Upgrades:
Piper Sandler upgraded shares of
Celanese (NYSE:CE) from a neutral rating to an overweight rating in a
research report sent to investors on Monday, Marketbeat.com reports.
The firm currently has $170.00 price target on the basic materials
company’s stock, up from their previous price target of $135.00.
Several other equities analysts have
also recently commented on the stock. Alembic Global Advisors cut
shares of Celanese from an overweight rating to a neutral rating and
set a $160.00 price target for the company. in a research report on
Monday, January 22nd. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Celanese from
a sell rating to a hold rating in a research note on Wednesday,
February 21st. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on
shares of Celanese from $167.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an
overweight rating in a research note on Thursday, February 22nd. Bank
of America lowered shares of Celanese from a neutral rating to an
underperform rating and lifted their price objective for the company
from $124.00 to $135.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 16th.
Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of
Celanese from $135.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an outperform
rating in a research note on Thursday, February 22nd. Three research
analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned
a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company.
Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a
consensus rating of Hold and an average price target of $143.44. Read
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Wells Fargo & Company upgraded
shares of Kroger (NYSE:KR) from an underweight rating to an equal
weight rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday,
MarketBeat.com reports. The firm currently has $50.00 price target on
the stock, up from their prior price target of $42.00.
Several other research analysts also
recently issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley lowered their
price objective on shares of Kroger from $48.00 to $46.00 and set an
equal weight rating on the stock in a research report on Friday,
December 1st. Stephens lowered their price objective on shares of
Kroger from $52.00 to $50.00 and set an equal weight rating on the
stock in a research report on Friday, December 1st. Telsey Advisory
Group reissued an outperform rating and set a $55.00 price objective
on shares of Kroger in a research report on Tuesday, January 16th.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of
Kroger from $54.00 to $53.00 and set an overweight rating on the
stock in a research report on Friday, December 1st. Finally,
TheStreet raised shares of Kroger from a c+ rating to a b rating in a
report on Thursday, November 30th. Six equities research analysts
have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy
rating to the company’s stock. According to data from
MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of Hold
and an average target price of $53.00. Read
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J. M. Smucker (NYSE:SJM) was upgraded
by research analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from a “hold” rating to a
“buy” rating in a report released on Wednesday, Marketbeat
Ratings reports. The brokerage currently has a $135.00 target price
on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus’ price objective suggests a potential
upside of 12.37% from the stock’s current price.
Several other analysts also recently
issued reports on SJM. Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded J. M. Smucker
from an “underperform” rating to a “market perform” rating
and cut their price objective for the stock from $123.00 to $119.00
in a report on Tuesday, November 14th. TD Cowen boosted their price
objective on J. M. Smucker from $133.00 to $136.00 and gave the stock
an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 6th.
Morgan Stanley restated an “equal weight” rating and set a
$122.00 price objective on shares of J. M. Smucker in a report on
Wednesday, December 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted
their price objective on J. M. Smucker from $125.00 to $126.00 and
gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, December
6th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded J. M. Smucker from a “sell”
rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, February 1st.
One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have
assigned a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the
stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, J. M. Smucker has an
average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $137.57.
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