Control4 Corp. (NASDAQ: CTRL) was raised to Strong Buy from Outperform with a $24 price target by Raymond James. This was also one of our nine stocks that could double in 2014.
Cree Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE) was raised to Buy from Hold at Needham & Co.
Family Dollar Stores Inc. (NYSE: FDO) was raised to Neutral from Underperform as the downside thesis has played out, with a $55 price target, by Sterne Agee.
Genuine Parts Co. (NYSE: GPC) was raised to Neutral from Sell at Goldman Sachs.
Halcon Resources Corp. (NYSE: HK) was maintained as Hold at Sterne Agee, but the firm raised its price target to $4.75 from $4.00 based on TMS de-risking. This was one of our own nine stocks that could double in 2014.
Lpath Inc. (NASDAQ: LPTN) was started as Buy and given a $17 price target at Canaccord Genuity.
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NetApp Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP) was downgraded to Neutral from Buy at UBS.
Nimble Storage Inc. (NYSE: NMBL) was raised to Buy from Neutral at UBS.
NPS Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: NPSP) was started as Buy along with a $42 price target at Canaccord Genuity.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) was started as Buy along with a $350 price target at Canaccord Genuity.
Sonic Corp. (NASDAQ: SONC) was raised to Buy with a $25 price target at Sterne Agee.
Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) was raised to Neutral from Underperform with a $43 price target at Sterne Agee.
Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) was raised to Outperform from Market Perform at Wells Fargo.
United Natural Foods Inc. (NASDAQ: UNFI) was raised to Buy from Hold at Jefferies.
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) was downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Citigroup.
Veolia Environnement S.A. (NYSE: VE) was raised to Neutral from Underperform at BNP Paribas.
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Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) was raised to Outperform from Market Perform by Wells Fargo.
Yelp Inc. (NYSE: YELP) was raised to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup.
A10 Networks Inc. (NYSE: ATEN), a software-based application networking solutions provider, saw its analyst quiet period end. The shares closed at $14.47 on Tuesday, against a post-IPO range of $12.92 to $16.50. The analyst calls were as follows: Buy at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley and Outperform at Oppenheimer, Pacific Crest and RBC Capital Markets.
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