Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (NASDAQ: CVTI) (TSX: ATP)

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The following stocks were upgraded/downgraded on June 19, 2014
Company Name Exchange Ticker Last Price Total Analyst Coverage Upgrade/
Downgrade
Analyst Name Rating Company Target Price Upside/
Downside (%)
Atlantic Power Corp TSX ATP 3.82 461.0 Upgrade to sector perform from underperform Nelson Ng RBC Capital Markets 4.00 4.7%
Rubicon Minerals Corp TSX RMX 1.53 555.5 Initiate with outperform Stephen Parsons National Bank Financial 1.85 20.9%
MAG Silver Corp TSX MAG 11.20 675.2 Initiate with speculative buy Daniel Earle TD Securities 14.00 25.0%
Enerflex Ltd TSX EFX 19.54 1,532.0 Initiate with outperform Dan Macdonald RBC Capital Markets 24.00 22.8%
Kivalliq Energy Corp TSXV KIV 0.19 35.3 Downgrade to market perform from outperform David Sadowski Raymond James 0.30 62.2%

RBC Capital Markets upgraded Atlantic Power Corp (TSX: ATP), engaged in operating a fleet of power generation and infrastructure assets, to sector perform from underperform increasing its price target to C$4.00 from C$3.00, indicating an upside of 4.7% from current levels.

Meanwhile, RBC initiated coverage on Enerflex Ltd (TSX: EFX), a Canada-based company which is a supplier for natural gas compression, oil and gas processing, refrigeration systems and power generation equipment plus in-house engineering and mechanical services, with an outperform rating assigning a 12-month price target of $24.00, indicating an upside of 22.8% from current levels.

Coverage on Rubicon Minerals Corp (TSX: RMX), a mineral exploration company engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of gold and base-metal exploration properties, was initiated with an outperform rating at National Bank Financial assigning a 12-month price target of C$1.85, indicating an upside of 20.9% from current levels.

TD Securities initiated coverage on MAG Silver Corp (TSX: MAG), focused on advancing two projects located within the Mexican Silver Belt, with a speculative buy assigning a 12-month price target of C$14.00, indicating an upside of 25% from current levels.

Raymond James downgraded Kivalliq Energy Corp (TSXV: KIV), an exploration-stage company focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of resource properties, primarily uranium, to market perform from outperform lowering its price target to C$0.30 from C$0.50, indicating an upside of 62.2% from current levels.

The following stocks were upgraded/downgraded on June 19, 2014
Company Name Exchange Ticker Last Price Total Analyst
Coverage
Upgrade/
Downgrade
Analyst Name Rating Company Target Price Upside/
Downside (%)
Covenant Transportation Group Inc NASDAQ CVTI 12.32 181.9 Upgrade to market outperform from market perform Donald Broughton Avondale Partners LLC 14.50 17.7%
Amarin Corp PLC NASDAQ AMRN 1.60 275.9 Upgrade to buy from hold Thomas Wei Jefferies 3.50 118.8%
AngioDynamics Inc NASDAQ ANGO 16.00 566.7 Upgrade to buy from hold Jason R Mills Canaccord Genuity Corp 20.00 25.0%
Veracyte Inc NASDAQ VCYT 15.06 318.9 Initiate with overweight William R Quirk Piper Jaffray 21.00 39.4%
Trulia Inc NYSE TRLA 43.95 1,622.8 Downgrade to sector perform from outperform Mark S Mahaney RBC Capital Markets 45.00 2.4%

Avondale Partners LLC upgraded Covenant Transportation Group Inc (NASDAQ: CVTI), a carrier for transportation companies, such as freights forwarders, less-than-truckload carriers, and third-party logistics providers, to market outperform from market perform increasing its price target to $14.50 from $12.00, indicating an upside of 17.7% from current levels.

Amarin Corp PLC (NASDAQ: AMRN), a late-stage biopharmaceutical -company with expertise in lipid science focused on the treatment of cardiovascular disease, was upgraded to buy from hold at Jefferies with a price target of $3.50, indicating an upside of 118.8% from current levels.

Canaccord Genuity Corp upgraded AngioDynamics Inc (NASDAQ: ANGO), engaged in designing, manufacturing and selling a range of medical, surgical and diagnostic devices, to buy from hold increasing its price target to $20.00 from $16.25, indicating an upside of 25% from current levels.

Piper Jaffray initiated coverage on Veracyte Inc (NASDAQ: VCYT), a diagnostics company focused on molecular cytology, with an overweight rating assigning a 12-month price target of $21.00, indicating an upside of 39.4% from current levels.

RBC Capital Markets downgraded Trulia Inc (NYSE: TRLA), a real estate search engine company that offers free and subscription products that provide real estate professionals with access to transaction-ready consumers and help them enhance their online presence, to sector perform from outperform with a price target of $45.00, indicating an upside of 2.4% from current levels.

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