Upgrades:
Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) was upgraded by
research analysts at Goldman Sachs Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy”
rating in a research note issued on Monday. The firm presently has a $135.00
price target on the business services provider’s stock, up from their prior
price target of $116.02. Goldman Sachs Group’s price objective would suggest a
potential upside of 15.34% from the company’s previous close. Other equities
research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. BidaskClub
raised shares of Automatic Data Processing from a “hold” rating to a “buy”
rating in a research report on Saturday, September 9th. Zacks Investment
Research raised shares of Automatic Data Processing from a “hold” rating to a
“buy” rating and set a $128.00 price target on the stock in a research report
on Monday, October 16th. Bank of America raised shares of Automatic Data
Processing from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on
Tuesday, December 5th. Morgan Stanley raised shares of Automatic Data
Processing from an “underweight” rating to an “equal” rating and set a $114.00
price target on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 14th. Read more …
Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) was upgraded by stock
analysts at BMO Capital Markets from a “market perform” rating to an
“outperform” rating in a research report issued on Tuesday. A number of other
research firms have also recently commented on ABT. ValuEngine cut Abbott
Laboratories from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on
Friday, December 1st. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on Abbott
Laboratories from $58.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a
research report on Thursday, October 19th. Zacks Investment Research upgraded
Abbott Laboratories from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $61.00
price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 31st.
Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $55.00 price objective on shares of
Abbott Laboratories in a research report on Thursday, August 17th. Finally,
Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $55.00 price objective
on shares of Abbott Laboratories in a research report on Tuesday, October 3rd. Read more …
Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) was upgraded by equities
research analysts at Nomura from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a
report issued on Tuesday. The brokerage presently has a $61.00 price target on
the cell phone carrier’s stock, up from their prior price target of $47.00.
Nomura’s price target points to a potential upside of 15.33% from the stock’s
previous close. Several other analysts also recently weighed in on the company.
ValuEngine raised Verizon Communications from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating
in a research note on Friday, December 1st. Wells Fargo & Company raised
Verizon Communications from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating
and set a $50.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Monday,
November 20th. Macquarie reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $52.00 price
objective on shares of Verizon Communications in a research note on Sunday,
October 22nd. Read more …
Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of American Electric Power
(NYSE:AEP) from an equal weight rating to an overweight rating in a research
report released on Wednesday. The brokerage currently has $83.00 price
objective on the utilities provider’s stock. Other equities analysts have also
recently issued reports about the stock. Bank of America started coverage on
shares of American Electric Power in a research note on Tuesday, October 24th.
They issued a buy rating and a $79.00 price objective on the stock. ValuEngine
raised shares of American Electric Power from a hold rating to a buy rating in
a research note on Tuesday, November 14th. KeyCorp reiterated a buy rating and
issued a $73.00 target price on shares of American Electric Power in a report
on Friday, September 1st. BidaskClub upgraded shares of American Electric Power
from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report on Tuesday, August 22nd.
Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a hold rating and issued a $71.00
target price on shares of American Electric Power in a report on Monday,
September 4th. Read more …
ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) was upgraded by investment
analysts at Goldman Sachs Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a
report issued on Wednesday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The firm currently has
a $60.00 price target on the energy producer’s stock. Goldman Sachs Group’s
price target indicates a potential upside of 14.70% from the company’s previous
close. COP has been the subject of several other reports. Royal Bank of Canada
set a $54.00 price target on shares of ConocoPhillips and gave the stock a “buy”
rating in a research note on Thursday, August 24th. Wells Fargo & Company
raised their price objective on shares of ConocoPhillips from $57.00 to $60.00
and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday,
October 27th. Piper Jaffray Companies restated a “buy” rating and set a $53.00
price objective on shares of ConocoPhillips in a research note on Friday,
November 3rd. Scotiabank restated a “buy” rating and set a $53.00 price
objective on shares of ConocoPhillips in a research note on Wednesday, November
1st. Read more …
BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) was upgraded by J P Morgan Chase
& Co from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report issued
on Thursday, The Fly reports. BHP has been
the topic of a number of other reports. Zacks
Investment Research lowered BHP Billiton from a “buy” rating to a “hold”
rating in a research report on Tuesday. ValuEngine
lowered BHP Billiton from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research
report on Friday, September 22nd. Exane BNP Paribas lowered BHP Billiton from a
“neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday,
September 7th. BNP Paribas lowered BHP Billiton from a “neutral” rating to an
“underperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 6th.
