Cooper (CBE) (CHH) (TWC) (ED) (APC) (ASBC) Ratings, Price Targets

Cooper Industries PLC (NYSE: CBE), Choice Hotels (NYSE: CHH), Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC), Consolidated Edison, Inc. (NYSE: ED), Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC) and Associated Banc-Corp (NASDAQ: ASBC) ratings and price targets.

Choice Hotels (CHH) was downgraded by Robert W. Baird from a “Neutral” rating to an “Underperform” rating. They have a price target of $34.00 on the company, up from $33.00.

Time Warner Cable (TWC) had its “Buy” rating reiterated by Nomura (NYSE:NMR).

Cooper Industries PLC (CBE) is now covered by Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS). They placed an “Equal Weight” rating and a price target of $60.00 on the company.

Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED) was downgraded by Citigroup (NYSE:C) from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Anadarko Petroleum (APC) was upgraded by Raymond James (NYSE:RJF) from an “Outperform” rating to a “Strong Buy” rating.

Associated Banc-Corp (ASBC) is now covered by Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB). They placed a “Buy” rating on the company.

Clovis (CLVS) (VFC) (YZC) (BWLD) (ED) (EQR) Ratings, Price Targets

Clovis Oncology Inc. (NASDAQ: CLVS), V.F. Co. (NYSE: VFC), Yanzhou Coal Mining (NYSE: YZC), Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD), Consolidated Edison, Inc. (NYSE: ED) and Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) ratings and price targets.

V.F. Co. (NYSE: VFC) was upgraded by Citigroup (NYSE:C) from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating.

Yanzhou Coal Mining (YZC) was upgraded by Barclays Capital (NYSE:BCS)to an “Overweight” rating.

Clovis Oncology Inc. (CLVS) is now covered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM). They have an “Overweight” rating on the firm.

Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD) had its price target raised by Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) to $76.00.

Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED) was downgraded by Caris & Co. to a “Below Average” rating.

Equity Residential (EQR) was downgraded by BMO Capital Markets from an “Outperform” rating to a “Market Perform” rating.

Meritor (MTOR) (ED) (TEN) (EMC) (EV) (GENT) Price Targets Changed

Meritor (NASDAQ: MTOR), Consolidated Edison, Inc. (NYSE: ED), Tenneco Inc. (NYSE: TEN), EMC Corp. (NYSE: EMC), Eaton Vance Corp. (NYSE: EV) and Gentium SpA (NASDAQ: GENT) price targets adjusted by analysts.

Meritor (MTOR) had its price target lowered by Barclays Capital from $20.00 to $15.00. They have an “Overweight” rating on the company.

Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED) had its price target raised by Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) to $54.50. They have a “Hold” rating on the company. They cited valuation as the catalyst behind the call.

Tenneco Inc. (TEN) had its price target lowered by Barclays Capital from $57.00 to $54.00. They have an “Overweight” rating on the company.

EMC Corp. (EMC) had its price target lowered by Barclays Capital from $37.00 to $32.00. They have an “Overweight” rating on the company.

Eaton Vance Corp. (EV) had its price target lowered by Citigroup (NYSE:C) to $23.00. They have a “Hold” rating on the company.

Gentium SpA (GENT) had its price target lowered by Wedbush from $16.00 to $14.00. They have an “Outperform” rating on the company.

VMware (VMW) (CNI) (VIT) (ECL) (ED) (NUVA) Upgraded

VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), Canadian National Railway (NYSE: CNI), VanceInfo Technologies Inc. (NYSE: VIT), Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL), Consolidated Edison, Inc. (NYSE: ED) and NuVasive (NASDAQ: NUVA) upgraded by analysts.

VMware, Inc. (VMW) was upgraded by Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) from a “Neutral” rating to an “Outperform” rating. They have a price target of $115.00 on the company.

Canadian National Railway (CNI) was upgraded by Raymond James (NYSE:RJF) from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

VanceInfo Technologies Inc. (VIT) was upgraded by Kaufman Brothers from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $25.00 on the company.

Ecolab Inc. (ECL) was upgraded by Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $58.00 on the company, up from $53.00.

Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED) was upgraded by ISI Group from a “Sell” rating to a “Hold” rating.

NuVasive (NUVA) was upgraded by Rodman & Renshaw from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating. They have a price target of $33.00 on the company.

Ex-Dividend for (CEO) (CHU) (ED) (FDP) (MRO) on May 16

Ex-Dividend date for CNOOC Ltd. (NYSE:CEO), China United Network Communications Ltd. (NYSE:CHU), Consolidated Edison Inc. (NYSE:ED), Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. (NYSE:FDP) and Marathon Oil Corp (NYSE:MRO) is May 16.

CNOOC Ltd. (CEO) pays a dividend of $2.89 with a yield of 2.22 percent.

