QUALCOMM (QCOM) Ratings, Price Targets

QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) had ratings and price targets on them adjusted by analysts.

QUALCOMM, Inc. (QCOM) had its “Overweight” rating reiterated by Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS).

QUALCOMM, Inc. had its “Buy” rating reiterated by Canaccord Genuity.

QUALCOMM, Inc. had its “Buy” rating reiterated by Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB).

QUALCOMM, Inc. had its “Outperform” rating reiterated by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC).

QUALCOMM, Inc. had its “Conviction Buy” rating reiterated by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS).

Citigroup (C) (EBAY) (GOOG) (QCOM) (AAPL) (DIS) Ratings Reiterated

Citigroup (NYSE: C), eBay, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY), Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM), Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) had ratings on them reiterated by analysts.

Citigroup (C) had its “Buy” rating reiterated by Nomura (NYSE:NMR).

eBay, Inc. (EBAY) had its “Neutral” rating reiterated by Nomura.

Google Inc. (GOOG) had its “Buy” rating reiterated by Jefferies Group (NYSE:JEF).

QUALCOMM, Inc. (QCOM) had its “Buy” rating reiterated by Canaccord Genuity.

Apple, Inc. (AAPL) had its “Buy” rating reiterated by Canaccord Genuity.

Walt Disney (DIS) had its “Buy” rating reiterated by Citigroup. They have a price target of $42.00 on the company.

QUALCOMM (QCOM) (SMSC) (STJ) (F) (FMX) (HOTT) Ratings Reiterated

QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM), Standard Microsystems Co. (NASDAQ: SMSC), St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE: STJ), Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F), Fomento Economico Mexicano (NYSE: FMX) and Hot Topic Inc. (NASDAQ: HOTT) had ratings on them reiterated by analysts.

Oppenheimer reiterated its "Outperform" rating on QUALCOMM, Inc. (QCOM). They have a price target of $65.00 on the company.

Needham & Company reiterated its "Buy" rating on Standard Microsystems Co. (SMSC).

Jefferies Group (NYSE:JEF) reiterated its "Hold" rating on St. Jude Medical, Inc. (STJ). They have a price target of $38.00 on the company.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) reiterated its "Buy" rating on Ford Motor Company (F).

Zacks Investment Research reiterated its "Neutral" rating on Fomento Economico Mexicano (FMX). They have a price target of $72.00 on the company.

Zacks Investment Research reiterated its "Neutral" rating on Hot Topic Inc. (HOTT). They have a price target of $7.25 on the company.

QUALCOMM (QCOM) (OKS) (HRZN) (HS) (IGTE) (AYI) Ratings, Price Targets

QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM), Oneok Partners LP (NYSE: OKS), Horizon Technology Finance (NASDAQ: HRZN), HealthSpring, Inc. (NYSE: HS), iGATE Co. (NASDAQ: IGTE) and Acuity Brands Inc. (NYSE: AYI) ratings and price targets.

QUALCOMM, Inc. (QCOM) had its “outperform” rating reiterated by Oppenheimer (NYSE:OPY). They have a price target of $65.00 on the firm.

Oneok Partners LP (OKS) is now covered by Morgan Keegan. They have a “market perform” rating and a price target of $61.00 on the firm.

Horizon Technology Finance (HRZN) was downgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating.

HealthSpring, Inc. (HS) was downgraded by Zacks Investment Research from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating.

iGATE Co. (IGTE) was downgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating.

Acuity Brands Inc. (AYI) was upgraded by BB&T (NYSE:BBT) from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They have a price target of $65.00 on the firm.

RF Micro (RFMD) (PCYC) (QCOM) (DRIV) (ELP) (EW) Ratings Reiterated

RF Micro Device (NASDAQ: RFMD), Pharmacyclics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCYC), QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM), Digital River, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRIV), Companhia Paranaense De Energia (NYSE: ELP) and Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW) had ratings on them reiterated by analysts.

Pharmacyclics, Inc. (PCYC) had its “Buy” rating reiterated by Needham & Company.

QUALCOMM, Inc. (QCOM) had its “Buy” rating reiterated by Canaccord Genuity.

RF Micro Device (RFMD) had its “Buy” rating reiterated by Needham & Company.

Digital River, Inc. (DRIV) had its “Neutral” rating reiterated by Robert W. Baird.

Companhia Paranaense De Energia (ELP) had its “Neutral” rating reiterated by Zacks Investment Research. They have a price target of $22.00 on the company.

Edwards Lifesciences (EW) had its “Neutral” rating reiterated by Zacks Investment Research. They have a price target of $76.00 on the company.

