Newpark (NR) (BBNK) (CBOE) (CRR) (PROV) (RES) (TAOM) Get New Coverage

Bridge Capital Holdings (NASDAQ: BBNK), CBOE Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ: CBOE), Carbo Ceramics (NYSE: CRR), Newpark Resources, Inc. (NYSE: NR), Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PROV), RPC, Inc (NYSE: RES) and Taomee Holdings (NASDAQ: TAOM) get new coverage from analysts.

Raymond James (NYSE:RJF) initiated coverage on Bridge Capital Holdings (BBNK). They placed an “outperform” rating on the company.

BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on CBOE Holdings, Inc (CBOE). They placed a “market perform” rating on the company.

Dahlman Rose initiated coverage on Carbo Ceramics (CRR). They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $215.00 on the company.

Dahlman Rose initiated coverage on Newpark Resources, Inc. (NR). They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $12.00 on the company.

Raymond James initiated coverage on Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. (PROV). They placed an “outperform” rating on the company.

Dahlman Rose initiated coverage on RPC, Inc (RES). They placed a “Hold” rating on the company.

Oppenheimer initiated coverage on Taomee Holdings (TAOM). They placed a “Perform” rating and a price target of $15.00 on the company.

Cree (CREE) (LNT) (NR) (BAS) (IRDM) Get New Coverage

Cree (NASDAQ: CREE), Alliant Energy (NYSE: LNT), Newpark Resources (NYSE: NR), Basic Energy Services (NYSE: BAS) and Iridium Communications (NASDAQ: IRDM) are getting new coverage.

Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) initiated coverage on Alliant Energy (LNT). They placed a “market perform” rating on the company.

BB&T initiated coverage on Newpark Resources (NR). They placed a “buy” rating and a price target of $12.50 on the company.

Dahlman Rose initiated coverage on Basic Energy Services (BAS). They placed a “hold” rating on the company.

Morgan Keegan initiated coverage on Iridium Communications (IRDM). The placed an “outperform” rating and a price target of $12.00 on the company.

Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS) initiated coverage on Cree (CREE). They placed a “neutral” rating on the company.

Ratings on (HSY) (IPSU) (NR) (PDS) Upgraded

Ratings on shares of Hershey (NYSE: HSY), Imperial Sugar Co (NASDAQ: IPSU), Newpark Resources, Inc. (NYSE: NR) and Precision Drilling (NYSE: PDS) were upgraded by analysts.

Argus upgraded Hershey (HSY) from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.

Raymond James (NYSE:RJF) upgraded Imperial Sugar Co (IPSU) from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They have a price target of $18.00 on the company.

Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) upgraded Newpark Resources, Inc. (NR) from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They have a price target of $13.00 on the company, up from $8.00.

TD Newcrest upgraded Precision Drilling (PDS) from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.