Top Analysts Action: CLR, AU, NVEE, GFI, MCHP



Continental Resources (NYSE: CLR) Tudor Pickering raises to buy from hold

AngloGold (NYSE: AU) Goldman raises to buy from neutral

NV5 Global (NASDAQ: NVEE) Seaport Global Securities raises to accumulate from neutral, lowers price target to $19.00 from $22.00

Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI) Goldman raises to neutral from sell

Microchip (NASDAQ: MCHP) Needham raises to buy from hold with $60.00

Two Harbors Investment (NYSE: TWO) Wells Fargo lowers to market perform from outperform

Annaly Capital Mgmt (NYSE: NLY) Wells Fargo lowers to market perform from outperform

American Capital Mortgage (NASDAQ: MTGE) Wells Fargo lowers to market perform from outperform

MFA Mortgage (NYSE: MFA) Wells Fargo lowers to market perform from outperform

Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE: IVR) Wells Fargo lowers to market perform from outperform

Transocean Partners (NYSE: RIGP) Sidoti initiates coverage at buy

Willdan Group (NASDAQ: WLDN) Seaport Global Securities starts at speculative buy with $13.00 price target

Owens Realty Mortgage (NYSE MKT: ORM) JMP Securities starts at outperform

Energy Focus (NASDAQ: EFOI) The Benchmark Company starts at buy with $20.00 price target

Retail Properties of America (NYSE: RPAI) Credit Suisse starts at outperform

Tal International (NYSE: TAL) Keefe Bruyette resumes coverage at market perform

Textainer Group (NYSE: TGH) Keefe Bruyette resumes coverage at market perform

CAI Intl (NYSE: CAI) Keefe Bruyette resumes coverage at market perform

Analog Devices (NASDAQ: ADI) MKM Partners lowers price target to $51.00 from $64.00 with neutral rating

Skullcandy (NASDAQ: SKUL) Oppenheimer lowers price target to $6.00 from $8.00 with outperform rating

Performance Sports (NYSE: PSG) Oppenheimer lowers price target to $13.00 from $15.00 with outperform rating

The Children's Place (NASDAQ: PLCE) Oppenheimer raises price target to $68.00 from $64.00 with outperform rating

Progress Software (NASDAQ: PRGS) The Benchmark Company raises price target to $31.00 from $28.00 with buy rating