Upgrades:
Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) was upgraded by investment analysts
at Nomura from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued
to investors on Monday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The firm currently has a
$300.00 price target on the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, up from their
prior price target of $225.00. Nomura’s target price suggests a potential
upside of 25.14% from the company’s previous close. Other research analysts
have also issued reports about the company. Longbow Research lowered Broadcom
from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 12th.
BidaskClub lowered Broadcom from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a
report on Thursday, June 28th. B. Riley lowered Broadcom from a “buy” rating to
a “neutral” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $308.00 to
$245.00 in a report on Thursday, July 12th. BMO Capital Markets lowered
Broadcom from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a
$230.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Friday, July 13th. Finally,
Goldman Sachs Group cut Broadcom from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and
dropped their price target for the stock from $300.00 to $220.00 in a research
note on Wednesday, July 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock
with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and twenty-nine have
assigned a buy rating to the company. Broadcom currently has an average rating
of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $290.71. Read more …
Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Mastercard (NYSE:MA)
from a buy rating to a conviction-buy rating in a research report report
published on Monday, The Fly reports. Other equities research analysts also
recently issued reports about the company. Bank of America increased their
price target on Mastercard from $210.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock a buy
rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 17th. Cowen reaffirmed a buy
rating and set a $207.00 price target on shares of Mastercard in a research
report on Friday, July 20th. Buckingham Research increased their price target
on Mastercard from $194.00 to $222.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a
research report on Tuesday, June 26th. Wells Fargo & Co reaffirmed a buy
rating on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Wednesday, May 30th. Finally,
Loop Capital increased their price target on Mastercard to $232.00 and gave the
stock a buy rating in a research report on Friday, July 27th. They noted that
the move was a valuation call. Four equities research analysts have rated the
stock with a hold rating, twenty-seven have assigned a buy rating and two have
given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. The company has a consensus
rating of Buy and an average price target of $208.56. Read more …
Edward Jones upgraded shares of Wells Fargo & Co
(NYSE:WFC) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note issued to
investors on Monday morning, MarketBeat.com reports. Several other research
analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Macquarie downgraded Wells
Fargo & Co from an outperform rating to a neutral rating in a research note
on Friday, September 7th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Morgan
Stanley reduced their target price on Wells Fargo & Co from $62.00 to
$61.00 and set an equal weight rating for the company in a research note on
Monday, July 16th. Susquehanna Bancshares set a $63.00 target price on Wells
Fargo & Co and gave the stock a hold rating in a research note on Friday, July
13th. Zacks Investment Research downgraded Wells Fargo & Co from a buy
rating to a hold rating in a research note on Monday, July 30th. Finally,
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised Wells Fargo & Co from a market perform
rating to an outperform rating and upped their target price for the stock from
$57.00 to $63.00 in a research note on Sunday, July 15th. They noted that the
move was a valuation call. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell
rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating
to the company. Wells Fargo & Co currently has a consensus rating of Hold
and an average price target of $63.28. Read more …
Raymond James upgraded shares of Bed Bath & Beyond
(NASDAQ:BBBY) from an underperform rating to a market perform rating in a
report issued on Monday morning, MarketBeat.com reports. BBBY has been the
topic of several other research reports. Zacks Investment Research raised Bed
Bath & Beyond from a strong sell rating to a hold rating in a research note
on Tuesday, June 12th. Wells Fargo & Co reaffirmed a sell rating and issued
a $16.00 price target on shares of Bed Bath & Beyond in a research note on
Wednesday, June 27th. BidaskClub raised Bed Bath & Beyond from a buy rating
to a strong-buy rating in a research note on Thursday, June 28th. Wedbush set a
$18.00 price target on Bed Bath & Beyond and gave the company a hold rating
in a research note on Thursday, September 13th. Finally, Credit Suisse Group
set a $20.00 price target on Bed Bath & Beyond and gave the company a hold
rating in a research note on Friday, June 29th. Eight investment analysts have
rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and one
has given a strong buy rating to the stock. The company has a consensus rating
of Hold and a consensus target price of $20.00. Read more …
Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT)
from a neutral rating to an outperform rating in a research report released on
Thursday, Marketbeat.com reports. Robert W. Baird currently has $158.00 target
price on the industrial products company’s stock. Several other equities
analysts also recently weighed in on the company. ValuEngine downgraded
Caterpillar from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note on Friday,
June 1st. Tigress Financial reaffirmed a buy rating on shares of Caterpillar in
a research note on Friday, August 17th. Goldman Sachs Group downgraded
Caterpillar from a conviction-buy rating to a buy rating in a research note on
Monday, July 16th. UBS Group set a $185.00 price objective on Caterpillar and
gave the company a buy rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 5th.
