RESEARCH ALERT-Barrick Gold: Cowen And Company raises target price

March 21 (Reuters) - :

* Barrick Gold Corp ABX.N : Cowen And Company raises target price to $18.49

from $15.48; rating market perform

* Goldcorp Inc GG.N : Cowen And Company raises target price to $24.34 from

$22.41; rating market perform

* Kinross Gold Corp KCG.N : Cowen And Company raises target price to $6.27

from $5.62; rating market perform

* Newmont Mining Corp NEM.N : Cowen And Company raises target price to $31.14

from $27.60; rating market perform

* Yamana Gold Inc AUY.N : Cowen And Company raises target price to $12.95

from $12.07; rating outperform

* Franco-Nevada Corp FNV.N : Cowen And Company raises target price to $35.59

from $30.53; rating market perform

* Royal Gold Inc RGLD.O : Cowen And Company raises target price to $84.03

from $78.57; rating outperform

* Silver Wheaton Corp SLW.N : Cowen And Company raises target price to $28.63

from $24.10; rating market perform

* Sandstorm Gold Ltd SAND.A : Cowen And Company raises target price to $8.45

from $7.35; rating outperform

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