SM Energy (SM) (AGPPY) (KYO) (ZUMZ) (CM) (HGSI) (ICON) Ratings, Price Targets

SM Energy (SM), Anglo Platinum Limited (AGPPY), Kyocera Co. (KYO), Zumiez (ZUMZ), CIBC (CM), Human Genome Sciences (HGSI) and Iconix Brand Group (ICON) had ratings and price targets on them adjusted by analysts.

HSBC downgraded Anglo Platinum Limited (AGPPY) from a "Neutral" rating to an "Underweight" rating.

Bank of America downgraded Kyocera Co. (KYO) from a "Buy" rating to a "Neutral" rating.

Caris & Co. downgraded SM Energy (SM) to an "Average" rating.

DA Davidson downgraded Zumiez (ZUMZ) from a "Buy" rating to a "Neutral" rating.

Credit Suisse downgraded CIBC (CM) from an "Outperform" rating to a "Neutral" rating.

Collins Stewart downgraded Human Genome Sciences (HGSI) from a "Buy" rating to a "Neutral" rating. They cut their price from $17.00 to $10.00 on the company.

Lazard Capital downgraded Iconix Brand Group (ICON) from a "Buy" rating to a "Neutral" rating.

RealD (RLD) (ROK) (ZUMZ) (JBHT) (LNCR) (DNR) Ratings, Price Targets

RealD Inc. (NYSE: RLD), Rockwell Automation Inc. (NYSE: ROK), Zumiez (NASDAQ: ZUMZ), J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT), Lincare (NASDAQ: LNCR) and Denbury Resources Inc. (NYSE: DNR) ratings and price targets.

RealD Inc. (RLD) is now covered by Gabelli. They placed a “Buy” rating on the company.

Rockwell Automation Inc. (NYSE: ROK) is now covered by Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS). They placed an “Underweight” rating and a price target of $78.00 on the company.

Zumiez (ZUMZ) had its price target raised by Oppenheimer (NYSE:OPY) from $29.00 to $32.00. They have an “Outperform” rating on the company.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (JBHT) was downgraded by RBC Capital from an “Outperform” rating to a “Sector Perform” rating. They have a price target of $45.00 on the company.

Lincare (LNCR) was downgraded by Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating.

Denbury Resources Inc. (DNR) was upgraded by Raymond James (NYSE:RJF) from an “Outperform” rating to a “Strong Buy” rating.

Zumiez (ZUMZ) (CLWR) (EXAS) (END) (AZN) (GSM) Ratings, Price Targets

Zumiez (NASDAQ: ZUMZ), Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR), EXACT Sciences Co. (NASDAQ: EXAS), Endeavour International Co. (NYSE: END), AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) and Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. (NYSE: GSM) ratings and price targets.

Zumiez (ZUMZ) had its “Neutral” rating reiterated by Janney Montgomery Scott.

Clearwire (CLWR) is now covered by Guggenheim. They placed a “Buy” rating on the company.

EXACT Sciences Co. (EXAS) is now covered by JMP Securities. They placed an “Outperform” rating and a price target of $14.00 on the company.

Endeavour International Co. (END) had its price target raised by Wunderlich to $18.00.

AstraZeneca (AZN) was downgraded by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) from a “Neutral” rating to an “Underweight” rating.

Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. (GSM) was downgraded by Jefferies Group (NYSE:JEF) from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating.

Sonic (SONC) (SUNH) (ZUMZ) (END) (RECN) (EWBC) Price Targets Changed

Sonic Co. (NASDAQ: SONC), Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNH), Zumiez (NASDAQ: ZUMZ), Endeavour International Co. (NYSE: END), Resources Connection, Inc. (NASDAQ: RECN) and East West Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: EWBC) had price targets on them adjusted by analysts.

Sonic Co. (SONC) had its price target lowered by RBC Capital from $11.00 to $9.00. They have an “Outperform” rating on the company.

Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (SUNH) had its price target raised by Morgan Keegan to $4.25.

Zumiez (ZUMZ) had its price target raised by Wedbush to $26.00.

Endeavour International Co. (END) had its price target raised by Rodman & Renshaw from $12.50 to $15.00. They have an “Outperform” rating on the company.

Resources Connection, Inc. (RECN) had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) to $12.00.

East West Bancorp Inc. (EWBC) had its price target raised by Sterne Agee to $23.00.

