Upgrades
AFLAC (NYSE:AFL) was upgraded by stock analysts at Citigroup
to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors
on Monday. The brokerage currently has a $100.00 price target on the financial
services provider’s stock, up from their prior price target of $88.00.
Citigroup’s price target would indicate a potential upside of 15.18% from the
stock’s current price. Several other analysts have also weighed in on the
stock. Janney Montgomery Scott reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of AFLAC in
a report on Tuesday, January 16th. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of
AFLAC from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January
11th. Wells Fargo & Co reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a
$90.00 price objective (up previously from $84.00) on shares of AFLAC in a
report on Tuesday, January 9th. ValuEngine raised shares of AFLAC from a “buy”
rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Sunday, December 31st. Finally,
B. Riley reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of AFLAC in a report on
Monday, November 6th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock
with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, five have assigned a buy
rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The company
has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $82.21. Read more …
Guggenheim upgraded shares of Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) from a
neutral rating to a buy rating in a report released on Monday morning,
MarketBeat Ratings reports. A number of other equities analysts also recently
issued reports on the stock. Piper Jaffray Companies set a $52.00 price
objective on shares of Halliburton and gave the company a buy rating in a research
note on Thursday, December 14th. Wells Fargo & Co reiterated an outperform
rating and set a $56.00 price objective (up from $51.00) on shares of
Halliburton in a research note on Thursday, December 21st. Zacks Investment
Research upgraded shares of Halliburton from a hold rating to a buy rating and
set a $54.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Tuesday,
December 26th. FBR & Co dropped their price objective on shares of
Halliburton from $61.00 to $55.00 and set a buy rating on the stock in a
research note on Tuesday, October 24th. Finally, Deutsche Bank started coverage
on shares of Halliburton in a research note on Tuesday, October 10th. They set
a buy rating and a $54.00 price objective on the stock. One analyst has rated
the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, twenty-two have
issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. The
stock presently has an average rating of Buy and an average price target of
$59.73. Read more …
Scotiabank upgraded shares of Verizon Communications
(NYSE:VZ) from a sector perform rating to a buy rating in a research note
published on Monday. Scotiabank currently has $60.00 price target on the cell
phone carrier’s stock. VZ has been the subject of several other research
reports. Nomura raised shares of Verizon Communications from a neutral rating
to a buy rating and increased their price objective for the company from $47.00
to $61.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 12th. KeyCorp reaffirmed a
hold rating on shares of Verizon Communications in a research report on
Saturday, October 21st. Macquarie reaffirmed a hold rating and issued a $52.00
price objective on shares of Verizon Communications in a research report on
Sunday, October 22nd. ValuEngine raised shares of Verizon Communications from a
hold rating to a buy rating in a research report on Friday, December 1st.
Finally, HSBC downgraded shares of Verizon Communications from a buy rating to
a hold rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $54.83 to
$42.80 in a research report on Thursday, December 14th. They noted that the
move was a valuation call. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock
with a sell rating, eighteen have assigned a hold rating, eight have assigned a
buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock.
Verizon Communications presently has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus
target price of $53.02. Read more …
Wells Fargo & Co upgraded shares of Dollar General
(NYSE:DG) from a market perform rating to an outperform rating in a research
note published on Tuesday, MarketBeat reports. They currently have $117.00
price target on the stock, up from their prior price target of $102.27. Several
other research firms also recently issued reports on DG. Oppenheimer started
coverage on shares of Dollar General in a research note on Wednesday, January
17th. They set an outperform rating and a $112.00 price objective for the
company. BMO Capital Markets reiterated a hold rating on shares of Dollar
General in a research note on Wednesday, September 27th. UBS Group reiterated a
buy rating and set a $99.00 price objective (up from $85.00) on shares of
Dollar General in a research note on Monday, December 4th. Moffett Nathanson
started coverage on shares of Dollar General in a research note on Monday,
December 4th. They set a neutral rating for the company. Finally, Deutsche Bank
boosted their price objective on shares of Dollar General to $97.00 and gave
the stock a buy rating in a research note on Thursday, December 7th. One
investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned
a hold rating and seventeen have assigned a buy rating to the company. The
company presently has an average rating of Buy and a consensus price target of
$91.31. Read more …
Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) was upgraded
by investment analysts at Macquarie from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform”
rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday. A
number of other brokerages also recently commented on CNI. Zacks Investment
Research raised Canadian National Railway from a “sell” rating to a “hold”
rating in a research report on Monday, November 6th. Raymond James Financial
cut Canadian National Railway from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform”
rating in a report on Wednesday, October 25th. Desjardins upgraded Canadian
National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on
Wednesday, October 25th. Deutsche Bank assumed coverage on Canadian National
Railway in a report on Wednesday, November 1st. They issued a “sell” rating and
a $73.00 target price on the stock. Finally, CIBC upgraded Canadian National
Railway from a “neutral” rating to a “sector outperform” rating in a report on
Wednesday, November 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell
rating, nine have issued a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the
stock. The company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price
of $79.67. Read more …
Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) was upgraded by William Blair
from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report
issued on Thursday, The Fly reports. A number of other research firms have also
commented on ABT. ValuEngine lowered shares of Abbott Laboratories from a “buy”
rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, December 1st. Barclays
reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $66.00 price objective on shares of
Abbott Laboratories in a research note on Monday, January 8th. BTIG Research
lowered shares of Abbott Laboratories from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating
in a research note on Monday. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Stifel
Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Abbott Laboratories from
$58.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on
Thursday, October 19th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market
perform” rating on shares of Abbott Laboratories in a research report on
Thursday, October 19th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating
and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the company. The stock has a consensus
rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $61.29. Read more …
W W Grainger (NYSE:GWW) was upgraded by stock analysts at
Robert W. Baird from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note
issued on Thursday. Several other equities analysts also recently commented on
GWW. Stephens reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $264.00 target price on
shares of W W Grainger in a report on Thursday. UBS Group assumed coverage on
shares of W W Grainger in a report on Tuesday. They issued a “sell” rating and
a $215.00 target price on the stock. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of
W W Grainger from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on
Monday. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on shares of W W
Grainger from $145.00 to $146.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in
a report on Wednesday, October 18th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reissued an
“underweight” rating and issued a $178.00 target price (up previously from
$172.00) on shares of W W Grainger in a report on Monday, October 2nd. Six
equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have
assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. W W
Grainger has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of
$220.69. Read more …
Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD) was upgraded by analysts at
Jefferies Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report released on
Friday, The Fly reports. Several other research firms have also recently
weighed in on GILD. BMO Capital Markets restated a “hold” rating and set a
$82.00 price objective on shares of Gilead Sciences in a research report on Friday,
October 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. set a $85.00 price objective on shares
of Gilead Sciences and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on
Wednesday, October 25th. Morgan Stanley restated an “equal weight” rating and
set a $83.00 price objective (up previously from $77.00) on shares of Gilead
Sciences in a research report on Friday, October 6th. Bank of America decreased
their target price on shares of Gilead Sciences from $87.00 to $86.00 and set a
“neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 4th.
Finally, Vetr cut shares of Gilead Sciences from a “strong-buy” rating to a
“buy” rating and set a $90.00 target price on the stock. in a research report
on Wednesday, January 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a
sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating and eighteen have assigned a
buy rating to the company. Gilead Sciences presently has a consensus rating of
“Buy” and an average price target of $85.53. Read more …
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) was upgraded by Credit Suisse Group from
a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report released on Friday,
The Fly reports. A number of other equities research analysts have also
recently issued reports on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target
on shares of Intel from $41.00 to $46.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in
a research note on Friday, October 20th. Barclays reissued a “buy” rating and
issued a $55.00 price target on shares of Intel in a research note on Monday,
November 13th. Vetr raised shares of Intel from a “buy” rating to a
“strong-buy” rating and set a $44.36 price target on the stock in a research
note on Wednesday, October 11th. Goldman Sachs Group set a $43.00 price target
on shares of Intel and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note
on Tuesday, December 12th. Finally, BidaskClub cut shares of Intel from a
“strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December
27th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating,
twelve have assigned a hold rating and twenty-nine have issued a buy rating to
the company. The stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average
price target of $45.53. Read more …
Downgrades
General Electric (NYSE:GE) was downgraded by equities
researchers at Bank of America from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a
report released on Monday. Other equities research analysts also recently
issued reports about the stock. Vetr downgraded shares of General Electric from
a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $23.72 price target for the
company. in a research note on Monday, September 25th. Credit Suisse Group
reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $30.00 price target (down from
$33.00) on shares of General Electric in a research note on Thursday, October
5th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of General Electric
from $26.00 to $25.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a
research note on Monday, October 2nd. Deutsche Bank set a $21.00 price target
on shares of General Electric and gave the company a “sell” rating in a
research note on Monday, October 23rd. Finally, UBS Group downgraded shares of
General Electric from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their
price target for the company from $31.00 to $24.00 in a research note on
Monday, October 23rd. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with
a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating
and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The company has a
consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $22.94. Read more …
Sanofi (NYSE:SNY) was downgraded by equities research
analysts at Barclays from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating
in a note issued to investors on Tuesday. SNY has been the topic of several
other reports. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Sanofi in a
research report on Monday, January 15th. Bank of America downgraded Sanofi from
a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday,
December 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares
of Sanofi in a research report on Thursday, December 14th. Zacks Investment
Research downgraded Sanofi from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a
research report on Friday, October 6th. Finally, Cowen set a $48.00 price
target on Sanofi and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on
Monday, December 18th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock
with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy
rating to the company’s stock. The company currently has an average rating of
“Hold” and an average price target of $51.50. Read more …
Southern (NYSE:SO) was downgraded by stock analysts at
Mizuho from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note issued to
investors on Tuesday. Other research analysts have also issued reports about
the company. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and set a $52.00 price target
on shares of Southern in a research report on Wednesday, January 3rd. Zacks
Investment Research upgraded Southern from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating
and set a $56.00 price target for the company in a research report on Tuesday,
October 10th. Royal Bank of Canada restated a “buy” rating on shares of
Southern in a research report on Friday, December 22nd. Finally, SunTrust Banks
restated a “hold” rating and set a $52.00 price target on shares of Southern in
a research report on Friday, October 20th. Six analysts have rated the stock
with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and six have assigned a buy
rating to the company. The stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and
a consensus target price of $51.00. Read more …
Citigroup lowered shares of BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) from a buy
rating to a neutral rating in a report issued on Thursday. The brokerage
currently has $625.00 price objective on the asset manager’s stock. Other
equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Zacks
Investment Research raised BlackRock from a hold rating to a buy rating and set
a $501.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 3rd.
Argus reissued a buy rating and issued a $620.00 target price (up previously
from $520.00) on shares of BlackRock in a research note on Tuesday, January
16th. Wells Fargo & Co reissued a market perform rating and issued a
$555.00 target price (up previously from $535.00) on shares of BlackRock in a
research note on Tuesday, January 16th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reissued a
hold rating and issued a $500.00 target price on shares of BlackRock in a
research note on Thursday, October 12th. Finally, Credit Suisse Group reissued
an outperform rating on shares of BlackRock in a research note on Thursday,
October 12th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating,
eight have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the
company. The stock presently has an average rating of Buy and an average target
price of $547.92. Read more …
Omnicom Group (NYSE:OMC) was downgraded by research analysts
at Bank of America from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a
research note issued on Thursday, The Fly reports. OMC has been the topic of
several other research reports. Credit Suisse Group decreased their price
target on Omnicom Group from $79.00 to $78.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the
stock in a report on Wednesday, October 11th. Zacks Investment Research cut
Omnicom Group from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday,
January 2nd. Argus upgraded Omnicom Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy”
rating in a report on Tuesday, October 31st. Macquarie cut Omnicom Group from a
“neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $83.00 price target on
the stock. in a report on Tuesday, January 2nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Co reiterated
a “market perform” rating and issued a $75.00 price target (down previously
from $81.00) on shares of Omnicom Group in a report on Thursday, January 18th.
Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have
assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s
stock. Omnicom Group currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average
target price of $83.71. Read more …
Tractor Supply (NASDAQ:TSCO) was downgraded by equities
research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group from an “outperform” rating to a
“market perform” rating in a research note issued on Thursday, MarketBeat
reports. They currently have a $83.00 price objective on the specialty
retailer’s stock, up from their prior price objective of $62.00. Telsey
Advisory Group’s target price points to a potential upside of 6.14% from the
stock’s current price. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call. Other
equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company.
BidaskClub cut Tractor Supply from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a
research note on Thursday. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a
$88.00 price target on shares of Tractor Supply in a research note on Tuesday,
January 16th. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Tractor Supply from a “hold”
rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $89.00 price target for the company
in a research note on Monday, January 8th. Stephens set a $79.00 price target
on Tractor Supply and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on
Wednesday, January 17th. Finally, Wedbush cut Tractor Supply from an
“outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price target for the
company from $72.00 to $80.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 11th.
Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating,
eight have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to
the company’s stock. The company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a
consensus price target of $70.45. Read more …
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