Atwood (ATW) (SLB) (SSS) (SXC) (ARCP) (BHI) Get New Coverage

Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE: ATW), Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB), Sovran Self Storage, Inc. (NYSE: SSS), Suncoke Energy Inc. (NYSE: SXC), American Realty Capital (NASDAQ: ARCP) and Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI) getting new coverage from analysts.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) initiated coverage on Schlumberger (SLB). They placed a “Neutral” rating on the company.

Robert W. Baird initiated coverage on Sovran Self Storage, Inc. (SSS). They placed an “Outperform” rating and a price target of $48.00 on the company.

Oppenheimer initiated coverage on Suncoke Energy Inc. (SXC). They placed an “Outperform” rating and a price target of $15.00 on the company.

Ladenburg Thalmann initiated coverage on American Realty Capital (ARCP). They placed a “Buy” rating on the company.

Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (ATW). They placed a “Neutral” rating on the company.

Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on Baker Hughes (BHI). They placed a “Buy” rating on the company.

Saba (SABA) (TLB) (TOL) (AON) (ATW) (BNS) Upgraded

Saba Software (NASDAQ: SABA), Talbots (NYSE: TLB), Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE: TOL), Aon Co. (NYSE: AON), Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE: ATW) and Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS) were upgraded by analysts.

Saba Software (SABA) was upgraded by Craig Hallum from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating.

Talbots (TLB) was upgraded by Wedbush from an “Underperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating. They have a price target of $3.00 on the company.

Toll Brothers, Inc. (TOL) was upgraded by Wall Street Strategies to a “Buy” rating.

Aon Co. (AON) was upgraded by RBC Capital from a “Sector Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (ATW) was upgraded by Morgan Keegan from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) was upgraded by RBC Capital from a “Sector Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

Toll (TOL) (AMCX) (TXI) (ATW) (RBS) (AUQ) Upgraded

Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE: TOL), AMC Networks (NASDAQ: AMCX), Texas Industries (NYSE: TXI), Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE: ATW), Royal Bank Scotland (NYSE: RBS) and Aurioo Gold Inc (NYSE: AUQ) upgraded by analysts.

Toll Brothers, Inc. (TOL) was upgraded by Susquehanna from a “Neutral” rating to a “Positive” rating.

AMC Networks (AMCX) was upgraded by Barclays Capital from an “Underweight” rating to an “Equal Weight” rating. They have a price target of $32.00 on the company.

Texas Industries (TXI) was upgraded by Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $39.00 on the company, down from $43.00.

Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (ATW) was upgraded by Macquarie from a “Neutral” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

Royal Bank Scotland (RBS) was upgraded by Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating.

Aurioo Gold Inc. (AUQ) was upgraded by CIBC from a “Sector Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

Biggest Losers (LINC) (ZOLT) (ATW) (KOP) (OGE) on May 6

Among the big, negative movers on Friday, May 6, were Lincoln Educational (LINC), Zoltek Companies (ZOLT), Atwood Oceanics (ATW), Koppers Holdings Inc (KOP) and OGE Energy Corp. (OGE).

Lincoln Educational (LINC) was down $0.92, to close at $15.14, a loss of 5.73 percent.

Zoltek Companies (ZOLT) fell $0.91 on the day to close at $10.80, a loss of 7.77 percent.

Atwood Oceanics (ATW) dropped $0.90 to close at $40.11, a loss of 2.19 percent.

Koppers Holdings Inc (KOP) declined $0.89 to close the session at $41.16, a loss of 2.12 percent.

Oge Energy Corp. (OGE) plunged $0.89 to end the day at $50.42, a loss of 1.73 percent.

Coverage on (ACAS) (ACE) (ATW) (CVD) (HOTT) Initiated by Analysts

American Capital Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACAS), ACE Limited (NYSE:ACE), Atwood Oceanics Inc. (NYSE:ATW), Covance Inc. (NYSE:CVD) and American Capital Ltd. (NASDAQ:HOTT) had coverage initiated on them by analysts.

FBR Capital Markets initiated coverage on American Capital Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACAS), starting them off with a "Market Perform" rating. They raised their price target from $10 to $12 on them.

FBR Capital Markets initiated coverage on ACE Limited (NYSE:ACE), starting them off with an "Outperform" rating. They have a price target from $83 on them.

Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) initiated coverage on Atwood Oceanics Inc. (NYSE:ATW), starting them off with a "Neutral" rating. They raised their price target from $39 to $41 on them.

Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) initiated coverage on Covance Inc. (NYSE:CVD), starting them off with a "Buy" rating. They have a price target of from $71 on them.

Janney Montgomery Scott initiated coverage on Hot Topic Inc. (NASDAQ:HOTT), starting them off with a "Buy" rating. They have a price target of from $8 on them.

Ratings of (ABFS) (ANFGY) (ATW) (BEBE) (BEXP) Upgraded by Analysts

Analysts upgraded Arkansas Best Corp (NASDAQ: ABFS), Antofagasta plc (NASDAQ: ANFGY), Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE: ATW), bebe Stores (NASDAQ: BEBE), Brigham Exploration (NASDAQ: BEXP) today.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) upgraded Arkansas Best Corp (ABFS) from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They have a price target of $28.00 on the company, up from $26.00.

Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) upgraded Antofagasta plc (ANFGY) from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.

Duncan Williams upgraded Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (ATW) from a “reduce” rating to a “strong buy” rating. They have a price target of $60.75 on the company.

Wedbush upgraded bebe stores (BEBE) from an “underperform” rating to an “outperform” rating. They have a price target of $8.00 on the company, up from $5.50.

MKM Partners upgraded Brigham Exploration (BEXP) from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They have a price target $41.00 on the company.

Ratings on (ATW) (BABY) (BAH) (CRIS) (CSOD) Initiated by Analysts

Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE: ATW), Natus Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: BABY), Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE: BAH), Curis, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRIS) and Cornerstone OnDemand (NASDAQ: CSOD) get ratings initiations from analysts.

Canaccord Genuity initiated coverage on Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (ATW). They placed a “buy” rating and a price target of $57.00 on the company.

ThinkEquity initiated coverage on shares of Natus Medical, Inc. (BABY). They placed a “buy” rating and a price target of $22.00 on the company.

William Blair initiated coverage on Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (BAH). They placed an “outperform” rating on the company.

Brean Murray analysts initiated coverage on shares of Curis, Inc. (CRIS). They placed a “buy” rating and a price target of $5.00 on the company.

JMP Securities initiated coverage on Cornerstone OnDemand (CSOD). They placed an “outperform” rating on the company.