Upgrades:
Nike (NYSE:NKE) was upgraded by Bank of America to an
“underperform” rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday, The Fly
reports. A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in
on the company. Morgan Stanley set a $103.00 price objective on Nike and gave
the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Canaccord Genuity
reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $96.00 price objective on shares of Nike in
a report on Wednesday, June 19th. UBS Group set a $85.00 price objective on
Nike and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, June 17th.
Zacks Investment Research raised Nike from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating
and set a $95.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Monday, May 27th.
Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $90.00
price objective on shares of Nike in a report on Friday, April 12th. Two
investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a
hold rating and twenty-four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock.
The stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price
of $87.58. Read more …
Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) was upgraded by investment
analysts at Jefferies Financial Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in
a research note issued to investors on Monday, The Fly reports. A number of
other analysts have also issued reports on DE. Zacks Investment Research
lowered Deere & Company from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a
research note on Wednesday, April 17th. UBS Group initiated coverage on Deere
& Company in a research note on Tuesday, April 23rd. They issued a “neutral”
rating and a $238.00 price target on the stock. Macquarie initiated coverage on
Deere & Company in a research note on Wednesday, May 1st. They issued an
“outperform” rating on the stock. Berenberg Bank initiated coverage on Deere
& Company in a research note on Thursday, May 9th. They issued a “hold”
rating on the stock. Finally, Robert W. Baird lowered Deere & Company from
an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price target
for the stock from $166.00 to $150.00 in a research note on Monday, May 13th.
Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight
have issued a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the
company’s stock. Deere & Company currently has an average rating of “Buy”
and a consensus target price of $165.82. Read more …
United Technologies (NYSE:UTX) was upgraded by investment
analysts at Cowen from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a
note issued to investors on Monday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The firm
currently has a $150.00 target price on the conglomerate’s stock, up from their
prior target price of $135.00. Cowen’s price target points to a potential
upside of 15.23% from the company’s previous close. Several other brokerages
have also recently weighed in on UTX. Zacks Investment Research raised shares
of United Technologies from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research
note on Friday, April 26th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on
shares of United Technologies from $155.00 to $164.00 and gave the stock an
“overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 20th. Vertical Research
raised shares of United Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and
set a $145.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Friday, June
14th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of United Technologies
from $142.00 to $149.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research
note on Wednesday, April 24th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector
perform” rating and issued a $159.00 price objective on shares of United
Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, April 24th. Five analysts have
rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and one
has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock presently
has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $150.50. Read more …
ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) was upgraded by analysts at Mizuho
from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued on
Wednesday, The Fly reports. Other research analysts have also issued research
reports about the stock. ValuEngine lowered shares of ConocoPhillips from a
“hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, May 3rd. Credit
Suisse Group lowered shares of ConocoPhillips from an “outperform” rating to a
“neutral” rating and set a $64.00 price target on the stock. in a research note
on Wednesday, May 1st. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of
ConocoPhillips from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $74.00 price
target on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 13th. Piper Jaffray
Companies upgraded shares of ConocoPhillips from a “neutral” rating to an
“overweight” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $68.00
to $75.00 in a research note on Thursday, March 21st. Finally, Morgan Stanley
increased their price target on shares of ConocoPhillips from $77.00 to $78.00
and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, March
4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four
have assigned a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the
company. The stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus
price target of $78.36. Read more …