Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Exxon (XOM) (CPK) (NGG) (OAS) (SU) (NKA) (HES) Ratings, Price Targets

Exxon Mobil (XOM), Chesapeake Utilities (CPK), National Grid (NGG), Oasis Petroleum Inc. (OAS), Suncor Energy Inc. (SU), Niska Gas Storage (NKA) and Hess (HES) had ratings and price targets on them adjusted by analysts.

Hilliard Lyons upgraded Chesapeake Utilities Corp (CPK) from a "Neutral" rating to a "Long" rating. They have a price target of $45.00 on the company.

Morgan Stanley upgraded National Grid (NGG) to an Overweight" rating.
Stephens upgraded Oasis Petroleum Inc. (OAS) from an "Equal Weight" rating to a "Overweight" rating.

BMO Capital Markets upgraded Suncor Energy Inc. (SU) from a "Market Perform" rating to a "Outperform" rating.

Raymond James upgraded Exxon Mobil (XOM) from a "Market Perform" rating to a "Outperform" rating.

Wells Fargo & Co. upgraded Niska Gas Storage (NKA) from an "Underperform" rating to a "Market Perform" rating.

Raymond James downgraded Hess Corp (HES) from an "Outperform" rating to a "Market Perform" rating.

AngloGold (AU) (KWK) (RRC) (RY) (RF) (FITB) (COF) (HBAN) Ratings, Price Targets

AngloGold Ashanti (AU), Quicksilver Resources Inc (KWK), Range Resources (RRC), RBC Capital (RY), Regions Financial Corp (RF), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Capital One (COF) and Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (HBAN) had ratings and price targets on them adjusted by analysts.

TheStreet downgraded AngloGold Ashanti (AU) to a "Hold" rating.

Howard Weil downgraded Quicksilver Resources (KWK) from an "Outperform" rating to a "Market Perform" rating.

Societe Generale initiated coverage on Range Resources (RRC). They placed a "Buy" rating on the company..

Bank of America upgraded RBC Capital (RY) from an "Neutral" rating to a "Buy" rating. They have a price target of $65.00 on the company.

Miller Tabak upgraded Regions Financial Corp (RF) from a "Neutral" rating to a "Buy" rating.

Deutsche Bank upgraded Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) from a "Hold" rating to a "Buy" rating.

JPMorgan Chase upgraded Capital One (COF) from an "Neutral" rating to an "Overweight" rating. $70.00

Susquehanna downgraded Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (HBAN) from a "Positive" rating to a "Neutral" rating.

Friday, April 20, 2012

Agnico (AEM) (IVN) (FSLR) (ACI) (NFX) (ARLP) Ratings, Price Targets

Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (AEM), Ivanhoe Mines Ltd (IVN), First Solar, Inc. (FSLR), Arch Coal, Inc. (ACI), Newfield Exploration Co. (NFX) and Alliance Resource (ARLP) had ratings and price targets on them adjusted by analysts.

Zacks downgraded Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (AEM) from a "Neutral" rating to a "Underperform" rating.

TD Securities upgraded Ivanhoe Mines Ltd (IVN) from a "Reduce" rating to a "Hold" rating.

Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) from a "Sell" rating to a "Hold" rating.

Morgan Stanley downgraded Arch Coal, Inc. (ACI) from an "Equal Weight" rating to a "Underweight" rating.

Barrington Research initiated coverage on Newfield Exploration Co. (NFX). They placed an "Outperform" rating and a price target of $44.00 on the company.

Raymond James upgraded Alliance Resource (ARLP) from a "Market Perform" rating to a "Strong-Buy" rating.

Monday, April 16, 2012

Anadarko (APC) (OAS) (CAM) (HAL) (MPC) (RIG) (WLL) Ratings, Price Targets

Anadarko Petroleum (APC), Oasis Petroleum Inc. (OAS), Cameron (CAM), Halliburton (HAL), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Transocean (RIG) and Whiting Petroleum Co. (WLL) had ratings and price targets on them adjusted by analysts.

CLSA upgraded Anadarko Petroleum (APC) from an "Outperform" rating to a "Buy" rating.

Pritchard upgraded Oasis Petroleum Inc. (OAS) from a "Neutral" rating to a "Buy" rating.

Raymond James downgraded Cameron (CAM) from a "Strong-Buy" rating to a "Market Perform" rating.

Raymond James downgraded Halliburton (HAL) from an "Outperform" rating to a "Market Perform" rating.