QUALCOMM (QCOM) (HPQ) (ABAX) (APOL) (ACOM) (AMTG) Ratings, Price Targets

QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM), Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), Abaxis, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABAX), Apollo Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL), Ancestry.com Inc. (NASDAQ: ACOM) and Apollo Residential (NASDAQ: AMTG) ratings and price targets.

Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) had its “neutral” rating reiterated by Zacks Investment Research. They have a price target of $28.00 on the company.

QUALCOMM, Inc. (QCOM) had its “buy” rating reiterated by Canaccord Genuity.

Abaxis, Inc. (ABAX) is now covered by Canaccord Genuity. They have a “hold” rating and a price target of $30.00 on the company.

Apollo Group, Inc. (APOL) had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) to $61.00.

Ancestry.com Inc. (ACOM) was downgraded by Morgan Keegan from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. They have a price target of $27.00 on the company, down from $30.00.

Apollo Residential (AMTG) was upgraded by Guggenheim from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating.

Qualcomm (QCOM) (EMC) (SAP) (AKAM) Among Top Tech Picks for 2012

Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM), EMC (NYSE:EMC), SAP (NYSE:SAP), Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) and Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) were among the top picks in the tech sector for 2012, as analysts and advisors look to larger and more stable companies at this time.

All of the companies listed are among the market leaders in their respective categories, and that is what is being looked for after the extremely volatile 2011 year, where top lists were hammered throughout 2011.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) are other top picks for 2012, which along with Oracle, are among the overall favorites of all sectors for 2012.

Akamai Technologies was trading at $32.10, down $0.02, or 0.06 percent, as of 11:10 AM EST. SAP was at $53.05, gaining $0.16, or 0.30 percent. EMC was at $21.82, up $0.23, or 1.07 percent. Qualcomm was at $54.87, rising $0.02, or 0.04. Oracle was at $25.78, down $0.02, or 0.08 percent.

AT&T Inc. (T) Gets Qualcomm (QCOM) Airwaves Approval

After being slapped over the attempt to acquire T-Mobile USA, AT&T (NYSE:T) got better news over its bid of $1.93 billion for airwaves held by Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM).

The Federal Communications Commission gave its approval for the deal to go foward, which frequencies acquired will cover approximately 300 million people.

AT&T, and others, have been scrambling to expand the amount of spectrum they hold in response to the growing demand for wireless Internet service from the increasing number of gadgets used by consumers and businesses.

Qualcomm owned the frequencies because of the attempt to launch a mobile-television service, which they later abandoned.

AT&T closed Thursday at $29.66, gaining $0.36, or 1.23 percent. Qualcomm closed at $54.38, climbing $0.89, or 1.66 percent.

QUALCOMM (QCOM) (RF) (RKT) (NCI) (NDRO) (NTRS) Get New Coverage

QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM), Regions Financial Corp. (NYSE: RF), Rock-Tenn Company (NYSE: RKT), Navigant Consulting Inc. (NYSE: NCI), Enduro Royalty Trust (NASDAQ: NDRO) and Northern Trust Co. (NASDAQ: NTRS) getting new coverage from analysts.

Lazard Capital initiated coverage on QUALCOMM, Inc. (QCOM). They placed a “Buy” rating on the company.

UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) initiated coverage on Regions Financial Corp. (RF). They placed a “neutral” rating on the company.

Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) initiated coverage on Rock-Tenn Company (RKT). They placed a “Buy” rating on the company.

Northland Securities initiated coverage on Navigant Consulting Inc. (NCI). They placed an “Outperform” rating and a price target of $13.00 on the company.

Robert W. Baird initiated coverage on Enduro Royalty Trust (NDRO). They placed an “Outperform” rating and a price target of $23.00 on the company.

Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) initiated coverage on Northern Trust Co. (NTRS). They placed a “Market Perform” rating on the company.

QUALCOMM (QCOM) Ratings, Price Targets

QUALCOMM (NASDAQ: QCOM) had coverage on them initiated by Lazard Capital. They placed a "Buy" rating on the company.

Scotia Capital also launched coverage on QUALCOMM (QCOM). They placed a "Buy" rating on the firm.

Canaccord Genuity reiterated its “Buy” rating on QUALCOMM. They have a price target of $74.00 on the company.

Earlier in the week, WJB Capital initiated coverage on QUALCOMM. They have a "Buy" rating on the company.

QUALCOMM was trading as $52.84, gaining $0.29, or 0.55 percent, as of 12:30 PM EST.

