Upgrades:
Edward Jones upgraded shares of BCE (NYSE:BCE) (TSE:BCE)
from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report released on Monday,
Marketbeat reports. Several other analysts have also issued reports on the company.
ValuEngine lowered BCE from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research note
on Friday, June 1st. Zacks Investment Research lowered BCE from a hold rating
to a sell rating in a research note on Monday, April 16th. Two equities
research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a
hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy
rating to the stock. The stock currently has an average rating of Hold and a
consensus price target of $56.00. Read more …
BAE Systems (LON:BA) was upgraded by research analysts at
Morgan Stanley to an “overweight” rating in a research report issued on Monday.
The firm presently has a GBX 750 ($9.57) price target on the stock, up from
their previous price target of GBX 550 ($7.02). Morgan Stanley’s price target
suggests a potential upside of 19.50% from the company’s previous close. Other
equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company.
Berenberg Bank upgraded BAE Systems to a “buy” rating and increased their
target price for the stock from GBX 600 ($7.65) to GBX 700 ($8.93) in a report
on Tuesday, April 24th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 720
($9.18) target price on shares of BAE Systems in a report on Wednesday, August
1st. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 615
($7.85) target price on shares of BAE Systems in a report on Friday, July 13th.
Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on BAE Systems
from GBX 550 ($7.02) to GBX 600 ($7.65) and gave the stock an “underweight”
rating in a report on Wednesday, May 23rd. Two analysts have rated the stock
with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy
rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. BAE Systems
presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of GBX
669.58 ($8.54). Read more …
Eaton (NYSE:ETN) was upgraded by JPMorgan Chase & Co.
from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note issued on
Monday, MarketBeat reports. The firm currently has a $92.00 target price on the
industrial products company’s stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s price objective
points to a potential upside of 14.80% from the stock’s current price. Several
other brokerages also recently issued reports on ETN. Royal Bank of Canada
reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $80.00 price target on shares of Eaton in
a report on Tuesday, July 31st. Wells Fargo & Co set a $92.00 price target
on Eaton and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August
1st. Barclays upped their price target on Eaton from $71.00 to $77.00 and gave
the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 1st. Zacks
Investment Research downgraded Eaton from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in
a report on Tuesday, August 7th. Finally, ValuEngine upgraded Eaton from a
“sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, July 19th. One
research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold
rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. The stock
presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of
$87.22. Read more …
Deutsche Bank upgraded shares of Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC)
from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report published on Tuesday, The Fly
reports. They currently have $205.00 target price on the railroad operator’s
stock. A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on the stock.
Loop Capital boosted their price target on shares of Norfolk Southern to
$140.00 and gave the stock a sell rating in a research report on Thursday,
April 26th. TD Securities boosted their price target on shares of Norfolk
Southern from $155.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a hold rating in a research
report on Thursday, April 26th. Stifel Nicolaus restated a hold rating and set
a $158.00 price target on shares of Norfolk Southern in a research report on
Saturday, June 2nd. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of
Norfolk Southern from $100.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock an underweight
rating in a research report on Thursday, April 26th. Finally, Credit Suisse
Group lifted their target price on shares of Norfolk Southern from $155.00 to
$165.00 and gave the stock an outperform rating in a research note on Thursday,
April 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have
issued a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the stock. Norfolk
Southern has a consensus rating of Hold and an average price target of $162.11.
Read more …
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) was upgraded by stock
analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight”
rating in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, MarketBeat reports. The firm
currently has a $600.00 target price on the restaurant operator’s stock, up
from their prior target price of $413.00. Morgan Stanley’s price target
indicates a potential upside of 17.33% from the stock’s current price. Several
other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. Argus upgraded
shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and
upped their price target for the company from $247.52 to $496.14 in a report on
Wednesday, May 16th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of
Chipotle Mexican Grill from $440.00 to $500.00 and gave the company an
“outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co.
