Synchronoss (SNCR) (AEO) (VVR) (CAE) (RA) (CASY) Upgraded

Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNCR), American Eagle (NYSE: AEO), Invesco Van Kampen Senior Income Trust (NYSE: VVR), CAE, Inc. (NYSE: CAE), RailAmerica, Inc. (NYSE: RA) and Casey’s General (NASDAQ: CASY) upgraded by analysts.

Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (SNCR) was upgraded by Robert W. Baird from a “Neutral” rating to an “Outperform” rating. They have a price target of $36.00 on the company.

American Eagle (AEO) was upgraded by Lazard Capital from a “Sell” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Invesco Van Kampen Senior Income Trust (VVR) was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating.

CAE, Inc. (CAE) was upgraded by UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating.

RailAmerica, Inc. (RA) was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $15.00 on the company.

Casey’s General (CASY) was upgraded by Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $49.00 on the company.

Akamai (AKAM) (RRC) (SNCR) (ESI) (AMCC) (LPSN) Get New Coverage

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM), Range Resources (NYSE: RRC), Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNCR), ITT Educational Services Inc (NYSE: ESI), Applied Micro Circuits Corp (NASDAQ: AMCC) and LivePerson Inc (NASDAQ: LPSN) get new analyst coverage.

Brean Murray initiated coverage on Range Resources (RRC). They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $72.00 on the company.

FBR Capital initiated coverage on Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (SNCR). They placed an “Outperform” rating and a price target of $35.00 on the company.

Wunderlich initiated coverage on ITT Educational Services Inc. (ESI). They placed a “Hold” rating and a price target of $82.00 on the company.

Janney Montgomery Scott initiated coverage on LivePerson Inc. (LPSN). They placed a “Buy” rating on the company.

Janney Montgomery Scott initiated coverage on Akamai Technologies (AKAM). They placed a “Buy” rating on the company.

Wunderlich initiated coverage on Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (AMCC). They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $8.00 on the company.

MedAssets (MDAS) (HUM) (SNCR) (DLR) (FRO) (ARIA) (ALGT) (CPLP) (GEVO) Price Targets Changed

MedAssets, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDAS), Humana (NYSE: HUM), Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNCR), Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR), Frontline Ltd. (NYSE: FRO), Ariad Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ: ARIA), Allegiant Travel (NASDAQ: ALGT), Capital Product Partners L.P. (NASDAQ: CPLP) and Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) price targets adjusted by analysts.

MedAssets, Inc. (MDAS) had its price target lowered by UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) from $15.50 to $13.00. The have a “Neutral” rating on the company.

Humana (NYSE: HUM) had its price target raised by Barclays Capital from $85.00 to $90.00. They have an “Equal Weight” rating on the company.

Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (SNCR) had its price target raised by Stifel Nicolaus from $38.00 to $44.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (DLR) had its price target lowered by Barclays Capital from $70.00 to $67.00. They have an “Overweight” rating on the company.

Frontline Ltd. (FRO) had its price target lowered by Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) from $22.00 to $16.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

Ariad Pharmaceutical (ARIA) had its price target raised by Brean Murray from $11.00 to $15.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

Allegiant Travel (ALGT) had its price target cut by Barclays Capital from $65.00 to $61.00. They have an “Overweight” rating on the company.

Capital Product Partners L.P. (CPLP) had its price target lowered by Deutsche Bank from $9.00 to $8.00. They have a “Hold” rating on the company.

Gevo, Inc. (GEVO) had its price target boosted by UBS AG from $21.00 to $23.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.