Sonoco (SON) (SYMC) (THR) (CX) (DCO) (EXP) Get New Coverage

Sonoco Products (NYSE: SON), Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC), Thermon Group (NYSE: THR), Cemex SAB de CV (NYSE: CX), Ducommun Incorporated (NYSE: DCO) and Eagle Materials, Inc. (NYSE: EXP) getting new coverage from analysts.

Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) initiated coverage on Sonoco Products (SON). They placed a “Neutral” rating and a price target of $34.00 on the company.

Barclays Capital initiated coverage on Symantec (SYMC). They placed an “Equalweight” rating on the company.

CJS Securities initiated coverage on Thermon Group (THR). They placed a “Market Perform” rating on the company.

Sterne Agee initiated coverage on Cemex SAB de CV (CX). They placed a “Neutral” rating on the company.

EarlyBird Capital initiated coverage on Ducommun Incorporated (DCO). They placed a “Buy” rating on the company.

Sterne Agee initiated coverage on Eagle Materials, Inc. (EXP). They placed a “Neutral” rating on the company.

NVR (NVR) (EXP) (JNY) (KBH) Upgraded

NVR, Inc. (NYSE: NVR), Eagle Materials, Inc. (NYSE: EXP), Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (NYSE: JNY) and KB Home (NYSE: KBH) upgraded by analysts.

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

Eagle Materials, Inc. (EXP) was upgraded by Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $27.00 on the company, down from $28.00.

Jones Apparel Group, Inc. JNY) was upgraded by Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $14.00 on the company.

KB Home (KBH) was upgraded by Susquehanna to a “Neutral” rating.

Lorillard (LO) (TRLG) (WLL) (EXP) (DQ) (HRC) Upgraded

Lorillard (NYSE: LO), True Religion Apparel, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRLG), Whiting Petroleum Co. (NYSE: WLL), Eagle Materials, Inc. (NYSE: EXP), Daqo New Energy (NYSE: DQ) and Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HRC) upgraded by analysts.

Lorillard Inc. (LO) was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $122.00 on the company.

True Religion Apparel, Inc. (TRLG) was upgraded by Caris & Company from an “Above Average” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $38.00 on the company, up from $35.00.

Whiting Petroleum Co. (WLL) was upgraded by Morgan Keegan from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating. They have a price target of $73.00 on the company.

Eagle Materials, Inc. (EXP) was upgraded by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) from an “Underweight” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Daqo New Energy (DQ) was upgraded by Avian to a “Positive” rating.

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. (HRC) was upgraded by Morgan Keegan from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating. They have a price target of $45.00 on the company, down from $48.00.