Kohls (KSS) (OSUR) (QCOM) (REGN) (ITC) (JOYG) Ratings Reiterated

Kohls Corp. (NYSE: KSS), OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSUR), QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM), Regeneron Pharma (NASDAQ: REGN), ITC Holdings Corp. (NYSE: ITC) and Joy Global Inc. (NASDAQ: JOYG) had ratings on them reiterated by analysts.

Canaccord Genuity reiterated its "Buy" rating on OraSure Technologies, Inc. (OSUR).

Canaccord Genuity reiterated its "Buy" rating on QUALCOMM, Inc. (QCOM).

Leerink reiterated its "Outperform" rating on Regeneron Pharma (REGN).

Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) reiterated its "Hold" rating on ITC Holdings Corp. (ITC). They have a price target of $73.00 on the company.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) reiterated its "Buy" rating on Joy Global Inc. (JOYG).

Nomura reiterated its "Neutral" rating on Kohls Corp. (KSS).

DuPont (DD) (QCOM) (SGNT) (SLB) (COL) (DIN) Get New Coverage

DuPont (NYSE: DD), QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM), Sagent Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: SGNT), Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB), Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) and Dineequity Inc. (NYSE: DIN) getting new coverage from analysts.

UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) initiated coverage on DuPont (DD). They placed a “Neutral” rating on the company.

Scotia Capital initiated coverage on QUALCOMM, Inc. (QCOM). They placed an “Outperform” rating on the company.

Collins Stewart initiated coverage on Sagent Pharmaceuticals Inc. (SGNT). They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $25.00 on the company.

Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) initiated coverage on Schlumberger (SLB). They placed a “Buy” rating on the company.

Sterne Agee initiated coverage on Rockwell Collins (COL). They placed a “Neutral” rating on the company.

Stephens initiated coverage on Dineequity Inc. (DIN). They placed an “Equal Weight” rating on the company.

QUALCOMM (QCOM) (PTEN) (RIMM) (EW) (EXPR) (FDX) Ratings, Price Targets

QUALCOMM, Inc. (QCOM), Patterson-UTI (PTEN), Research In Motion (RIMM), Edwards Lifesciences (EW), Express, Inc. (EXPR) and FedEx (FDX) ratings and price targets.

Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) downgraded Patterson-UTI (PTEN) to a “Hold” rating. They have a price target of $22.00 on the company.

Scotia Capital initiated coverage on QUALCOMM, Inc. (QCOM). They placed an “Outperform” rating on the company.

Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded Research In Motion (RIMM) from an “Underperform” rating to a “Market Perform” rating.

Rodman & Renshaw reiterated its “Market Perform” rating on Edwards Lifesciences (EW).

Brean Murray reiterated its “Buy” rating on Express, Inc. (EXPR).

Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) reiterated its “Buy” rating on FedEx (FDX).

QUALCOMM (QCOM) (PVH) (CADX) (CNH) (CSIQ) (PPO) Ratings Reiterated

QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM), Phillips-Van Heusen (NYSE: PVH), Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CADX), CNH Global (NYSE: CNH), Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) and Polypore (NYSE: PPO) had ratings on them reiterated by analysts.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) reiterated its "Equal Weight" rating on Phillips-Van Heusen (PVH).

Canaccord Genuity reiterated its "Buy" rating on QUALCOMM, Inc. (QCOM). They have a price target of $74.00 on the company.

Canaccord Genuity reiterated its "Buy" rating on Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (CADX).

Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) reiterated its "Overweight" rating on CNH Global (CNH). They have a price target of $51.00 on the company.

Collins Stewart reiterated its "Neutral" rating on Canadian Solar Inc. (CSIQ).

Needham & Company reiterated its "Buy" rating on Polypore (PPO).

QUALCOMM, Inc. (QCOM) Ratings Reiterated

QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) had ratings on them reiterated by several analysts.

Nomura reiterated its “Neutral” rating on QUALCOMM, Inc. (QCOM).

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) reiterated its “Buy” rating on QUALCOMM, Inc. They have a price target of $65.00 on the company.

Canaccord Genuity reiterated its “Buy” rating on QUALCOMM, Inc.

FBR Capital reiterated its “Outperform” rating on QUALCOMM, Inc. They have a price target of $75.00 on the company.

QUALCOMM (QCOM) Price Target Raised

QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) had its price target boosted by several analysts.

QUALCOMM, Inc. had its price target raised by Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) to $70.00. They have an “Outperform” rating on the company.

QUALCOMM, Inc. had its price target raised by Citigroup (NYSE:C) to $68.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

QUALCOMM, Inc. had its price target raised by Morgan Keegan to $62.00.

QUALCOMM, Inc. had its price target raised by FBR Capital from $70.00 to $75.00. They have an “Outperform” rating on the company.

QUALCOMM, Inc. had its price target raised by Sterne Agee from $67.00 to $70.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

QUALCOMM, Inc. had its price target raised by Oppenheimer from $60.00 to $65.00. They have an “Outperform” rating on the company.

QUALCOMM (QCOM) (NTAP) (ORBK) (PDCO) (RDNT) (SBAC) (SGNT) Ratings Reiterated

QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM), NetApp Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP), Orbotech Ltd. (NASDAQ: ORBK), Patterson Companies Inc. (NASDAQ: PDCO), Radnet Incorporated (NASDAQ: RDNT), SBA Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: SBAC) and Sagent Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: SGNT) had ratings on them reiterated by analysts.

Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) reiterated its "Overweight" rating on QUALCOMM, Inc. (QCOM).

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) reiterated its "Overweight" rating on NetApp Inc. (NTAP). They have a price target of $46.00 on the company.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated its "Neutral" rating on Orbotech Ltd. (ORBK).

JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated its "Neutral" rating on Patterson Companies Inc. (PDCO).

Morgan Keegan reiterated its "Outperform" rating on Radnet Incorporated (RDNT).

Benchmark Co. reiterated its "Buy" rating on SBA Communications Corp. (SBAC). They have a price target of $50.00 on the company.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) reiterated its "Overweight" rating on Sagent Pharmaceuticals Inc. (SGNT).

QUALCOMM (QCOM) (PLCE) (RA) (COH) (COLM) (DFS) Get New Coverage

QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM), Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCE), RailAmerica, Inc. (NYSE: RA), Coach (NYSE: COH), Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ: COLM) and Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) getting new coverage from analysts.

Societe Generale initiated coverage on QUALCOMM, Inc. (QCOM). They placed a “Hold” rating and a price target of $55.50 on the company.

FBR Capital initiated coverage on Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. (PLCE). They placed an “Underperform” rating on the company.

RBC Capital initiated coverage on RailAmerica, Inc. (RA). They placed a “Sector Perform” rating on the company.

Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) initiated coverage on Coach (COH). They placed a “Hold” rating and a price target of $66.00 on the company.

Macquarie initiated coverage on Columbia Sportswear (COLM). They placed a “Neutral” rating and a price target of $50.00 on the company.

William Blair initiated coverage on Discover Financial Services (DFS). They placed a “Market Perform” rating on the company.

QUALCOMM (QCOM) (HNZ) (PCP) (IVZ) (JDSU) (LINTA) (MRVL) Ratings Reiterated

QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM), H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE: HNZ), Precision Castparts (NYSE: PCP), Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ), JDS Uniphase Co. (NASDAQ: JDSU), Liberty Media Corp (NASDAQ: LINTA) and Marvell Technology Group (NASDAQ: MRVL) had ratings on them reiterated by analysts.

Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) reiterated its "Buy" rating on QUALCOMM, Inc. (QCOM).

Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) reiterated its "Buy" rating on H.J. Heinz Company (HNZ).

Wedbush reiterated its "Outperform" rating on Precision Castparts (PCP). They have a price target of $175.00 on the company.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) reiterated its "Overweight" rating on Invesco Ltd. (IVZ).

Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) reiterated its "Overweight" rating on JDS Uniphase Co. (JDSU).

Wunderlich reiterated its "Buy" rating on Liberty Media Corp. (LINTA). They have a price target of $22.00 on the company.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) reiterated its "Overweight" rating on Marvell Technology Group (MRVL).

Qualcomm (QCOM) (NAV) (OMN) (ORLY) (PVH) EPS Estimates Changed

Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM), Navistar (NYSE:NAV), Omnova (NYSE:OMN), O'Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) and PVH (NYSE:PVH) had their EPS estimates adjusted by analysts.

Qualcomm (QCOM) had its EPS estimates cut through 2012 by Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS). They have an "Outperform" rating and price target of $65 on the company.

Navistar (NAV) had its EPS estimates lowered through 2011 by Jefferies (NYSE:JEF). They reiterate a "Buy" rating and price target of $70 on the company.

Omnova (OMN) had its EPS estimates cut by Jefferies. They have a "Buy" rating on the company.

O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY) had its price target raised by UBS to $73. They reiterated a "Buy" rating on the company.

PVH (PVH) had its EPS estimates raised by Brean Murray. They have a "Buy" rating and price of $80 on the company.