Upgrades:
Credit Suisse Group upgraded shares of Astrazeneca PLC
(NYSE:AZN) from a neutral rating to an outperform rating in a report released
on Monday morning, Marketbeat reports. Several other analysts have also
recently weighed in on the stock. BidaskClub cut shares of Astrazeneca PLC from
a hold rating to a sell rating in a research note on Monday, July 24th. Liberum
Capital cut shares of Astrazeneca PLC from a buy rating to a hold rating in a
research note on Thursday, September 14th. BNP Paribas raised shares of
Astrazeneca PLC from a neutral rating to an outperform rating in a research
note on Monday, September 25th. Pareto Securities raised shares of Astrazeneca
PLC from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research note on Tuesday, August
1st. Read more …
Bank of America Corporation upgraded shares of Emerson
Electric Company (NYSE:EMR) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a report
released on Tuesday. The brokerage currently has $79.00 price target on the
industrial products company’s stock, up from their previous price target of
$64.44. Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about
the company. Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a buy rating on shares of Emerson
Electric in a research report on Thursday, October 12th. Morgan Stanley
reissued an equal weight rating and issued a $67.00 price objective (up
previously from $64.00) on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on
Monday, October 2nd. JMP Securities began coverage on Emerson Electric in a
research report on Monday, June 19th. They issued an outperform rating and a
$70.00 price objective on the stock. Read more …
Thomson Reuters Corp (NYSE:TRI) (TSE:TRI) was upgraded by
analysts at Scotiabank from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating
in a report issued on Tuesday, The Fly reports. Other analysts also recently
issued reports about the company. Deutsche Bank AG upped their price objective
on Thomson Reuters Corp from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “buy”
rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 2nd. BidaskClub upgraded
Thomson Reuters Corp from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research
report on Saturday, June 24th. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Thomson
Reuters Corp from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $51.00 price
objective on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, September 5th. Read more …
Citigroup Inc. upgraded shares of Merck & Company, Inc.
(NYSE:MRK) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a research report sent to
investors on Wednesday morning. The brokerage currently has $72.00 price
objective on the stock. A number of other research firms also recently
commented on MRK. BMO Capital Markets reissued an outperform rating and set a
$73.00 price objective (down previously from $74.00) on shares of Merck &
in a report on Monday, July 24th. BidaskClub downgraded shares of Merck &
from a sell rating to a strong sell rating in a report on Wednesday, July 19th.
Credit Suisse Group reissued an outperform rating and set a $74.00 price
objective (down previously from $75.00) on shares of Merck & in a report on
Tuesday, September 5th. HSBC Holdings plc raised shares of Merck & from a
reduce rating to a hold rating in a report on Wednesday, August 9th. Read more …
Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE:WTR) was upgraded by equities
research analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from a “market perform” rating
to an “outperform” rating in a report released on Thursday. WTR has been the
topic of a number of other reports. Zacks Investment Research cut Aqua America
from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 12th.
BidaskClub cut Aqua America from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report
on Thursday, July 6th. Robert W. Baird reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a
$32.00 price target on shares of Aqua America in a research note on Friday,
August 25th. Boenning Scattergood reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares
of Aqua America in a research note on Tuesday, September 5th. Read more …
Philip Morris International Inc (NYSE:PM) was upgraded by
research analysts at Societe Generale from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in
a research note issued on Friday, Marketbeat reports. Several other equities
research analysts have also commented on PM. Citigroup Inc. reduced their price
target on shares of Philip Morris International from $125.00 to $117.00 and set
a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Piper Jaffray
Companies set a $135.00 price target on shares of Philip Morris International
and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, October 15th. SBG
Securities upgraded shares of Philip Morris International from a “sell” rating
to a “hold” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $118.00
to $119.00 in a report on Friday, August 11th. Read more …
Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG) was upgraded by equities
researchers at Argus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note
issued to investors on Friday. Other analysts also recently issued reports
about the stock. BidaskClub upgraded shares of Harley-Davidson from a “hold”
rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, June 23rd. UBS AG
restated a “neutral” rating and set a $57.00 price target on shares of
Harley-Davidson in a research report on Monday, June 26th. Jefferies Group LLC
restated a “hold” rating and set a $49.00 price target on shares of
Harley-Davidson in a research report on Tuesday, July 4th. Read more …
Downgrades:
Jefferies Group LLC downgraded shares of Bristol-Myers
Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note
issued to investors on Monday morning, MarketBeat Ratings reports. They
currently have $72.00 target price on the biopharmaceutical company’s stock.
Jefferies Group also issued estimates for Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Q3 2017
earnings at $0.78 EPS, FY2017 earnings at $2.98 EPS, FY2018 earnings at $3.19
EPS, FY2019 earnings at $3.86 EPS, FY2020 earnings at $4.34 EPS and FY2021
earnings at $4.97 EPS. BMY has been the subject of several other reports. UBS
AG reaffirmed a buy rating and set a $72.00 price target (up from $62.00) on
shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb in a research note on Friday, October 6th. Vetr
raised shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb from a hold rating to a buy rating and
set a $67.92 price target for the company in a research note on Monday, October
9th. Read more …
Magna International, Inc. (NYSE:MGA) (TSE:MG) was downgraded
by stock analysts at Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) from a “neutral” rating to
a “sell” rating in a report issued on Monday. They currently have a $41.00
target price on the stock, down from their previous target price of $45.00.
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)’s price objective indicates a potential
downside of 23.29% from the stock’s current price. Other equities research
analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Royal Bank Of
Canada increased their price objective on shares of Magna International from
$60.00 to $61.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note
on Monday, August 14th. Cormark upgraded shares of Magna International from a
“buy” rating to a “top pick” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 11th.
Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Magna International from a “hold”
rating to a “buy” rating and set a $52.00 price objective for the company in a
research note on Wednesday, August 16th. Read more …
Wells Fargo & Company lowered shares of Norfolk Souther
Corporation (NYSE:NSC) from an outperform rating to a market perform rating in
a research report released on Monday morning, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Several
other equities research analysts have also issued reports on NSC. Scotiabank
lowered Norfolk Souther Corporation from a sector outperform rating to a sector
perform rating in a research report on Thursday, July 6th. Cowen and Company
reaffirmed a buy rating and set a $130.00 target price on shares of Norfolk
Souther Corporation in a research report on Tuesday, July 11th. Credit Suisse
Group reaffirmed an outperform rating and set a $139.00 target price (up from
$133.00) on shares of Norfolk Souther Corporation in a research report on
Thursday, July 13th. Read more …
Jefferies Group LLC downgraded shares of Valero Energy
Corporation (NYSE:VLO) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note
published on Monday morning, Marketbeat.com reports. Jefferies Group also
issued estimates for Valero Energy Corporation’s Q3 2017 earnings at $1.82 EPS,
Q4 2017 earnings at $1.10 EPS, FY2017 earnings at $4.83 EPS, Q2 2018 earnings
at $1.92 EPS, Q3 2018 earnings at $1.91 EPS, Q4 2018 earnings at $2.01 EPS,
FY2018 earnings at $7.41 EPS, FY2019 earnings at $6.94 EPS, FY2020 earnings at
$6.79 EPS and FY2021 earnings at $6.40 EPS. A number of other research firms
have also recently commented on VLO. Deutsche Bank AG reiterated a hold rating
and set a $73.00 target price (up from $65.00) on shares of Valero Energy
Corporation in a research note on Wednesday, September 20th. Read more …
Eaton Corporation, PLC (NYSE:ETN) was downgraded by
investment analysts at Bank of America Corporation from a “buy” rating to an
“underperform” rating in a report released on Tuesday. Several other research
firms have also recently issued reports on ETN. Morgan Stanley reissued an
“overweight” rating and set a $88.00 target price (up from $87.00) on shares of
Eaton Corporation, PLC in a research note on Monday, October 2nd. JMP
Securities initiated coverage on Eaton Corporation, PLC in a research note on
Monday, June 19th. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock. Zacks
Investment Research raised Eaton Corporation, PLC from a “hold” rating to a
“buy” rating and set a $87.00 target price on the stock in a research note on
Wednesday, July 5th. Stifel Nicolaus reissued a “hold” rating and set a $82.00
target price on shares of Eaton Corporation, PLC in a research note on
Thursday, October 12th. Read more …
Roche Holding Ltd. (NASDAQ:RHHBY) was downgraded by equities
research analysts at Citigroup Inc. from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating
in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday. Other
analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Cowen and Company
set a $38.00 target price on shares of Roche Holding and gave the stock a “buy”
rating in a research note on Monday, July 10th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an
“equal weight” rating on shares of Roche Holding in a research note on
Wednesday, July 26th. Societe Generale cut shares of Roche Holding from a “buy”
rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, June 30th. Deutsche
Bank AG cut shares of Roche Holding from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a
research note on Friday, July 7th. Read more …
Nike, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) was downgraded by analysts at Goldman
Sachs Group, Inc. (The) from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research
note issued on Thursday. They presently have a $54.00 price target on the
footwear maker’s stock, up from their previous price target of $52.30. Goldman
Sachs Group, Inc. (The)’s price target would indicate a potential upside of
3.25% from the stock’s current price. A number of other equities analysts also
recently commented on NKE. Piper Jaffray Companies restated a “neutral” rating
and set a $50.00 target price on shares of Nike in a report on Wednesday, June
21st. Morgan Stanley restated an “equal weight” rating and set a $56.00 target
price on shares of Nike in a report on Wednesday, June 21st. Read more …
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG) was downgraded by
investment analysts at Bank of America Corporation from a “neutral” rating to
an “underperform” rating in a note issued to investors on Wednesday. They
presently have a $285.00 price target on the restaurant operator’s stock, down
from their prior price target of $390.00. Bank of America Corporation’s price
target would suggest a potential downside of 12.38% from the company’s current
price. CMG has been the subject of several other research reports. Goldman
Sachs Group, Inc. (The) cut their price objective on shares of Chipotle Mexican
Grill from $440.00 to $375.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a
research report on Tuesday, July 25th. Maxim Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating
and set a $435.00 price objective (down previously from $470.00) on shares of
Chipotle Mexican Grill in a research report on Wednesday, July 26th. Read more …
Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE:KMB) was downgraded by
investment analysts at J P Morgan Chase & Co from a “neutral” rating to an
“underweight” rating in a note issued to investors on Friday. They presently
have a $100.00 price target on the stock. J P Morgan Chase & Co’s target
price points to a potential downside of 13.46% from the stock’s current price. Several
other equities research analysts also recently commented on KMB. BidaskClub
raised Kimberly-Clark Corporation from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a
report on Thursday, June 22nd. Jefferies Group LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating
and set a $122.00 target price (down from $133.00) on shares of Kimberly-Clark
Corporation in a report on Thursday, July 6th. Citigroup Inc. set a $134.00
target price on Kimberly-Clark Corporation and gave the company a “sell” rating
in a report on Friday, July 7th. Read more …
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