.

Craig Hallum upgraded Navigant Consulting Inc (NCI) from an “accumulate” rating to a “buy” rating.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) upgraded National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV) from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They have a price target of $92 on the firm, up from $78.

Sterne Agee upgraded Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC) from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They have a price target of $76 on the company.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) upgraded Patterson-UTI (PTEN) from a “sell” company.

Goldman (NYSE:GS) Says Norfolk Southern's (NYSE:NSC) Margins Under Pressure

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) downgraded Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) from "Neutral" to "Sell," citing pressures on margins.

Norfolk Southern, which for the most part transports commodities and consumer products, said in order to improve their services they're going to have to increase capital expenditure, which could affect margins and earnings.

Coal coming from Appalachia is expected to decrease for transporting, along with the ability to increase pricing in general.

Norfold was trading at $60.37, dropping $0.18, or 0.30 percent, at 2:26 PM EST. Goldman slashed their price target on them from $62 to $59.