Niska (NKA) (PRMW) (ISIL) (KKR) (LLTC) (LPLA) Downgraded

Niska Gas Storage (NYSE: NKA), Primo Water Co. (NASDAQ: PRMW), Intersil Corp. (NASDAQ: ISIL), KKR (NYSE: KKR), Linear Technology Co. (NASDAQ: LLTC) and LPL Investment Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: LPLA) downgraded by analysts.

Niska Gas Storage (NKA) was downgraded by Raymond James (NYSE:JRF) from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Underperform” rating.

Primo Water Co. (PRMW) was downgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating.

Intersil Corp. (ISIL) was downgraded by Longbow Research from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

KKR (KKR) was downgraded by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Linear Technology Co. (LLTC) was downgraded by Longbow Research from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

LPL Investment Holdings Inc. (LPLA) was downgraded by Goldman Sachs from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Ex-dividend for (IBA) (IP) (ISIL) (LLL) (LNN) is May 13

The ex-dividend date for Bachoco Industries (IBA), International Paper Company (IP), Intersil Corporation (ISIL), L-3 Communications Holdings Inc (LLL) and Lindsay Manufacturing Company (LNN) is May 13.

Bachoco Industries (IBA) has a dividend of $0.25 and a yield of 1.55 percent.

International Paper Company (IP) has a dividend of $0.26 and a yield of $3.32 percent.

Intersil Corporation (ISIL) has a dividend of $0.12 and a yield of 3.25 percent.

L-3 Communications Holdings Inc (LLL) has a dividend of $0.45 and a yield of 2.21 percent.

Lindsay Manufacturing Company (LNN) has a dividend of $0.09 and a yield of 0.55 percent.

Moodys (MCO) (MLNX) (FTNT) (IPCM) (ISIL) Price Targets Raised

Price targets on Moodys Corporation (NYSE: MCO), Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: MLNX), Fortinet, Inc. (NASDAQ: FTNT), IPC The Hospitalist (NASDAQ: IPCM) and Intersil Corp. (NASDAQ: ISIL) raised by analysts.

The Benchmark Company raised their price target on Moodys Corporation (NYSE: MCO) from $38.00 to $43.00. They have a “buy” rating on the company.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) raised their price target on Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. (MLNX) from $29.00 to $31.00.

Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) raised their price target on Fortinet, Inc. (FTNT) from $40.00 to $44.00.

RBC Capital raised their price target on IPC The Hospitalist (IPCM) from $44.00 to $50.00. They have a “sector perform” rating on the company.

Longbow Research raised their price target on Intersil Corp. (ISIL) from $15.00 to $18.00. They have a “buy” rating on the company.

Jarden (JAH) (LNC) (LSI) (FTNT) (ISIL) Price Targets Adjusted

Price targets on Jarden Co. (NYSE: JAH), Lincoln National Co. (NYSE: LNC), LSI Co. (NYSE: LSI), Fortinet, Inc. (NASDAQ: FTNT) and Intersil Corp. (NASDAQ: ISIL) adjusted by analysts.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) raised their price target on Intersil Corp. (ISIL) from $13.00 to $14.00.

Morgan Keegan raised their price target on Fortinet, Inc. (FTNT) from $47.00 to $50.00. They have an “outperform” rating on the company.

RBC Capital raised their price target on Jarden Co. (JAH) from $42.00 to $44.00. They now an “outperform” rating on the company.

FBR Capital raised their price target on Lincoln National Co. (LNC) from $36.00 to $38.00. They have an “outperform” rating on the company.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on LSI Co. (LSI) from $7.00 to $8.00.

Infospace (INSP) (IPCM) (EQIX) (ISIL) (ITRI) Price Targets Adjusted

Price targets on Infospace Inc (NASDAQ: INSP), IPC The Hospitalist (NASDAQ: IPCM), Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ: EQIX), Intersil Corp. (NASDAQ: ISIL) and Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) adjusted by analysts.

Benchmark Co. raised their price target on Infospace Inc (INSP) from $10.00 to $11.00. They have a “buy” rating on the company.

Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) raised their price target on IPC The Hospitalist (IPCM) from $58.00 to $60.00. They have a “buy” rating on the company.

Piper Jaffray raised their price target on Equinix, Inc. (EQIX) from $112.00 to $115.00. They have an “overweight” rating on the company.

Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) raised their price target on Intersil Corp. (ISIL) from $16.00 to $17.00.

Piper Jaffray cut their price target on Itron, Inc. (ITRI) from $65.00 to $63.00. They have a “neutral” rating on the company.

Intel (INTC) (MSFT) (HPQ) Boosted on Texas Instruments (TXN), National Semi (NSM) Deal

The news that Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN) offered National Semiconductor (NYSE:NSM) $6.5 billion to acquire the company gave tech stocks a jump today, as shares of Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) were were all trading up on the day.

Other companies riding the news were Intersil (NASDAQ:ISIL), Semtech (NASDAQ:SMTC), Micrel (NASDAQ:MCRL), which were all enjoying strong gains on the day.

Texas Instruments and National Semiconductor are also benefiting from the market liking the deal, with both companies pushing up today, with National Semiconductor up over 71 percent.

Gleacher Likes Linear Tech (Nasdaq:LLTC) Maxim (Nasdaq:MXIM) Long- Term in Analog, Monlithic Power (Nasdaq:MPWR) Short Term

Previewing the ending of the quarter for analog, Gleacher said they like Linear Tech (Nasdaq:LLTC) Maxim (Nasdaq:MXIM), and in the short term, Monlithic Power (Nasdaq:MPWR).

Gleacher noted, "Today we are previewing our December quarter ending Analog coverage group including Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN) (Buy), Intersil (Nasdaq:ISIL) (Neutral), Linear Tech (LLTC) (Buy), Monlithic Power (MPWR) (Neutral), Micrel (Nasdaq:MCRL) (Neutral) and Maxim (MXIM) (Buy). While our top picks longer-term are LLTC and MXIM, we recognize that MPWR perhaps has greater upside potential through Q4 earnings, should the company post beat and raise results (as we suspect), as Street CY11 estimates have fallen precipitously since CQ3 earnings. Note: We also recommend National Semi (NYSE:NSM) and Analog Devices (NYSE:ADI) in the Analog space."

LLTC was trading at $34.90, up $0.09, or 0.25 percent, as of 2:19 PM EST. MXIM was trading at $25.75, up $0.38, or 1.50 percent. MPWR was at $15.98, down $0.05, or 0.31 percent.