Longbow

Analysts at Longbow Research upgrade PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL) from "neutral" to "buy." The target price for POL is set to $13. POL’s shares moved up 1.96% to close at $9.36 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at Longbow Research upgrade Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE: PKG) from "neutral" to "buy." The target price for PKG is set to $29. PKG’s shares gained 3.37% to close at $21.50 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at Longbow Research upgrade International Paper Company (NYSE: IP) from "neutral" to "buy." The target price for IP is set to $32. IP’s shares moved up 5.26% to close at $23.02 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at Longbow Research initiate coverage of Foot Locker (NYSE: FL) with a "neutral" rating. FL’s shares gained 0.07% to close at $14.72 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at Longbow Research upgrade Home Depot (NYSE: HD) from "neutral" to "buy." The target price for HD is set to $39. HD’s shares rose 2.29% to close at $33.98 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at Longbow Research upgrade Lowe's Companies Inc (NYSE: LOW) from "neutral" to "buy." The target price for LOW is set to $29. LOW’s shares gained 0.99% to close at $24.42 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Below are the top 5 small-cap internet software and services stocks on the NASDAQ in terms of sales. The trailing-twelve-month sales of ModusLink Global Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: MLNK) is $938.8 million. MLNK had a total cash of $164.25 million in the latest quarter, whereas its debt liabilities stood...

Analysts at Longbow Research initiate coverage of Harley-Davidson (NYSE: HOG) with a "buy" rating. The target price for HOG is set to $40. HOG’s shares lost 1.73% to close at $32.34 on Friday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at Longbow Research upgrade Titanium Metals (NYSE: TIE) from "neutral" to "buy." TIE’s shares fell 0.35% to close at $14.44 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Below are the top 5 mid-cap industrial goods stocks on the NASDAQ and the NYSE in terms of the PEG ratio. The PEG ratio of Gafisa SA Gafisa SA American (NYSE: GFA) is 0.26. GFA’s quarterly earnings have grown by 330.70% y/y. The PEG ratio of Graco Inc (NYSE: GGG) is 0.62. GGG has witnessed...

Coinstar, Inc (NASDAQ: CSTR) shares gained 21.25% to $46.33 by 11:24 am. The volume of CSTR shares traded was 2071 % higher than normal. CSTR’s Q1 profits have more than tripled owing to significantly better-than-expected revenue from DVD rentals. Coherent, Inc (NASDAQ: COHR) shares climbed 9.39%...

Analysts at Longbow upgrade Ashland (NYSE: ASH) from "neutral" to "buy." ASH declined 4.80% to close at $59.32 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here.

Analysts at Longbow downgrade AK Steel (NYSE: AKS) from "buy" to "neutral." Shares of AKS declined 0.93% to $21.40 in the pre-market session. More Analyst Ratings here.

Analysts at Longbow Research downgrade Whole Foods (NASDAQ: WFMI) from "buy" to "neutral." WFMI’s shares closed at $35.97 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Longbow has reduced its price target for Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE: ARO) from $48 to $42 but retained its Buy rating. Longbow noted that Aeropostale’s fundamentals remain intact and it can achieve continued comp gains and expansion of EBIT margins. However, it feels that there is less chance for...