PPG (PPG) (VAL) (APD) (DOW) (EMN) (PX) (SHW) (CE) Get New Coverage

Celanese Co. (NYSE: CE), PPG (NYSE: PPG), The Valspar Co. (NYSE: VAL), Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE: APD), The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW), Eastman Chemical Co (NYSE: EMN), Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX) and The Sherwin Williams Co (NYSE: SHW) getting new coverage from analysts.

Barclays Capital initiated coverage on Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (APD). They have an "Overweight" rating and a price target of $97.00 on the company.

Barclays Capital initiated coverage on Celanese Co. (CE). They have an "Overweight" rating and a price target of $49.00 on the company.

Barclays Capital initiated coverage on Dow Chemical Company (DOW). They have an "Equal Weight" rating and a price target of $34.00 on the company.

Barclays Capital initiated coverage on Eastman Chemical Co. (EMN). They have an "Equal Weight" rating and a price target of $92.00 on the company.

Barclays Capital initiated coverage on PPG (PPG). They have an "Equal Weight" rating and a price target of $85.00 on the company.

Barclays Capital initiated coverage on Praxair, Inc. (PX). They have an "Equal Weight" rating and a price target of $105.00 on the company.

Barclays Capital initiated coverage on the Sherwin Williams Co. (SHW). They have an "Equal Weight" rating and a price target of $81.00 on the company.

Barclays Capital initiated coverage on the Valspar Co. (VAL). They have an "Equal Weight" rating and a price target of $35.00 on the company.

Watsco (WSO) (AGN) (VAL) (ALNY) (MMI) (ARO) Upgraded

Watsco, Incorporated (NYSE: WSO), Allergan, Inc. (NYSE: AGN), The Valspar Co. (NYSE: VAL), Alnylam Pharma (NASDAQ: ALNY), Motorola Mobility (NYSE: MMI) and Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE: ARO) upgraded by analysts.



Watsco, Incorporated (WSO) was upgraded by BB&T (NYSE:BBT) from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $66.00 on the company.



Allergan, Inc. (AGN) was upgraded by Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) from a “Neutral” rating to an “Outperform” rating. They have a price target of $91.00 on the company.



The Valspar Co. (VAL) was upgraded by Longbow Research from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $40.00 on the company.



Alnylam Pharma (ALNY) was upgraded by Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) from a “Neutral” rating to an “Overweight” rating.



Motorola Mobility (MMI) was upgraded by BMO Capital Markets from an “Underperform” rating to a “Market Perform” rating.



Aeropostale, Inc. (ARO) was upgraded by Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) from an “Underperform” rating to a “Hold” rating. They have a price target of $12.00 on the company.

Statoil (STO)(VAL) (EW) (BWLD) (IFSIA) (JWN) Upgraded

Statoil (NYSE: STO), The Valspar Co. (NYSE: VAL), Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW), Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD), Interface, Inc. (NASDAQ: IFSIA) and Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) upgraded by analysts.

Statoil (STO) was upgraded by Collins Stewart from a “Sell” rating to a “Hold” rating.

The Valspar Co. (VAL) was upgraded by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) to an “overweight” rating.

Edwards Lifesciences (EW) was upgraded by Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) to an “Outperform” rating.

Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD) was upgraded by Sterne Agee from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating.

Interface, Inc. (IFSIA) was upgraded by Longbow Research from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $18.00 on the company.

Nordstrom, Inc. (JWN) was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $52.00 on the company.