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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

• Xylem(XYL)
  Barclays Capital has initiated coverage at Equal Weight

• Kirby Corp(KEX)
  Dahlman Rose has initiated coverage at Buy
• Lindsay Corp(LNN)
  Stifel Nicolaus has initiated coverage at Hold
• Manitex Intl(MNTX)
  Rodman & Renshaw has initiated coverage at Mkt Outperform
• MicroStrategy(MSTR)
  JMP Securities has initiated coverage at Mkt Outperform
• Progress Software(PRGS)
  JMP Securities has initiated coverage at Mkt Perform
• Qlik Tech(QLIK)
  JMP Securities has initiated coverage at Mkt Outperform
• Quest Software(QSFT)
  JMP Securities has initiated coverage at Mkt Perform
• Teck Resources(TCK)
  Dahlman Rose has initiated coverage at Buy
• Teradata(TDC)
  JMP Securities has initiated coverage at Mkt Outperform
• TIBCO Software(TIBX)
  JMP Securities has initiated coverage at Mkt Outperform
• Immersion Corp(IMMR)
  GARP Research has initiated coverage at Buy
• ADA-ES(ADES)
  Robert W. Baird has initiated coverage at Outperform

Upgraded Coverage

• Riverbed Technology(RVBD)
  RBC Capital Mkts has upgraded their rating
  from: Sector Perform – to – Outperform (Target Price: $35.00)

• Colfax(CFX)
  UBS has upgraded their rating
  from: Neutral – to – Buy (Target Price: $43.00)
• Tri-Tech Holding(TRIT)
  Brean Murray has upgraded their rating
  from: Hold – to – Buy (Target Price: $6.00)

Downgraded Coverage

• Advance Auto(AAP)
  Argus has downgraded their rating
  from: Buy – to – Hold

• Brady(BRC)
  Robert W. Baird has downgraded their rating
  from: Outperform – to – Neutral (Target Price: $31.00)
• ECA Marcellus Trust(ECT)
  Robert W. Baird has downgraded their rating
  from: Neutral – to – Underperform (Target Price: $19.00)
• LDK Solar(LDK)
  Kaufman Bros has downgraded their rating
  from: Hold – to – Sell (Target Price: $2.00)
• OmniVision(OVTI)
  Needham has downgraded their rating
  from: Strong Buy – to – Hold
• QR Energy LP(QRE)
  Robert W. Baird has downgraded their rating
  from: Outperform – to – Neutral (Target Price: $22.00)
• Tesoro(TSO)
  RBC Capital Mkts has downgraded their rating
  from: Outperform – to – Sector Perform (Target Price: $30.00)
• Western Digital(WDC)
  Needham has downgraded their rating
  from: Buy – to – Hold
• Seagate Tech(STX)
  Deutsche Bank has downgraded their rating
  from: Buy – to – Hold (Target Price: $20.00)

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)

  .

• 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)

  .

• 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)

  .

• Commerce Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ:CBSH)

  . 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.

  — 9:00 AM

• 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)

  . 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.

  — Before Market Opens

• Fastenal Co (NASDAQ:FAST)

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

  — 8:00 AM

• 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)

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

  — 7:00 AM

• KMG Chemicals Inc (NASDAQ:KMGB)

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

  — Before Market Opens

• Lindsay Corp (NYSE:LNN)

  . 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.

  — Before Market Opens

• National Bankshares Inc (NASDAQ:NKSH)

  . 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.

  — After Market Closes

• 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)

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

  — Before Market Opens