Finally, Raymond James Financial lowered BHP Billiton from a “market perform”
rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Friday, September
1st. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have
issued a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong
buy rating to the company’s stock. The company has an average rating of “Hold”
and an average price target of $36.52. Read more …
Dominion Energy (NYSE:D) was upgraded by equities research
analysts at J P Morgan Chase & Co from a “neutral” rating to an
“overweight” rating in a research report issued on Thursday, MarketBeat Ratings
reports. The firm currently has a $82.00 price target on the utilities
provider’s stock. J P Morgan Chase & Co’s price objective suggests a
potential downside of 2.82% from the stock’s previous close. Other equities
analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Zacks Investment
Research raised Dominion Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set
a $86.00 target price for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October
3rd. Bank of America raised Dominion Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy”
rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 22nd. Morgan Stanley boosted
their price objective on Dominion Energy from $85.00 to $87.00 and gave the
stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. KeyCorp
reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Dominion Energy in a research report on
Friday, October 20th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “hold” rating
and set a $77.00 price objective on shares of Dominion Energy in a research
report on Monday, August 21st. Read more …
Nike (NYSE:NKE) was upgraded by analysts at Argus from a
“hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued on Thursday, The Fly
reports. NKE has been the topic of several other reports. Morgan Stanley
reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $64.00 price objective (down from $68.00)
on shares of Nike in a report on Tuesday, August 29th. Vetr raised shares of
Nike from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $59.09 price
objective on the stock in a report on Wednesday, September 6th. Telsey Advisory
Group decreased their price objective on shares of Nike from $63.00 to $61.00
and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, August
30th. Wells Fargo & Company reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a
$55.00 price target (down from $56.00) on shares of Nike in a research note on
Tuesday, September 19th. Read more …
AmerisourceBergen (NYSE:ABC) was upgraded by Goldman Sachs
Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Friday,
Marketbeat Ratings reports. A number of other research firms also recently
weighed in on ABC. Cowen set a $107.00 target price on AmerisourceBergen and
gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Robert W. Baird set a
$99.00 target price on AmerisourceBergen and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a
report on Friday, December 1st. Deutsche Bank began coverage on
AmerisourceBergen in a report on Monday, December 4th. They set a “buy” rating
and a $97.00 target price on the stock. Morgan Stanley downgraded
AmerisourceBergen from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a
report on Thursday, September 14th. Read more …
CenturyLink (NYSE:CTL) was upgraded by stock analysts at
Barclays from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research
note issued to investors on Friday, MarketBeat reports. The brokerage presently
has a $16.00 price objective on the technology company’s stock. Barclays’
target price indicates a potential downside of 5.83% from the stock’s previous
close. A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on CTL.
ValuEngine upgraded CenturyLink from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a
research note on Friday, December 1st. Zacks Investment Research downgraded
CenturyLink from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on
Monday, November 13th. Bank of America decreased their price target on
CenturyLink from $42.00 to $27.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a
research note on Friday, November 10th. Oppenheimer decreased their price
target on CenturyLink from $28.00 to $20.00 and set an “outperform” rating for
the company in a research note on Friday, November 10th. Read more …
HCP (NYSE:HCP) was upgraded by research analysts at J P
Morgan Chase & Co from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating in a
report issued on Friday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The brokerage currently
has a $29.00 price objective on the real estate investment trust’s stock. J P
Morgan Chase & Co’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 8.09%
from the stock’s current price. A number of other research firms have also
weighed in on HCP. BMO Capital Markets reissued a “hold” rating and set a
$32.00 target price on shares of HCP in a report on Wednesday, September 6th.
KeyCorp reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of HCP in a research note on
Sunday, September 17th. Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a
$30.00 price objective on shares of HCP in a research note on Tuesday, August
22nd. Bank of America lowered shares of HCP from a “buy” rating to a “neutral”
rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $33.00 to $31.00
in a research note on Friday, September 22nd. Read more …
Stag Industrial (NYSE:STAG) was upgraded by analysts at J P
Morgan Chase & Co from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating in a
report released on Friday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The firm currently has a
$30.00 price target on the real estate investment trust’s stock. J P Morgan
Chase & Co’s target price would indicate a potential upside of 7.18% from
the stock’s previous close. Several other research analysts have also recently
weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a
$32.00 price target (up from $31.00) on shares of Stag Industrial in a report
on Tuesday, August 22nd. TheStreet raised shares of Stag Industrial from a “c”
rating to a “b-” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 14th. Ladenburg
Thalmann Financial Services reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Stag Industrial
in a report on Friday, November 3rd. Read more …
Downgrades:
Kimberly Clark (NYSE:KMB) was downgraded by equities
research analysts at Citigroup from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating in a
report released on Monday. They presently have a $113.00 price objective on the
stock. Citigroup’s price objective would suggest a potential downside of 2.92%
from the company’s previous close. Several other research firms also recently
weighed in on KMB. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Kimberly Clark
from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, August 24th.
