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The following companies has recently had stock analysts initiate, upgrade or downgrade coverage on them. The analysis is detailed below.

New Coverage

• YUM! Brands(YUM)
  Oppenheimer has initiated coverage at Outperform

• ABM Industries(ABM)
  KeyBanc Capital Mkts has initiated coverage at Hold
• American Public Education(APEI)
  Barclays Capital has initiated coverage at Overweight
• Bridgepoint Education(BPI)
  Barclays Capital has initiated coverage at Overweight
• Caesars Entertainment(CZR)
  KeyBanc Capital Mkts has initiated coverage at Hold
• Coronado Biosciences(CNDO)
  Griffin Securities has initiated coverage at Buy
• EPAM Systems(EPAM)
  Stifel Nicolaus has initiated coverage at Buy
• EPAM Systems(EPAM)
  UBS has initiated coverage at Buy
• Fairchild Semi(FCS)
  Longbow has initiated coverage at Buy
• Roundy’s(RNDY)
  BB&T Capital Mkts has initiated coverage at Buy
• Roundy’s(RNDY)
  Robert W. Baird has initiated coverage at Outperform

Upgraded Coverage

• Biomarin Pharm(BMRN)
  Brean Murray has upgraded their rating
  from: Hold – to – Buy (Target Price: $41.00)

• Vishay(VSH)
  Longbow has upgraded their rating
  from: Neutral – to – Buy (Target Price: $16.00)
• Nucor(NUE)
  UBS has upgraded their rating
  from: Neutral – to – Buy
• Owens Corning(OC)
  Longbow has upgraded their rating
  from: Neutral – to – Buy (Target Price: $46.00)
• Parker Drilling(PKD)
  Standpoint Research has upgraded their rating
  from: Hold – to – Buy
• Steel Dynamics(STLD)
  UBS has upgraded their rating
  from: Neutral – to – Buy

Downgraded Coverage

• Noble Corp(NE)
  Standpoint Research has downgraded their rating
  from: Buy – to – Hold

• Abovenet(ABVT)
  Dougherty & Company has downgraded their rating
  from: Buy – to – Sell
• Alliant Tech(ATK)
  Barclays Capital has downgraded their rating
  from: Overweight – to – Equal Weight (Target Price: $50.00)
• Bed Bath & Beyond(BBBY)
  Longbow has downgraded their rating
  from: Buy – to – Neutral
• CPI Aerostructures(CVU)
  Capstone Investments has downgraded their rating
  from: Buy – to – Hold
• Memsic(MEMS)
  Needham has downgraded their rating
  from: Buy – to – Hold
• VimpelCom(VIP)
  HSBC Securities has downgraded their rating
  from: Overweight – to – Neutral (Target Price: $12.50)

The following companies has recently had stock analysts initiate, upgrade or downgrade coverage on them. The analysis is detailed below.

Upgraded Coverage

• Acorda Therapeutics(ACOR)
  MKM Partners has upgraded their rating
  from: Neutral – to – Buy (Target Price: $32.00)

• Broadcom(BRCM)
  Deutsche Bank has upgraded their rating
  from: Hold – to – Buy (Target Price: $35.00)
• Fairchild Semi(FCS)
  Deutsche Bank has upgraded their rating
  from: Hold – to – Buy (Target Price: $15.00)
• OpenTable(OPEN)
  Barclays Capital has upgraded their rating
  from: Equal Weight – to – Overweight (Target Price: $46.00)
• Impax Labs(IPXL)
  Canaccord Genuity has upgraded their rating
  from: Hold – to – Buy (Target Price: $28.00)
• Fossil(FOSL)
  Brean Murray has upgraded their rating
  from: Hold – to – Buy (Target Price: $100.00)
• EMCOR Group(EME)
  BB&T Capital Mkts has upgraded their rating
  from: Hold – to – Buy
• Ascena Retail Group(ASNA)
  BB&T Capital Mkts has upgraded their rating
  from: Hold – to – Buy

Downgraded Coverage

• Oracle(ORCL)
  BMO Capital Markets has downgraded their rating
  from: Outperform – to – Market Perform (Target Price: $30.00)

