Upgrades:
C. H. Robinson (NASDAQ:CHRW) was upgraded by stock analysts
at UBS from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Monday,
The Fly reports. Several other analysts also recently commented on the company.
Robert W. Baird reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $100.00 target price on
shares of C. H. Robinson in a research note on Tuesday, April 10th. BidaskClub
downgraded C. H. Robinson from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a
research note on Saturday, April 7th. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on
C. H. Robinson from $70.00 to $68.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the
stock in a research note on Friday, April 6th. Zacks Investment Research
downgraded C. H. Robinson from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research
note on Wednesday, April 4th. Finally, ValuEngine upgraded C. H. Robinson from
a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 2nd. Two
research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a
hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock
presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of
$82.71. Read more …
Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) was upgraded by stock
analysts at Wells Fargo from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform”
rating in a report released on Monday, MarketBeat reports. The firm currently
has a $188.91 target price on the retailer’s stock, down from their previous
target price of $191.42. Wells Fargo’s price target would indicate a potential
downside of 3.62% from the company’s current price. A number of other analysts
also recently issued reports on COST. Tigress Financial reaffirmed a “buy”
rating on shares of Costco Wholesale in a report on Friday, January 5th.
BidaskClub raised shares of Costco Wholesale from a “buy” rating to a
“strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 28th. Gordon Haskett raised
shares of Costco Wholesale from an “accumulate” rating to a “buy” rating and
set a $191.00 price objective for the company in a report on Friday, January
12th. Vetr upgraded shares of Costco Wholesale from a “hold” rating to a “buy”
rating and set a $200.28 target price on the stock in a research report on
Thursday, January 4th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform”
rating and issued a $205.00 target price (down previously from $209.00) on
shares of Costco Wholesale in a research report on Thursday, March 8th. Eight
investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have
given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s
stock. The stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus
target price of $192.14. Read more …
Tractor Supply (NASDAQ:TSCO) was upgraded by equities
research analysts at Goldman Sachs from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in
a report released on Monday, The Fly reports. Several other research firms have
also weighed in on TSCO. Oppenheimer reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of
Tractor Supply in a report on Thursday, February 1st. Zacks Investment Research
lowered shares of Tractor Supply from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a
report on Friday, January 5th. Telsey Advisory Group lowered shares of Tractor
Supply from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and upped their
price objective for the stock from $62.00 to $83.00 in a report on Thursday,
January 25th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. BidaskClub lowered
shares of Tractor Supply from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a
report on Thursday, January 25th. Finally, Wolfe Research upgraded shares of
Tractor Supply from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a
report on Wednesday, December 20th. Three investment analysts have rated the
stock with a sell rating, fifteen have issued a hold rating and eight have
assigned a buy rating to the stock. The stock currently has a consensus rating
of “Hold” and an average price target of $73.11. Read more …
ABB Group (NYSE:ABB) was upgraded by analysts at UBS from a
“sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report released on Tuesday,
247wallst.com reports. ABB has been the topic of a number of other research
reports. Zacks Investment Research cut ABB Group from a “buy” rating to a
“hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 27th. JPMorgan Chase
reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of ABB Group in a report on Wednesday,
January 10th. Robert W. Baird cut ABB Group from an “outperform” rating to a
“neutral” rating and set a $29.00 target price on the stock. in a report on
Wednesday, January 17th. Berenberg Bank upgraded ABB Group from a “sell” rating
to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 17th. Finally, Jefferies
Group reiterated a “sell” rating and issued a $23.00 target price on shares of
ABB Group in a report on Wednesday, March 28th. Two investment analysts have
rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and two
have given a buy rating to the company. The company presently has a consensus
rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $27.00. Read more …
Boeing (NYSE:BA) was upgraded by Morgan Stanley to an “equal
weight” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday.
