Exelis (XLS) (WFT) (WM) (AFFY) (AHS) (AMKR) Ratings, Price Targets

Exelis Inc. (XLS), Weatherford (WFT), Waste Management Inc. (WM), Affymax, Inc. (AFFY), AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (AHS) and Amkor Technology, Inc. (AMKR) ratings and price targets.

Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) initiated coverage on Weatherford (WFT). They placed a “Buy” rating on the company.

Wedbush lowered its price target on Waste Management Inc. (WM) to $28.00.

SunTrust (NYSE:STI) initiated coverage on Exelis Inc. (XLS). They placed a “Neutral” rating on the company.

Auriga reiterated its “Buy” rating on Affymax, Inc. (AFFY). They have a price target of $10.00 on the company.

SunTrust downgraded AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (AHS) from
a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) initiated coverage on Amkor Technology, Inc. (AMKR). They placed a “Hold” rating on the company.

Ista (ISTA) (HAE) (WM) (MMI) (LYG) (CTCT) Downgraded

Ista Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ISTA), Haemonetics Co. (NYSE: HAE), Waste Management Inc (NYSE: WM), Motorola Mobility (NYSE: MMI), Lloyds TSB Group plc (NYSE: LYG) and Constant Contact (NASDAQ: CTCT) downgraded by analysts.

Haemonetics Co. (HAE) was downgraded by Morgan Keegan from an “Outperform” rating to a “Market Perform” rating. They have a price target of $76.00 on the company.

Waste Management Inc. (WM) was downgraded by William Blair from an “Outperform” rating to a “Market Perform” rating.

Motorola Mobility (MMI) was downgraded by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) from an “Outperform” rating to a “Market Perform” rating.

Ista Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ISTA) was downgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating.

Lloyds TSB Group (LYG) was downgraded by RBS from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating.

Constant Contact (CTCT) was downgraded by RBC Capital from an “Outperform” rating to a “Sector Perform” rating. They have a price target of $24.00 on the company, down from $28.00.

Ratings on Arch Coal (ACI) (CLNE) (MT) (WM) (PG) Changed by Analysts

Ratings on Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE: ACI), Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ: CLNE), ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT), Waste Management Inc (NYSE: WM) and Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) adjusted by analysts.

RBC Capital upgraded Arch Coal, Inc. (ACI) from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating.

Northland Securities upgraded Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (CLNE) from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating.

Societe Generale upgraded ArcelorMittal (MT) from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.

Wedbush downgraded Waste Management Inc (WM) from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating. They also cut their price target from $40.00 to $34.00 a share.

Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) downgraded Procter & Gamble (PG) from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.

Procter & Gamble closed Tuesday at $64.53, falling $0.19, or 0.29 percent. Waste Management closed at $36.63, down $0.52, or 1.40 percent. ArcelorMittal ended the session at $32.58, dropping $0.31, or 0.94 percent. Clean Energy Fuels Corp. closed at $15.08, gaining $1.96, or 14.94 percent. Arch Coal closed at $25.39, losing $0.05, or 0.20 percent.

Dividends on (C) (WM) (LW) (MBCN) (TSX:AVF) Declared

Citigroup (NYSE:C), Waste Management Inc (NYSE:WM), Leisureworld Senior Care Corporation (TSX:LW), Middlefield Banc Corp. (OTC:MBCN) and AvenEx Energy Corp. (TSX:AVF) declare dividends.

The Board of Directors of Citigroup (C) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.01 per share payable 6/17/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 5/27/11.

The Board of Directors of Waste Management Inc (WM) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.34 per share payable 6/17/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 6/2/11.

The Board of Directors of Leisureworld Senior Care Corporation (TSX:LW) declared a May dividend of C$0.0708 per share payable 6/15/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 5/31/11.

The Board of Directors of Middlefield Banc Corp. (OTC:MBCN) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.26 per share payable 6/15/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 5/27/11.

The Board of Directors of AvenEx Energy Corp. (TSX:AVF) declared a May common stock dividend of C$0.045 per share payable 6/15/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 5/31/11.

Dividend Yields for (RRD) (WM) (RSG) (AVY) (IRM)

Indicated dividend yields for Standard & Poor's 500 Index companies RR Donnelley & Sons Co (RRD), Waste Management Inc (WM), Republic Services Inc (RSG), Avery Dennison Corp (AVY) and Iron Mountain Inc (IRM).

These dividend data indicate dividend yields of companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index as of Saturday, April 30. The yield is determined by taking the latest declared dividend, annualized and divided by the price of the stock. Payout ratios are calculated based on latest quarterly dividend paid divided by earnings.

RR Donnelley & Sons Co (RRD) has a dividend yield of 5.51 percent on a declared dividend of $0.26. The payout ratio is 199.0 percent.

Waste Management Inc (WM) has a dividend yield of 3.45 percent on a declared dividend of $0.34. The payout ratio is 87.1 percent.

Republic Services Inc (RSG) has a dividend yield of 2.53 percent on a declared dividend of $0.20. The payout ratio is 47.9 percent.

Avery Dennison Corp (AVY) has a dividend yield of 2.40 percent on a declared dividend of $0.25. The payout ratio is 59.7 percent.

Iron Mountain Inc (IRM) has a dividend yield of 2.35 percent on a declared dividend of $0.19. The payout ratio is 51.1 percent.

Ratings of (TAP) (VPRT) (TRMB) (VZ) (WM) Downgraded

Analysts downgraded ratings of Molson Coors Brewing (NYSE: TAP), VistaPrint (NASDAQ: VPRT), Trimble Navigation (NASDAQ: TRMB), Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and Waste Management Inc (NYSE: WM) today.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) downgraded Molson Coors Brewing (TAP) from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating.

Canaccord Genuity downgraded Trimble Navigation (TRMB) from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.

ThinkEquity downgraded VistaPrint (VPRT) from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) downgraded Verizon (VZ) from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.

Wunderlich downgraded Waste Management Inc (WM) from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They have a price target of $40.00 on the company.

Barrick (ABX) (LL) (WLT) (WM) Ratings Maintained at Current Levels

Barrick Gold Corp (NYSE: ABX), Lumber Liquidators (NYSE: LL), Walter Energy (NYSE: WLT) and Waste Management Inc (NYSE: WM) all had their current rating levels maintained by several brokerages on April 26.

Piper Jaffray maintained its “Neutral” rating on Lumber Liquidators (LL).

Dahlman Rose maintained a “Buy” rating on shares of Walter Energy (WLT). They now have a $148.00 price target on the stock.

Wunderlich maintained a “Buy” rating on Waste Management Inc (WM).

Dahlman Rose maintained a “Hold” rating on Barrick Gold Corp (ABX).