• Medicis(MRX)
  Canaccord Genuity has downgraded their rating
  from: Buy – to – Hold (Target Price: $36.00)
• IPC The Hospitalist(IPCM)
  Dougherty & Company has downgraded their rating
  from: Buy – to – Neutral (Target Price: $41.00)
• Integra(IART)
  Argus has downgraded their rating
  from: Buy – to – Hold
• Inhibitex(INHX)
  Robert W. Baird has downgraded their rating
  from: Outperform – to – Neutral (Target Price: $26.00)
• Informatica(INFA)
  BMO Capital Markets has downgraded their rating
  from: Outperform – to – Market Perform (Target Price: $35.00)
• Greenbrier Comp(GBX)
  Longbow has downgraded their rating
  from: Buy – to – Neutral
• ECA Marcellus Trust(ECT)
  Oppenheimer has downgraded their rating
  from: Perform – to – Underperform (Target Price: $20.00)
• Con-way(CNW)
  BB&T Capital Mkts has downgraded their rating
  from: Buy – to – Hold
• Choice Hotels(CHH)
  MKM Partners has downgraded their rating
  from: Neutral – to – Sell (Target Price: $32.00)
• Brightpoint(CELL)
  Avian has downgraded their rating
  from: Positive – to – Neutral
• AFLAC(AFL)
  UBS has downgraded their rating
  from: Neutral – to – Sell (Target Price: $34.00)
• Abercrombie & Fitch(ANF)
  Brean Murray has downgraded their rating
  from: Buy – to – Hold
• Idenix Pharma(IDIX)
  JMP Securities has downgraded their rating
  from: Mkt Perform – to – Mkt Underperform

The following companies has recently had stock analysts initiate, upgrade or downgrade coverage on them. The analysis is detailed below.

New Coverage

• TiVo(TIVO)
  JMP Securities has initiated coverage at Mkt Outperform

• Carnival(CCL)
  HSBC Securities has initiated coverage at Neutral
• Commtouch Sftwr(CTCH)
  Rodman & Renshaw has initiated coverage at Mkt Outperform
• Fairchild Semi(FCS)
  Ticonderoga has initiated coverage at Buy
• Forbes Energy Services(FES)
  Global Hunter Securities has initiated coverage at Buy
• Fulton Fincl(FULT)
  BB&T Capital Mkts has initiated coverage at Buy
• Intercontinental Hotels Group(IHG)
  HSBC Securities has initiated coverage at Neutral
• KEMET(KEM)
  Stifel Nicolaus has initiated coverage at Hold
• Littelfuse(LFUS)
  Stifel Nicolaus has initiated coverage at Hold
• Rovi(ROVI)
  JMP Securities has initiated coverage at Mkt Outperform
• Royal Caribbean(RCL)
  HSBC Securities has initiated coverage at Neutral
• Saratoga Resources(SARA)
  Rodman & Renshaw has initiated coverage at Mkt Outperform

Upgraded Coverage

• Autodesk(ADSK)
  Argus has upgraded their rating
  from: Hold – to – Buy (Target Price: $47.00)

• Research In Motion(RIMM)
  Brigantine has upgraded their rating
  from: Sell – to – Buy (Target Price: $25.00)
• Cadence Pharma(CADX)
  Oppenheimer has upgraded their rating
  from: Underperform – to – Perform
• Children’s Place(PLCE)
  Janney Mntgmy Scott has upgraded their rating
  from: Neutral – to – Buy
• lululemon athletica(LULU)
  Stifel Nicolaus has upgraded their rating
  from: Hold – to – Buy (Target Price: $64.00)
• Micron(MU)
  MKM Partners has upgraded their rating
  from: Neutral – to – Buy (Target Price: $8.00)
• Micron(MU)
  Oppenheimer has upgraded their rating
  from: Perform – to – Outperform (Target Price: $8.00)

Downgraded Coverage

• Delek US Holdings(DK)
  Deutsche Bank has downgraded their rating
  from: Buy – to – Hold (Target Price: $16.00)

• Chesapeake Energy(CHK)
  Argus has downgraded their rating
  from: Hold – to – Sell
• Marvell(MRVL)
  JMP Securities has downgraded their rating
  from: Mkt Perform – to – Mkt Underperform (Target Price: $12.50)
• NetApp(NTAP)
  Collins Stewart has downgraded their rating
  from: Buy – to – Neutral (Target Price: $40.00)
• Thomas Properties(TPGI)
  JMP Securities has downgraded their rating
  from: Mkt Outperform – to – Mkt Perform
• Youku.com(YOKU)
  Maxim Group has downgraded their rating
  from: Hold – to – Sell
• Western Refining(WNR)
  Deutsche Bank has downgraded their rating
  from: Buy – to – Hold (Target Price: $16.00)
• Sally Beauty(SBH)
  Barclays Capital has downgraded their rating
  from: Overweight – to – Equal Weight (Target Price: $21.00)

The following companies have scheduled their company earnings to be released today, Thursday, October 13, 2011.