Zumiez (ZUMZ) (BAX) (EMR) (EXAS) (DVN) (BLK) Ratings, Price Targets

Zumiez (NASDAQ: ZUMZ), Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX), Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE: EMR), EXACT Sciences Co. (NASDAQ: EXAS), Devon Energy Co. (NYSE: DVN) and BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) ratings and price targets.

Zumiez (ZUMZ) had its “neutral” rating reiterated by Janney Montgomery Scott.

Baxter International Inc. (BAX) is now covered by Standpoint Research. They have a “buy” rating and a price target of $59.00 on the firm.

Emerson Electric Co. (EMR) is now covered by Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS). They have an “overweight” rating and a price target of $56.00 on the firm.

EXACT Sciences Co. (EXAS) is now covered by JMP Securities. They have an “outperform” rating and a price target of $14.00 on the firm.

Devon Energy Co. (DVN) had its price target raised by Scotia Capital to $83.00.

BlackRock, Inc. (BLK) was downgraded by Sterne Agee from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating.

Zumiez (ZUMZ) (WLL) (WPI) (ALTR) (AMAG) (AMTD) Ratings, Price Targets

Zumiez (ZUMZ), Whiting Petroleum Co. (WLL), Watson Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (WPI), Altera (ALTR), AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMAG) and TD Ameritrade (AMTD) ratings and price targets.

Credit Agricole initiated coverage on Whiting Petroleum Co. (WLL). They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $67.00 on the company.

Credit Agricole upgraded Watson Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (WPI) from an “Outperform” rating to a “Buy” rating.

Janney Montgomery Scott raised its price target on Zumiez (ZUMZ) from $26.00 to $30.00. They have a “Neutral” rating on the company.

BMO Capital Markets upgraded Altera (ALTR) from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) initiated coverage on AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMAG). They placed a “Neutral” rating and a price target of $20.00 on the company.

ISI Group reiterated its “Buy” rating on TD Ameritrade (AMTD). They have a price target of $19.00 on the company.

First Security (FSGI) (ZUMZ) (PATK) (TIER) (NCTY) (TSTF) Biggest NASDAQ Gainers

First Security Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSGI), Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ), Patrick Industries (NASDAQ:PATK), Tier Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:TIER), The9 Ltd (NASDAQ:NCTY) and Teamstaff (NASDAQ:TSTF) were the biggest gainers on the NASDAQ, Friday.

First Security Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSGI) ended up 85.84 percent, closing at $2.10. They traded in a range of $1.13 to $2.22. A total of 172,772 shares changed hands.

Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) ended up 24.18 percent, closing at $29.02. They traded in a range of $26.62 of $29.33. A total of 2,824,022 shares changed hands.

Patrick Industries (NASDAQ:PATK) ended up 18.75 percent, closing at $3.23. They traded in a range of $2.74 to $3.50. A total of shares changed hands.

Tier Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:TIER) ended up 18.57 percent, closing at $4.15. They traded in a range of $3.55 to $4.15. A total of 29,101 shares changed hands.

The9 Ltd (NASDAQ:NCTY) ended up 17.66 percent, closing at $7.13. They traded in a range of $5.92 to $7.85. A total of 376,786 shares changed hands.

Teamstaff (NASDAQ:TSTF) ended up 12.44 percent, closing at $2.35. They traded in a range of $2.08 to $2.50. A total of 118,135 shares changed hands.

Zumiez (ZUMZ) Ratings Reiterated

Zumiez (NASDAQ: ZUMZ) had ratings on them reiterated by analysts.

Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) reiterated its "Overweight" rating on Zumiez (ZUMZ). They have a price target of $27.00 on the company.

Needham & Company reiterated its "Buy" rating on Zumiez.

Janney Montgomery Scott reiterated its "Neutral" rating on Zumiez.

Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) reiterated its "Hold" rating on Zumiez.

Zumiez (ZUMZ) (ADBE) (XRTX) (CBG) (HGSI) (DKS) Price Targets Changed

Zumiez (NASDAQ: ZUMZ), Adobe Systems (NASDAQ: ADBE), Xyratex Ltd. (NASDAQ: XRTX), CB Richard Ellis (NYSE: CBG), Human Genome Sciences (NASDAQ: HGSI) and Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) had their price targets adjusted by analysts.

Zumiez (ZUMZ) had its price target lowered by Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) to $21.00.

