New Ratings (APC, APA, BG, COG, CSH, CHK, DG, DLTR, DNKN, FST, GDP, MA, NBL, OAS, PXD, ROST, SPR, SFY, TJX, V, WU)

Published on Tuesday, 13 December 2011 08:26 Written by Danny Miller

New York, December 13^th (TradersHuddle.com) – Following are some of the new analyst ratings before the market open.

Research Firms Initiate:

Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE:APC), the independent oil and natural gas producer, was initiated with a Neutral and a target price of $85 at Robert W. Baird.

Apache (NYSE:APA), the natural gas and oil driller, was initiated with Outperform and a target price of $129 at Robert W. Baird.

Bunge (NYSE:BG), the integrated global agribusiness firm, was initiated with a Sell at Goldman Sachs.

Cabot Oil & Gas (NYSE:COG), the independent oil and gas producer, was initiated with a Neutral and a target price of $84 at Robert W. Baird.

Cash America (NYSE:CSH) was initiated with a Neutral at Nomura.

Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK), the onshore natural gas and oil producer, was initiated with Outperform and a target price of $36 at Robert W. Baird.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG), the operator of discount retail stores, was initiated with Outperform at FBR Capital.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR), the operator of a discount variety single-price-point retail chain, was initiated with Market Perform at FBR Capital.

Dunkin Brands (NASDAQ:DNKN) was initiated with a Buy and a target price of $30 at Jefferies.

Forest Oil (NYSE:FST) was initiated with Outperform and a target price of $23 at Robert W. Baird.

Goodrich Petroleum (NYSE:GDP) was initiated with a Neutral and a target price of $18 at Robert W. Baird.

MasterCard (NYSE:MA), the global payment solutions company, was initiated with a Buy at Nomura.

Noble Energy (NYSE:NBL) was initiated with a Neutral and a target price of $103 at Robert W. Baird.

Oasis Petroleum (NYSE:OAS) was initiated with Outperform and a target price of $36 at Robert W. Baird.

Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE:PXD), the independent oil and natural gas producer based in Irving, TX, was initiated with Outperform and a target price of $116 at Robert W. Baird.

Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST), the off-price apparel retailer, was initiated with Outperform at FBR Capital.

Spirit Aerosystems (NYSE:SPR), the maker of fuselages, propulsion systems and wing systems, was initiated with a Buy and a target price of $25 at KeyBanc Capital Markets.

Swift Energy (NYSE:SFY) was initiated with Outperform at Robert W. Baird.

The TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX), the owner and operator of T.J. Maxx and Marshalls chains, was initiated with Outperform at FBR Capital.

Visa (NYSE:V), the retail electronic payments network operator, was initiated with a Buy at Nomura.

Western Union (NYSE:WU), the money transfer services company, was initiated with a Neutral at Nomura.