Kodiak (KOG) (NOR) (RES) (CTXS) (AJG) (MDF) (TUP) Upgraded

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. (NYSE: KOG), Noranda Aluminum Holding Co. (NYSE: NOR), RPC, Inc (NYSE: RES), Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS), Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG), Metropolitan Health Networks, Inc. (NYSE: MDF) and Tupperware Brands Co. (NYSE: TUP) upgraded by analysts.

RPC, Inc. (RES) was upgraded by Global Hunter Securities from a “Neutral” rating to an “Accumulate” rating. They have a price target of $29.00 on the company, up from $27.00.

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. (KOG) was upgraded by Pritchard to a “Buy” rating.

Citrix Systems, Inc. (CTXS) was upgraded by Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) to an “Overweight” rating. They have a price target of $88.00 on the company.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG) was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $35.00 on the company.

Metropolitan Health Networks, Inc. (MDF) was upgraded by Feltl & Co. from a “Buy” rating to a “Strong Buy” rating. They have a price target of $6.88 on the company, up from $5.45.

Noranda Aluminum Holding Co. (NOR) was upgraded by Citigroup (NYSE:C) from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating.

Tupperware Brands Co. (TUP) was upgraded by Caris & Company from an “Above Average” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $80.00 on the company, up from $78.00.

Thoratec (THOR) (THQI) (TUP) (TWC) (UTX) Ratings Reiterated

Thoratec (NASDAQ:THOR), THQ Inc (NASDAQ: THQI), Tupperware Brands Co. (NYSE: TUP), Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) and United Technologies Co. (NYSE: UTX) reiterated by analysts.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) reiterated a "Neutral" rating on Thoratec (THOR).

BMC Equities Research reiterated a "Buy" rating on THQ Inc (THQI). They have a price target of $5.50 on the company.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an "Overweight" rating on Tupperware Brands. They have a price target of $80.00 on the company.

Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) reiterated a "Buy" rating on Time Warner Cable (TWC).

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) reiterated an "Equal Weight on United Technologies Co. (UTX).

Dividends on (TUP) (MLR) (ALB) (KWR) (PGN) Declared

Tupperware Brands Corp. (NYSE:TUP), Miller Industries Inc (NYSE:MLR), Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB), Quaker Chemical Corp. (NYSE:KWR) and Progress Energy Inc (NYSE:PGN) declare dividends.

The Board of Directors of Tupperware Brands Corp. (TUP) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.30 per share payable 7/6/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 6/20/11.

The Board of Directors of Miller Industries Inc (MLR) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.12 per share payable 5/31/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 5/23/11.

The Board of Directors of Albemarle Corp (ALB) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.165 per share payable 7/1/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 6/15/11.

The Board of Directors of Quaker Chemical Corp. (KWR) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.24 per share payable 7/29/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 7/15/11.

The Board of Directors of Progress Energy Inc (PGN) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.62 per share payable 8/1/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 7/11/11.

Big Movers (MMP) (TACT) (BKS) (PANL) (TUP) on May 6

Among the big, positive movers on Friday, May 6, were Magellan Midstream (MMP), Transact Technologie (TACT), Barnes & Noble (BKS), Universal Display (PANL) and Tupperware Corp. (TUP).

Magellan Midstream (MMP) jumped $1.66, to close at $59.03, a gain of 2.89 percent.

Transact Technologie (TACT) was up $1.66 on the day to close at $13.03, a gain of 14.60 percent.

Barnes & Noble (BKS) climbed $1.66 to close at $14.37, a gain of 13.06 percent.

Universal Display (PANL) rose $1.66 to close the session at $54.23, a gain of 3.16 percent.

Tupperware Corp. (TUP) was up $1.65 to end the day at $64.20, a gain of 2.64 percent.

Varian (VAR) (WIT) (WPI) (TUP) (WYN) (XLNX) Price Targets Raised

Price targets on Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR), Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT), Watson Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NYSE: WPI), Tupperware Brands Co. (NYSE: TUP), Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN) and Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) raised by analysts.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) raised their price target on Varian Medical Systems (VAR) from $65.00 to $68.00. They have a “neutral” rating on the company.

Piper Jaffray raised their price target on Wipro Limited (WIT) to $14.00. They have a “neutral” rating on the company.

Piper Jaffray raised their price target on Watson Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (WPI) from $62.00 to $72.00. They have an “overweight” rating on the company.

RBC Capital raised their price target on Tupperware Brands Co. (TUP) from $64.00 to $72.00. They have an “outperform” rating on the company.

Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) raised their price target on Wyndham Worldwide (WYN) from $38.00 to $41.00. They have a “buy” rating on the company.

Auriga raised their price target on Xilinx, Inc. (XLNX) from $36.00 to $39.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the company.