Adobe Systems (ADBE) had its price target lowered by Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) to $30.00.

Xyratex Ltd. (XRTX) had its price target lowered by Needham & Company from $13.00 to $11.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

CB Richard Ellis (CBG) had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) to $26.00.

Human Genome Sciences (HGSI) had its price target lowered by Citigroup (NYSE:C) to $15.00.

Dick’s Sporting Goods (DKS) had its price target raised by FBR Capital from $40.00 to $42.00. They have an “Outperform” rating on the company.

Anadarko (APC) (ZUMZ) (CISG) (CWEI) (MON) Ratings Reiterated

Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC), Zumiez (NASDAQ: ZUMZ), CNinsure Inc. (NASDAQ: CISG), Clayton Williams Energy Inc (NASDAQ: CWEI) and Monsanto Co. (NYSE: MON) had their ratings reiterated by analysts.

Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) reiterated an "Overweight" rating on Zumiez (ZUMZ).

Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) reiterated a "Buy" rating on Anadarko Petroleum (APC).

Piper Jaffray reiterated an "Underweight" rating on CNinsure Inc. (CISG).

Wunderlich reiterated a "Buy" rating on Clayton Williams Energy Inc (CWEI).

Piper Jaffray reiterated an “Overweight” on Monsanto Co. (MON).

Zumiez (ZUMZ) (ARUN) (BAC) (ZQK) (BEBE) (CYBX) Price Targets Changed

Zumiez (NASDAQ: ZUMZ), Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Quiksilver, Inc. (NYSE: ZQK), Bebe stores (NASDAQ: BEBE) and Cyberonics (NASDAQ: CYBX) price targets adjusted by analysts.

Zumiez (ZUMZ) had its price target lowered by Wedbush to $21.00.

Aruba Networks, Inc. (ARUN) had its price target lowered by Morgan Keegan to $30.00.

Bank of America (BAC) had its price target lowered by Sterne Agee to $9.00.

Quiksilver, Inc. (ZQK) had its price target lowered by Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) to $4.50.

Bebe stores (BEBE) had its price target lowered by Wedbush to $8.00.

Cyberonics (CYBX) had its price target lowered by Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) to $34.00.

Price Targets on (TDW) (TRNX) (WTSLA) (ZUMZ) Updated

Price targets on shares of Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW), Tornier BV (NASDAQ: TRNX), Wet Seal (NASDAQ: WTSLA) and Zumiez (NASDAQ: ZUMZ) were updated by analysts.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) cut their price target on Tidewater Inc. (TDW) to $63.00.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) raised their price target on Tornier BV (TRNX) to $30.00.

Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) raised their price target on Wet Seal (WTSLA) to $6.00.

Piper Jaffray raised their price target on Zumiez (ZUMZ) to $34.00.

Price Targets on (ZUMZ) (ADSK) (ARO) (CRM) (GPS) Updated

Price targets on shares of Zumiez (NASDAQ: ZUMZ), Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK), Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE: ARO), Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) and The Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) were updated by analysts.

Wedbush raised their price target on Zumiez (ZUMZ) to $28.00.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) raised their price target on Autodesk (ADSK) to $46.00.

Janney Montgomery Scott cut their price target on Aeropostale, Inc. (ARO) from $22.00 to $17.00. They have a “neutral” rating on the company.

UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) raised their price target on Salesforce.com (CRM) from $178.00 to $184.00. They have a “buy” rating on the company.

Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) cut their price target on The Gap Inc. (GPS) to $18.00.

Ratings on (ZUMZ) (ADSK) (ARO) (FLO) (ARO) Reiterated

Ratings on shares of Zumiez (NASDAQ: ZUMZ), Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK), Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO) and Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE: ARO) were reiterated by analysts.

Wedbush reiterated a “neutral” rating on Zumiez (ZUMZ).

Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) reiterated a “neutral” rating on Autodesk (ADSK).

Gabelli reiterated a “hold” rating on Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO).

Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating on Aeropostale, Inc. (ARO). They have a price target of $27.00 on the company.

Ratings on (UTEK) (UTX) (WEN) (ZUMZ) Reiterated

Ratings on Ultratech, Inc. (NASDAQ: UTEK), United Technologies Co. (NYSE: UTX), Wendys Arbys Group (NYSE: WEN) and Zumiez (NASDAQ: ZUMZ) were reiterated by analysts.

Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) reiterated a “buy” rating on Ultratech, Inc. (UTEK).

Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) reiterated a “buy” rating on United Technologies Co. (UTX).

Deutsche Bank reiterated a “buy” rating on Wendys Arbys Group (WEN).

Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating on Zumiez (ZUMZ).

Ratings on (ZUMZ) (GMR) (MDSO) and (NFLX) Reiterated

Ratings on Zumiez (NASDAQ: ZUMZ), General Maritime Co. (NYSE: GMR), Medidata Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDSO) and Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) were reiterated by analysts.

Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Zumiez (ZUMZ).

Sterne Agee reiterated a “neutral” rating on General Maritime Co. (GMR). They have a price target of $2.00 on the company.

Auriga reiterated a “buy” rating on Medidata Solutions, Inc. (MDSO). They have a price target of $32.00 on the company.

Piper Jaffray reiterated an “overweight” rating on Netflix, Inc. (NFLX). They have a price target of $280.00 on the company.

Coverage on (PNNT) (ZUMZ) (ESL) (TRW) (AGU) Initiated by Analysts

PennantPark Investment (NASDAQ:PNNT), Zumiez Inc. (NASDAQ:ZUMZ), Esterline Technologies (NYSE:ESL), TRW Automotive (NYSE:TRW) and Agrium Inc. (NYSE:AGU) had coverage initiated on them by analysts.

FBR Capital Markets initiated coverage on PennantPark Investment (PNNT), starting them off with an "Outperform" rating. They placed a price target of $14 on the company.

Janney Montgomery Scott initiated coverage on Zumiez Inc. (ZUMZ), starting them off with a "Buy" rating. They placed a price target on the company of $33.

Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) initiated coverage on Esterline Technologies (ESL), starting them off with an "Outperform" rating. They placed a price target of $81 on the company.

Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) initiated coverage on TRW Automotive (TRW), starting them off with a "Buy" rating. They placed a price target of $72 on the company.

Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) initiated coverage on Agrium Inc. (AGU), starting them off with a "Neutral" rating. They lowered their price target from $111 to $108 on the company.

March Retail (TGT) (COST) (BJ) (JCP) Sales Mixed

As expected, March retail sales were mixed today as a number of retailers reported for the month earlier in the session.

Discounters like Costco (NASDAQ:COST) and BJ's Wholesale (NYSE:BJ) soared as expected, along with high end stores like Saks (NYSE:SKS).

Limited (NYSE:LTD) was the top performer of the companies reporting today, with sales jumping 14 percent in March.

Worst in the group was Kohl's (NYSE:KSS), whose sales fell 6.5 percent last month.

Here are those retailers with sales gains in March:

Costco (COST) - up 8%; Macy's (NYSE: M) - up 0.9%; Limited (LTD) - up 14%; The Buckle (NYSE:BKE) - up 8.4%; Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) - up 8.9%; BJ's Wholesale (BJ) - up 5.3%; Saks (SKS) - up 11.1%; and Nordstrom (NYSE:JWN) - up 5.1%.

Retailers which lost sales in March:

Target (NYSE:TGT) - down 5.5%; JCPenney (NYSE:JCP) - down 0.3%; Gap (NYSE:GPS) - down 10%; Kohl's (KSS) - down 6.5%; TJX (NYSE:TJX) - down 1%; and Hot Topic (Nasdaq:HOTT) - down 5%.

Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) Boosted by Jefferies, Needham

Improving sales and upwardly revised guidance has Jefferies and Needham raising their numbers on Zumiez, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZUMZ).

Needham maintains their "Buy" rating on Zumiez while raising their price target.

Needham said, "In FY10, ZUMZ faces easy SSS and margin comparisons and we expect sales trends will continue to improve. Given the opportunity for EPS growth driven by margin improvements, we believe ZUMZ should trade in-line with the high-end of its long term growth rate of 25% to 30%, or $37."'

Jefferies kept their "Hold" rating on zumiez while increasing their EPS estimate and PT as well.

They said, "We think ZUMZ strong trends should continue over the next few quarters especially. Look for continued rising EPS and sales bias here especially as ZUMZ is well positioned with little direct competition in the mall."

Zumiez closed at $30.18, dropping $1.39, or 4.40 percent. Needham has a price target of $37 on them, raising it from $30, and Jefferies raised their price target on them from $23 to $30.