Tortoise (TYN) (RAH) (MXL) (CINF) (ONNN) (CLR) Upgraded

Tortoise North American Energy Corp (NYSE: TYN), Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: RAH), MaxLinear Inc (NYSE: MXL), Cincinnati Financial (NASDAQ: CINF), ON Semiconductor (NASDAQ: ONNN) and Continental Resources, Inc. (NYSE: CLR) upgraded by analysts.

Tortoise North American Energy Corp. (TYN) was upgraded by Robert W. Baird from a “Neutral” rating to an “Outperform” rating. They have a price target of $26.00 on the company.

Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (RAH) was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $84.00 on the company.

MaxLinear Inc. (MXL) was upgraded by Needham & Company from a “Buy” rating to a “Strong Buy” rating. They have a price target of $11.00 on the company.

Cincinnati Financial (CINF) was upgraded by Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) from a “Sell” rating to a “Hold” rating. They have a price target of $23.00 on the company. They cited valuation as the catalyst behind the call.

ON Semiconductor (ONNN) was upgraded by Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $9.50 on the company.

Continental Resources, Inc. (CLR) was upgraded by Morgan Keegan from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating. They have a price target of $73.00 on the company.

Dividends on (TYN) (TTO) (BKCC) (SFDL) (TSX:AKT-B) Declared

Tortoise North American Energy Corp. (TYN), Tortoise Capital Resources Corp. (TTO), BlackRock Kelso Capital Corp. (BKCC), Security Federal Corporation (SFDL) and Akita Drilling (TSX:AKT-B) declare dividends.

The Board of Directors of Tortoise North American Energy Corp. (TYN) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.375 per share payable 6/1/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 5/24/11.

The Board of Directors of Tortoise Capital Resources Corp. (TTO) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.10 per share payable 6/1/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 5/24/11.

The Board of Directors of BlackRock Kelso Capital Corp. (BKCC) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.26 per share payable 7/1/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 6/17/11.

The Board of Directors of Security Federal Corporation (SFDL) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.08 per share payable 6/15/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 5/31/11.

The Board of Directors of Akita Drilling (TSX:AKT-B) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of C$0.07 per share payable 7/4/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 6/20/11.