upped their price target on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill from $320.00 to
$320.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, April
23rd. SunTrust Banks reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $380.00 price target
(up from $340.00) on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill in a report on Wednesday,
April 18th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Chipotle
Mexican Grill from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday,
July 31st. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell
rating, twenty have issued a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to
the company. Chipotle Mexican Grill presently has an average rating of “Hold”
and a consensus price target of $393.57. Read more …
Papa John’s Int’l (NASDAQ:PZZA) was downgraded by investment
analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a
research note issued to investors on Monday, July 23rd, MarketBeat Ratings
reports. They presently have a $38.00 target price on the stock, down from
their prior target price of $50.00. Stifel Nicolaus’ target price suggests a
potential downside of 13.08% from the stock’s current price. Several other
equities research analysts also recently commented on PZZA. BidaskClub upgraded
Papa John’s Int’l from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on
Wednesday, April 4th. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Papa John’s Int’l from
a “sell” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $69.00 target price on the stock in
a report on Tuesday, May 1st. Longbow Research downgraded Papa John’s Int’l
from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their target price for
the company from $85.20 to $54.00 in a report on Wednesday, May 9th. ValuEngine
lowered Papa John’s Int’l from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a
research note on Saturday, May 12th. Finally, Citigroup lowered their price
objective on Papa John’s Int’l from $71.00 to $62.00 and set a “buy” rating for
the company in a research note on Tuesday, June 19th. Two investment analysts
have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and
four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock presently has
a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $60.78. Read more …
BP (LON:BP) was upgraded by Citigroup to a “top pick” rating
in a research note issued on Thursday. The firm presently has a GBX 650 ($8.29)
price target on the oil and gas exploration company’s stock. Citigroup’s target
price would indicate a potential upside of 18.48% from the stock’s current
price. Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. HSBC
upped their price objective on BP from GBX 610 ($7.78) to GBX 640 ($8.16) and
gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, June 4th.
Goldman Sachs Group upgraded BP to a “buy” rating and upped their price
objective for the company from GBX 610 ($7.78) to GBX 670 ($8.55) in a research
report on Monday, May 7th. Deutsche Bank upped their price objective on BP from
GBX 565 ($7.21) to GBX 580 ($7.40) and gave the company a “buy” rating in a
research report on Thursday, May 3rd. Societe Generale upped their price
objective on BP from GBX 615 ($7.85) to GBX 650 ($8.29) and gave the company a
“buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 6th. Finally, JPMorgan
Chase & Co. set a GBX 600 ($7.65) price objective on BP and gave the
company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, June 11th. Two research
analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold
rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy
rating to the stock. The stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average
target price of GBX 610.95 ($7.79). Read more …
In a research report revealed to clients and investors on
Friday morning, Bank of America announced that they have decided to upgrade
shares of Enbridge (NYSE:ENB) stock from a Neutral to a Buy. Among 4 analysts
covering Enbridge Inc Common Stock (NYSE:ENB), 2 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 2
Hold. Therefore 50% are positive. Enbridge Inc Common Stock has $59 highest and
$34 lowest target. $51’s average target is 46.13% above currents $34.9 stock
price. Enbridge Inc Common Stock had 5 analyst reports since March 23, 2018
according to SRatingsIntel. The firm has “Equal-Weight” rating given on Friday,
July 13 by Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley maintained it with “Equal-Weight”
rating and $34 target in Friday, March 23 report. The stock of Enbridge Inc.
(NYSE:ENB) earned “Buy” rating by IBC on Tuesday, May 22. The stock of Enbridge
Inc. (NYSE:ENB) has “Outperform” rating given on Thursday, June 14 by BMO
Capital Markets. The stock decreased 0.51% or $0.18 during the last trading
session, reaching $34.9. About 2.00M shares traded. Enbridge Inc. (NYSE:ENB)
has declined 20.51% since August 17, 2017 and is downtrending. It has
underperformed by 33.08% the S&P500. Read more …
Downgrades:
Chubb (NYSE:CB) was downgraded by stock analysts at Deutsche
Bank from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report issued on
Monday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. They currently have a $126.00 target price
on the financial services provider’s stock, down from their previous target
price of $135.00. Deutsche Bank’s price target suggests a potential downside of
5.34% from the company’s previous close. Several other equities research
analysts have also weighed in on CB. Goldman Sachs Group lowered Chubb from a
“buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $167.00 target price on the stock.
in a research report on Monday, June 18th. Zacks Investment Research raised
Chubb from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on
Wednesday, July 4th. ValuEngine lowered Chubb from a “hold” rating to a “sell”
rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 29th. Wells Fargo & Co reissued
a “buy” rating and set a $169.00 target price on shares of Chubb in a research
report on Tuesday, July 24th. Finally, Citigroup raised their target price on
Chubb from $155.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research
report on Tuesday, May 1st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell
rating, five have assigned a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to
the stock. Chubb presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average
target price of $160.09. Read more …
Barclays cut shares of Bank Ozk (NASDAQ:OZK) from an
overweight rating to an underweight rating in a research report sent to
investors on Monday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Shares of NASDAQ:OZK opened at
$39.66 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $5.22 billion, a P/E ratio of
13.40, a P/E/G ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.24. Bank Ozk has a 12-month low of
$38.43 and a 12-month high of $53.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of
0.10, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a current ratio of 0.95. Read more …
Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ:BBBY) was downgraded by
Standpoint Research from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a note issued to
investors on Tuesday. A number of other research analysts have also weighed in
on BBBY. Zacks Investment Research lowered Bed Bath & Beyond from a “hold”
rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, April 16th. Wells Fargo
& Co assumed coverage on Bed Bath & Beyond in a report on Monday, April
23rd. They issued an “underperform” rating and a $16.00 target price on the
stock. BidaskClub raised Bed Bath & Beyond from a “sell” rating to a “hold”
rating in a report on Thursday, May 17th. Finally, Credit Suisse Group set a
$20.00 target price on Bed Bath & Beyond and gave the company a “hold”
rating in a report on Friday, June 29th. Nine analysts have rated the stock
with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and one has given a strong
buy rating to the stock. The stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”
and an average price target of $20.00. Read more …
Argus downgraded shares of Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH) from a
buy rating to a hold rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday,
MarketBeat.com reports. The firm currently has $176.00 price target on the industrial
products company’s stock. A number of other research firms have also weighed in
on PH. Cowen restated a hold rating and issued a $165.00 target price on shares
of Parker-Hannifin in a report on Friday, July 20th. Goldman Sachs Group
lowered shares of Parker-Hannifin from a buy rating to a neutral rating and set
a $164.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Monday, July
16th. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on shares of Parker-Hannifin in a
research note on Wednesday, June 27th. They issued a market perform rating for
the company. Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Parker-Hannifin from an in-line
rating to an outperform rating in a research note on Monday, August 6th.
