Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
DJIA	15,354.40	+121.18	0.80%
S&P 500	1,667.47	+17.00	1.03%
Nasdaq	3,498.97	+33.72	0.97%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
STOXX 50	2,817.99	+11.29	0.40%
FTSE 100	6,723.06	+35.26	0.53%
DAX	8,398.00	+28.13	0.34%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
Nikkei	15,347.00	+208.89	1.38%
Hang Seng	23,485.90	+403.21	1.75%
S&P/ASX 200	5,227.40	+46.63	0.90%

S&P 500 Stocks Biggest Weekly Changes in Target Price

By Wendy Soong - 2012-07-20T15:58:17Z

The following tables show the biggest increases and decreases in analysts’ target price, according to Bloomberg data, for companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (SPX) from July 13.

The average target price reflects forecasts for the next 12 months, a period that varies among brokerage firms. The ratings are averaged from the analysts’ recommendations made during the past 12 months with 5 being the highest recommendation.

Target Price Increases
                           Target  # of   Current   Last Wk   Current
Tkr   Company Name          %Chg  Analyst  Target    Target    Rating
=====================================================================
AN    AUTONATION INC        6.61     5      36.86     34.57     2.600
EXPE  EXPEDIA INC           5.90    16      46.72     44.12     3.556
CVC   CABLEVISION SY-       5.86    17      15.51     14.65     3.480
SHW   SHERWIN-WILLIAM       5.59    10     131.64    124.67     2.882
MAT   MATTEL INC            5.42     9      37.36     35.44     4.400
KEY   KEYCORP               4.61    20       8.94      8.54     3.581
VZ    VERIZON COMMUNI       4.58    25      44.30     42.36     3.718
EBAY  EBAY INC              4.52    30      46.58     44.56     4.405
STZ   CONSTELLATION-A       3.70     6      32.00     30.86     3.727
WAG   WALGREEN CO           3.69    13      36.19     34.90     3.360
KO    COCA-COLA CO/TH       3.51    11      83.58     80.75     4.385
APH   AMPHENOL CORP-A       3.34    10      64.35     62.27     4.067
RAI   REYNOLDS AMERIC       3.31     6      42.88     41.50     2.857
TXT   TEXTRON INC           3.29     9      31.36     30.36     4.176
CERN  CERNER CORP           3.17    12      83.33     80.77     4.045
HRL   HORMEL FOODS CR       3.05     6      30.40     29.50     3.000
DO    DIAMOND OFFSHOR       3.04    22      72.67     70.52     3.429
EW    EDWARDS LIFE          2.81    13     104.80    101.93     4.130
S     SPRINT NEXTEL C       2.80    19       3.31      3.22     3.333
MO    ALTRIA GROUP IN       2.76     8      33.82     32.91     4.000
LUV   SOUTHWEST AIR         2.67    13      12.19     11.88     3.600

Target Price Decreases
                           Target  # of   Current   Last Wk   Current
Tkr   Company Name          %Chg  Analyst  Target    Target    Rating
=====================================================================
FLIR  FLIR SYSTEMS        -13.24     9      22.13     25.50     3.667
AMD   ADV MICRO DEVIC     -11.41    24       5.79      6.53     3.324
JCI   JOHNSON CONTROL     -11.27    22      34.50     38.88     3.939
NBR   NABORS INDS LTD     -10.78    16      20.03     22.45     4.038
CMG   CHIPOTLE MEXICA      -9.79    16     410.39    454.94     3.429
HES   HESS CORP            -8.45    11      63.92     69.82     3.905
FFIV  F5 NETWORKS          -8.28    31     122.65    133.72     4.238
TSN   TYSON FOODS-A        -7.65    10      20.11     21.78     3.286
ANR   ALPHA NATURAL R      -7.63    20      17.93     19.41     4.036
SWK   STANLEY BLACK &      -6.62     9      77.40     82.89     4.600
LXK   LEXMARK INTL-A       -6.22     7      24.50     26.13     2.000
WYNN  WYNN RESORTS LT      -6.19    20     129.54    138.09     4.107
MUR   MURPHY OIL CORP      -5.89     8      60.86     64.67     3.786
SWY   SAFEWAY INC          -5.50    13      20.29     21.47     3.130
LSI   LSI CORP             -5.40    14       9.68     10.23     4.278
CMI   CUMMINS INC          -4.92    11     104.75    110.17     4.158
GNW   GENWORTH FINANC      -4.57     6       7.71      8.08     3.154
MRO   MARATHON OIL         -4.53    13      33.93     35.54     3.955
ETFC  E*TRADE FINANCI      -4.21    14       8.93      9.32     3.444
PH    PARKER HANNIFIN      -4.12     9      90.70     94.60     4.000
AIZ   ASSURANT INC         -4.11     5      35.80     37.33     2.455

To contact the reporter on this story: Wendy Soong in New York at csoong@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Alex Tanzi at at atanzi@bloomberg.net

Attachment: S&P500 Target Price All

Attachment: S&P500 Weekly Target Price Changes

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