Top Analyst Actions: AZN, PPS, KS, TMUS, KLAC


AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN)
Argus raises rating to buy from hold

Post Properties (NYSE: PPS) Raymond James raises to outperform from market perform

KapStone Paper and Packaging (NYSE: KS) BofA/Merrill raises to neutral from underperform

T-Mobile US (NASDAQ: TMUS) Wells Fargo raises to outperform from market perform

KLA-Tencor (NASDAQ: KLAC) Cowen raises rating to outperform from market perform, price target to $80.00 from $79.00

Micron (NASDAQ: MU) Standpoint Research lowers rating to hold from buy; Stifel raises to $18.00 from $15.00 with buy rating

Lydall (NYSE: LDL) Sidoti lowers to neutral from buy

Haynes Intl (NASDAQ: HAYN) Rosenblatt lowers to neutral from buy with $39.00 price target

Signet Jewelers (NYSE: SIG) Johnson Rice lowers to accumulate from buy

Compania Cervecerias Unidas (NYSE: CCU) Citigroup lowers to neutral from buy

TeleTech (NASDAQ: TTEC) Sidoti initiates coverage at neutral

Neuralstem (NYSE MKT: CUR) ROTH Capital starts at buy with $1.20 price target

SM Energy (NYSE: SM) Williams Capital Group starts at buy with $57.00 price target

Rice Energy (NYSE: RICE) Williams Capital Group starts at hold with $29.00 price target

Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE: PXD) Williams Capital Group starts at buy with $217.00 price target

Charter Comm (NASDAQ: CHTR) Guggenheim resumes coverage at buy with $300.00 price target

Can-Fite BioPharma (NYSE MKT: CANF) Rodman & Renshaw resumes at buy with $6.00 price target

DSW (NYSE: DSW) Canaccord Genuity raises price target to $23.00 from $19.00 with hold rating

Ulta Salon (NASDAQ: ULTA) RBC Capital Mkts raises to $270.00 from $225.00 with sector perform rating

Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) RBC Capital Mkts raises to $190.00 from $185.00 with top pick rating

MetLife (NYSE: MET) FBR Capital lowers price target to $50.00 from $51.00 with outperform rating