December 14, 2018

Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades for Week of December 10, 2018



Upgrades:


ABB (NYSE:ABB) was upgraded by research analysts at HSBC from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, The Fly reports. A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on ABB. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of ABB in a research note on Thursday, August 23rd. ValuEngine raised ABB from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 29th. DNB Markets started coverage on ABB in a research note on Monday, September 3rd. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Citigroup raised ABB from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 4th. Finally, Societe Generale raised ABB from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 13th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. ABB currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $24.34. Read more …

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) was upgraded by Wolfe Research from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday, The Fly reports. Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Mizuho reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $82.00 price target on shares of ConocoPhillips in a report on Monday, October 22nd. Zacks Investment Research upgraded ConocoPhillips from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $88.00 price target on the stock in a report on Monday, October 8th. Piper Jaffray Companies reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $66.00 price target on shares of ConocoPhillips in a report on Monday, November 19th. Royal Bank of Canada downgraded ConocoPhillips from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $90.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Thursday, September 20th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price target on ConocoPhillips from $83.00 to $84.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 16th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. The stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $75.22. Read more …

DIGITAL RLTY TR/SH (NYSE:DLR) was upgraded by stock analysts at Jefferies Financial Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The brokerage presently has a $136.00 target price on the real estate investment trust’s stock, up from their previous target price of $124.00. Jefferies Financial Group’s target price would indicate a potential upside of 16.45% from the stock’s previous close. A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. BMO Capital Markets set a $120.00 price target on shares of DIGITAL RLTY TR/SH and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 26th. Citigroup decreased their price target on shares of DIGITAL RLTY TR/SH from $131.00 to $126.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 6th. Guggenheim raised shares of DIGITAL RLTY TR/SH from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $125.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 22nd. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on shares of DIGITAL RLTY TR/SH from $131.00 to $124.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 5th. Finally, Berenberg Bank began coverage on shares of DIGITAL RLTY TR/SH in a research report on Thursday, September 20th. They set a “hold” rating and a $127.00 price objective on the stock. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the stock. DIGITAL RLTY TR/SH has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $126.20. Read more …



Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Sanofi (NYSE:SNY) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note published on Tuesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Jefferies Financial Group also issued estimates for Sanofi’s Q4 2018 earnings at $0.58 EPS, FY2018 earnings at $3.06 EPS, FY2019 earnings at $3.13 EPS, FY2020 earnings at $3.51 EPS, FY2021 earnings at $3.76 EPS and FY2022 earnings at $4.00 EPS. Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on SNY. Argus increased their price objective on Sanofi from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a report on Friday, August 24th. Zacks Investment Research raised Sanofi from a sell rating to a hold rating in a report on Tuesday, August 28th. Bank of America raised Sanofi from a neutral rating to a buy rating and set a $55.00 price objective for the company in a report on Monday, September 10th. Guggenheim initiated coverage on Sanofi in a report on Monday, October 8th. They set a neutral rating for the company. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a neutral rating on shares of Sanofi in a report on Monday, October 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. Sanofi presently has an average rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $49.50. Read more …


Citigroup upgraded shares of AT&T (NYSE:T) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a research note released on Tuesday morning, Marketbeat reports. They currently have $34.00 price target on the technology company’s stock. Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on T. Cowen boosted their price target on AT&T from $34.00 to $36.00 in a research note on Sunday. Argus restated a buy rating and set a $48.00 price target on shares of AT&T in a research note on Friday, October 26th. Deutsche Bank boosted their price target on AT&T from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a hold rating in a research note on Monday, September 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded AT&T from a neutral rating to an overweight rating and set a $31.82 price target on the stock in a research note on Sunday. Finally, UBS Group upgraded AT&T from a neutral rating to a buy rating and boosted their price target for the company from $33.00 to $38.00 in a research note on Friday, September 21st. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating, thirteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. The stock presently has an average rating of Buy and an average target price of $36.06. Read more …

Wells Fargo & Co upgraded shares of Welltower (NYSE:WELL) from a market perform rating to an outperform rating in a research report released on Tuesday morning, MarketBeat.com reports. A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on WELL. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Welltower from $63.00 to $67.00 and gave the stock an overweight rating in a research report on Thursday, August 16th. ValuEngine raised Welltower from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research report on Thursday, September 6th. Barclays initiated coverage on Welltower in a research report on Tuesday, September 25th. They issued an overweight rating for the company. SunTrust Banks boosted their price target on Welltower to $72.00 and gave the stock a hold rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 31st. Finally, boosted their price target on Welltower from $72.00 to $76.00 and gave the stock an overweight rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 5th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the stock. The stock currently has an average rating of Hold and a consensus price target of $65.00. Read more …

