Friday, August 19, 2011

FedEx (FDX) (TXRH) (FLO) (CNBC) (PEBK) Declare Dividends

FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX), Texas Roadhouse (NASDAQ:TXRH), Flowers Foods Inc (NYSE:FLO), Center Bancorp (NASDAQ:CNBC) and Peoples Bancorp Of North Carolina Inc. (NASDAQ:PEBK declare dividends.

The Board of Directors of FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.13 per share payable 10/3/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 9/12/11.

The Board of Directors of Texas Roadhouse declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.08 per share payable 9/30/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 9/14/11.

The Board of Directors of Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.15 per share payable 9/16/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 9/2/11.

The Board of Directors of Center Bancorp (NASDAQ:CNBC) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.03 per share payable 11/1/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 10/13/11.

The Board of Directors of Peoples Bancorp Of North Carolina Inc. (NASDAQ:PEBK) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.02 per share payable 9/15/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 9/2/11.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Union Pacific (UNP) (ROLL) (RAX) (AIG) Upgraded

Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP), RBC Bearings Incorporated (NASDAQ: ROLL), Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (NYSE: RAX) and American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) upgraded by analysts.

Union Pacific (UNP) was upgraded by TD Newcrest from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating

RBC Bearings Incorporated (ROLL) was upgraded by RBC Capital to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $40.00 on the company.

Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (RAX) was upgraded by RBC Capital from a “Sector Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating. They have a price target of $46.00 on the company.

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) was upgraded by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. from an “Underperform” rating to a “Market Perform” rating.

Friday, August 5, 2011

Dendreon (DNDN) (WFR) (WLT) (NTSP) (ONNN) (NCIT) Downgraded

Dendreon Co. (NASDAQ: DNDN), MEMC Electronic Materials Inc (NYSE: WFR), Walter Energy (NYSE: WLT), NetSpend (NASDAQ: NTSP), ON Semiconductor (NASDAQ: ONNN) and NCI Inc (NASDAQ: NCIT) downgraded by analysts.

MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (WFR) was downgraded by Kaufman Brothers from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating. They have a price target of $7.00 on the company, down from $10.00.

Walter Energy (WLT) was downgraded by Keybanc from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating.

NetSpend (NTSP) was downgraded by SunTrust (NYSE:STI) from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

ON Semiconductor (ONNN) was downgraded by ThinkEquity from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating. They have a price target of $9.00 on the company.

NCI Inc. (NCIT) was downgraded by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Underperform” rating.

Dendreon Co. (DNDN) was downgraded by Collins Stewart from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating. They have a price target of $19.00 on the company, down from $55.00.

Monday, August 1, 2011

Starbucks (SBUX) (SWN) (TNC) (TRLG) (VSEA) (S) Price Targets Changed

Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), Southwestern Energy (NYSE: SWN), Tennant Company (NYSE: TNC), True Religion Apparel, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRLG), Varian Semi (NASDAQ: VSEA) and Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) price targets adjusted.

Tennant Company (TNC) had its price target raised by Dougherty & Co. from $46.00 to $53.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

True Religion Apparel, Inc. (TRLG) had its price target raised by Needham & Company from $35.00 to $39.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

Varian Semi (VSEA) had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) to $63.00.

Sprint Nextel (S) had its price target lowered by UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) to $5.00. They have a “Neutral” rating on the company.

Starbucks (SBUX) had its price target raised by UBS AG from $41.00 to $47.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

Southwestern Energy (SWN) had its price target raised by Stifel Nicolaus from $50.00 to $55.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.