Talon Metals Corp. (TSX: TLO) and Werner Enterprises Inc. (NASDAQ: WERN) are among a number of stocks that received either an analyst with upside potential of more than 78%.
| Company Name | Exchange | Ticker | Last Price | Market Cap | Recommendation | Analyst Name | Rating Company | Target Price |
Upside/ Downside (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd | TSX | BIN | 34.77 | 4,004.8 | Upgrade to buy from hold | Michael E Hoffman | Stifel | 41.60 | 19.6% |
| Terra Firma Capital Corp | TSXV | TII | 0.89 | 36.1 | Initiate with buy | Corey J Hammill | Paradigm Capital Inc | 1.30 | 46.1% |
| Hyduke Energy Services Inc | TSX | HYD | 0.89 | 27.1 | Initiate with buy | Brian Purdy | PI Financial Corp. | 1.30 | 46.1% |
| Talon Metals Corp | TSX | TLO | 0.28 | 25.8 | Initiate with buy | Stefan Ioannou | Haywood Securities Inc. | 0.50 | 78.6% |
| Taseko Mines Ltd | TSX | TKO | 1.65 | 321.8 | Downgrade to neutral from buy | Joseph Gallucci | Dundee Securities Corp | 2.00 | 21.2% |
Stifel upgraded Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd (TSX: BIN), engaged in providing non-hazardous solid waste collection and landfill disposal services for commercial, industrial and residential customers, to buy from hold with a price target of C$41.60, indicating an upside of 19.6% from current levels.
Paradigm Capital Inc initiated coverage on Terra Firma Capital Corp (TSXV: TII), engaged in providing customized equity and debt solutions to the real estate industry, with a buy rating assigning a 12-month price target of C$1.30, indicating an upside of 46.1% from current levels.
Coverage on Hyduke Energy Services Inc (TSX: HYD), engaged in the business of manufacturing, repairing and selling oilfield equipment and supplies, was initiated with a buy rating at PI Financial Corp., assigning a 12-month price target of C$1.30, indicating an upside potential of 46.1% from current levels.
Haywood Securities Inc. initiated coverage on Talon Metals Corp (TSX: TLO), engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of its portfolio of iron projects in Brazil, with a buy rating assigning a 12-month price target of C$0.50, indicating an upside of 78.6% from current levels.
Taseko Mines Ltd (TSX: TKO), engaged in the business of exploring and mining for copper and molybdenum, was downgraded by Dundee Securities Corp to neutral from buy by reducing its price target to C$2.00 from C$2.80, implying an upside potential of 21.2% from current levels.
| Company Name | Exchange | Ticker | Last Price | Market Cap | Recommendation | Analyst Name | Rating Company | Target Price |
Upside/ Downside (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd | NYSE | MRH | 34.19 | 1,482.5 | Upgrade to equalweight from underweight | Jay H Gelb | Barclays | 37.00 | 8.2% |
| Werner Enterprises Inc | NASDAQ | WERN | 30.07 | 2,160.9 | Upgrade to buy from hold | Thomas S Albrecht | BB&T Capital Markets | 36.00 | 19.7% |
| KCG Holdings Inc | NYSE | KCG | 11.01 | 1,288.6 | Upgrade to buy from hold | Richard H Repetto | Sandler O’Neill & Partners, LP | 14.00 | 27.2% |
| Vantiv Inc | NYSE | VNTV | 33.62 | 4,912.9 | Initiate with buy | John T Williams | Topeka Capital Markets Inc | 40.00 | 19.0% |
| Prosensa Holding NV | NASDAQ | RNA | 18.70 | 654.5 | Downgrade to hold from buy | Jan De Kerpel | KBC Securities | 19.80 | 5.9% |
Barclays upgraded Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd (NYSE: MRH), engaged in the business of providing reinsurance for the global insurance market, to equal weight from underweight by raising its price target to $37.00 from $29.00, indicating an upside of 8.2% from current levels.
Werner Enterprises Inc (NASDAQ: WERN), engaged in the business of hauling truckload shipments of general commodities in both interstate and intrastate commerce, was upgraded by BB&T Capital Markets to buy from hold with a price target of $36.00, indicating an upside potential of 19.7% from current levels.
Sandler O’Neill & Partners, LP upgraded KCG Holdings Inc (NYSE: KCG), engaged in offering investors a range of services including market making, global execution and corporate services designed to address trading needs across classes, product types and time zones, to buy from hold by raising its price target to $14.00 from $11.00, indicating an upside of 27.2% from current levels.
Topeka Capital Markets Inc initiated coverage on Vantiv Inc (NYSE: VNTV), engaged in integrated payment processing business, by enabling merchants of all sizes to accept and process credit, debit and prepaid payments and also providing support services, with a buy rating assigning a 12-month price target of $40.00, indicating an upside of 19.0% from current levels.
Prosensa Holding NV (NASDAQ: RNA), engaged in the discovery and development of ribonucleic acid-modulating or RNA-modulating, therapeutics for the treatment of genetic disorders, was downgraded by KBC Securities to hold from buy with a price target of $19.80, implying an upside potential of 5.9% from current levels.