A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Vetr
downgraded Boeing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating and set a
$368.72 target price on the stock. in a research report on Monday. JPMorgan
Chase reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 target price on shares of
Boeing in a research report on Friday. Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating and
issued a $415.00 target price on shares of Boeing in a research report on
Tuesday, April 10th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued
a $358.00 target price (down previously from $378.00) on shares of Boeing in a
research report on Friday, April 6th. Finally, Barclays reiterated a “buy”
rating and set a $388.00 price target on shares of Boeing in a report on
Wednesday, April 4th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with
a hold rating and eighteen have given a buy rating to the company. Boeing
presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of
$365.55. Read more …
The Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) was upgraded by investment analysts
at Goldman Sachs from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a note issued to
investors on Tuesday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The brokerage presently has a
$46.00 price target on the stock. Goldman Sachs’ price objective indicates a
potential upside of 3.35% from the company’s current price. A number of other
analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Barclays reiterated a
“neutral” rating and set a $45.00 price target on shares of The Coca-Cola in a
research note on Thursday, March 15th. Morningstar set a $48.50 price target on
shares of The Coca-Cola and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on
Wednesday, February 28th. Credit Suisse Group reiterated an “outperform” rating
and set a $53.00 price target (up previously from $51.00) on shares of The
Coca-Cola in a research note on Tuesday, February 20th. Jefferies Group reiterated
a “neutral” rating and set a $49.00 price target on shares of The Coca-Cola in
a research note on Tuesday, February 20th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated a
“neutral” rating and set a $49.00 price target (up previously from $48.00) on
shares of The Coca-Cola in a research note on Monday, February 19th. One
equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have
assigned a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the stock. The
Coca-Cola currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price
target of $49.09. Read more …
Merck & Co. (NYSE:MRK) was upgraded by equities research
analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight”
rating in a report issued on Tuesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The brokerage
presently has a $63.00 price target on the stock, up from their prior price
target of $59.80. Morgan Stanley’s price objective suggests a potential upside
of 6.92% from the stock’s current price. Several other research firms have also
recently issued reports on MRK. BMO Capital Markets set a $68.00 price target
on Merck & Co. and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on
Tuesday, January 16th. Jefferies Group reissued a “hold” rating and issued a
$55.00 price target on shares of Merck & Co. in a research note on Tuesday,
January 16th. ValuEngine cut Merck & Co. from a “buy” rating to a “hold”
rating in a research note on Friday, February 2nd. SunTrust Banks raised Merck
& Co. from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price
target for the stock from $54.00 to $72.00 in a research note on Tuesday,
January 16th. Finally, Credit Suisse Group decreased their price target on
Merck & Co. from $67.00 to $66.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the
company in a research note on Monday, February 5th. One research analyst has
rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and fifteen
have issued a buy rating to the stock. The company currently has an average
rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $66.83. Read more …
Bank of America upgraded shares of Lazard (NYSE:LAZ) from a
neutral rating to a buy rating in a research report released on Tuesday
morning, Marketbeat.com reports. The brokerage currently has $40.00 target
price on the asset manager’s stock. LAZ has been the topic of several other
reports. Nomura raised shares of Lazard from a neutral rating to a buy rating
and upped their price objective for the stock from $46.00 to $62.00 in a
research note on Wednesday, January 3rd. Zacks Investment Research cut shares
of Lazard from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note on Tuesday,
April 3rd. Instinet raised shares of Lazard from a neutral rating to a buy
rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 3rd. ValuEngine lowered shares
of Lazard from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating in a research report on Wednesday,
March 7th. Finally, Goldman Sachs upgraded shares of Lazard from a neutral
rating to a buy rating and set a $64.00 target price on the stock in a research
report on Monday, January 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the
stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. The
company presently has an average rating of Buy and an average price target of
$58.89. Read more …
Downgrades:
Dollar General (NYSE:DG) was downgraded by stock analysts at
UBS from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report released
on Monday, The Fly reports. A number of other research firms also recently
commented on DG. Telsey Advisory Group upgraded shares of Dollar General from a
“market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price
objective for the company from $98.00 to $120.00 in a report on Thursday,
January 25th. Wells Fargo upgraded shares of Dollar General from a “market perform”
rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price objective for the
company from $102.27 to $117.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 23rd. Citigroup
started coverage on shares of Dollar General in a report on Tuesday, January
16th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $112.00 price objective for the
company. Oppenheimer started coverage on shares of Dollar General in a research
note on Wednesday, January 17th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a
$112.00 price target for the company. Finally, ValuEngine raised shares of
Dollar General from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on
Thursday, February 8th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock
with a hold rating, sixteen have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong
buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock has a consensus rating of “Buy”
and a consensus target price of $98.00. Read more …
Credit Suisse Group lowered shares of Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC)
from an outperform rating to a sell rating in a research note issued to
investors on Monday morning, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The firm currently has
$90.00 price objective on the stock, up from their prior price objective of
$77.00. Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the stock.