Finally, Deutsche Bank set a $177.00 price target on Caterpillar and gave the
stock a buy rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 5th. Twelve
investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have given
a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. The company
has a consensus rating of Buy and an average target price of $172.35. Read more…
Macquarie upgraded shares of Canadian National Railway
(NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) from a neutral rating to an outperform rating in a
research report released on Thursday, Marketbeat.com reports. CNI has been the
subject of several other reports. Deutsche Bank upgraded shares of Canadian
National Railway from a hold rating to a buy rating and increased their price
objective for the stock from $81.00 to $95.00 in a research report on Monday,
July 9th. BMO Capital Markets cut shares of Canadian National Railway from an
outperform rating to a market perform rating in a research report on Wednesday,
September 5th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Credit Suisse
Group increased their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway
from $85.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock a neutral rating in a research report
on Wednesday, July 25th. Loop Capital reiterated a hold rating on shares of
Canadian National Railway in a research report on Wednesday, July 25th.
Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $83.00 price objective on shares of Canadian
National Railway and gave the stock a hold rating in a research report on
Tuesday, July 24th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a hold
rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. The company presently has
a consensus rating of Hold and an average target price of $89.80. Read more …
Eaton (NYSE:ETN) was upgraded by stock analysts at UBS Group
to a “buy” rating in a research report issued on Friday, www.tipranks.com
reports. The firm presently has a $100.00 target price on the industrial
products company’s stock. UBS Group’s price objective would indicate a
potential upside of 13.22% from the stock’s previous close. Several other
brokerages also recently weighed in on ETN. Barclays raised 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. 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. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $80.00 price
target on shares of Eaton in a report on Tuesday, July 31st. Zacks Investment
Research downgraded Eaton from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on
Tuesday, August 7th. Finally, Morgan Stanley assumed coverage on Eaton in a
report on Monday, August 20th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a
$86.00 price target for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock
with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy
rating to the stock. Eaton presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an
average price target of $88.33. Read more …
AT&T (NYSE:T) was upgraded by analysts at UBS Group from
a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on
Friday, The Fly reports. The firm currently has a $38.00 price target on the
technology company’s stock, up from their prior price target of $33.00. UBS
Group’s price target points to a potential upside of 11.63% from the stock’s
current price. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call. Several
other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock.
Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of AT&T from a “buy” rating to
a “hold” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $39.80 to
$31.17 in a research note on Thursday, June 7th. Credit Suisse Group assumed
coverage on shares of AT&T in a research note on Tuesday, July 10th. They
set an “underperform” rating and a $29.00 price target on the stock. Bank of
America reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of AT&T in a research note on
Tuesday, August 21st. Scotiabank set a $33.00 price target on shares of
AT&T and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July
23rd. Finally, Zacks Investment Research raised shares of AT&T from a
“hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $35.00 price target on the stock in a
research note on Tuesday, July 17th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a
sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy
rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. The company
presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of
$38.06. Read more …
Downgrades:
Barclays downgraded shares of Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST)
from an overweight rating to an equal weight rating in a report published on
Monday morning, The Fly reports. They currently have $240.00 price objective on
the retailer’s stock. COST has been the topic of several other research reports.
Oppenheimer boosted their price target on Costco Wholesale from $210.00 to
$250.00 and gave the stock an outperform rating in a research note on Tuesday,
August 21st. Wells Fargo & Co cut Costco Wholesale from an outperform
rating to a market perform rating and set a $235.00 price target on the stock.