China United Network Communications Ltd. (CHU) pays a dividend of $0.10 with a yield of 0.49 percent.

Consolidated Edison Inc. (ED) pays a dividend of $0.60 with a yield of 4.53 percent.

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. (FDP) pays a dividend of $0.05 with a yield of 0.74 percent.

Marathon Oil Corp (MRO) pays a dividend of $0.25 with a yield of 1.94 percent.

Price Targets on (CI) (DTV) (ED) (EL) (HNT) on Upgraded

Price Targets on CIGNA Co. (NYSE: CI), DirecTV (NYSE: DTV), Consolidated Edison, Inc. (NYSE: ED), Estee Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE: EL) and Health Net Inc (NYSE: HNT) were upgraded by analysts.

Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) raised their price target on CIGNA Co. (CI) from $56.00 to $59.00. They have a “buy” rating on the company.

Barclays Capital raised their price target on DirecTV (DTV) from $50.00 to $53.00. They have an “overweight” rating on the company.

Barclays Capital raised their price target on Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED) from $49.00 to $52.00. They have an “equal weight” rating on the company.

Deutsche Bank raised their price target on Estee Lauder Companies Inc (EL) from $85.00 to $90.00. They have a “hold” rating on the company.

Deutsche Bank raised their price target on Health Net Inc (HNT) from $32.00 to $34.00. They have a “hold” rating on the company.

All-Time Highs for (DPZ) (DTE) (ED) (EL) (FRT) Reached May 6

Domino's Pizza Inc (NYSE:DPZ), DTE Energy Company (NYSE:DTE), Consolidated Edison (NYSE:ED), Estee Lauder (NYSE:EL) and Federal Realty (NYSE:FRT) all breached all-time highs on Friday, May 6.

Domino's Pizza Inc (DPZ) closed at $21.94, gaining $0.64, or 3.00 percent. They traded as high as $22.15 on the day.

Dte Energy Company (DTE) closed Friday at $51.16, rising $0.32, or 0.63 percent. They traded as high as $51.68 on the day.

Consolidated Edison (ED) closed Friday at $53.10, climbing $0.35, or 0.66 percent. They traded as high as $53.34 on the day.

Estee Lauder (EL) closed at $98.06, up $1.06, or 1.09 percent. They traded as high as $98.54 on the day.

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) closed at $87.99, gaining $0.58, or 0.66 percent. They traded as high as $88.75 on the day.

Dividend Yields for (PNW) (ETR) (NI) (SCG) (ED)

Indicated dividend yields for Standard & Poor's 500 Index companies Pinnacle West Capital Corp (PNW), Entergy Corp (ETR), NiSource Inc (NI), SCANA Corp (SCG) and Consolidated Edison Inc (ED) .

These dividend data indicate dividend yields of companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index as of Saturday, April 30. The yield is determined by taking the latest declared dividend, annualized and divided by the price of the stock. Payout ratios are calculated based on latest quarterly dividend paid divided by earnings.

Pinnacle West Capital Corp (PNW) has a dividend yield of 4.84 percent on a declared dividend of $0.53. The payout ratio is 809.5 percent.

Entergy Corp (ETR) has a dividend yield of 4.77 percent on a declared dividend of $0.83. The payout ratio is 65.5 percent.

NiSource Inc (NI) has a dividend yield of 4.73 percent on a declared dividend of $0.23. The payout ratio is 179.0 percent.

SCANA Corp (SCG) has a dividend yield of 4.67 percent on a declared dividend of $0.48. The payout ratio is 48.5 percent.

Consolidated Edison Inc (ED) has a dividend yield of 4.61 percent on a declared dividend of $0.60. The payout ratio is 73.9 percent.

Consolidated Edison (NYSE:ED) Offers No Surprises with Guidance

Coming off a good quarter, which largely met expectations, and earnings beating expectations, Consolidated Edison's (NYSE:ED) guidance was comparable with what was being looked for.

Barclays says, "ED reported full-year 2010 operating EPS of $3.45 (ex. $0.04 favorable M-T-M) v. our $3.46E and consensus of $3.43...ED's 2011 EPS guidance is between $3.45 - $3.65, and in-line with our '11E of $3.55E. The Company outlined a $2.1B capex program, and $600M in long-term debt financings. Equity issuance will be limited to the company's dividend reinvestment and employee stock plans for which we are projecting to be between $50M - $85M. The apparent benefit from bonus depreciation will likely be offset through customer refunds issued at the cost of capital.

"We reiterate our EW and price target, predicated on '12E of $3.70, with a 5% large-cap premium to our 12.7X utility group multiple."

Barclays reiterates an "Equalweight" rating on Consolidated Edison (ED), which closed Friday at $49.87, down $0.66, or 1.31 percent. Barclays has a price target on ED of $49.