Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades for Week of August 13, 2018




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 …


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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