September 28, 2018

Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades for Week of September 24, 2018



Upgrades:


Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP) was upgraded by equities research analysts at B. Riley from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday, MarketBeat.com reports. The brokerage presently has a $83.00 price target on the oil and gas company’s stock, up from their prior price target of $68.00. B. Riley’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 20.85% from the company’s current price. A number of other research firms have also issued reports on HP. ValuEngine lowered shares of Helmerich & Payne from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 16th. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Helmerich & Payne from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Helmerich & Payne from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $49.00 to $58.00 in a research note on Friday, September 14th. Cowen set a $57.00 price target on shares of Helmerich & Payne and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 30th. Finally, Piper Jaffray Companies set a $67.00 price target on shares of Helmerich & Payne and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, July 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. Helmerich & Payne currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $68.93. Read more …

Clorox (NYSE:CLX) was upgraded by research analysts at Argus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Tuesday, The Fly reports. A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on CLX. Atlantic Securities started coverage on Clorox in a research report on Thursday, September 20th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $151.00 target price on the stock. ValuEngine upgraded Clorox from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 26th. BMO Capital Markets restated a “buy” rating and issued a $153.00 price target on shares of Clorox in a research note on Friday, August 3rd. Goldman Sachs Group downgraded Clorox from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and decreased their price target for the company from $127.00 to $112.00 in a research note on Tuesday, July 17th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Finally, Bank of America raised their price target on Clorox from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, July 16th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $131.79. Read more …

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) was upgraded by Citigroup from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued on Tuesday, MarketBeat.com reports. The firm currently has a $100.00 target price on the transportation company’s stock. Citigroup’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 11.69% from the company’s current price. A number of other brokerages have also commented on CNI. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $101.00 price target on the stock in a report on Monday, July 30th. BMO Capital Markets lowered shares of Canadian National Railway from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 5th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $98.00 target price on shares of Canadian National Railway in a report on Wednesday, July 25th. Loop Capital reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Canadian National Railway in a report on Wednesday, July 25th. Finally, Macquarie raised shares of Canadian National Railway from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, September 20th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. Canadian National Railway currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $91.71. Read more …

B. Riley upgraded shares of Viacom (NASDAQ:VIAB) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday morning, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The firm currently has $39.00 price objective on the stock, up from their previous price objective of $34.00. B. Riley also issued estimates for Viacom’s FY2019 earnings at $4.47 EPS and FY2020 earnings at $4.51 EPS. VIAB has been the topic of several other research reports. BidaskClub lowered shares of Viacom from a sell rating to a strong sell rating in a research note on Friday, July 20th. Macquarie upgraded shares of Viacom from a neutral rating to an outperform rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $34.00 to $37.00 in a research note on Thursday, September 20th. Barrington Research reiterated a hold rating on shares of Viacom in a research note on Wednesday, August 15th. Pivotal Research upgraded shares of Viacom from a hold rating to a buy rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $34.00 to $32.00 in a research note on Tuesday, July 31st. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Finally, Cfra reiterated a hold rating and set a $35.00 price objective on shares of Viacom in a research note on Wednesday, June 27th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seventeen have given a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Viacom currently has an average rating of Hold and an average price target of $34.38. Read more …


Accenture (NYSE:ACN) was upgraded by stock analysts at Berenberg Bank to a “buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Thursday, The Fly reports. The firm currently has a $190.00 price objective on the information technology services provider’s stock. Berenberg Bank’s price objective points to a potential upside of 11.38% from the stock’s previous close. ACN has been the topic of several other research reports. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Accenture from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Accenture from $170.00 to $179.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 21st. Credit Suisse Group boosted their target price on shares of Accenture from $151.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, June 29th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of Accenture to $170.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, June 29th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Accenture from $163.00 to $172.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 18th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Accenture has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $168.90. Read more …



Downgrades:



