Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: APC) was raised to Overweight from Underweight and the price target was raised to $129 from $84 at J.P. Morgan. It also was reiterated as Outperform and the price target was raised to $118 from $108 at Credit Suisse.
Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) was started with an Outperform rating and a $28 price target by a firm called Northland Securities in a broader networking sector call.
GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) was raised to Buy from Neutral and the price target was raised to $56 from $43 at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) reported earnings ahead of expectations. The DRAM and flash memory king was started as Overweight with a price target of $30 at Piper Jaffray. Credit Suisse reiterated its Outperform rating and $30 price target.
Forest Oil Corp. (NYSE: FST) was reinstated as Underperform at Merrill Lynch, and the price target was set at $1.50, versus a $1.93 close. The firm says that its challenges are likely to persist with continued high cash spending and production growth under its peers.
Other Key Analyst Calls
BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK) was raised to Outperform from Market Perform and the price target was raised to $370 from $350 at Keefe Bruyette & Woods.
Digital Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: DLR) was started with an Underperform rating and was given a price target of $40 (versus a $53.12 close) by Cowen and Co.
Eldorado Gold Corp. (NYSE: EGO) was raised to Buy from Hold at Canaccord Genuity.
Hasbro Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) was downgraded to Hold from Buy at Needham & Co.
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) was raised to Outperform from Neutral by Macquarie.
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. (NYSE: KOG) was started as Buy with a $16 price target (versus a $12.43 close) as a leveraged Bakken Shale play at Merrill Lynch.
Potbelly Corp. (NASDAQ: PBPB) was raised to Outperform from Market Perform at William Blair after shares have sold off by almost half.
Uranium Resources Inc. (NASDAQ: URRE) was started as Buy with a $4 price target (versus a $2.93 close) at Roth Capital.
Vodafone Group PLC (NASDAQ: VOD) was downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Nomura Securities.
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