Upgrades:
Atlantic Securities upgraded shares of Microsoft
(NASDAQ:MSFT) from a neutral rating to an overweight rating in a research note
issued to investors on Monday, Marketbeat reports. A number of other brokerages
also recently commented on MSFT. Argus restated a focus list rating and set a
$116.00 target price on shares of Microsoft in a report on Wednesday, June 6th.
Goldman Sachs Group restated a buy rating and set a $117.00 target price on
shares of Microsoft in a report on Tuesday, June 5th. Barclays restated a buy rating
and set a $108.00 target price on shares of Microsoft in a report on Thursday,
June 14th. Stifel Nicolaus restated a buy rating and set a $107.00 target price
on shares of Microsoft in a report on Wednesday, June 13th. Finally, Macquarie
restated a neutral rating and set a $100.00 target price on shares of Microsoft
in a report on Wednesday, June 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock
with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, thirty-one have assigned a
buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. The company
presently has a consensus rating of Buy and an average price target of $105.49.
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Citigroup upgraded shares of Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC)
from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a report released on Monday,
MarketBeat.com reports. The brokerage currently has $176.00 price target on the
railroad operator’s stock. NSC has been the subject of a number of other
reports. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a hold rating and issued a $145.00 price
objective on shares of Norfolk Southern in a research report on Tuesday, April
10th. TD Securities upped their price objective on shares of Norfolk Southern
from $155.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a hold rating in a research report
on Thursday, April 26th. Cowen reissued a buy rating and issued a $167.00 price
objective on shares of Norfolk Southern in a research report on Wednesday,
April 25th. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Norfolk Southern from a buy
rating to a hold rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 13th. Finally,
Credit Suisse Group upped their target price on shares of Norfolk Southern from
$155.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an outperform rating in a research note
on Thursday, April 26th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell
rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the
company’s stock. The company has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus
price target of $148.67. Read more …
Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) was upgraded by stock analysts at
Sanford C. Bernstein to an “outperform” rating in a note issued to investors on
Tuesday, The Fly reports. Several other equities analysts also recently
commented on the company. Barclays cut their target price on Kinder Morgan from
$23.00 to $20.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research
report on Tuesday, April 17th. Bank of America restated a “buy” rating and set
a $16.17 target price (down previously from $20.00) on shares of Kinder Morgan
in a research report on Thursday, April 19th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target
price on Kinder Morgan from $22.00 to $21.00 and set a “buy” rating for the
company in a research report on Monday, April 30th. Wells Fargo & Co
upgraded Kinder Morgan from a “market perform” rating to a “buy” rating in a
research report on Wednesday, June 20th. Finally, Deutsche Bank began coverage
on Kinder Morgan in a research report on Thursday, April 19th. They set a “buy”
rating and a $21.00 target price for the company. Two analysts have rated the
stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and sixteen have given
a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock currently has a consensus rating
of “Buy” and an average price target of $20.82. Read more …
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) was upgraded by research analysts at
Susquehanna Bancshares from a “neutral” rating to a “positive” rating in a research
report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday. Other analysts have also
issued reports about the stock. ValuEngine upgraded shares of Accenture from a
“hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 2nd.
Pivotal Research set a $180.00 target price on shares of Accenture and gave the
company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 14th. Cantor
Fitzgerald reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $180.00 target price on shares
of Accenture in a research report on Wednesday, April 25th. Zacks Investment
Research upgraded shares of Accenture from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating
and set a $176.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Tuesday,
May 22nd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on shares of
Accenture from $170.00 to $179.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a
research report on Thursday, June 21st. Two research analysts have rated the
stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and seventeen have
assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Accenture currently has a
consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $164.59. Read more …