CNH (CNH) (BWLD) (CBRL) (MWIV) (RCI) (KELYA) (PPO) Ratings, Price Targets

CNH Global (NYSE: CNH), Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD), Cracker Barrel (NASDAQ: CBRL), MWI Veterinary Supply (NASDAQ: MWIV), Rogers Communications Inc. (NYSE: RCI), Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: KELYA) and Polypore (NYSE: PPO) had ratings and price targets on them adjusted by analysts.

Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD) was downgraded by Miller Tabak from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating. They have a price target of $72.00 on the company, down from $78.00.

Cracker Barrel (CBRL) was downgraded by KeyBanc from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating.

MWI Veterinary Supply (MWIV) was downgraded by Barrington Research from an “Outperform” rating to a “Market Perform” rating.

Rogers Communications Inc. (RCI) was downgraded by Macquarie from an “Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Kelly Services, Inc. (KELYA) was upgraded by Citigroup (NYSE:C) from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating.

Polypore (PPO) was upgraded by Robert W. Baird from a “Neutral” rating to an “Outperform” rating. They have a price target of $58.00 on the company, up from $49.00.

CNH Global (CNH) was downgraded by ISI Group from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating. They have a price target of $48.00 on the company.

Statoil (STO)(VAL) (EW) (BWLD) (IFSIA) (JWN) Upgraded

Statoil (NYSE: STO), The Valspar Co. (NYSE: VAL), Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW), Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD), Interface, Inc. (NASDAQ: IFSIA) and Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) upgraded by analysts.

Statoil (STO) was upgraded by Collins Stewart from a “Sell” rating to a “Hold” rating.

The Valspar Co. (VAL) was upgraded by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) to an “overweight” rating.

Edwards Lifesciences (EW) was upgraded by Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) to an “Outperform” rating.

Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD) was upgraded by Sterne Agee from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating.

Interface, Inc. (IFSIA) was upgraded by Longbow Research from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $18.00 on the company.

Nordstrom, Inc. (JWN) was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $52.00 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.

GE (GE) (CAT) (QLIK) (BWLD) (PNRA) (SMG) Ratings Reiterated

General Electric (NYSE: GE), Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT), Qlik Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: QLIK), Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD), Panera Bread Company (NASDAQ: PNRA) and Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE: SMG) had ratings reiterated by analysts.

Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) reiterated a "Buy" rating on Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD).

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) reiterated an "Overweight" rating on Caterpillar Inc. (CAT).

Citigroup (NYSE:C) reiterated a "Buy" rating on General Electric (GE).

Sterne Agee reiterated a "Buy" rating on Panera Bread Company (PNRA). They have a price target of $134.00 on the company.

Citigroup reiterated a "Hold" rating on Qlik Technologies Inc (QLIK).

Oppenheimer reiterated a "Market Perform" rating on Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG).

Agilent (A) (AAPL) (BRCM) (BWLD) (CBST) Price Targets Changed

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A), Apple, Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL), Broadcom Corp (NASDAQ: BRCM), Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD) and Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBST) price targets changed.

Agilent Technologies Inc. (A) had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) to $63.00.

Apple, Inc (AAPL) had its price target raised by Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) to $485.00.

Broadcom Corp. (BRCM) had its price target slashed by Needham & Company from $44.00 to $40.00. They have a “buy” rating on the company.

Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD) had its price target raised Morgan Keegan to $78.00.

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (CBST) had its price target raised by Oppenheimer from $37.00 to $44.00. They have an “outperform” rating on the company.

All-Time Highs for (BLL) (BTI) (BWLD) (CAH) (CEC) Reached May 6

Ball Corp. (NYSE:BLL), British American Tobacco (AMEX:BTI), Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ:BWLD), Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) and CEC Entertainment (NYSE:CEC) all breached all-time highs on Friday, May 6.

Ball Corp. (BLL) closed at $38.03, gaining $0.26, or 0.69 percent. They traded as high as $38.34 on the day.

British American Tobacco (BTI) closed Friday at $87.79, level with Thursday's close, but reaching a high of $88.89 in the session.

Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD) closed Friday at $61.05, falling $0.38, or 0.62 percent. They traded as high as $62.69 on the day.

Cardinal Health (CAH) closed at $44.58, down $0.06, or 0.13 percent. They traded as high as $45.49 on the day.

CEC Entertainment (NYSE:CEC) closed at $39.16, gaining $0.26, or 0.67 percent. They traded as high as $41.60 on the day.

Acme (APKT) (UA) (BWLD) (PNR) (WRB) Get Ratings Initiations

Acme Packet (NASDAQ:APKT), Under Armour (NYSE:UA), Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ:BWLD), Pentair (NYSE:PNR) and W.R. Berkley (NYSE:WRB) had analysts initiate coverage on them.

Acme Packet (APKT) was started off with a "Buy" rating by Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB), which has a price target of $82 on the company.

Under Armour (UA) was started off with an "Equal Weight" rating by Barclays Capital, with a price target of $70.

Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD) was initiated with a "Buy" rating by Deutsche Bank, with a price target of $74.

Pentair (PNR) was initiated at a "Buy" rating by Longbow, with a price target of $45.

W.R. Berkley (NYSE:WRB) was started off with an "Outperform" rating by RBC Capital Markets, which placed a price target of $35 on the company.

B&G (BGS) (X) (BWLD) (ENP) (GPRO) Get Ratings Downgrades

B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS), U.S. Steel (NYSE: X), Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD), Encore Energy Partners (NYSE: ENP) and Gen-Probe Incorporated (NASDAQ: GPRO) all got downgraded today.

Longbow Research downgraded B&G Foods, Inc. (BGS) from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) downgraded U.S. Steel (X) from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating. They have a price target of $56 on the company, down from $74.00.

Raymond James (NYSE:RJF) downgraded Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD) from a “Buy” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

Robert W. Baird downgraded Encore Energy Partners (ENP) from an “Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating. They placed a price target of $25 on the stock.

Madison Williams downgraded Gen-Probe Incorporated (GPRO) from a “Buy” rating to an “Accumulate” rating.

Zion Bancorp (Nasdaq:ZION), Avago (Nasdaq:AVGO), Collective Brands (NYSE:PSS), International Paper (NYSE:IP), Kulicke & Soffa (Nasdaq:KLIC), tw telec

Davidson released their top picks for 2011, among them Zion Bancorp (Nasdaq:ZION), Avago (Nasdaq:AVGO), Collective Brands (NYSE:PSS), International Paper (NYSE:IP), Kulicke & Soffa (Nasdaq:KLIC) and tw telecom (Nasdaq:TWTC).

Those listed above have had the largest amount of trading activity on average, over the last 3 months.

Also top picks of Davidson for 2011 are ACI Worldwide (Nasdaq:ACIW), Buffalo Wild Wings (Nasdaq:BWLD), Diamond Foods (Nasdaq:DMND), ITC Holdings (NYSE:ITC), RTI International Metals (NYSE:RTI), Shaw Group (Nasdaq:SHAW), Triumph Group (NYSE:TGI),
Umpqua (Nasdaq:UMPQ), Valmont (NYSE:VMI) and Volcom (Nasdaq:VLCM).

Price Targets on all 16 companies:


Zion Bancorp - $31 price target - closed Monday at $25.17

Avago Tech - $35 price target - closed at $27.80

Collective Brands - $27 price target - closed at $21.28

International Paper - $36 price target - closed at $28.02

Kulicke & Soffa - $14 price target - closed at $7.20

tw telecom - $24 price target - closed at $17.89

ACI Worldwide - $32 price target - closed at $27.45

Buffalo Wild Wings - $60 price target - closed at $45.38

Diamond Foods - $59 price target - closed at $52.19

ITC Holdings - $75 price target - closed at $62.52

RTI International Metals - $37 price target - closed at $27.30

Shaw Group - $40 price target - closed at $34.67

Triumph Group - $110 price target - closed at $91.89

Umpqua - $15 price target - closed at $12.74

Valmont - $110 price target - closed at $89.03

Volcom - $23 price target - closed at $19.22