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ADA-ES Inc (NASDAQ: ADES) shares advanced 52.20% to $15.22 at 9:45 am. ADA-ES reported a $60 million equity sale in Clean Coal Solutions LLC joint venture to an affiliate of Goldman Sachs. RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NASDAQ: RXII) shares surged 21.71% to $1.57. RXII reported positive data...

According to Gabelli, Snyder's-Lance (NASDAQ: LNCE) coverage is initiated with a Buy rating. Gabelli said that the new entity will generate a combined $1.6 bn of revenue and approximately $170 mm of EBITDA in 2011, with the full benefits of the merger realized in 2012 and beyond. “ While...

Gabelli & Company has initiated coverage on Snyder's-Lance (NASDAQ: LNCE) with a Buy rating.

JP Morgan commented on CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) in a report released today. In the report, JP Morgan was positive in its assessment of the company. JP Morgan writes, "The company has guided to an impressive target of $5.5-$6.5B in average annual cash available for enhancing shareholder value,...

According to Morgan Stanley, Reynolds American (NYSE: RAI) is upgraded to equal weight. Morgan Stanley said that the reasons included the ongoing profitable growth of Pall Mall (the largest price-value brand ever in US cigarettes). “We are upgrading RAI to Equal-weight and instituting a $38 12-...

Morgan Stanley provided color on the Beverages sector. In an eternal struggle between Pepsi (NYSE: PEP) and Coke (NYSE: KO), Morgan Stanley prefers Pepsi at the moment. In a research report published today, Morgan Stanley states, "We continue to prefer OW rated Pepsi (our top pick on Morgan...

SunOpta Inc (NASDAQ: STKL) shares advanced 17.43% to $8.69 in the pre-market session. On CNBC's "Mad Money" Friday show, Jim Cramer said that he likes STKL. Biosante Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: BPAX) shares advanced 7.97% to $3.25 in the pre-market session. BPAX reported lifting of clinical hold...

ISI is out with its report today on Walmart (NYSE: WMT), maintaining Hold. In a note to clients, ISI writes, "WMT equity looks like a better bet to us than a 10-year treasury… but its hard to see great upside as long as Capex/D&A of 160% is needed to support 4% sales growth. Management did say...

Deutsche Bank has a Buy rating and a $72 price target on shares of Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG). In a note to clients, Deutsche Bank writes, "Growth in US and Europe remains tepid, with mix shift to faster growing but lower gross margin developing regions persisting, a dynamic that is partially...

Deutsche Bank has a Hold rating and a $33 price target on shares of Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT). In a note to clients, Deutsche Bank writes, "We remain cautious about Kraft's fundamentals and reiterate our $33 target. A combination of gum category weakness, loss of mgmt. talent, competitive conditions...

Deutsche Bank has a Buy rating and a $85 price target on shares of Smucker (NYSE: SJM). In a note to clients, Deutsche Bank writes, "Over the past three months, Smucker shares have largely outperformed the market (along with the entire food group) as the stock is up 15.8% vs. the S&P 500 up 0....

Jefferies & Co. has a Buy rating and a $23 price target on shares of Snyder's-Lance, Inc. (NASDAQ: LNCE). In a note to clients, Jefferies writes, "We hosted Snyder's-Lance on the West Coast late last week and came away quite bullish on the potential for EPS surprises in FY12 and beyond as a...

According to a recent report from Jefferies, Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) hosted its Investor meeting and after a brief update on each division, Wal-Mart spent the meeting reiterating its top priority of turning the U.S. comp store sales positive. After the meeting, Jefferies reiterated a Buy rating and a...

Morgan Stanley has downgraded Lorillard (NYSE: LO) from Overweight to Equal-Weight and has established a $105 price target.

Citi reiterated its Buy rating on Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT). At the same time, Citi left its price target on the company's stock unchanged at $70. In a research report published today, Citi praised Wal-Mart's plan to mend its U.S. operations and increase its international presence in spite of a...