Oneok (OKS) (PAG) (PDS) (GPI) (HOS) (HSFT) Get New Coverage

Oneok Partners LP (NYSE: OKS), Penske Automotive (NYSE: PAG), Precision Drilling (NYSE: PDS), Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: GPI), Hornbeck Offshore (NYSE: HOS) and HiSoft Technology International Limited (NASDAQ: HSFT) getting new coverage from analysts.

Morgan Keegan initiated coverage on Oneok Partners LP (OKS). They placed a “Market Perform” rating and a price target of $61.00 on the company.

Sterne Agee initiated coverage on Penske Automotive (PAG). They placed a “Buy” rating on the company.

Dahlman Rose initiated coverage on Precision Drilling (PDS). They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $14.00 on the company.

Sterne Agee initiated coverage on Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (GPI). They placed a “Neutral” rating on the company.

Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) initiated coverage on Hornbeck Offshore (HOS). They placed an “Outperform” rating on the company.

Oppenheimer initiated coverage on HiSoft Technology International Limited (HSFT). They placed an “Outperform” rating and a price target of $14.00 on the company.

RealD (RLD) (GUID) (PDS) (JNPR) (HPP) (BKD) Ratings, Price Targets

RealD Inc. (NYSE: RLD), Guidance Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: GUID), Precision Drilling (NYSE: PDS), Juniper Networks (NASDAQ: JNPR), Hudson Pacific Properties Inc. (NYSE: HPP) and Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (NYSE: BKD) ratings and price targets.

RealD Inc. (RLD) had its “overweight” rating reiterated by Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC). They have a price target of $22.00 on the firm.

Guidance Software, Inc. (GUID) was downgraded by Zacks Investment Research from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating.

Precision Drilling (PDS) is now covered by Dahlman Rose. They have a “buy” rating and a price target of $14.00 on the firm.

Juniper Networks (NASDAQ: JNPR) had its price target lowered by Mizuho from $22.00 to $17.00. They have a “neutral” rating on the firm.

Hudson Pacific Properties Inc. (HPP) was downgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating.

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (BKD) was upgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating.

Rubicon (RBCN) (CREE) (PDS) (EDMC) (OTIV) (HLS) (NKTR) Get New Coverage

Rubicon Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: RBCN), Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE), Precision Drilling (NYSE: PDS), Education Management Corp (NASDAQ: EDMC), On Track Innovations Ltd (NASDAQ: OTIV), HealthSouth (NYSE: HLS) and Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ: NKTR) getting new analyst coverage.

Ticonderoga initiated coverage on Rubicon Technology, Inc. (RBCN). They placed a “Sell” rating and a price target of $9.00 on the company.

Ticonderoga initiated coverage on Cree, Inc. (CREE). They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $39.00 on the company.

Howard Weil initiated coverage on Precision Drilling (PDS). They placed an “Outperform” rating and a price target of $17.00 on the company.

Wunderlich initiated coverage on Education Management Corp. (EDMC). They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $20.00 on the company.

Merriman Curhan Ford initiated coverage on On Track Innovations Ltd (OTIV). They placed a “Neutral” rating on the company.

Mizuho initiated coverage on HealthSouth (HLS). They placed a “Buy” rating on the company.

MKM Partners initiated coverage on Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR). They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $12.00 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.

Precision Drilling (NYSE:PDS) to Outperform Peers says Canaccord

Citing its being the most active driller in North America, Canaccord Genuity said Precision Drilling (NYSE:PDS) is positioned to outperform its peers.

Canaccord said, "We think PD is set to outperform its peers as it is the most active driller in North America, has the second highest mix of high-performance rigs (68% of fleet), and looks set for above-average growth in the short term as roughly half its sales come from Canada, which is expected to see significant dayrate and margin improvement this winter as opposed to flattish expectations for the US market. Although overall rig count growth in North America will likely slow, we believe PD will continue to gain market share as its new rigs have the opportunity to displace over 1000 legacy mechanical rigs in North America."

Canaccord maintains a "Buy" rating on Precision Drilling, which closed Friday at $9.09, up by $0.15, or 1.68 percent. Canaccord raised their price target on them to
C$11.