Macquarie assumed coverage on shares of Kimberly Clark in a report on Friday,
September 15th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $121.00 price objective
for the company. Jefferies Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a
$119.00 price objective on shares of Kimberly Clark in a report on Thursday,
September 7th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a
$121.00 price objective on shares of Kimberly Clark in a report on Friday,
September 8th. Finally, J P Morgan Chase & Co downgraded shares of Kimberly
Clark from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and cut their price
target for the company from $115.55 to $100.00 in a report on Friday, October
20th. Read more …
J P Morgan Chase & Co cut shares of General Dynamics
(NYSE:GD) from a neutral rating to an underweight rating in a research report
sent to investors on Tuesday morning. The firm currently has $215.00 target
price on the aerospace company’s stock, down from their prior target price of
$225.00. Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on
the stock. Credit Suisse Group reissued an outperform rating and issued a
$238.00 price target (up previously from $216.00) on shares of General Dynamics
in a report on Thursday, October 26th. ValuEngine raised shares of General
Dynamics from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report on Friday, September
1st. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of General Dynamics
from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a hold rating in a report on
Thursday, October 26th. Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of General
Dynamics from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report on Monday, October
16th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada set a $239.00 price target on shares of
General Dynamics and gave the company a buy rating in a report on Wednesday,
November 15th. Read more …
Raytheon (NYSE:RTN) was downgraded by J P Morgan Chase &
Co from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a note issued to
investors on Tuesday. They currently have a $210.00 price objective on the
aerospace company’s stock, up from their prior price objective of $190.00. J P
Morgan Chase & Co’s price target would suggest a potential upside of 11.32%
from the stock’s previous close. RTN has been the subject of a number of other
reports. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Raytheon from a “hold” rating to a
“buy” rating and set a $204.00 price objective for the company in a research
note on Thursday, September 14th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an
“outperform” rating and issued a $199.00 price target (up from $188.00) on
shares of Raytheon in a research note on Monday, October 30th. They noted that
the move was a valuation call. Vetr cut Raytheon from a “buy” rating to a
“hold” rating and set a $187.08 price target for the company. in a research
note on Tuesday, August 15th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price
target on Raytheon from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an “outperform” rating for
the company in a research note on Friday, October 27th. Read more …
Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) was downgraded by stock analysts at J P
Morgan Chase & Co from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a
research note issued on Thursday. RIO has been the subject of a number of other
research reports. ValuEngine lowered shares of Rio Tinto from a “strong-buy”
rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 1st.
Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Rio Tinto in a research report
on Tuesday, December 5th. Royal Bank of Canada downgraded shares of Rio Tinto
from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and upped their price
target for the company from $47.87 to $48.37 in a report on Monday, October
23rd. Cowen set a $47.00 price target on shares of Rio Tinto and gave the
company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 16th. Read more …
Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) was downgraded by equities researchers
at Goldman Sachs Group from a “conviction-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a
research note issued to investors on Friday, The Fly reports. Other research
analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Oppenheimer
restated a “buy” rating and set a $203.00 price target on shares of Amgen in a
research note on Friday, October 6th. Mizuho restated a “buy” rating and set a
$198.00 price target on shares of Amgen in a research note on Friday, October
6th. Cann reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Amgen in a research note on
Monday, August 28th. Bank of America increased their price objective on Amgen
to $210.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday,
October 5th. Finally, Jefferies Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a
$200.00 price objective on shares of Amgen in a research note on Monday,
September 25th. Read more …
Noble Energy (NYSE:NBL) was downgraded by analysts at J P
Morgan Chase & Co from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a
research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, Marketbeat Ratings
reports. They presently have a $30.00 price objective on the oil and gas
development company’s stock. J P Morgan Chase & Co’s price target suggests
a potential upside of 16.91% from the company’s previous close. NBL has been
the subject of several other research reports. Barclays lowered their price
target on Noble Energy from $33.00 to $30.00 and set an “overweight” rating for
the company in a research note on Thursday, November 16th. Jefferies Group cut
Noble Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $29.00 price
target for the company. in a research note on Monday, October 9th. BMO Capital
Markets set a $33.00 price target on Noble Energy and gave the company a “buy”
rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 10th. Read more …
Kimco Realty (NYSE:KIM) was downgraded by analysts at J P
Morgan Chase & Co from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a
report released on Friday, Marketbeat reports. They currently have a $20.00
price target on the real estate investment trust’s stock. J P Morgan Chase
& Co’s target price indicates a potential upside of 8.93% from the
company’s previous close. Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on
KIM. BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on Kimco Realty in a research note on
Monday, September 11th. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $21.00
target price on the stock. Argus downgraded Kimco Realty from a “buy” rating to
a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 28th. They noted that the
move was a valuation call. Read more …
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