Premarket roundup: Ulta Salon, Zumiez

By The Associated Press

Among the premarket stories for Monday, March 15, from AP Financial News:

-- The spiking price of shares in Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc. prompted one analyst to lower his rating.

-- An analyst cut his rating and price target for Zumiez Inc., citing the snowboard and skateboard maker's stock price.

-- New data shows that a clip that Abbott Laboratories makes to fix leaky heart valves was nearly as effective as open-heart surgery.

-- A KeyBanc analyst upgraded shares of two railcar manufacturers to "Buy," predicting that improving business in the railroad industry should drive orders for new railcars.

-- A Jefferies & Co. analyst cut his outlook on health care real estate investment trusts HCP Inc. and Healthcare Reality Trust Inc., citing their current values.