Deutsche Bank downgraded Marathon Petroleum (MPC) from a "Buy" rating to a "Hold" rating.

Raymond James downgraded Transocean (RIG) from a "Strong-Buy" rating to a "Market Perform" rating.

CLSA downgraded Whiting Petroleum Co. (WLL) from an "Outperform" rating to a "Buy" rating.

Eldorado (EGO) (ANR) (FCX) (RRC) (CHK) (TC) Ratings, Price Targets

Eldorado Gold Co. (EGO), Alpha Natural Resources (ANR), Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold (FCX), Range Resources (RRC), Thompson Creek Metals (TC) and Chesapeake Energy (CHK) had ratings and price targets on them adjusted by analysts.

TD Securities upgraded Eldorado Gold Co. (EGO) to a "Buy" rating.

Citigroup upgraded Alpha Natural Resources (ANR) from a "Neutral" rating to a "Buy" rating.

Citigroup upgraded Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold (FCX) from a "Neutral" rating to a "Buy" rating.

Macquarie upgraded Range Resources (RRC) from a "Neutral" rating to a "Outperform" rating.

UBS AG upgraded Thompson Creek Metals (TC) from a "Neutral" rating to a "Buy" rating.

Citigroup downgraded Chesapeake Energy (CHK) from a "Buy" rating to a "Neutral" rating.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

W&T (WTI) (CHK) (CLNE) (NOG) (RECV) (RGP) (SXLP) Ratings, Price Targets

W&T Offshore, Inc. (WTI), Chesapeake Energy (CHK), Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (CLNE), Northern Oil & Gas, Inc. (NOG), Recovery Energy (RECV), Regency Energy Partners LP (RGP) and Signature Exploration and Production (SXLP) had ratings and price targets on them adjusted by analysts.

Pritchard upgraded W&T Offshore, Inc. (WTI) from a "Neutral" rating to a "Buy" rating.

Tudor Pickering downgraded Chesapeake Energy (CHK) from a "Buy" rating to an "Accumulate" rating.

Piper Jaffray initiated coverage on Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (CLNE). They placed a "Neutral" rating and a price target of $20.00 on the company.

Capital One upgraded Northern Oil & Gas, Inc. (NOG). They placed a "Strong-Buy" rating and a price target of $20.00 on the company.

Sidoti initiated coverage on Recovery Energy (RECV). They placed a "Buy" rating on the company.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. initiated coverage on Regency Energy Partners LP (RGP). They placed an "Overweight" rating and a price target of $28.00 on the company.

Auriga downgraded Signature Exploration and Production (SXLP). They placed a "Hold" rating and a price target of $51.00 on the company.

Eldorado (EGO) (GOLD) (TC) (BAC) (RJF) (DB) (FGP) Ratings, Price Targets

Eldorado Gold Co. (EGO), Randgold Resources Ltd. (GOLD), Thompson Creek Metals (TC), Bank of America (BAC), Raymond James (RJF), Deutsche Bank (DB) and Ferrellgas Partners (FGP) had ratings and price targets on them adjusted by analysts.

Canaccord Genuity upgraded Eldorado Gold Co. (EGO) from a "Hold" rating to a "Buy" rating.

Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Randgold Resources Ltd. (GOLD) from a "Hold" rating to a "Buy" rating. They placed a price target of $110.00 on the company.

Deutsche Bank upgraded Thompson Creek Metals (TC) from a "Sell" rating to a "Hold" rating.

Guggenheim upgraded Bank of America (BAC) from a "Neutral" rating to a "Buy" rating. They placed a price target of $11.00 on the company.

Wells Fargo & Co. initiated coverage on Raymond James (RJF). They have an "Outperform" rating on the company.

TheStreet upgraded Deutsche Bank (DB) to a "Hold" rating.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. initiated coverage on Ferrellgas Partners (FGP). They placed an "Underweight" rating and a price target of $12.00 on the company.

Thursday, April 5, 2012

NRG (NRG) (SLB) (SRE) (CXPO) (EGN) (CVE) (RDS-A) (HES) Ratings, Price Targets

NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG), Schlumberger (SLB), Sempra Energy (SRE), Crimson Exploration (CXPO), Energen (EGN), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Royal Dutch Shell (RDS-A) and Hess (HES) had ratings and price targets on them adjusted by analysts.

Sterne Agee upgraded Schlumberger (SLB) from a "Neutral" rating to a "Buy" rating. $93.00

RBC Capital upgraded Sempra Energy (SRE) from a "Sector Perform" rating to a "Outperform" rating.

