S&P 500 Analyst Target Price Changes for May 1

The following table details daily changes in average analyst 12-month target price forecasts for companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

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                              May 1 April 30   Daily  Current    --Difference--
                               2012     2012  Change    Price    Price  Percent
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Higher target price              71       88
Lower target price               42       41
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Sunoco Inc                   $50.40   $43.02    17.2%   $49.29    $1.11     2.3%
Masco Corp                   $12.71   $11.54    10.1%   $13.18   -$0.47    -3.6%
United States Steel          $34.92   $33.67     3.7%   $28.33    $6.59    23.3%
Watson Pharmaceuticals       $86.35   $83.53     3.4%   $75.36   $10.99    14.6%
Waste Management             $34.00   $32.90     3.3%   $34.20   -$0.20    -0.6%
Simon Property Group        $155.40  $150.94     3.0%  $155.60   -$0.20    -0.1%
Federated Investors Inc      $21.44   $20.89     2.6%   $22.08   -$0.64    -2.9%
McKesson                    $101.36   $99.27     2.1%   $91.41    $9.95    10.9%
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                              May 1 April 30   Daily  Current    --Difference--
                               2012     2012  Change    Price    Price  Percent
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Bristol-Myers Squibb         $33.11   $32.46     2.0%   $33.37   -$0.26    -0.8%
Equity Residential           $62.91   $61.77     1.8%   $61.44    $1.47     2.4%
Integrys Energy Group        $54.00   $53.33     1.3%   $54.64   -$0.64    -1.2%
Lexmark International        $29.86   $29.50     1.2%   $30.10   -$0.24    -0.8%
Ventas Inc                   $59.45   $58.75     1.2%   $58.79    $0.66     1.1%
Chubb Corp                   $76.73   $75.87     1.1%   $73.07    $3.66     5.0%
Abercrombie & Fitch          $55.58   $54.96     1.1%   $50.17    $5.41    10.8%
ACE Ltd                      $83.10   $82.22     1.1%   $75.97    $7.13     9.4%
Xcel Energy Inc              $28.50   $28.20     1.1%   $27.06    $1.44     5.3%
Cerner Corp                  $80.15   $79.33     1.0%   $81.09   -$0.94    -1.2%
Harris Corp                  $49.50   $49.00     1.0%   $45.54    $3.96     8.7%
Jacobs Engineering Group     $54.45   $53.92     1.0%   $43.83   $10.62    24.2%
Crown Castle Intl Corp       $61.56   $61.00     0.9%   $56.61    $4.95     8.7%
Travelers Cos                $67.41   $66.82     0.9%   $64.32    $3.09     4.8%
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp         $42.59   $42.24     0.8%   $35.14    $7.45    21.2%
Tyson Foods                  $22.78   $22.60     0.8%   $18.25    $4.53    24.8%
Plum Creek Timber            $43.00   $42.67     0.8%   $42.04    $0.96     2.3%
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                              May 1 April 30   Daily  Current    --Difference--
                               2012     2012  Change    Price    Price  Percent
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Stericycle Inc               $92.44   $91.75     0.8%   $86.60    $5.84     6.7%
Covidien                     $62.13   $61.67     0.7%   $55.23    $6.90    12.5%
Kimco Realty Corp            $19.77   $19.63     0.7%   $19.41    $0.36     1.9%
Flowserve Corp              $142.40  $141.40     0.7%  $114.93   $27.47    23.9%
AvalonBay Communities       $146.03  $145.03     0.7%  $145.40    $0.63     0.4%
Archer-Daniels-Midland       $34.35   $34.13     0.6%   $30.83    $3.52    11.4%
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc        $74.64   $74.17     0.6%   $70.39    $4.25     6.0%
Medtronic Inc                $43.00   $42.73     0.6%   $38.20    $4.80    12.6%
Interpublic Group Of Cos     $13.00   $12.92     0.6%   $11.81    $1.19    10.1%
Bemis Company                $32.80   $32.60     0.6%   $32.39    $0.41     1.3%
Fidelity National Info       $37.77   $37.54     0.6%   $33.67    $4.10    12.2%
Discovery Communications     $52.91   $52.59     0.6%   $54.42   -$1.51    -2.8%
CBS Corp.                    $36.38   $36.17     0.6%   $33.35    $3.03     9.1%
HCP Inc.                     $39.92   $39.69     0.6%   $41.45   -$1.53    -3.7%
Boston Properties Inc       $109.80  $109.19     0.6%  $108.25    $1.55     1.4%
Range Resources              $74.48   $74.08     0.5%   $66.66    $7.82    11.7%
EQT Corp.                    $62.71   $62.38     0.5%   $49.82   $12.89    25.9%
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                              May 1 April 30   Daily  Current    --Difference--
                               2012     2012  Change    Price    Price  Percent
