| Company Name | Exchange | Ticker | Last Price | Total Analyst Coverage |
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Analyst Name | Rating Company | Target Price |
Upside/ Downside (%) |
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| Argent Energy Trust | TSX | AET-U | 7.88 | 8 | Initiate with market perform | Gordon Tait | BMO Capital Markets | 9.00 | 14.2% |
| Kinross Gold Corp | TSX | K | 4.80 | 26 | Downgrade to hold from buy | Greg Barnes | TD Securities | 5.97 | 24.4% |
| New Gold Inc | TSX | NGD | 5.49 | 18 | Downgrade to buy from top pick | Michael Parkin | Desjardins Securities | 7.00 | 27.5% |
| Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd | TSX | AEM | 28.22 | 27 | Downgrade to market perform from buy | Richard Gray | Cormark Securities Inc. | 30.00 | 6.3% |
BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on Argent Energy Trust (TSX: AET-U), a Canada-based open-ended trust focused on acquiring, exploiting and developing long-life crude oil and natural gas reserves, with market perform rating assigning a 12-month price target of C$9.00, indicating an upside of 14.2% from current levels.
TD Securities downgraded Kinross Gold Corp (TSX: K), engaged in gold mining and related activities, to hold from buy lowering its price target to C$5.97 from the earlier target of $6.80, indicating an upside of 24.4% from current levels.
New Gold Inc (TSX: NGD), engaged in gold mining and related activities, was downgraded to buy from top pick at Desjardins Securities with a price target of C$7.00 from C$8.75, indicating an upside of 27.5% from current levels.
Cormark Securities Inc. downgraded Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd (TSX: AEM), a Canada-based international gold producer with mining operations, to market perform from buy lowering its price target to C$30.00 from the earlier target of C$41.00, indicating an upside of 6.3% from current levels.
| Company Name | Exchange | Ticker | Last Price |
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Analyst Name | Rating Company | Target Price |
Upside/ Downside (%) |
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| Valspar Corp/The | NYSE | VAL | 72.28 | 17 | Upgrade to outperform from neutral | Ghansham Panjabi | Robert W. Baird & Co | 80.00 | 10.7% |
| Sensient Technologies Corp | NYSE | SXT | 49.09 | 5 | Upgrade to buy from hold | Michael J Sison | KeyBanc Capital Markets | 56.00 | 14.1% |
| Oil States International Inc | NYSE | OIS | 101.09 | 19 | Upgrade to sector outperform from sector perform | Blake A Hutchinson | Howard Weil Inc | 125.00 | 23.7% |
| West Corp | NASDAQ | WSTC | 24.86 | 13 | Initiate with outperform | Gary E Bisbee | RBC Capital Markets | 31.00 | 24.7% |
| Coeur Mining Inc | NYSE | CDE | 10.62 | 10 | Downgrade to market perform from buy | Graeme Jennings | Cormark Securities Inc. | 12.21 | 15.0% |
Robert W. Baird & Co upgraded The Valspar Corp (NYSE: VAL), a global coating and paint manufacturer and distributor, to outperform from neutral increasing its price target to $80.00 from the earlier target of $75.00, indicating an upside of 10.7% from current levels.
Sensient Technologies Corp (NYSE: SXT), a global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors and fragrances, was upgraded to buy from hold at KeyBanc Capital Markets with a price target of $56.00, indicating an upside of 14.1% from current levels.
Howard Weil Inc upgraded Oil States International Inc (NYSE: OIS), a provider of specialty products and services to natural resources companies, to sector outperform from sector perform raising its price target to $125.00 from $103.00, indicating an upside of 23.7% from current levels.
RBC Capital Markets initiated coverage on West Corp (NASDAQ: WSTC), a provider of technology-driven communication services, with an outperform rating assigning a 12-month price target of $31.00, indicating an upside of 24.7% from current levels.
Cormark Securities Inc. downgraded Coeur Mining Inc (NYSE: CDE), a gold and silver producing company, to market perform from buy lowering its price target to $12.21 from the earlier target of $18.07, indicating an upside of 15% from current levels.