Macquarie upgraded NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) from a "Neutral" rating to an "Outperform" rating.

MLV & Co initiated coverage on Crimson Exploration (CXPO). They have a "Buy" rating and a price target of $5.50 on the company.

Sterne Agee initiated coverage on Energen (EGN). They have a "Buy" rating and a price target of $60.00 on the company.

CIBC upgraded Cenovus Energy (CVE) from a "Sector Perform" rating to a "Outperform" rating.

Tudor Pickering upgraded Royal Dutch Shell (RDS-A) to a "Buy" rating.

Tudor Pickering upgraded Hess (HES) from a "Buy" rating to an "Accumulate" rating.

Newmont (NEM) (GG) (KGC) (JAG) (IVN) (STVZF) (PPP) Ratings, Price Targets

Newmont Mining Co. (NEM), Goldcorp Inc. (GG), Kinross Gold (KGC), Jaguar Mining (JAG), Ivanhoe Mines Ltd (IVN), Silvercrest Mines (STVZF) and Primero Mining Corp. (PPP) had ratings and price targets on them adjusted by analysts.

Citigroup downgraded Newmont Mining Co. (NEM) from a "Buy" rating to a "Neutral" rating.

Citigroup initiated coverage on Goldcorp Inc. (GG). They have a "Neutral" rating on the company.

Citigroup initiated coverage on Kinross Gold (KGC). They have a "Buy" rating on the company.

RBC Capital downgraded Jaguar Mining (JAG) from a "Sector Perform" rating to an "Underperform" rating.

BMO Capital Markets downgraded Ivanhoe Mines Ltd (IVN) from an "Outperform" rating to a "Market Perform" rating.

Roth Capital initiated coverage on Silvercrest Mines (STVZF). They have a "Buy" rating on the company.

BMO Capital Markets upgraded Primero Mining Corp. (PPP) from a "Market Perform" rating to an "Outperform" rating.

Monday, April 2, 2012

Halliburton (HAL) (HERO) (RIG) (HFC) (CXO) (CVE) (KEG) (NOV) Ratings, Price Targets

Halliburton (HAL), Hercules Offshore, Inc. (HERO), Transocean (RIG), HollyFrontier (HFC), Concho Resources Inc. (CXO), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Key Energy (KEG) and National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV) had ratings and price targets on them adjusted by analysts.

Howard Weil downgraded Halliburton (HAL) from an "Outperform" rating to a "Market Perform" rating. $43.00

CLSA upgraded Hercules Offshore, Inc. (HERO) from an "Underperform" rating to a "Buy" rating.

CLSA upgraded Transocean (RIG) from an "Underperform" rating to an "Outperform" rating.

Credit Suisse downgraded HollyFrontier (HFC) from an "Outperform" rating to a "Neutral" rating.

Deutsche Bank upgraded Concho Resources Inc. (CXO) Hold" rating to a "Buy" rating.

Barclays Capital downgraded Cenovus Energy (CVE) from an "Overweight" rating to a "Equal Weight" rating.

Howard Weil Key Energy (KEG) from a "Focus Stock" rating to an "Outperform" rating. They have a price target of $20.00 on the company.

Howard Weil downgraded National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV) from an "Outperform" rating to a "Market Perform" rating.

Hecla (HL) (MTL) (MT) (POT) (AGU) (PAAS) (AXP) Ratings, Price Targets

Hecla Mining (HL), Mechel (MTL), ArcelorMittal (MT), Potash (POT), Agrium Inc. (AGU), Pan American Silver (PAAS) and American Express (AXP) had ratings and price targets on them adjusted by analysts.

BNP Paribas upgraded ArcelorMittal (MT) from an "Underperform" rating to a "Neutral" rating.

UBS AG downgraded Mechel (MTL) from a "Buy" rating to a "Neutral" rating.

Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on Potash (POT). They placed a "Buy" rating and price target of $56.00 on the company.

Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on Agrium Inc. (AGU). They placed a "Buy" rating and price target of $105.00 on the company.

Deutsche Bank initiated coverage on Hecla Mining (HL). They placed a "Hold" rating and price target of $5.50 on the company.

BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on Pan American Silver (PAAS). They placed an "Outperform" rating and price target of $35.00 on the company.

Wells Fargo & Co. downgraded American Express (AXP) from an "Outperform" rating to a "Market Perform" rating.