LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD) is higher this morning after RBC upgraded the shares to Outperform from Sector Perform and set a price target of $250 per share, up from $225 per share.

JPMorgan analysts have downgraded their coverage of industrial manufacturer Dynamic Materials Corporation (NASDAQ:BOOM) to a Neutral rating from Overweight. The firm also lowered its price target on the stock to $21 from $25 a share. In pre-market trading, shares of BOOM are unchanged at $23.86, and move within a 52-week range of $15.19 – $24.09.

Analysts at JPMorgan have initiated coverage of commercial helicopter operator CHC Group Ltd. (NYSE:HELI) with a Neutral rating and price target of $12 a share. Shares of HELI have risen 2.51% to $10.20 early, moving within a 52-week frame of $8.21 – $10.25.

Analysts at Deutsche Bank have initiated coverage of EP Energy Corp. (NYSE:EPE) with a Buy rating and a price target of $23 a share. In the pre-market session, shares of EPE are up 1.05% to $19.30, amid a 52-week range of $16.75 – $19.99.

Analysts at Canaccord Genuity have upgraded SciQuest, Inc. (NASDAQ:SQI) to a Buy rating from a Hold, while raising the price target on the stock to $36 from $28 a share. In pre-market activity, shares of SQI are unchanged at $29.85, within a 52-week spread of $18.10 – $30.83.