New Ratings (APEI, AME, CPE, CFN, CTAS, GKSR, LOPE, GRPN, PWE, RNF, SIX, SLTM, SOA, SXCI, UNF, VSI)

Published on Wednesday, 14 December 2011 08:40 Written by Danny Miller

New York, December 14^th (TradersHuddle.com) – Following are some of the new analyst ratings before the market open.

Research Firms Initiate:

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) was initiated with Overweight at JP Morgan.

Ametek (NYSE:AME), the global maker of electric motors and electronic instruments, was initiated with a Buy and a target price of $51 at Jefferies.

Callon Petroleum (NYSE:CPE) was initiated with a Buy at Canaccord Genuity.

CareFusion Corp. (NYSE:CFN), the provider of health care products like IV pumps and patient identification systems, was initiated with Market Perform and a target price of $28 at Morgan Keegan.

Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS), the provider of identity uniform programs, entrance mats, and restroom supplies to corporations, was initiated with a Buy and a target price of $36 at KeyBanc Capital Markets.

G&K Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:GKSR) was initiated with a Hold at KeyBanc Capital Markets.

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) was initiated with Overweight at JP Morgan.

Groupon (NASDAQ:GRPN), the provider of daily and largely local deals, was initiated with a Buy at Bank of America Merrill and Goldman Sachs. The stock was also initiated with a Neutral at JPMorgan, Citigroup, and Janney Capital Markets. Barclays also initiated Groupon with Overweight and target price of $27, while Wells Fargo initiated its coverage with Outperform and Morgan Stanley with Equal Weight.

Penn West Energy (NYSE:PWE) was initiated with a Buy and a target price of $27 at Dahlman Rose.

Rentech Nitrogen Partners (NYSE:RNF) was initiated with a Buy and a target price of $21 at Dahlman Rose.

Six Flags Entertainment (NYSE:SIX) was initiated with a Hold at Keybanc

Solta Medical (NASDAQ:SLTM) was initiated with Market Perform and a target price of $3.50 at Morgan Keegan.

Solutia (NYSE:SOA) was initiated with a Buy at Lazard.

SXC Health Solutions (NASDAQ:SXCI) was initiated with a Neutral at Goldman Sachs.

UniFirst Corp. (NYSE:UNF) was initiated with a Hold at KeyBanc Capital Markets.

Vitamin Shoppe (NYSE:VSI) was initiated with a Neutral at Goldman Sachs.