May 25, 2018

Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades for Week of May 21, 2018



Upgrades:


Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) was upgraded by equities researchers at Scotiabank from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report released on Monday, The Fly reports. A number of other research firms also recently commented on OXY. ValuEngine raised Occidental Petroleum from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 2nd. JPMorgan Chase raised their price target on Occidental Petroleum from $74.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 15th. UBS began coverage on Occidental Petroleum in a report on Wednesday, March 7th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $71.00 price target on the stock. Zacks Investment Research downgraded Occidental Petroleum from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 13th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $75.00 price target on shares of Occidental Petroleum in a report on Tuesday, February 27th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Occidental Petroleum currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $76.94. Read more …

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) was upgraded by stock analysts at Raymond James from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday, MarketBeat reports. The brokerage presently has a $60.00 price target on the real estate investment trust’s stock. Raymond James’ price objective points to a potential upside of 7.76% from the company’s current price. Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. BMO Capital Markets upgraded shares of Welltower from an “underperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $55.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 18th. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Welltower from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, May 4th. ValuEngine cut shares of Welltower from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 2nd. Hilliard Lyons upgraded shares of Welltower from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, April 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $67.00 price objective (down previously from $71.00) on shares of Welltower in a report on Friday, March 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. The stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $62.85. Read more …

Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE:BUD) was upgraded by Royal Bank of Canada from an “underperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating in a note issued to investors on Tuesday. Several other analysts also recently commented on the stock. ValuEngine downgraded shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday. Susquehanna Bancshares set a $127.00 price objective on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 15th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $122.00 price objective on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 10th. Finally, Bank of America downgraded shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $115.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Thursday, April 26th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the stock. The stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $122.79. Read more …


Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW) was upgraded by equities researchers at Loop Capital from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Wednesday. A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Co set a $100.00 price target on shares of Lowe’s and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Lowe’s from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, May 18th. Credit Suisse Group set a $111.00 price target on shares of Lowe’s and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 14th. Gabelli started coverage on shares of Lowe’s in a research note on Wednesday, April 11th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $113.00 price objective for the company. Finally, JPMorgan Chase reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective on shares of Lowe’s in a research note on Tuesday, March 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and twenty-five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Lowe’s has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $99.00. Read more …


WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) was upgraded by equities researchers at Bank of America from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued on Wednesday, The Fly reports. Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on the company. Zacks Investment Research lowered WEC Energy Group from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 7th. Citigroup started coverage on WEC Energy Group in a research note on Friday, April 13th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $61.00 price target on the stock. Wells Fargo & Co reduced their price objective on WEC Energy Group from $73.00 to $71.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 1st. Credit Suisse Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $63.00 price objective (down previously from $65.00) on shares of WEC Energy Group in a research report on Friday, February 23rd. Finally, Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and set a $66.00 price objective on shares of WEC Energy Group in a research report on Friday, February 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. The stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $66.00. Read more …

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) was upgraded by analysts at Deutsche Bank from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, The Fly reports. Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $87.00 target price on shares of Canadian National Railway in a report on Tuesday, May 15th. Bank of America raised Canadian National Railway from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $72.00 to $93.00 in a report on Thursday, May 17th. Zacks Investment Research raised Canadian National Railway from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 1st. Argus lowered Canadian National Railway from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 16th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on Canadian National Railway in a report on Thursday. They issued a “hold” rating and a $84.00 target price on the stock. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. The company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $85.48. Read more …

John Deere (NYSE:DE) was upgraded by investment analysts at UBS to a “buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Thursday, www.tipranks.com reports. The brokerage presently has a $185.00 price objective on the industrial products company’s stock. UBS’s price objective points to a potential upside of 18.15% from the company’s previous close. A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on DE. TheStreet lowered shares of John Deere from a “b+” rating to a “c+” rating in a research note on Friday, February 16th. Bank of America upgraded shares of John Deere from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $159.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 3rd. ValuEngine upgraded shares of John Deere from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 2nd. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating and set a $195.00 price target (up previously from $190.00) on shares of John Deere in a research note on Wednesday, February 21st. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada restated a “buy” rating and set a $200.00 price target on shares of John Deere in a research note on Wednesday, April 18th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and seventeen have issued a buy rating to the stock. The stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $175.67. Read more …

Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) was upgraded by stock analysts at Argus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued on Friday, The Fly reports. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call. CL has been the topic of a number of other reports. Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of Colgate-Palmolive from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, April 6th. Morgan Stanley lowered shares of Colgate-Palmolive from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, April 30th. ValuEngine lowered shares of Colgate-Palmolive from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 2nd. Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $75.00 target price on shares of Colgate-Palmolive in a research report on Wednesday, April 18th. Finally, Citigroup reduced their target price on shares of Colgate-Palmolive from $80.00 to $73.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 1st. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $76.38. Read more …

Novartis (NYSE:NVS) was upgraded by research analysts at Credit Suisse Group from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report released on Friday. Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on NVS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Novartis in a report on Thursday, May 17th. Deutsche Bank reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Novartis in a report on Friday, April 20th. Finally, ValuEngine cut Novartis from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 2nd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. The stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $89.81. Read more …



Downgrades:


UBS cut shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY) from a buy rating to a neutral rating in a research report sent to investors on Monday, www.benzinga.com reports. UBS currently has $57.00 price target on the biopharmaceutical company’s stock. Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. ValuEngine cut Bristol-Myers Squibb from a hold rating to a sell rating in a report on Wednesday, May 2nd. Credit Suisse Group set a $58.00 price target on Bristol-Myers Squibb and gave the company a hold rating in a report on Thursday, April 26th. Barclays decreased their price target on Bristol-Myers Squibb from $65.00 to $55.00 and set an equal weight rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 27th. BMO Capital Markets upgraded Bristol-Myers Squibb from an underperform rating to a market perform rating in a report on Friday, April 27th. Finally, Cowen reiterated a hold rating and issued a $60.00 price target on shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb in a report on Friday, April 20th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. The stock currently has a consensus rating of Hold and an average price target of $62.84. Read more …

HCP (NYSE:HCP) was downgraded by research analysts at Raymond James from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, MarketBeat.com reports. Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Bank of America upgraded HCP from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $22.63 to $25.00 in a research report on Thursday, March 8th. Mizuho set a $26.00 price target on HCP and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 15th. Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $27.00 price target (down from $29.00) on shares of HCP in a research report on Wednesday, February 14th. Robert W. Baird set a $24.00 price target on HCP and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 15th. Finally, Jefferies Group reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $26.00 price target on shares of HCP in a research report on Tuesday, February 13th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. HCP has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $26.93. Read more …

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) was downgraded by research analysts at Evercore ISI from an “in-line” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note issued on Monday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. VTR has been the topic of several other reports. ValuEngine cut shares of Ventas from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 2nd. Jefferies Group reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $54.00 price objective on shares of Ventas in a research report on Tuesday, February 13th. Wells Fargo set a $54.00 price objective on shares of Ventas and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 13th. Hilliard Lyons raised shares of Ventas from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, April 27th. Finally, SunTrust Banks set a $55.00 price objective on shares of Ventas and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 9th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. The stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $57.69. Read more …

AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) was downgraded by stock analysts at Goldman Sachs Group from a “conviction-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Thursday, The Fly reports. A number of other research firms have also weighed in on ABBV. SunTrust Banks raised their price target on shares of AbbVie to $157.00 and gave the company an “average” rating in a research report on Monday, January 29th. Piper Jaffray Companies lifted their price objective on shares of AbbVie from $115.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 26th. BMO Capital Markets lowered shares of AbbVie from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $125.86 to $84.00 in a research report on Monday, January 29th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Leerink Swann lowered shares of AbbVie from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $127.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Monday, January 29th. Finally, Evercore ISI reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $144.00 price objective on shares of AbbVie in a research report on Monday, January 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. AbbVie currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $116.20. Read more …



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