in a research note on Friday. Loop Capital set a $265.00 price target on Costco
Wholesale and gave the stock a buy rating in a research note on Thursday,
September 6th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on Costco
Wholesale to $213.00 and gave the stock an outperform rating in a research note
on Tuesday, May 29th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on
Costco Wholesale from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an outperform
rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 4th. Ten equities research
analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty have issued a buy
rating to the stock. The company currently has a consensus rating of Buy and a
consensus price target of $225.33. Read more …
BMO Capital Markets cut shares of Hormel Foods (NYSE:HRL)
from an outperform rating to a market perform rating in a research note
published on Monday, The Fly reports. They currently have $44.00 price target
on the stock, up from their prior price target of $38.00. The analysts noted
that the move was a valuation call. A number of other research analysts have
also commented on HRL. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Hormel
Foods from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research note on Tuesday, May
22nd. ValuEngine upgraded shares of Hormel Foods from a hold rating to a buy
rating in a research note on Thursday, September 6th. Jefferies Financial Group
restated a buy rating and issued a $42.00 price objective on shares of Hormel
Foods in a research note on Thursday, May 31st. Buckingham Research dropped
their price objective on shares of Hormel Foods from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a
neutral rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 25th. Finally,
Barclays lowered shares of Hormel Foods from an overweight rating to an equal
weight rating and set a $38.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note
on Friday, August 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock
with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and three have given a buy
rating to the stock. The stock currently has a consensus rating of Hold and a
consensus price target of $36.90. Read more …
Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Visa (NYSE:V) from a
conviction-buy rating to a buy rating in a research note issued to investors on
Monday, The Fly reports. Goldman Sachs Group currently has $160.00 price target
on the credit-card processor’s stock. A number of other research analysts have
also recently issued reports on the company. KeyCorp lifted their price
objective on Visa from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an overweight
rating in a research note on Thursday, July 26th. Zacks Investment Research cut
Visa from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note on Wednesday, August
1st. Buckingham Research lifted their price objective on Visa from $152.00 to
$169.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a research note on Tuesday, June
26th. Wedbush lifted their price objective on Visa from $135.00 to $150.00 and
gave the company an outperform rating in a research note on Wednesday, June
6th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price objective on Visa from $146.00
to $155.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a research note on Tuesday,
July 17th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and
thirty-one have assigned a buy rating to the stock. The stock has a consensus
rating of Buy and a consensus target price of $150.75. Read more …
Royal Bank of Canada downgraded shares of ConocoPhillips
(NYSE:COP) from an outperform rating to a sector perform rating in a research
report sent to investors on Thursday morning, Marketbeat reports. Royal Bank of
Canada currently has $90.00 price objective on the energy producer’s stock. The
analysts noted that the move was a valuation call. COP has been the topic of a
number of other research reports. Zacks Investment Research upgraded
ConocoPhillips from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $81.00 target price
on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 23rd. Mizuho assumed
coverage on ConocoPhillips in a research note on Friday, June 8th. They issued
a neutral rating and a $73.00 target price on the stock. Barclays increased
their target price on ConocoPhillips from $78.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock
an overweight rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 11th. JPMorgan Chase
& Co. increased their target price on ConocoPhillips from $82.00 to $85.00
and gave the stock an overweight rating in a research note on Friday, July
27th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their target price on ConocoPhillips
from $83.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a research note on
Thursday, August 16th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating
and sixteen have issued a buy rating to the company. ConocoPhillips currently
has a consensus rating of Buy and an average price target of $72.15. Read more …
Scotiabank cut shares of Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) from a focus
list rating to an outperform rating in a research note published on Thursday
morning, The Fly reports. Other research analysts have also issued research
reports about the company. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Nutrien from a
hold rating to a buy rating and set a $58.00 price objective for the company in
a research report on Wednesday, July 25th. Royal Bank of Canada set a $63.00
price objective on Nutrien and gave the company a buy rating in a research
report on Thursday, August 2nd. ValuEngine upgraded Nutrien from a hold rating
to a buy rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 26th. Citigroup raised
their price objective on Nutrien from $56.00 to $62.00 and gave the company a
buy rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 11th. Finally, Stephens set
a $64.00 price objective on Nutrien and gave the company a buy rating in a
research report on Monday, August 6th. One equities research analyst has rated
the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, twelve have
assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock.
The stock currently has an average rating of Buy and a consensus price target
of $61.31. Read more …
Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) was downgraded by
equities research analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a “neutral” rating
to an “underweight” rating in a research report issued on Friday, The Fly
reports. Several other equities analysts have also commented on JCI. ValuEngine
lowered Johnson Controls International from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell”
rating in a report on Saturday, June 2nd. Zacks Investment Research raised
Johnson Controls International from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a
$39.00 target price on the stock in a report on Tuesday, June 12th. Wolfe
Research started coverage on Johnson Controls International in a report on
Wednesday, June 27th. They issued a “market perform” rating on the stock.
Barclays dropped their target price on Johnson Controls International from
$41.00 to $38.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on
Monday, July 9th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sell” rating and
issued a $31.00 target price on shares of Johnson Controls International in a
report on Friday, July 13th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with
a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating
to the stock. The company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a
consensus target price of $41.67. Read more …
Xcel Energy (NYSE:XEL) was downgraded by analysts at Morgan
Stanley from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a report
released on Friday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. They presently have a $50.00
price target on the utilities provider’s stock, down from their previous price target
of $52.00. Morgan Stanley’s target price would indicate a potential upside of
5.89% from the company’s previous close. XEL has been the subject of a number
of other reports. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Xcel Energy from a
“hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $50.00 price target for the company
in a research report on Thursday, May 24th. Barclays began coverage on shares
of Xcel Energy in a research report on Tuesday, July 10th. They set an
“overweight” rating and a $53.00 price target for the company. Finally, Bank of
America reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Xcel Energy in a research
report on Wednesday, June 27th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold
rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Xcel Energy presently
has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $48.00. Read more …
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