Analyst action: Tractor Supply, LP, Healthcare Realty

By Geert De Lombaerde Posted on September 22, 2009 at 11:40 am

Thomas Weisel Partners analyst Christian Buss has initiated coverage of Tractor Supply with a ‘market weight’ rating and target of $51. Shares of the Brentwood-based retailer (Ticker: TSCO) are down a bit today, but up more than 30 percent in 2009.

Over at Oppenheimer, analyst Mark Biffert has begun covering shares of Healthcare Realty (Ticker: HR) and its peers with ‘perform’ ratings. Biffert sees the Nashville-based company growing per-share funds from operations 8 percent in 2010 but sees “limited near-term acquisition opportunities until pricing improves.”

And at Barclays Capital, Peter Ruschmeier has reiterated his rating of Louisiana-Pacific at ‘overweight’ but lowered his price target to $7 from $7.50. LP shares (Ticker: LPX) are stoutly ignoring that info, rising more than 3 percent to $7.49 this morning.

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