Top Analyst Actions: MMSI, WIRE, ALK, VCRA, SWN

Merit Medical MMSI Barrington Research raises rating to outperform from market perform

Encore Wire WIRE Sidoti raises to buy from neutral

Alaska Air ALK Buckingham Research raises to buy from neutral

Vocera VCRA Craig Hallum raises to buy from hold

Southwestern Energy SWN Raymond James raises to market perform from underperform

Freeport-McMoRan FCX Clarkson Capital lowers to hold from buy

Aerie Pharma AERI Canaccord Genuity lowers to hold from buy, price target to $12.00 from $40.00

First Merchants FRME Sandler O'Neill lowers to hold from buy

Emerge Energy Services EMES Robert W. Baird lowers to underperform from neutral, price target to $30.00 from $50.00

Proto Labs PRLB Canaccord Genuity lowers to hold from buy, price target to $75.00 from $85.00

Mast Therapeutics (NYSE MKT: MSTX) ROTH Capital initiates coverage at buy with $3.00 price target

RAVE Restaurant Group RAVE ROTH Capital initiates coverage at buy with $20.00 price target

Juniper Pharma JNP ROTH Capital initiates coverage at buy with $15.00 price target

uniQure QURE Chardan Capital Markets starts at buy with $40.00 price target

Randgold Resources GOLD Credit Suisse starts at neutral

Lakeland LBAI Raymond James resumes coverage at outperform

Mattel MAT B. Riley & Co. raises price target to $31.00 from $29.00 with buy rating

Microsoft MSFT RBC Capital Mkts raises price target to $50.00 from $47.00 with outperform rating

Starbucks SBUX Oppenheimer raises price target to $57.00 from $47.50 with outperform rating; RBC Capital Mkts raises price target to $55.00 from $50.00 with outperform rating; Telsey Advisory Group raises price target to $59.00 from $51.00 with outperform rating