DZ Bank upgraded shares of Heinz from a hold rating to a buy rating in a
research note on Tuesday, February 20th. Barclays reiterated a buy rating and
set a $80.00 price objective (down from $94.00) on shares of Heinz in a
research note on Sunday, February 18th. Jefferies Group reiterated a buy rating
and set a $95.00 price objective on shares of Heinz in a research note on
Friday, February 16th. Bank of America set a $100.00 price objective on shares
of Heinz and gave the company a buy rating in a research note on Thursday,
February 15th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $88.00 target price on shares of
Heinz and gave the company a buy rating in a research report on Wednesday,
February 14th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell
rating, four have issued a hold rating, thirteen have issued a buy rating and
one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock currently
has an average rating of Hold and an average price target of $83.72. Read more …
Credit Suisse Group lowered shares of The J.M. Smucker
(NYSE:SJM) from a neutral rating to a sell rating in a research note published
on Monday morning, Marketbeat reports. Credit Suisse Group currently has
$110.00 target price on the stock. Other analysts have also recently issued
reports about the company. Citigroup raised their target price on The J.M.
Smucker from $146.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a research
note on Thursday, April 5th. Jefferies Group reissued a buy rating and issued a
$135.00 target price on shares of The J.M. Smucker in a research note on
Thursday, March 22nd. Gabelli reissued a buy rating on shares of The J.M.
Smucker in a research note on Monday, March 5th. Zacks Investment Research
raised The J.M. Smucker from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $137.00
target price on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 20th.
Finally, Susquehanna Bancshares set a $148.00 target price on The J.M. Smucker
and gave the stock a buy rating in a research note on Monday, February 12th.
Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six
have assigned a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. The
company currently has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus target price
of $130.69. Read more …
Morgan Stanley cut shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY)
from an overweight rating to an equal weight rating in a report issued on
Tuesday morning, Marketbeat reports. The firm currently has $58.00 price
objective on the biopharmaceutical company’s stock, up from their previous
price objective of $54.08. A number of other research analysts have also
weighed in on the company. Jefferies Group restated a hold rating and issued a
$66.00 target price on shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb in a report on Friday,
April 13th. Argus restated a buy rating and issued a $66.43 target price (down
previously from $75.00) on shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb in a report on
Wednesday, March 21st. JPMorgan Chase set a $75.00 target price on
Bristol-Myers Squibb and gave the company an overweight rating in a report on
Tuesday, March 20th. TheStreet lowered Bristol-Myers Squibb from a b rating to
a c+ rating in a report on Thursday, March 8th. Finally, ValuEngine lowered
Bristol-Myers Squibb from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report on
Wednesday, March 7th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating,
twelve have issued a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the
company. The stock currently has an average rating of Hold and an average
target price of $64.51. Read more …
Bank of America downgraded shares of Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX)
from a neutral rating to an underperform rating in a research note released on
Tuesday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Other analysts have also recently issued
reports about the stock. BidaskClub cut shares of Paychex from a buy rating to
a hold rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 10th. Stifel Nicolaus
reissued a hold rating and set a $66.00 price target (down from $68.00) on
shares of Paychex in a research note on Tuesday, March 27th. Citigroup
decreased their price target on shares of Paychex from $67.00 to $64.00 and set
a neutral rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 28th.
Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of Paychex from $68.00 to
$66.00 and set an equal weight rating on the stock in a research note on
Tuesday, March 27th. Finally, Barclays decreased their price target on shares
of Paychex from $75.00 to $70.00 and set an equal weight rating on the stock in
a research note on Tuesday, March 27th. One investment analyst has rated the
stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and one has given a
buy rating to the company. Paychex currently has a consensus rating of Hold and
a consensus target price of $64.94. Read more …
Molson Coors Brewing (NYSE:TAP) was downgraded by research
analysts at Goldman Sachs from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a
research report issued on Tuesday, The Fly reports. A number of other equities
research analysts also recently commented on TAP. Citigroup decreased their
target price on Molson Coors Brewing from $102.00 to $88.00 and set a “buy”
rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 5th. Susquehanna
Bancshares set a $107.00 target price on Molson Coors Brewing and gave the
stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 12th. BMO Capital
Markets initiated coverage on Molson Coors Brewing in a research note on
Monday, February 5th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $95.00 price
objective on the stock. Zacks Investment Research raised Molson Coors Brewing
from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $92.00 price objective on the
stock in a research note on Monday, February 19th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus
reissued a “buy” rating and set a $112.00 price objective on shares of Molson
Coors Brewing in a research note on Friday, February 2nd. Eight analysts have
rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has
assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Molson Coors Brewing
presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of
$95.30. Read more …
Altria Group (NYSE:MO) was downgraded by investment analysts
at Citigroup from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note
issued to investors on Wednesday, The Fly reports. A number of other analysts
have also commented on the stock. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of
Altria Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $72.00 price
target for the company in a research note on Monday, April 9th. Deutsche Bank
initiated coverage on shares of Altria Group in a research report on Monday,
March 26th. They set a “buy” rating and a $72.00 target price for the company.
