Unifirst (UNF) (WFM) (ZLC) (AUXL) (CNW) Upgraded

Unifirst Corp (NYSE: UNF), Whole Foods Market (NYSE: WFM), Zale Corp (NYSE: ZLC), Auxilium Pharma (NASDAQ: AUXL) and Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW) were upgraded by analysts.

Unifirst Corp (UNF) was upgraded by Robert W. Baird from a “Neutral” rating to an “Outperform” rating. They have a price target of $60.00 on the company, up from $57.00.

Whole Foods Market (WFM) was upgraded by Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $90.00 on the company.

Zale Corp. (ZLC) was upgraded by Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating.

Auxilium Pharma (AUXL) was upgraded by Collins Stewart from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $23.00 on the company.

Con-way Inc. (CNW) was upgraded by BB&T (NYSE:BBT) from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $32.00 on the company.

Patriot Coal (NYSE:PCX) NVIDIA (Nasdaq:NVDA), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (Nasdaq:KLIC), Interactive Intelligence (Nasdaq:ININ), Zale (NYSE:ZLC) Soa

Over the last week and a half or so, the share price of Patriot Coal (NYSE:PCX) NVIDIA (Nasdaq:NVDA), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (Nasdaq:KLIC), Interactive Intelligence (Nasdaq:ININ) and Zale (NYSE:ZLC) are all up over 30 percent, and have been moving up throughout January.

All the companies are trading at their highest level from a year up to over a decade in the case of Interactive Intelligence.

The company moving the most of the five, as measured by percentage, is NVIDIA, which is up over 50 percent in January already.

Over the last one or two days, all the companies have reached 52-week highs.

Patriot Coal, while getting hit hard today, is up almost 40 percent in January. They were trading at $24.81, down $1.67, or 6.31 percent, as of 11:55 AM EST.

Zale is up over 30 percent for January so far, and is also down today as investors take profits, falling to $5.37, down $0.36, or 6.28 percent.

NVIDIA is still going up today, trading at $23.86, gaining $0.46, or 2.01 percent.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries was trading at $9.79, gaining $0.38, or 4.04, continuing their upward run.

Interactive Intelligence was trading at $35.34, losing $0.61, or (1.70 percent.