Ratings on (GBL) (GTXI) (HEOP) (KNDL) (KWK) Upgraded

Ratings on Gamco Investors Inc. (NYSE: GBL), GTx, Inc. (NASDAQ: GTXI), Heritage Oaks Bancorp (NASDAQ: HEOP), Kendle International (NASDAQ: KNDL) and Quicksilver Resources Inc (NYSE: KWK) upgraded by analysts.

Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) upgraded Gamco Investors Inc. (GBL) from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They have a price target of $61.00 on the company.

Lazard Capital upgraded GTx, Inc. (GTXI) from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a price target of $8.00 on the company.

Raymond James upgraded Heritage Oaks Bancorp (HEOP) from an “underperform” rating to a “market perform” rating.

Raymond James upgraded Kendle International (KNDL) from an “underperform” rating to a “market perform” rating.

Global Hunter Securities upgraded Quicksilver Resources Inc (KWK) from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They have a price target of $17.50 on the company, up from $17.00.

Dividends on (GBL) (SLH) (PETS) (MMS) (ASA) Declared

GAMCO Investors, Inc. (GBL), Solera Holdings Inc. (SLH), PetMed Express Inc. (PETS), Maximus Inc (MMS) and ASA Ltd (ASA) declare dividends.

The Board of Directors of GAMCO Investors, Inc. (GBL) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.04 per share payable 6/28/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 6/14/11.

The Board of Directors of Solera Holdings Inc. (SLH) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.075 per share payable 6/6/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 6/17/11.

The Board of Directors of PetMed Express Inc. (PETS) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.125 per share payable 5/27/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 5/16/11.

The Board of Directors of Maximus Inc (MMS) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.09 per share payable 8/31/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 8/15/11.

The Board of Directors of ASA Ltd (ASA) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.02 per share payable 5/31/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 5/23/11.

Dividends Declared: (GBL) (FIRT) (NRCI) (ITW) (B)

GAMCO Investors, Inc. (NYSE:GBL), First BancTrust Corporation (FIRT.PK), National Research Corp (NASDAQ:NRCI), Illinois Tool Works Inc (NYSE:ITW) and Barnes Group Inc (NYSE:B) declare dividends.

The Board of Directors of GAMCO Investors, Inc. (GBL) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.04 per share payable 6/28/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 6/14/11.

The Board of Directors of First BancTrust Corporation (FIRT) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.01 per share payable 6/14/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 6/1/11.

The Board of Directors of National Research Corp (NRCI) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.22 per share payable 6/30/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 6/3/11.

The Board of Directors of Illinois Tool Works Inc (ITW) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.34 per share payable 7/12/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 6/30/11.

The Board of Directors of Barnes Group Inc (B) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.135 per share payable 6/10/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 5/31/11.