Jefferies Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $84.00 target price on shares
of Altria Group in a research report on Thursday, March 15th. Argus restated a
“buy” rating and set a $79.00 target price (up from $66.13) on shares of Altria
Group in a research report on Wednesday, March 14th. Finally, Vetr upgraded
shares of Altria Group from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a
$76.87 target price for the company in a research report on Monday, February
12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have
given a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong
buy rating to the stock. The stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy”
and an average price target of $74.53. Read more …
The Clorox (NYSE:CLX) was downgraded by investment analysts
at Morgan Stanley from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a
report issued on Thursday, Marketbeat.com reports. They currently have a
$116.00 price objective on the stock, down from their previous price objective
of $126.72. Morgan Stanley’s price target would indicate a potential downside
of 2.65% from the company’s current price. The analysts noted that the move was
a valuation call. A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on CLX.
Barclays set a $131.00 price target on The Clorox and gave the stock a “hold”
rating in a research note on Friday, April 6th. Zacks Investment Research
upgraded The Clorox from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $147.00
price target for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 6th. Argus
lowered The Clorox from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price
target for the stock from $150.40 to $127.81 in a research note on Thursday,
February 8th. Wells Fargo increased their price target on The Clorox from
$130.00 to $146.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research
note on Thursday, January 4th. Finally, Bank of America cut their price target
on The Clorox from $155.00 to $140.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the
company in a research note on Monday, February 5th. Three equities research
analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold
rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. The Clorox has an
average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $134.04. Read more …
Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) was downgraded by stock
analysts at Deutsche Bank from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a note
issued to investors on Friday, The Fly reports. Several other brokerages also
recently commented on CHD. Wells Fargo reissued a “hold” rating on shares of
Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, February 5th. Zacks
Investment Research cut shares of Church & Dwight from a “buy” rating to a
“hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 22nd. CIBC upgraded shares
of Church & Dwight from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating
in a research note on Wednesday, February 7th. UBS upgraded shares of Church
& Dwight from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a
research note on Wednesday, February 7th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their
target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave
the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 6th. Four
equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have
given a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. Church &
Dwight currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target
of $51.71. Read more …
Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) was downgraded by analysts at
Bank of America from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report
issued on Friday, The Fly reports. Several other equities research analysts
have also recently commented on PG. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of
Procter & Gamble from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research
report on Thursday, January 4th. Goldman Sachs raised shares of Procter &
Gamble from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $77.00 price
objective on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 16th. SunTrust
Banks reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $90.00 price objective on shares
of Procter & Gamble in a research report on Tuesday, January 23rd. Stifel
Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Procter & Gamble from
$87.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on
Wednesday, January 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase boosted their price objective
on shares of Procter & Gamble from $90.00 to $98.00 and gave the company a
“neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 24th. One
investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a
hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy
rating to the company. Procter & Gamble has an average rating of “Hold” and
an average price target of $84.02. Read more …
Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) was downgraded by
analysts at Goldman Sachs from a “conviction-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a
note issued to investors on Friday, The Fly reports. Other equities analysts
have also recently issued research reports about the company. Cowen restated a
“buy” rating and set a $105.00 price objective on shares of Philip Morris
International in a report on Friday. Piper Jaffray restated a “buy” rating and
set a $126.00 price objective on shares of Philip Morris International in a
report on Thursday, February 8th. Jefferies Group upgraded Philip Morris
International from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $124.00 price
objective for the company in a report on Friday, January 19th. Citigroup
upgraded Philip Morris International from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating
and set a $125.00 price objective for the company in a report on Wednesday,
February 28th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Finally, Deutsche
Bank initiated coverage on Philip Morris International in a report on Tuesday,
April 10th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $120.00 target price for the
company. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have
assigned a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company’s
stock. Philip Morris International currently has an average rating of “Hold”
and an average target price of $120.07. Read more …
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