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



Ensco (NYSE: ESV) Johnson Rice raises rating to accumulate from hold

Rowan Cos (NYSE: RDC)
Johnson Rice raises rating to buy from accumulate

NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) Nomura raises to buy from neutral

Penn West Energy (NYSE: PWE) Raymond James raises to outperform from underperform

Estee Lauder (NYSE: EL) Credit Agricole raises to buy from outperform

Waste Connections (NYSE: WCN) TD Securities lowers to hold from buy

Atwood Oceanics (NYSE: ATW) Johnson Rice lowers to hold from buy

U.S. Silica (NYSE: SLCA)
DA Davidson lowers to neutral from buy with $36.00 price target

Hi-Crush Partners (NYSE: HCLP)
DA Davidson lowers to underperform from buy with $10.00 price target

Fairmount Santrol (NYSE: FMSA) DA Davidson lowers to underperform from buy with $5.00 price target

Grupo Supervielle (NYSE: 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 (NYSE: HUBS) Needham resumes coverage at buy with $60.00 price target

LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) Mizuho raises price target to $196.00 from $145.00 with neutral rating

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI) Maxim Group lowers price target to $42.00 from $46.00 with buy rating

United Rentals (NYSE: URI) Citigroup raises price target to $85.00 from $72.00 with buy rating

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