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TJX Companies                $42.45   $42.23     0.5%   $41.71    $0.74     1.8%
Scripps Networks             $50.47   $50.24     0.5%   $50.22    $0.25     0.5%
Time Warner Cable            $91.83   $91.42     0.4%   $80.45   $11.38    14.1%
DTE Energy                   $56.39   $56.15     0.4%   $56.38    $0.01     0.0%
News Corp                    $22.65   $22.56     0.4%   $19.60    $3.05    15.6%
Cooper Industries PLC        $66.64   $66.38     0.4%   $62.57    $4.07     6.5%
Comcast Corp-Class A         $34.13   $34.00     0.4%   $30.33    $3.80    12.5%
Autodesk Inc                 $43.70   $43.54     0.4%   $39.37    $4.33    11.0%
Omnicom Group                $51.47   $51.29     0.4%   $51.31    $0.16     0.3%
LSI Corp.                    $11.67   $11.63     0.3%    $8.04    $3.63    45.1%
Mastercard Inc              $458.21  $456.71     0.3%  $452.27    $5.94     1.3%
Visa Inc                    $128.46  $128.05     0.3%  $122.98    $5.48     4.5%
Forest Laboratories          $35.72   $35.61     0.3%   $34.83    $0.89     2.6%
Denbury Resources Inc        $26.79   $26.71     0.3%   $19.04    $7.75    40.7%
Time Warner Inc              $42.60   $42.48     0.3%   $37.46    $5.14    13.7%
Occidental Petroleum        $120.79  $120.46     0.3%   $91.22   $29.57    32.4%
Southwest Airlines           $11.67   $11.64     0.3%    $8.28    $3.39    40.9%
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                              May 1 April 30   Daily  Current    --Difference--
                               2012     2012  Change    Price    Price  Percent
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Walt Disney Co               $47.16   $47.04     0.3%   $43.11    $4.05     9.4%
3M Co                        $98.56   $98.31     0.3%   $89.36    $9.20    10.3%
Comerica Inc                 $33.90   $33.83     0.2%   $32.02    $1.88     5.9%
Starwood Hotels & Resorts    $64.48   $64.36     0.2%   $59.20    $5.28     8.9%
Home Depot Inc               $53.14   $53.05     0.2%   $51.79    $1.35     2.6%
PPG Industries              $114.25  $114.08     0.1%  $105.24    $9.01     8.6%
Darden Restaurants Inc       $56.73   $56.65     0.1%   $50.08    $6.65    13.3%
BB&T Corp                    $33.19   $33.15     0.1%   $32.04    $1.15     3.6%
American Tower Corp          $71.56   $71.50     0.1%   $65.58    $5.98     9.1%
Stryker Corp                 $62.86   $62.82     0.1%   $54.57    $8.29    15.2%
Cameron International        $65.95   $65.91     0.1%   $51.25   $14.70    28.7%
Newmont Mining               $68.71   $68.70     0.0%   $47.65   $21.06    44.2%
CME Group                   $296.93  $297.13    -0.1%  $265.82   $31.11    11.7%
Noble Energy Inc            $122.86  $122.95    -0.1%   $99.32   $23.54    23.7%
Salesforce.Com Inc          $170.77  $170.91    -0.1%  $155.73   $15.04     9.7%
ProLogis                     $35.56   $35.60    -0.1%   $35.78   -$0.22    -0.6%
Coach Inc                    $81.82   $81.95    -0.2%   $73.16    $8.66    11.8%
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                              May 1 April 30   Daily  Current    --Difference--
                               2012     2012  Change    Price    Price  Percent
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Procter & Gamble             $71.38   $71.50    -0.2%   $63.64    $7.74    12.2%
Automatic Data Processing    $58.95   $59.05    -0.2%   $55.62    $3.33     6.0%
NextEra Energy               $65.13   $65.25    -0.2%   $64.35    $0.78     1.2%
National Oilwell Varco       $96.05   $96.23    -0.2%   $75.76   $20.29    26.8%
Microsoft Corp               $35.50   $35.57    -0.2%   $32.02    $3.48    10.9%
International Paper Co       $40.42   $40.50    -0.2%   $33.31    $7.11    21.3%
Motorola Mobility            $39.25   $39.33    -0.2%   $38.82    $0.43     1.1%
Oracle Corp                  $33.82   $33.89    -0.2%   $29.39    $4.43    15.1%
Air Products & Chemicals    $100.54  $100.77    -0.2%   $85.49   $15.05    17.6%
Anadarko Petroleum          $107.15  $107.42    -0.3%   $73.21   $33.94    46.4%
CF Industries               $217.38  $218.01    -0.3%  $193.06   $24.32    12.6%
Starbucks Corp               $65.00   $65.20    -0.3%   $57.38    $7.62    13.3%
First Horizon National       $10.03   $10.07    -0.4%    $9.18    $0.85     9.3%
Hudson City Bancorp           $6.86    $6.89    -0.4%    $7.06   -$0.20    -2.8%
VF Corp.                    $167.67  $168.44    -0.5%  $152.05   $15.62    10.3%
Wal-Mart Stores              $64.28   $64.58    -0.5%   $58.91    $5.37     9.1%
People’S United Financial    $13.38   $13.46    -0.6%   $12.34    $1.04     8.4%
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                              May 1 April 30   Daily  Current    --Difference--
   

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