New Ratings (ALB, ARBA, ASTE, HSIC, HOLI, INTU, NEU, PDCO, PETD, QLTY, SYMC, TLEO, TIBX, USG, WRES)

Published on Tuesday, 06 December 2011 08:38 Written by Danny Miller

New York, December 6^th (TradersHuddle.com) – Following are some of the new analyst ratings before the market open.

Research Firms Initiate:

Albemarle (NYSE:ALB), the specialty and fine chemicals maker, was initiated with a Buy and a target price of $65 at Sterne Agee.

Ariba, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARBA) was initiated with Overweight at Barclays.

Astec Industries (NASDAQ:ASTE) was initiated with a Buy and a target price of $40 at Sterne Agee.

Henry Schein (NASDAQ:HSIC) was initiated with a Hold at Deutsche Bank.

Hollysys Automation Technologies (NASDAQ:HOLI) was initiated with a Buy at Citigroup.

Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU), the financial management and tax preparation software provider, was initiated with Overweight at Barclays.

NewMarket (NYSE:NEU) was initiated with a Neutral at Sterne Agee.

Patterson Companies (NASDAQ:PDCO), the value-added distributor serving the US dental, companion-pet veterinarian, and rehabilitation supply markets, was initiated with a Hold at Deutsche Bank.

PDC Energy (NASDAQ:PETD) was initiated with a Buy and a target price of $46 at Brean Murray.

Quality Distribution (NASDAQ:QLTY) was initiated with a Hold at KeyBanc Capital Markets.

Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ:SYMC), the provider of solutions to manage IT risk and maximize performance, was initiated with Equal Weight at Barclays.

Taleo Corp (NASDAQ:TLEO) was initiated with Equal Weight at Barclays.

Tibco Software (NASDAQ:TIBX), the independent provider of business integration software, was initiated with Equal Weight at Barclays.

USG Corp. (NYSE:USG) was initiated with Underperform and a target price of $8 at Sterne Agee.

Warren Resources, Inc (NASDAQ:WRES) was initiated with a Buy and a target price of $4.50 at Brean Murray.