Yamana (AUY) (CNC) (CSTR) (CVS) (PBY) (URBN) Ratings, Price Targets

Yamana Gold (NYSE: AUY), Centene Co. (NYSE: CNC), Coinstar (NASDAQ: CSTR), CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS), Pep Boys (NYSE: PBY) and Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) had ratings and price targets on them adjusted by analysts.

Yamana Gold (AUY) was downgraded by Dahlman Rose from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating.

Centene Co. (CNC) had its “Buy” rating reiterated by Citigroup (NYSE:C). They have a price target of $52.00 on the company.

Coinstar (CSTR) had its “Hold” rating reiterated by Needham & Company.

CVS Caremark (CVS) had its price target raised by Citigroup from $45.00 to $51.00.

Pep Boys (PBY) was downgraded by Argus from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating.

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN) was downgraded by Brean Murray from a “Hold” rating to a “Sell” rating. They have a price target of $23.00 on the company.

Centene (CNC) (SPF) (VDSI) (VIT) (CF) (CPLP) Upgraded

Centene (NYSE: CNC), Standard Pacific (NYSE: SPF), VASCO Data Security International (NASDAQ: VDSI), VanceInfo Technologies (NYSE: VIT), CF Industries Holdings (NYSE: CF) and Capital Product Partners (NASDAQ: CPLP) were upgraded by analysts.

Standard Pacific (SPF) was upgraded by Zacks Investment Research from an “Underperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

VASCO Data Security International (VDSI) was upgraded by Wunderlich from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $8.25 on the company.

VanceInfo Technologies (VIT) was upgraded by Oppenheimer (NYSE:OPY) from a “Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating. They have a price target of $15.00 on the company.

CF Industries Holdings (CF) was upgraded by BMO Capital Markets from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

Centene (CNC) was upgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a “Neutral” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

Capital Product Partners (CPLP) was upgraded by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

Synergy (SYRG) (TJX) (WCG) (AGP) (CNC) (CVH) Get New Coverage

Synergy Resources (NASDAQ: SYRG), TJX Companies Inc. (NYSE: TJX), WellCare Group (NYSE: WCG), AMERIGROUP Co. (NYSE: AGP), Centene Co. (NYSE: CNC) and Coventry Health Care, Inc. (NYSE: CVH) getting new coverage from analysts.

McNicoll Lewis & Vlak initiated coverage on Synergy Resources (SYRG). They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $3.75 on the company.

CL King initiated coverage on TJX Companies Inc. (TJX). The analysts placed a “Buy” rating on the company.

Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage on WellCare Group (WCG). They placed a “Hold” rating on the company.

Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage on AMERIGROUP Co. (AGP). They placed a “Hold” rating on the company.

Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage on Centene Co. (CNC). They placed a “Buy” rating on the company.

Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage on Coventry Health Care, Inc. (CVH). They placed a “Buy” rating on the company.

Torchmark (TMK) (MCK) (CNC) (CPSI) (BWA) (ASEI) Price Targets Changed

Torchmark Co. (NYSE: TMK), McKesson Co. (NYSE: MCK), Centene Co. (NYSE: CNC), Computer Programs & Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPSI), BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE: BWA) and American Science And Engineering Incorporated (NASDAQ: ASEI) had their price targets adjusted by analysts.

Torchmark Co. (TMK) had its price target raised by Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) to $41.00. They have an “Underperform” rating on the company.

McKesson Co. (MCK) had its price target lowered by Auriga to $95.00.

Centene Co. (CNC) had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) to $39.00.

Computer Programs & Systems, Inc. (CPSI) had its price target raised by Auriga from $60.00 to $78.00. They have a “Hold” rating on the company.

BorgWarner Inc (BWA) had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup (NYSE:C) to $88.00. The analysts now have a “hold” rating on the company.

American Science And Engineering Incorporated (NASDAQ: ASEI) had its price target lowered by analysts at The Benchmark Company from $90.00 to $80.00. The analysts now have a “hold” rating on the company.

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.

Price Targets on (CCE) (CHH) (CMCSA) (CNC) (CNX) Updated by Analysts

Coca-Cola Enterprises (NYSE: CCE), Choice Hotels (NYSE: CHH), Comcast Co. (NASDAQ: CMCSA), Centene Co. (NYSE: CNC) and CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) get price targets updated today by analysts.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) raised their price target on Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) from $28.00 to $30.00. They have a “neutral” rating on the company.

Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) cut their price target on Choice Hotels (CHH) from $32.00 to $31.00.

Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) raised their price target on Comcast Co. (CMCSA) from $30.00 to $33.00.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Centene Co. (CNC) from $29.00 to $38.00. They have a “neutral” rating on the company.

FBR Capital raised their price target on CONSOL Energy Inc. (CNX) from $59.00 to $65.00. They have an “outperform” rating on the company.

Centene (NYSE:CNC) Guidance in Line with Expectations

Centene (NYSE:CNC) released EPS and revenue estimates for 2011 recently, and they're pretty much in line with analysts' expectations.

Barclays (NYSE:BCS) said, "Yesterday, Centene announced that 2011 earnings per share would be up 12%-18%, consistent with both previous comments and the Street consensus, and basically in line with our estimate. CNC is guiding to revenues in the range of $4.9-$5.1 billion, up 14%-19%, and EPS in the range of $2.00-$2.10 per share. The earnings guidance compares to our previous estimate of $2.10 per share, but the Street consensus of $2.04 per share. The underlying metrics suggest a slight rise in the MLR, offset by improvement in the G&A ratio. This is wholly in line with comments from the company 6 weeks ago as well as what we believe current expectations are...With yesterday's guidance, we are lowering our 2011 EPS by 5 cents to reflect the midpoint of Centene's range, to $2.05. In addition, we are maintaining our 2010 EPS estimate of $1.82."

Barclays maintains an "Underweight" rating on Centene, which closed Friday at $25.40, up $0.31, or 1.24 percent. Barclays has a price target of $25 on them.