• Bauer Performance Sports Ltd (OTC:BAU)

• Commerce Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ:CBSH) — 9:00 AM

  Commerce Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company which through its subsidiaries engages in general banking business, providing a range of retail, corporate, investment, trust, and asset management products and services to individuals and businesses.

• Emmis Communications Corp (NASDAQ:EMMS)

  Emmis Communications Corporation is a media company with radio broadcasting and magazine publishing operations.

• Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc (NYSE:FCS) — Before Market Opens

  Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.is focused on developing, manufacturing and selling power analog, power discrete and certain non-power semiconductor solutions to a range of end market customers.

• Fastenal Co (NASDAQ:FAST) — 8:00 AM

  Fastenal Company in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies in North America. It operates stores primarily located in North America.

• Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)

  Google, Inc. maintains an index of web sites and other content, and makes this information freely available to anyone with an Internet connection.

• JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) — 7:00 AM

  J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. is a global financial services firm and banking institutions in the United States of America with operations worldwide.

• KMG Chemicals Inc (NASDAQ:KMGB) — Before Market Opens

  KMG Chemicals, Inc. through its wholly owned subsidiaries is involved mainly in the manufacture and sale of specialty chemicals.

• Lindsay Corp (NYSE:LNN) — Before Market Opens

  Lindsay Corporation is a designer and manufacturer of self-propelled center pivot and lateral move irrigation systems which are used in the agricultural industry to increase or stabilize crop production while conserving water, energy and labor.

• National Bankshares Inc (NASDAQ:NKSH) — After Market Closes

  National Bankshares, Inc. is a bank holding company for The National Bank of Blacksburg, which provides retail and commercial banking services to individuals, businesses, non profits and local government units in Virginia.

• Safeway Inc (NYSE:SWY)

  Safeway Inc. operates a retail food and drug chain in the U.S. and Canada. The Company also has a network of distribution, manufacturing, and food processing facilities. Safeway’s retail operations are located in California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska.

• Winnebago Industries Inc (NYSE:WGO) — Before Market Opens

  Winnebago Industries, Inc. is manufacturer of motor homes which are self-contained recreation vehicles used mainly in leisure travel and outdoor recreation activities.

The following companies have scheduled their company earnings to be released today, Thursday, October 13, 2011.

• Bauer Performance Sports Ltd (OTC:BAU)

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• Commerce Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ:CBSH) — 9:00 AM

  . Commerce Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company which through its subsidiaries engages in general banking business, providing a range of retail, corporate, investment, trust, and asset management products and services to individuals and businesses.

• Emmis Communications Corp (NASDAQ:EMMS)

  . Emmis Communications Corporation is a media company with radio broadcasting and magazine publishing operations.

• Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc (NYSE:FCS) — Before Market Opens

  . Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.is focused on developing, manufacturing and selling power analog, power discrete and certain non-power semiconductor solutions to a range of end market customers.

• Fastenal Co (NASDAQ:FAST) — 8:00 AM

  . Fastenal Company in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies in North America. It operates stores primarily located in North America.

• Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)

  . Google, Inc. maintains an index of web sites and other content, and makes this information freely available to anyone with an Internet connection.

• JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) — 7:00 AM

  . J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. is a global financial services firm and banking institutions in the United States of America with operations worldwide.

• KMG Chemicals Inc (NASDAQ:KMGB) — Before Market Opens

  . KMG Chemicals, Inc. through its wholly owned subsidiaries is involved mainly in the manufacture and sale of specialty chemicals.

• Lindsay Corp (NYSE:LNN) — Before Market Opens

  . Lindsay Corporation is a designer and manufacturer of self-propelled center pivot and lateral move irrigation systems which are used in the agricultural industry to increase or stabilize crop production while conserving water, energy and labor.

• National Bankshares Inc (NASDAQ:NKSH) — After Market Closes

  . National Bankshares, Inc. is a bank holding company for The National Bank of Blacksburg, which provides retail and commercial banking services to individuals, businesses, non profits and local government units in Virginia.

• Safeway Inc (NYSE:SWY)

  . Safeway Inc. operates a retail food and drug chain in the U.S. and Canada. The Company also has a network of distribution, manufacturing, and food processing facilities. Safeway’s retail operations are located in California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska.

• Winnebago Industries Inc (NYSE:WGO) — Before Market Opens

  . Winnebago Industries, Inc. is manufacturer of motor homes which are self-contained recreation vehicles used mainly in leisure travel and outdoor recreation activities.