Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (NASDAQ: BSFT) (TSXV: KTN)

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The following stocks were upgraded/downgraded on May 06, 2014
Company Name Exchange Ticker Last Price Total Analyst Coverage Upgrade/
Downgrade
Analyst Name Rating Company Target Price Upside/
Downside (%)
Kootenay Silver Inc TSXV KTN 0.35 1 Upgrade to buy from neutral Philip Ker PI Financial Corp. 0.50 44.9%
ZCL Composites Inc TSX ZCL 6.45 5 Upgrade to outperform from market perform Ben Cherniavsky Raymond James 7.50 16.3%
Wajax Corp TSX WJX 33.75 10 Upgrade to buy from hold Peter Prattas Cantor Fitzgerald 36.00 6.7%
MAG Silver Corp TSX MAG 8.32 6 Initiate with buy Heiko Ihle HC Wainwright & Co LLC 10.02 20.4%
Essential Energy Services Ltd TSX ESN 2.99 10 Downgrade to sector perform from outperform Greg Colman National Bank Financial 3.15 5.4%

PI Financial Corp. upgraded Kootenay Silver Inc (TSXV: KTN), an exploration-stage company focused on acquiring and exploring mineral properties, to buy from neutral with a price target of C$0.50, indicating an upside of 44.9% from current levels.

ZCL Composites Inc (TSX: ZCL), engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of liquid storage system, including fibregalss underground storage tanks, dual-laminate composite tanks and related products and accessories, was upgraded to outperform from market perform at Raymond James raising its price target to C$7.50 from C$6.75, indicating an upside of 16.3% from current levels. Recently, ZCL reported that for Q1’14, it registered revenues of C$31.6 million, while net income stood at C$1.4 million or C$0.05 per share. The company increased its quarterly dividend by 40% to C$0.035 per share payable on July 15th 2014, to the shareholders of record as of June 30th 2014.

Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded Wajax Corp (TSX: WJX), engaged in the sale and after-sales parts and service support of equipment, power systems and industrial components, to buy from hold with a price target of C$36.00, indicating an upside of 6.7% from current levels.

HC Wainwright & Co LLC initiated coverage on MAG Silver Corp (TSX: MAG), a silver mining company, with a buy rating assigning a 12-month price target of C$10.02, indicating an upside of 20.4% from current levels.

National Bank Financial downgraded Essential Energy Services Ltd (TSX: ESN), a Canada-based company operating the coil well servicing fleet in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB), to sector perform from outperform lowering its price target to C$3.15 from C$3.50, indicating an upside of 5.4% from current levels.

The following stocks were upgraded/downgraded on May 06, 2014
Company Name Exchange Ticker Last Price Total Analyst
Coverage
Upgrade/
Downgrade
Analyst Name Rating Company Target Price Upside/
Downside (%)
BroadSoft Inc NASDAQ BSFT 20.36 15 Upgrade to outperform from market perform Tavis C McCourt Raymond James 24.00 17.9%
Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc NASDAQ INFI 9.05 12 Upgrade to buy from hold Eun K Yang Jefferies 13.00 43.6%
Interactive Intelligence Group Inc NASDAQ ININ 50.16 8 Upgrade to buy from neutral Matthew Galinko Sidoti & Company LLC 69.00 37.6%
TriNet Group Inc NYSE TNET 22.87 7 Initiate with overweight Tien-Tsin Huang JPMorgan 27.00 18.1%
KBR Inc NYSE KBR 23.48 19 Downgrade to neutral from buy Steven Fisher UBS 26.00 10.7%

Raymond James upgraded BroadSoft Inc (NASDAQ: BSFT), a global provider of software and services that enable mobile, fixed-line and cable service providers to deliver unified communications (UC) and other voice and multimedia services, to outperform from market perform with a price target of $24.00, indicating an upside potential of 17.9% from current levels.

Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: INFI), a drug discovery and development company for both hematologic malignancies and inflammatory diseases, was upgraded to buy from hold at Jefferies with a price target of $13.00, indicating an upside of 43.6% from current levels.

Sidoti & Company LLC upgraded Interactive Intelligence Group Inc (NASDAQ: ININ), a provider of software applications consisting of a range of applications, to buy from neutral with a price target of $69.00, indicating an upside of 37.6% from current levels. For Q1’14, ININ reported an 8% y-o-y growth in revenues to $79.8 million. Total orders were up 42% y-o-y and cloud-based orders increased 165% to 59% of total orders.

JPMorgan initiated coverage on TriNet Group Inc (NYSE: TNET), a provider of a comprehensive human resources solution for small to medium-sized businesses, with an overweight rating assigning a 12-month price target of $27.00, indicating an upside of 18.1% from current levels. Recently, TNET reported that its total revenues for Q1’14 grew 45% to $508.9 million and Net Service Revenues increased 31% to $127.8 million. Net income during the quarter stood at $1.50 million or 3 cents per share.

UBS downgraded KBR Inc (NYSE: KBR), a global engineering, construction and services company supporting the energy, hydrocarbons, Government services, minerals, civil infrastructure, power, industrial and commercial markets, to neutral from buy lowering its price target to $26.00 from $33.00, indicating an upside of 10.7% from current levels.

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