UBS Group lowered shares of Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) from an outperform rating to a market perform rating in a report issued on Monday, The Fly reports. CMCSA has been the topic of several other reports. Pivotal Research reissued a buy rating and set a $48.00 price target on shares of Comcast in a research report on Thursday, September 20th. ValuEngine raised Comcast from a strong sell rating to a sell rating in a research report on Monday, September 17th. Raymond James lowered Comcast from an outperform rating to a market perform rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $44.00 to $63.00 in a research report on Wednesday, June 13th. Atlantic Securities raised Comcast from a neutral rating to an overweight rating and set a $42.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 6th. Finally, Robert W. Baird reduced their price target on Comcast from $42.00 to $41.00 and set an outperform rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, July 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and eighteen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock presently has a consensus rating of Buy and an average price target of $45.00. Read more …

BMO Capital Markets cut shares of Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) from a market perform rating to an underperform rating in a research report report published on Monday, The Fly reports. The firm currently has $96.00 price target on the restaurant operator’s stock, down from their prior price target of $105.00. Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Darden Restaurants from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $128.00 target price for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 22nd. Oppenheimer increased their target price on Darden Restaurants from $115.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an outperform rating in a report on Wednesday, September 5th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Darden Restaurants from $103.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an equal weight rating in a report on Thursday, September 13th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on Darden Restaurants from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a report on Wednesday, September 5th. Finally, Robert W. Baird cut Darden Restaurants from an outperform rating to a neutral rating in a report on Monday, September 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company presently has a consensus rating of Buy and an average price target of $120.09. Read more …

BHP Billiton (NYSE:BBL) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Morgan Stanley to a “hold” rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday. Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of BHP Billiton from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $50.00 target price on the stock in a report on Tuesday, June 19th. ValuEngine cut shares of BHP Billiton from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, June 1st. Finally, Bank of America cut shares of BHP Billiton from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 5th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. BHP Billiton has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $44.00. Read more …

Raymond James lowered shares of Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) from a market perform rating to an underperform rating in a report issued on Tuesday morning, MarketBeat reports. INTC has been the subject of a number of other reports. Summit Insights downgraded Intel from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note on Friday, July 27th. Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a neutral rating and issued a $52.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research note on Thursday, August 9th. Macquarie reiterated a buy rating on shares of Intel in a research note on Monday. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $54.00 price target on Intel and gave the stock a neutral rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 6th. Finally, Barclays cut shares of Intel from an overweight rating to an equal weight rating and cut their target price for the stock from $62.00 to $53.00 in a report on Monday, August 6th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eighteen have issued a hold rating and twenty-one have given a buy rating to the stock. The company presently has an average rating of Hold and a consensus price target of $55.40. Read more …

J M Smucker (NYSE:SJM) was downgraded by Wolfe Research from a “peer perform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report issued on Wednesday. SJM has been the topic of several other research reports. Citigroup cut their price objective on J M Smucker from $155.00 to $127.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, June 8th. Susquehanna Bancshares set a $159.00 price objective on J M Smucker and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, June 3rd. Barclays reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of J M Smucker in a report on Monday, June 11th. Wells Fargo & Co set a $100.00 price objective on J M Smucker and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 5th. Finally, Deutsche Bank set a $97.00 price objective on J M Smucker and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, June 8th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. The company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $121.83. Read more …

Omnicom Group (NYSE:OMC) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Barclays from an “equal weight” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note issued on Friday, The Fly reports. Several other research firms have also commented on OMC. ValuEngine upgraded Omnicom Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 12th. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Omnicom Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 6th. Moffett Nathanson initiated coverage on Omnicom Group in a research report on Tuesday, June 19th. They set a “sell” rating and a $63.00 target price for the company. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their target price on Omnicom Group to $75.00 and set a “$70.60” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 18th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Co restated a “market perform” rating and set a $75.00 target price (down previously from $80.00) on shares of Omnicom Group in a research report on Tuesday, July 17th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $77.73. Read more …


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