Top Analyst Actions: NR, WLK, X, UPL, NDR - Newpark Resources (NYSE:NR)

Newpark Res NR

CapitalOne raises rating to overweight from equal-weight

Westlake Chemical WLK

SunTrust raises rating to buy from neutral, price target to $52.00 from $44.00

U.S. Steel (NYSE: X)

BofA/Merrill raises to neutral from underperform

Ultra Petroleum UPL

Stifel raises to hold from sell

Denbury Resources DNR

Stifel raises to hold from sell

MFA Mortgage MFA

Compass Point lowers to sell from neutral, with $7.00 price target

Annaly Capital Mgmt NLY

Compass Point lowers to sell from neutral, with $10.50 price target

Broadridge Financial BR

Avondale lowers to market perform from outperform

Tesoro TSO

Credit Suisse lowers to neutral from outperform

Whole Foods WFM

Northcoast lowers to sell from neutral

CryoLife CRY

Lake Street initiates coverage at buy with $15.00 price target

Vista Outdoor VSTO

ROTH Capital starts at buy

Square SQ

Craig Hallum starts at hold

ACI Worldwide ACIW

Monness Crespi & Hardt starts at buy with $26.00 price target

Capricor Therapeutics CAPR

ROTH Capital starts at buy

Gogo GOGO

Dougherty & Company lowers price target to $14.00 from $17.00 with buy rating

Synchrony Financial SYF

Jefferies lowers price target to $35.00 from $42.00 with buy rating

TFS Financial TFSL

Piper Jaffray lowers price target to $19.00 from $21.00 with overweight rating

Science Applications SAIC Jefferies

raises price target to $68.00 from $61.00 with buy rating

Halliburton HAL

Scotia Howard Weil raises price target to $45.00 from $37.00 with sector perform rating