Top Analyst Actions: ESV, RDC, NVDA, PWE, EL

Ensco ESV

Johnson Rice raises rating to accumulate from hold

Rowan Cos RDC

Johnson Rice raises rating to buy from accumulate

NVIDIA NVDA

Nomura raises to buy from neutral

Penn West Energy PWE

Raymond James raises to outperform from underperform

Estee Lauder EL

Credit Agricole raises to buy from outperform

Waste Connections WCN

TD Securities lowers to hold from buy

Atwood Oceanics ATW Johnson

Rice lowers to hold from buy

U.S. Silica SLCA

DA Davidson lowers to neutral from buy with $36.00 price target

Hi-Crush Partners HCLP

DA Davidson lowers to underperform from buy with $10.00 price target

Fairmount Santrol FMSA

DA Davidson lowers to underperform from buy with $5.00 price target

Grupo Supervielle SUPV

BofA/Merrill initiates coverage at buy

Merus (NASDAQ; MRUS)

Guggenheim starts at buy; Citigroup starts at buy; Wedbush starts at outperform with $14.00 price target

HubSpot HUBS

Needham resumes coverage at buy with $60.00 price target

LinkedIn LNKD

Mizuho raises price target to $196.00 from $145.00 with neutral rating

Super Micro Computer SMCI

Maxim Group lowers price target to $42.00 from $46.00 with buy rating

United Rentals URI

Citigroup raises price target to $85.00 from $72.00 with buy rating