Monsanto Co. (NYSE:MON) was upgraded by equities researchers
at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating
in a research note issued on Wednesday.
A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on
MON. TheStreet raised Monsanto to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May
26th. Deutsche Bank AG reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 target price
on shares of Monsanto in a report on Wednesday, June 1st. Vetr lowered Monsanto
from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $117.33 target price for
the company. in a report on Monday, May 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a
“sell” rating on shares of Monsanto in a report on Sunday, May 29th. Finally,
S&P Equity Research reaffirmed a “positive” rating on shares of Monsanto in
a report on Thursday, September 15th. Four equities research analysts have
rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, fifteen
have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the
company’s stock. The company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a
consensus target price of $111.12.
Source: American Banking and Market News