SunTrust (STI) (APOL) (MRCY) (NVE) (RFMD) (WCAA) Ratings, Price Targets

SunTrust (NYSE: STI), Apollo Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL), Mercury Computer Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY), NV Energy (NYSE: NVE), RF Micro Device (NASDAQ: RFMD) and WCA Waste Co. (NASDAQ: WCAA) ratings and price targets.

Apollo Group, Inc. (APOL) had its “buy” rating reiterated by Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB).

Mercury Computer Systems Inc. (MRCY) is now covered by Sterne Agee. They have a “buy” rating on the company.

NV Energy (NVE) had its price target raised by Wunderlich to $17.50.

RF Micro Device (RFMD) was downgraded by DA Davidson from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating. They have a price target of $5.00 on the company, down from $7.00.

WCA Waste Co. (WCAA) was downgraded by Wunderlich from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They have a price target of $6.50 on the company.

SunTrust (STI) was upgraded by Macquarie from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating.

Petrohawk (HK) (COP) (MOS) (XCO) (NVE) Ratings Reiterated

Petrohawk Energy (NYSE: HK), ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP), The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS), EXCO Resources, Inc. (NYSE: XCO) and NV Energy (NYSE: NVE) had ratings reiterated by analysts.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) maintains an "Overweight" rating on ConocoPhillips (COP). They have a price target of $91.00 on the company.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) reiterated a "Hold" rating on Petrohawk Energy (HK).

JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an "Overweight" rating on The Mosaic Company (MOS).

Wunderlich maintains a "Buy" rating on NV Energy (NVE). They have a price target of $17.00 on the company.

Scotia Capital reiterated a "Sector Perform" rating on EXCO Resources (XCO).

Petrohawk Energy closed Friday at $38.17, gaining $14.68, or 62.49 percent. ConocoPhillips closed at $76.42, rising $0.81, or 1.07 percent. The Mosaic Company ended the day at $66.75, up $0.67, or 1.01 percent. EXCO Resources closed at $16.42, climbing $1.26, or 8.31 percent. NV Energy closed at $15.22, jumping $0.06, or 0.40 percent.

Ratings on (MTX) (NFLX) (NST) (NVE) (PETM) Reiterated

Ratings on Minerals Tech (NYSE: MTX), Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX), NStar (NYSE: NST), NV Energy (NYSE: NVE) and Petsmart Inc (NASDAQ: PETM) reiterated by analysts.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) reiterated an “overweight” rating on Minerals Tech (MTX). They have a $74.00 price target on the company.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) reiterated an “equal weight” rating on Netflix, Inc. (NFLX). Morgan said investors need to take caution with Netflix, as the company will have to beat analysts’ EPS estimates for the stock price to continue to go higher.

Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) reiterated a “hold” rating on NStar (NST). They have a price target of $44.50 on the company.

Wunderlich reiterated a “buy” rating NV Energy (NVE). They have a price target of $15.50 on the company.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) reiterated a “buy” rating on Petsmart Inc (PETM).

Ratings on (NVE) OMN) (RBN) (SANM) Get Analyst Upgrades

NV Energy (NYSE: NVE), OMNOVA Solutions Inc. (NYSE: OMN), Robbins & Myers (NYSE: RBN) and Sanmina-SCI Co. (NASDAQ: SANM) get upgrades today from analysts.

Soleil Securities upgraded NV Energy (NVE) from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They have a price target of $17.00 on the company.

Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) upgraded OMNOVA Solutions Inc. (OMN) from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They have a price target of $11.00 on the company, up from $8.25.

Global Hunter Securities upgraded shares of Robbins & Myers (RBN) from an “accumulate” rating to a “buy” rating. They have a price target of $54.00 on the company, up from $52.00.

Argus upgraded Sanmina-SCI Co. (SANM) from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They have a price target of $15.00 on the company.

ITC Holding (NYSE:ITC), National Grid (NYSE:NGG) DTE (NYSE:DTE), NV Energy (NYSE:NVE), NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE), AES (NYSE:AES) Favorites of Barclays

Barclays (NYSE:BCS) said in a note they aren't as bullish on the regulated energy sector as they had been in 2010, and picked companies like ITC Holding (NYSE:ITC), National Grid (NYSE:NGG) DTE (NYSE:DTE) and NV Energy (NYSE:NVE), based on transmission exposure.

In the power sector, they like firms like NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) and AES Corp (NYSE:AES). because of not having to rely on a natural gas recovery to propel them.

Barclays said, "We enter 2011 with less conviction in our positive regulated utility/negative power view than last year. The palpable return of risk appetite among investors due to recent improvements in economic trends is responsible. While we are not reversing our stance, we are taking steps to narrow our focus. On the regulated side, we are highlighting securities that have higher growth potential due to transmission exposure (ITC Holding and National Grid or economic sensitivity due to geography and NV Energy. In Power, we like stocks that have opportunities that are tied to an economic acceleration, but are not dependant on natural gas price recovery and AES Corp.)

ITC Holding was trading at $62.33, gaining $0.35, or 0.56 percent, as of 1:47 PM EST. National Grid was trading at $44.44 0.06, up 0.14 percent. DTE Energy was trading at $45.60, up $0.28, or 0.62 percent. NV Energy was at $14.07, up $0.02, or 0.14 percent. NextEra Energy was at $52.26, up $0.27, or 0.52 percent. AES was trading at $12.62, gaining $0.44, or 3.65 percent.