Realty Income (NYSE:O) was upgraded by equities researchers at Citigroup from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, MarketBeat reports. The firm currently has a $67.00 price objective on the real estate investment trust’s stock, up from their prior price objective of $56.00. Citigroup’s target price would indicate a potential upside of 1.03% from the stock’s previous close. Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. ValuEngine upgraded shares of Realty Income from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 23rd. Janney Montgomery Scott lowered shares of Realty Income from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $44.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Wednesday, August 29th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Realty Income from $57.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, September 17th. Bank of America upgraded shares of Realty Income from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $72.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Co set a $65.00 target price on shares of Realty Income and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 4th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. Realty Income presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $58.54. Read more …

Bank of America upgraded shares of Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The firm currently has $108.00 target price on the stock. A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on the company. Berenberg Bank set a $78.00 price objective on Procter & Gamble and gave the stock a sell rating in a report on Monday, October 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Procter & Gamble from a neutral rating to an overweight rating and set a $100.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Friday, October 19th. Societe Generale set a $87.00 price objective on Procter & Gamble and gave the stock a hold rating in a report on Tuesday, October 23rd. Atlantic Securities started coverage on Procter & Gamble in a report on Thursday, September 20th. They issued an overweight rating and a $94.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Macquarie raised their price objective on Procter & Gamble from $86.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock an outperform rating in a report on Monday, October 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock currently has an average rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $90.22. Read more …


Downgrades:


Wolfe Research downgraded shares of Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN) from an outperform rating to a market perform rating in a research report report published on Monday morning, The Fly reports. Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on DVN. Barclays assumed coverage on shares of Devon Energy in a report on Wednesday, August 29th. They issued an overweight rating and a $49.00 price target on the stock. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Devon Energy from $45.00 to $44.00 and set a hold rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, September 26th. Johnson Rice upgraded shares of Devon Energy from an accumulate rating to a buy rating in a report on Wednesday, August 15th. KLR Group reiterated a buy rating and issued a $60.00 price target on shares of Devon Energy in a report on Monday, August 20th. Finally, Piper Jaffray Companies reiterated a hold rating and issued a $52.00 price target on shares of Devon Energy in a report on Thursday, August 16th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nineteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Devon Energy presently has a consensus rating of Buy and an average price target of $47.22. Read more …

Wolfe Research cut shares of National-Oilwell Varco (NYSE:NOV) from a market perform rating to a sell rating in a research report report published on Monday morning, The Fly reports. Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. Evercore ISI upgraded National-Oilwell Varco from an in-line rating to an outperform rating and set a $54.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 29th. Stifel Nicolaus began coverage on National-Oilwell Varco in a research note on Monday, September 10th. They issued a buy rating and a $54.00 target price on the stock. Credit Suisse Group decreased their target price on National-Oilwell Varco from $43.00 to $38.00 and set a hold rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 29th. Argus set a $46.00 target price on National-Oilwell Varco and gave the stock a buy rating in a research note on Monday, October 29th. Finally, Johnson Rice upgraded National-Oilwell Varco from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $55.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 2nd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have issued a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $42.41. Read more …

JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of Unilever (NYSE:UL) from a neutral rating to an underweight rating in a research report released on Monday morning, MarketBeat.com reports. Shares of NYSE UL opened at $54.72 on Monday. Unilever has a 52-week low of $50.74 and a 52-week high of $58.07. The firm has a market cap of $63.28 billion, a PE ratio of 21.63, a P/E/G ratio of 3.49 and a beta of 0.78. Read more …





Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) was downgraded by equities researchers at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note issued on Tuesday, MarketBeat reports. They presently have a $46.00 price objective on the biopharmaceutical company’s stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s price target would suggest a potential upside of 4.17% from the company’s previous close. PFE has been the subject of several other research reports. Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $45.00 price target on shares of Pfizer in a research note on Tuesday, August 28th. Zacks Investment Research downgraded Pfizer from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 16th. Independent Research set a $48.00 price target on Pfizer and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 4th. Credit Suisse Group set a $40.00 price target on Pfizer and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 6th. Finally, Barclays reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $40.00 price target on shares of Pfizer in a research note on Wednesday, September 26th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, sixteen have given a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $43.27. Read more …

Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) was downgraded by Royal Bank of Canada from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, Marketbeat reports. They presently have a $133.00 target price on the insurance provider’s stock. Royal Bank of Canada’s target price indicates a potential upside of 9.01% from the stock’s previous close. TRV has been the subject of several other research reports. Wells Fargo & Co reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $142.00 price target on shares of Travelers Companies in a research note on Thursday, October 18th. Zacks Investment Research cut Travelers Companies from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 19th. Credit Suisse Group set a $141.00 price objective on Travelers Companies and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 14th. Citigroup lowered Travelers Companies from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $149.00 to $134.00 in a report on Friday, October 19th. Finally, TheStreet upgraded Travelers Companies from a “c+” rating to a “b” rating in a report on Thursday, August 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $134.83. Read more …

Morgan Stanley cut shares of American Tower (NYSE:AMT) from an overweight rating to an equal weight rating in a report released on Wednesday morning, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Morgan Stanley currently has $170.00 target price on the real estate investment trust’s stock. A number of other brokerages have also commented on AMT. Barclays raised their price objective on American Tower from $156.00 to $164.00 and gave the stock an overweight rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 31st. Citigroup lowered American Tower from a buy rating to a neutral rating and lifted their price target for the company from $161.00 to $176.00 in a report on Wednesday, October 31st. Bank of America set a $172.00 price target on American Tower and gave the company a buy rating in a report on Wednesday, October 31st. Wells Fargo & Co lifted their price target on American Tower from $173.00 to $176.00 and gave the company an outperform rating in a report on Friday, November 16th. Finally, KeyCorp lifted their price target on American Tower from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an overweight rating in a report on Wednesday, October 31st. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company. American Tower presently has a consensus rating of Buy and an average price target of $165.94. Read more …

Gordon Haskett cut shares of Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report published on Wednesday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $85.00 to $88.00 and gave the company an overweight rating in a research report on Monday, September 24th. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $82.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a research report on Thursday, October 4th. Morgan Stanley started coverage on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Monday, August 20th. They set an overweight rating and a $85.00 price target for the company. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Emerson Electric from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report on Friday, October 5th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a research report on Thursday, August 30th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Emerson Electric has an average rating of Hold and an average target price of $79.04. Read more …


Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) was downgraded by stock analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research note issued on Wednesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. They currently have a $58.00 price objective on the cell phone carrier’s stock. Morgan Stanley’s price target suggests a potential upside of 0.36% from the stock’s current price. Several other analysts have also weighed in on the company. Bank of America restated a “buy” rating and issued a $58.00 price objective on shares of Verizon Communications in a report on Monday, October 22nd. Zacks Investment Research lowered Verizon Communications from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 1st. Scotiabank set a $62.00 price objective on Verizon Communications and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 24th. ValuEngine lowered Verizon Communications from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, November 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Verizon Communications from $59.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 24th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $56.11. Read more …

Suncor Energy (NYSE:SU) (TSE:SU) was downgraded by GMP Securities from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a note issued to investors on Thursday, The Fly reports. A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of Suncor Energy from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 11th. CIBC started coverage on shares of Suncor Energy in a research note on Friday, October 5th. They set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Suncor Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $44.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 8th. ValuEngine cut shares of Suncor Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 11th. Finally, GARP Research raised shares of Suncor Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 22nd. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the stock. The stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $51.00. Read more …

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) was downgraded by stock analysts at Nomura from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report issued on Friday, The Fly reports. Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Piper Jaffray Companies set a $50.00 price objective on shares of Cisco Systems and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 11th. Raymond James raised their price objective on shares of Cisco Systems from $50.00 to $52.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 15th. Wolfe Research began coverage on shares of Cisco Systems in a research note on Tuesday. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. BidaskClub upgraded shares of Cisco Systems from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 25th. Finally, UBS Group set a $56.00 target price on shares of Cisco Systems and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 26th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-four have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Cisco Systems presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $50.26. Read more …

Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) was downgraded by equities researchers at Goldman Sachs Group from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note issued on Friday, The Fly reports. Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. TheStreet raised shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance from a “c+” rating to a “b” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 12th. ValuEngine raised shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, September 21st. BidaskClub raised shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 21st. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance from $69.00 to $76.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 12th. Finally, Pivotal Research increased their price objective on shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance from $60.00 to $72.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 15th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. The company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $79.11. Read more …


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