Buckle (BKE) (MD) (OKSB) (TSCO) (WAB) (FTI) (ITG) Upgraded

Buckle (NYSE: BKE), Mednax Services Inc (NYSE: MD), Southwest Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ: OKSB), Tractor Supply Co. (NASDAQ: TSCO), Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp (NYSE: WAB), FMC Tech (NYSE: FTI) and Investment Technology Group (NYSE: ITG) upgraded by analysts.

Buckle (BKE) was upgraded by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) from an “Underweight” rating to a “Neutral” rating. They have a price target of $40.00 on the company.

Mednax Services Inc. (MD) was upgraded by Morgan Keegan from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating. They have a price target of $85.00 on the company, up from $70.00.

Southwest Bancorp Inc. ( OKSB) was upgraded by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

Tractor Supply Co. (TSCO) was upgraded by Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) from a “Neutral” rating to an “Overweight” rating. They have a price target of $80.00 on the company.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. (WAB) was upgraded by Morgan Keegan from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating. They have a price target of $83.00 on the company, up from $68.00.

FMC Tech (FTI) was upgraded by Global Hunter Securities from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $54.00 on the company, up from $49.00.

Investment Technology Group (ITG) was upgraded by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) from a “Neutral” rating to an “Overweight” rating.

Biggest Winners (FMC) (LO) (ASH) (HLF) (APA) on May 6

Among the winners on Friday, May 6, as measured by share price increases, were FMC Corp. (FMC), Lorillard Inc (LO), Ashland Inc. (ASH), Herbalife Ltd (HLF) and Apache Corp. (APA).

FMC Corp. (FMC) was up $1.40, to close at $84.71, a gain of 1.68 percent.

Lorillard Inc (LO) jumped $1.38 on the day to close at $108.62, an increase of 1.29 percent.

Ashland Inc. (ASH) rose $1.38 to close at $62.13, a boost of 2.27 percent.

Herbalife Ltd (HLF) soared $1.37 to close the session at $104.84, a gain of 1.32 percent.

Apache Corp. (APA) surged $1.37 to end the day at $124.21, climbing 1.12 percent.

Ratings on (ALNY) (APL) (BKS) (FMC) (GOOG) Initiated Today

Ratings on Alnylam Pharma (NASDAQ: ALNY), Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P. (NYSE: APL), Barnes & Noble Inc (NYSE: BKS), FMC Corp. (NYSE: FMC) and Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) initiated by analysts today.

MLV Capital initiated coverage on Alnylam Pharma (ALNY). They placed a “buy” rating and a price target of $15.00 on the company.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) initiated coverage on Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P. (APL). They placed a “buy” rating on the company.

Janney Montgomery Scott initiated coverage on Barnes & Noble Inc (BKS). They placed a “buy” rating on the company.

Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) initiated coverage on FMC Corp. (FMC). They placed a “buy” rating and a price target of $104.00 on the company.

Capstone initiated coverage on Google Inc. (GOOG). They placed a “buy” rating and a price target of $626.00 on the company.

Ratings on (EQIX) (FARO) (FMC) (G) (ICFI) Upgraded

Ratings on Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ: EQIX), FARO Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: FARO), FMC Corp. (NYSE: FMC), Genpact Limited (NYSE: G) and ICF International, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICFI) were upgraded by analysts today.

Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) upgraded Equinix, Inc. (EQIX) from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating.

Robert W. Baird upgraded FARO Technologies Inc (FARO) from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating. They have a price target of $48.00 on the company, up from $40.00.

First Analysis upgraded shares of FMC Corp. (FMC) to an “overweight” rating.

Robert W. Baird upgraded Genpact Limited (G) from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating. They have a price target of $19.00 on the company, up from $17.00.

Raymond James (NYSE:RFJ) upgraded ICF International, Inc. (ICFI) from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating.

Ratings on (ASI) (BEXP) (CIM) (CLH) (FMC) Reiterated by Analysts

Ratings on American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: ASI), Brigham Exploration (NASDAQ: BEXP), Chimera Investment Co. (NYSE: CIM), Clean Harbors, Inc. (NYSE: CLH) and FMC Corp. (NYSE: FMC) were reiterated by analysts today.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc reiterated an “outperform” rating on American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. (ASI).

Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) reiterated a “buy” rating on Brigham Exploration (BEXP).

Wunderlich reiterated a “hold” rating on Chimera Investment Co. (CIM).

Wunderlich reiterated a “buy” rating on Clean Harbors, Inc. (CLH).

Gabelli reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of FMC Corp. (FMC).

Dividend Yields for (BLL) (AA) (FMC) (CLF) (X)

Indicated dividend yields for Standard & Poor's 500 Index companies Ball Corp (BLL), Alcoa Inc (AA), FMC Corp (FMC), Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (CLF) and United States Steel Corp (X).

These dividend data indicate dividend yields of companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index as of Saturday, April 30. The yield is determined by taking the latest declared dividend, annualized and divided by the price of the stock. Payout ratios are calculated based on latest quarterly dividend paid divided by earnings.

Ball Corp (BLL) has a dividend yield of 0.75 percent on a declared dividend of $0.07. The payout ratio is 6.4 percent.

Alcoa Inc (AA) has a dividend yield of 0.71 percent on a declared dividend of $0.03. The payout ratio is 10.4 percent.

FMC Corp (FMC) has a dividend yield of 0.68 percent on a declared dividend of $0.15. The payout ratio is 10.9 percent.

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (CLF) has a dividend yield of 0.60 percent on a declared dividend of $0.14. The payout ratio is 4.5 percent.

United States Steel Corp (X) has a dividend yield of 0.42 percent on a declared dividend of $0.05. The payout ratio is na.