Vale (VALE) (HUM) (SM) (OSG) (NVMI) (INTU) Price Targets Changed

Vale (NASDAQ: VALE), Humana (NYSE: HUM), SM Energy (NYSE: SM), Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. (NYSE: OSG), Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (NASDAQ: NVMI) and Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU) price targets adjusted by analysts.

Humana (HUM) had its price target raised by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) to $100.00. They have a “Neutral” rating on the company.

Intuit Inc. (INTU) had its price target lowered by Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) to $53.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

SM Energy (SM) had its price target raised by Stifel Nicolaus from $95.00 to $100.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. (OSG) had its price target lowered by Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) from $27.00 to $22.00. They have a “Hold” rating on the company.

Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (NVMI) had its price target lowered by Needham & Company from $16.00 to $14.00. They have a “Strong Buy” rating on the company.

Vale (VALE) had its price target lowered by Dahlman Rose from $45.00 to $43.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

Ratings on (LAMR) (LEAP) (MGM) (MMP) (NVMI) Upgraded by Analysts

Analysts upgraded ratings on Lamar Advertising Company (NASDAQ: LAMR), Leap Wireless (NASDAQ: LEAP), MGM Resorts (NYSE: MGM), Magellan Midstream (NYSE: MMP) and Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (NASDAQ: NVMI) today.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) upgraded Lamar Advertising Company (LAMR) from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating. They have a price target of $30.00 on the company, up from $27.00.

Collins Stewart upgraded Leap Wireless (LEAP) from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They have a price target of $22.00 on the company.

CRT Capital upgraded MGM Resorts (MGM) to a “buy” rating.

Morgan Keegan upgraded Magellan Midstream (MMP) from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating.

Needham & Company upgraded Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (NVMI) from a “buy” rating to a “strong buy” rating. They have a price target of $16.00 on the company, up from $15.00.

Nova Measuring Instruments (NASDAQ:NVMI) Long-Term Growth Strategy Looks Sustainable

Nova Measuring Instruments (NASDAQ:NVMI) held an Analyst Event recently which Needham came away from believing the long-term growth strategy of the company looks good.

Needham said, "Yesterday (Monday), NVMI hosted a very well attended Analyst Event in NYC. With plans to expand metrology applications, we came away more confident in the company's long-term growth prospect given the company's track record. While increased R&D investments will limit earnings in 2011, we believe it is prudent for management to invest for longer-term sustainable growth. With share gains and a growing OCD sub-sector, we continue to believe NVMI will deliver aboveaverage growth regardless of the swings in the semi equipment cycle."

Needham & Company maintains a "Buy" rating on Nova Measuring, which closed Tuesday at $8.61, losing $0.12, or 1.37 percent. Needham has a price target of $11 on Nova.