Chesapeake (CHK) (RA) (PLXT) (REXX) (APEI) (COG) Get New Coverage

Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK), RailAmerica, Inc. (NYSE: RA), PLX Technology Inc (NASDAQ: PLXT), Rex Energy (NASDAQ: REXX), American Public Education (NASDAQ: APEI) and Cabot Oil & Gas (NYSE: COG) get new analyst coverage.

Morgan Keegan initiated coverage on RailAmerica, Inc. (RA). They placed an “Outperform” rating and a price target of $20.00 on the company.

Wunderlich initiated coverage on PLX Technology Inc. (PLXT). They placed a “Hold” rating and a price target of $3.50 on the company.

Brean Murray initiated coverage on Rex Energy (REXX). They placed a “Hold” rating on the company.

Wunderlich initiated coverage on American Public Education (APEI). They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $54.00 on the company.

Brean Murray initiated coverage on Chesapeake Energy (CHK). They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $40.00 on the company.

Brean Murray initiated coverage on Cabot Oil & Gas (COG). They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $98.00 on the company.

Finisar (FNSR) (VLTR) (EGP) (NMM) (PLXT) (RSTI) Upgraded

Finisar (NASDAQ: FNSR), Volterra Semi (NASDAQ: VLTR), EastGroup Properties Inc. (NYSE: EGP), Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (NYSE: NMM), PLX Technology Inc (NASDAQ: PLXT) and Rofin-Sinar Technologies (NASDAQ: RSTI) upgraded by analysts.

EastGroup Properties Inc. (EGP) was upgraded by Robert W. Baird from a “Neutral” rating to an “Outperform” rating. They have a price target of $50.00 on the company, up from $47.00.

Finisar (FNSR) was upgraded by Citigroup (NYSE:C) from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating.

Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (NMM) was upgraded by Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating.

PLX Technology Inc. (PLXT) was upgraded by Craig Hallum from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating.

Rofin-Sinar Technologies (RSTI) was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $41.00 on the company.

Volterra Semi (VLTR) was upgraded by Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) from a “Neutral” rating to an “Overweight” rating.

Volterra (VLTR) (PEET) (PLXT) TXN) Downgraded on April 26

Shares of Volterra Semi (NASDAQ: VLTR), Peet S Coffee & Tea Inc (NASDAQ: PEET), PLX Technology Inc (NASDAQ: PLXT) and Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) were all downgraded on April 26 by several brokerages.

Robert W. Baird downgraded Peet S Coffee & Tea Inc (PEET) from an “Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating. They have a price target of $48.00 on Peet S Coffee & Tea Inc, down from the prior $53.

Northland Securities downgraded PLX Technology Inc (PLXT) from an “Outperform” rating to a “Market Perform” rating. They have a price target of $4.00 on PLX Technology, down from the previous $5.

BNP Paribas downgraded Texas Instruments (TXN) from an “Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Brigantine downgraded Volterra Semi (VLTR) from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating.