Kirby (KEX) (GALT) (GDP) (GPRO) (GRPN) Get New Coverage

Kirby Co. (NYSE: KEX), Galectin Therapeutics (OTC: GALT), Goodrich Petroleum Co. (NYSE: GDP), Gen-Probe Incorporated (NASDAQ: GPRO) and Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) getting new coverage from analysts.

Global Hunter Securities initiated coverage on Galectin Therapeutics (GALT). They placed a “Speculative Buy” rating and a price target of $3.00 on the company.

Global Hunter Securities initiated coverage on Goodrich Petroleum Co. (GDP). They placed a “Neutral” rating on the company.

Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) initiated coverage on Gen-Probe Incorporated (GPRO). They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $70.50 on the company.

Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on Groupon (GRPN). They placed a “Hold” rating on the company.

Evercore Partners initiated coverage on Kirby Co. (KEX). They placed an “Overweight” rating on the company.

Noble (NBL) (BSX) (AGCO) (COKE) (KEX) (MMI) Price Targets Changed

Noble Energy (NYSE: NBL), Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX), AGCO Corp. (NASDAQ: AGCO), Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (NASDAQ: COKE), Kirby Co. (NYSE: KEX) and Motorola Mobility (NYSE: MMI) price targets adjusted by analysts.

Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) had its price target lowered by Citigroup (NYSE:C) to $7.30.

AGCO Corp. (AGCO) had its price target cut by RBC Capital from $64.00 to $62.00. They have a “Sector Perform” rating on the company.

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (COKE) had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) to $36.00.

Kirby Co. (KEX) had its price target raised by RBC Capital from $65.00 to $74.00. They have an “Outperform” rating on the company.

Motorola Mobility (MMI) had its price target lowered by UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) to $31.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

Noble Energy (NBL) had its price target raised by UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) from $110.00 to $113.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.