Finally, KeyCorp reiterated an overweight rating and issued a $200.00 price
objective (down previously from $225.00) on shares of Parker-Hannifin in a
research note on Friday, July 6th. Twelve research analysts have rated the
stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company.
Parker-Hannifin presently has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus price
target of $188.71. Read more …
Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) was downgraded by equities researchers
at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating
in a report released on Tuesday, Marketbeat reports. They currently have a
$65.00 price target on the business services provider’s stock. JPMorgan Chase
& Co.’s price target would suggest a potential downside of 8.63% from the
company’s current price. A number of other analysts also recently commented on
the company. Credit Suisse Group assumed coverage on Paychex in a research
report on Friday, August 10th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $72.00 target
price on the stock. BidaskClub raised Paychex from a “buy” rating to a
“strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 10th. Wolfe Research began
coverage on Paychex in a report on Tuesday, July 17th. They issued a “market
perform” rating for the company. ValuEngine raised Paychex from a “hold” rating
to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 2nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley
boosted their price target on Paychex from $66.00 to $67.00 and gave the stock
an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, June 28th. Two analysts have
rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating, two have
assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock.
The company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of
$67.82. Read more …
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Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) was downgraded by investment
analysts at Deutsche Bank from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a note
issued to investors on Tuesday, The Fly reports. UNP has been the topic of a
number of other reports. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Union
Pacific from $125.00 to $136.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in
a research report on Friday, June 1st. Cowen reiterated a “market perform”
rating and issued a $153.00 target price (up from $140.00) on shares of Union
Pacific in a research report on Friday, June 1st. Zacks Investment Research
downgraded Union Pacific from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research
report on Wednesday, August 8th. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on
Union Pacific from $144.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in
a research report on Monday, June 4th. Finally, TD Securities decreased their
target price on Union Pacific from $155.00 to $150.00 and set a “buy” rating on
the stock in a research report on Friday, April 27th. Three research analysts
have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and
eleven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company currently
has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $147.80. Read more …
Societe Generale lowered shares of Kimberly Clark (NYSE:KMB)
from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report issued on Wednesday morning,
Marketbeat reports. Societe Generale currently has $116.00 price objective on
the stock, down from their prior price objective of $124.00. A number of other
equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan
Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Kimberly Clark from $104.00
to $86.00 and set an underweight rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday,
April 24th. UBS Group initiated coverage on shares of Kimberly Clark in a
report on Thursday, July 19th. They issued a sell rating and a $90.00 target
price on the stock. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Kimberly Clark from
a hold rating to a sell rating in a report on Thursday, April 26th. Wells Fargo
& Co cut their target price on shares of Kimberly Clark from $117.00 to
$108.00 and set a market perform rating on the stock in a report on Thursday,
April 19th. Finally, ValuEngine cut shares of Kimberly Clark from a sell rating
to a strong sell rating in a report on Saturday, June 2nd. Three equities
research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and twelve have given
a hold rating to the company’s stock. The company currently has a consensus
rating of Hold and an average target price of $107.93. Read more …
AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN) was downgraded by stock analysts at
Jefferies Financial Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report
issued on Thursday, The Fly reports. A number of other research analysts also
recently issued reports on AZN. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of
AstraZeneca from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on
Friday, June 29th. ValuEngine upgraded shares of AstraZeneca from a “hold”
rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 28th.
Morningstar restated a “hold” rating on shares of AstraZeneca in a research
report on Tuesday, June 12th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets restated a “buy”
rating and set a $41.00 target price on shares of AstraZeneca in a research
report on Friday, May 25th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a
hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. The stock
presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of
$38.28. Read more …
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