Spartan (SPAR) (SCVL) (UBNT) (ABAX) (AER) (AL) Get New Coverage

Spartan Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAR), Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ: SCVL), Ubiquiti Networks (NASDAQ: UBNT), Abaxis, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABAX), Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE: AER) and Air Lease Corp. (NYSE: AL) getting new coverage from analysts.

Shoe Carnival (SCVL) is now covered by Standpoint Research. They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $30.00 on the company.

Spartan Motors, Inc. (SPAR) is now covered by Sidoti. They placed a “buy” rating on the company.

Ubiquiti Networks (UBNT) is now covered by Wunderlich. They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $25.00 on the company.

Abaxis, Inc. (ABAX) is now covered by Feltl & Co. They placed a “Buy” rating on the company.

Aercap Holdings N.V. (AER) is now covered by Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS). They placed an “Equal Weight” rating on the company.

Air Lease Corp. (AL) is now covered by Morgan Stanley. They placed an “Overweight” rating and a price target of $29.00 on the company.

Dolby (DLB) (RIMM) (SCG) (SCVL) (DCI) (DEST) Price Target Changes

Dolby Labs (NYSE: DLB), Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM), Scana Corporation (NYSE: SCG), Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ: SCVL), Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE: DCI) and Destination Maternity Corp. (NASDAQ: DEST) had price targets on them adjusted by analysts.

Dolby Labs (DLB) had its price target lowered by Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) to $30.00.

Research In Motion (RIMM) had its price target lowered by Canaccord Genuity from $28.00 to $21.00. They have a “Hold” rating on the company.

Scana Corporation (SCG) had its price target raised by Wunderlich to $45.00.

Shoe Carnival (SCVL) had its price target lowered by Avondale Partners from $31.00 to $29.00. They have an “Outperform” rating on the company.

Donaldson Company, Inc. (DCI) had its price target raised by Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) to $76.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

Destination Maternity Corp. (DEST) had its price target lowered by Needham & Company from $24.00 to $22.00. They have a “Strong Buy” rating on the company.

FLIR (FLIR) (ROLL) (SCVL) (EGHT) (FIS) (IBKR) Upgraded

FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR), RBC Bearings Incorporated (NASDAQ: ROLL), Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ: SCVL), 8×8, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGHT), Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE: FIS) and Interactive Brokers (NASDAQ: IBKR) upgraded by analysts.

RBC Bearings Incorporated (ROLL) was upgraded by Keybanc from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $40.00 on the company.

Shoe Carnival (SCVL) was upgraded by Avondale Partners from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating. They have a price target of $31.00 on the company.

8×8, Inc. (EGHT) was upgraded by Northland Securities from an “Outperform” rating to a “Market Perform” rating. They cited valuation as the catalyst behind the call.

Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) was upgraded by SunTrust (NYSE:STI) from a “Reduce” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Interactive Brokers (IBKR) was upgraded by Macquarie from a “Neutral” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

FLIR Systems, Inc. (FLIR) was upgraded by Raymond James (NYSE:RJF) from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

Coverage on (NTAP) (ROST) (RPTP) (SCVL) Initiated

Coverage on shares of NetApp Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP), Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROST), Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. (NASDAQ: RPTP) and Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ: SCVL) was initiated by analysts.

Auriga initiated coverage on NetApp Inc. (NTAP). They placed a “hold” rating and a price target of $47.00 on the company.

UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) initiated coverage on Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST). They placed a “buy” rating and a price target of $90.00 on the company.

Canaccord Genuity initiated coverage on Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. (RPTP). They placed a “buy” rating on the company.

Avondale Partners initiated coverage on Shoe Carnival (SCVL). They placed a “market perform” rating on the company.

Ratings on (NSC) (OFC) (SCVL) (SPWRA) Downgraded

Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC), Corp Office Props (NYSE: OFC), Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ: SCVL) and SunPower Co. (NASDAQ: SPWRA) get ratings downgrades.

TD Newcrest downgraded Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC) from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They have a price target of $84.00 on the stock. They cited valuation as the catalyst behind their call.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) downgraded Corp Office Props (OFC) from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating. They have a price target of $35.00 on the company, down from $39.00.

Soleil Securities downgraded Shoe Carnival (SCVL) from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.

Societe Generale downgraded SunPower Co. (SPWRA) from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.