Yingli (YGE) (AA) (AF) (FCBC) (APEI) (WSBC) Upgraded

Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (NYSE: YGE), Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA), Astoria Financial Co. (NYSE: AF), First Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCBC), American Public Education (NASDAQ: APEI) and WesBanco, Inc. (NASDAQ: WSBC) had analyst upgrades.

Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (YGE) was upgraded by Avian from a “Negative” rating to a “Positive” rating. They have a price target of $7.50 on the company.

Alcoa Inc. (AA) was upgraded by Davenport from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating.

Astoria Financial Co. (AF) was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Sell” rating to a “Hold” rating.

First Community Bancshares, Inc. (FCBC) was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $13.00 on the company.

American Public Education (APEI) was upgraded by BMO Capital Markets from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

WesBanco, Inc. (WSBC) was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $22.00 on the company.

Chesapeake (CHK) (RA) (PLXT) (REXX) (APEI) (COG) Get New Coverage

Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK), RailAmerica, Inc. (NYSE: RA), PLX Technology Inc (NASDAQ: PLXT), Rex Energy (NASDAQ: REXX), American Public Education (NASDAQ: APEI) and Cabot Oil & Gas (NYSE: COG) get new analyst coverage.

Morgan Keegan initiated coverage on RailAmerica, Inc. (RA). They placed an “Outperform” rating and a price target of $20.00 on the company.

Wunderlich initiated coverage on PLX Technology Inc. (PLXT). They placed a “Hold” rating and a price target of $3.50 on the company.

Brean Murray initiated coverage on Rex Energy (REXX). They placed a “Hold” rating on the company.

Wunderlich initiated coverage on American Public Education (APEI). They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $54.00 on the company.

Brean Murray initiated coverage on Chesapeake Energy (CHK). They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $40.00 on the company.

Brean Murray initiated coverage on Cabot Oil & Gas (COG). They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $98.00 on the company.

Price Targets on (ALTH) (APEI) (ARX) (CE) (CLWR) Updated

Analysts updated price targets on Allos Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ: ALTH), American Public Education (NASDAQ: APEI), Aeroflex Holding Corp. (NYSE: ARX), Celanese Co. (NYSE: CE) and Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR).

Citigroup (NYSE:C) cut their price target on Allos Therapeutics Incorporated (ALTH) from $7.00 to $5.00. They have a “buy” rating on the stock.

RBC Capital raised their price target on American Public Education (APEI) from $42.00 to $50.00. They have an “outperform” rating on the company.

Needham & Company raised their price target on Aeroflex Holding Corp. (ARX) from $20.00 to $22.00. They have a “buy” rating on the company.

Citigroup raised their price target on Celanese Co. (CE) from $59.00 to $63.00. They have a “buy” rating on the company.

Citigroup cut their price target on Clearwire (CLWR) from $7.00 to $6.00. They have a “reduce” rating on the company.

Price Targets on (APEI) (BBRG) (DF) (DIS) (EMCI) Updated

Price targets on shares of American Public Education (NASDAQ: APEI), Bravio Brio (NASDAQ: BBRG), Dean Foods Co (NYSE: DF), Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) and EMC Insurance Group Inc (NASDAQ: EMCI) were updated by analysts.

Piper Jaffray cut their price target on American Public Education (APEI) from $43.00 to $41.00. They have a “neutral” rating on the company.

Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) raised their price target on Bravio Brio (BBRG) from $22.00 to $24.00. They have a “buy” rating on the company.

Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) raised their price target on Dean Foods Co (DF) to $13.00.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) raised their price target on Walt Disney (DIS) from $44.00 to $45.00. They have a “hold” rating on the company.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc cut their price target on EMC Insurance Group Inc (EMCI) to $23.00.

Price Targets on (ALTH) (APEI) (BBRG) (CE) (CPLP) Updated

Price targets on shares of Allos Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ: ALTH), American Public Education (NASDAQ: APEI), Bravio Brio (NASDAQ: BBRG), Celanese Co. (NYSE: CE) and Capital Product Partners L.P. (NASDAQ: CPLP) were updated by analysts.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) cut their price target on Allos Therapeutics Incorporated (ALTH) from $10.00 to $8.00. They have an “overweight” rating on the company.

Sterne Agee raised their price target on American Public Education (APEI) from $43.00 to $45.00. They have a “buy” rating on the company.

Morgan Keegan raised their price target on Bravio Brio (BBRG) from $22.00 to $23.00. They have an “outperform” rating on the company.

Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) raised their price target on Celanese Co. (CE) from $56.00 to $60.00. They have a “buy” rating on the company.

Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) raised their price target on Capital Product Partners L.P. (CPLP) from $9.00 to $10.00. They have a “hold” rating on the company.