December 1, 2017

Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades for Week of Nov 27 - Dec 1, 2017


Upgrades:


National Grid plc (LON:NG) was upgraded by investment analysts at Credit Suisse Group to a “neutral” rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday. The firm presently has a GBX 860 ($11.31) price target on the stock. Credit Suisse Group’s price target would indicate a potential downside of 0.76% from the stock’s previous close. Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on NG. Deutsche Bank AG reduced their target price on National Grid from GBX 950 ($12.50) to GBX 900 ($11.84) and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 17th. J P Morgan Chase & Co restated an “overweight” rating and set a GBX 1,060 ($13.94) target price on shares of National Grid in a research report on Thursday, November 16th. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 1,050 ($13.81) price target on shares of National Grid in a research note on Tuesday, August 1st. Read more …

Allergan (NYSE:AGN) was upgraded by research analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a note issued to investors on Wednesday. AGN has been the subject of several other research reports. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating and issued a $280.00 target price on shares of Allergan in a research note on Wednesday, September 20th. Deutsche Bank set a $251.00 target price on Allergan and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 17th. Piper Jaffray Companies set a $227.00 target price on Allergan and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 6th. J P Morgan Chase & Co restated a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 target price on shares of Allergan in a research note on Monday, October 16th. Read more …

Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT) was upgraded by research analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada from an “underperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating in a report issued on Wednesday, Marketbeat reports. The brokerage currently has a $96.00 target price on the retailer’s stock. Royal Bank Of Canada’s price target points to a potential downside of 1.60% from the company’s current price. Several other analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Vetr upgraded shares of Wal-Mart Stores from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $96.71 target price on the stock in a research report on Monday. Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $110.00 target price on shares of Wal-Mart Stores in a research report on Wednesday, November 22nd. Read more …

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) was upgraded by stock analysts at TD Securities to a “buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Thursday, The Fly reports. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call. Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on shares of Canadian National Railway in a research note on Monday, November 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $85.00 target price on the stock. Desjardins raised shares of Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 25th. Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $83.00 target price on shares of Canadian National Railway in a research note on Sunday, September 24th. Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $89.00 target price on shares of Canadian National Railway in a research note on Friday, October 6th. Read more …

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE:CM) (TSE:CM) was upgraded by equities researchers at Credit Suisse Group from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report released on Friday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The firm presently has a $125.00 target price on the bank’s stock, up from their prior target price of $116.00. Credit Suisse Group’s target price indicates a potential upside of 30.93% from the company’s previous close. Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. TD Securities raised Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $120.00 target price for the company in a research report on Wednesday, September 6th. Canaccord Genuity set a $117.00 target price on Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 24th. Read more …

Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:NVO) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a report released on Friday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Novo Nordisk A/S from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $55.00 price target on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 10th. BidaskClub upgraded shares of Novo Nordisk A/S from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 12th. BNP Paribas cut shares of Novo Nordisk A/S from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, September 25th. Read more …


Downgrades:


Robert W. Baird downgraded shares of Kimco Realty Corporation (NYSE:KIM) from an outperform rating to a neutral rating in a research report released on Monday morning. The firm currently has $20.00 price objective on the real estate investment trust’s stock, down from their previous price objective of $23.00. A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on KIM. BidaskClub upgraded shares of Kimco Realty from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report on Thursday, August 10th. Citigroup Inc. upped their price objective on shares of Kimco Realty from $19.50 to $21.00 and gave the stock a neutral rating in a research report on Monday, August 14th. Boenning Scattergood reiterated a hold rating on shares of Kimco Realty in a research report on Friday, August 18th. J P Morgan Chase & Co upgraded shares of Kimco Realty from a neutral rating to an overweight rating and set a $24.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday, September 26th. Read more …

Nike (NYSE:NKE) was downgraded by equities researchers at HSBC from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued on Tuesday, MarketBeat reports. They presently have a $62.00 price target on the footwear maker’s stock, up from their previous price target of $58.95. HSBC’s target price would suggest a potential upside of 3.97% from the stock’s previous close. Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Robert W. Baird restated a “buy” rating and set a $65.00 price objective on shares of Nike in a research note on Friday, November 17th. Vetr cut Nike from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $58.81 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Friday, November 17th. B. Riley restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Nike in a research note on Wednesday, November 1st. Read more …

QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) was downgraded by stock analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report issued on Tuesday, The Fly reports. Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. BMO Capital Markets restated a “market perform” rating and set a $55.00 price objective on shares of QUALCOMM in a research note on Thursday, August 24th. William Blair restated a “market perform” rating on shares of QUALCOMM in a research note on Tuesday, September 5th. Wells Fargo & Company restated an “outperform” rating on shares of QUALCOMM in a research note on Monday, July 31st. Zacks Investment Research upgraded QUALCOMM from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 8th. Read more …

Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) was downgraded by Societe Generale from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report released on Wednesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. They presently have a $66.00 target price on the stock. Societe Generale’s price target would indicate a potential downside of 8.35% from the company’s current price. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call. Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on the stock. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Colgate-Palmolive from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $81.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, October 23rd. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Colgate-Palmolive from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $75.00 to $84.00 in a research note on Monday, September 25th. Read more …

William Blair lowered shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) from an outperform rating to a market perform rating in a research report report published on Wednesday. CMG has been the topic of several other reports. Piper Jaffray Companies set a $510.00 price target on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill and gave the stock a buy rating in a report on Wednesday, October 11th. Jefferies Group cut their price target on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill to $300.00 and set a positive rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 25th. Robert W. Baird restated a hold rating and set a $385.00 price target on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill in a report on Friday, September 1st. Deutsche Bank restated a sell rating and set a $250.00 price target (down from $315.00) on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill in a report on Tuesday, August 22nd. Read more …

Cummins (NYSE:CMI) was downgraded by research analysts at Goldman Sachs Group from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report issued on Thursday, The Fly reports. A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on CMI. Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $190.00 target price (up previously from $186.00) on shares of Cummins in a research report on Wednesday, November 1st. Buckingham Research started coverage on shares of Cummins in a research report on Tuesday, September 5th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $180.00 price objective for the company. Piper Jaffray Companies restated a “hold” rating and issued a $159.00 price objective on shares of Cummins in a research report on Thursday, August 3rd. Read more …

Citigroup downgraded shares of GAP (NYSE:GPS) from a neutral rating to a sell rating in a research report report published on Thursday. Citigroup currently has $25.00 target price on the apparel retailer’s stock, down from their previous target price of $32.50. A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. ValuEngine raised shares of GAP from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating in a report on Thursday. Cowen reissued a hold rating and issued a $32.00 target price on shares of GAP in a report on Wednesday, November 22nd. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of GAP from a sell rating to a hold rating in a report on Monday, November 20th. KeyCorp set a $35.00 target price on shares of GAP and gave the stock a buy rating in a report on Thursday, November 16th. Read more …

Sanofi (NYSE:SNY) was downgraded by stock analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “overweight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a report released on Friday. Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Argus restated a “buy” rating and issued a $55.00 target price on shares of Sanofi in a report on Friday, September 1st. Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of Sanofi from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Friday, October 6th. raised shares of Sanofi from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 30th. Barclays raised shares of Sanofi from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 15th. Read more …


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