Upgrades:
ABB (NYSE:ABB) was upgraded by analysts at Citigroup from a
“neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued on Tuesday, The
Fly reports. ABB has been the topic of a number of other reports. ValuEngine
raised shares of ABB from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research
report on Wednesday, August 29th. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of
ABB from an “underperform” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $23.00 target
price on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 11th. JPMorgan Chase
& Co. reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of ABB in a research report on
Monday, July 9th. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of ABB from a “hold”
rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 4th. Finally,
DNB Markets initiated coverage on shares of ABB in a research report on Monday.
They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Eight analysts have rated the stock with
a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. The stock has an
average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $27.00. Read more …
QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) was upgraded by Macquarie from a
“neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report issued on Tuesday,
MarketBeat reports. The brokerage currently has a $84.00 target price on the
wireless technology company’s stock, up from their prior target price of
$65.00. Macquarie’s price target would suggest a potential upside of 18.49%
from the stock’s current price. Other equities analysts also recently issued
research reports about the stock. Cowen boosted their target price on shares of
QUALCOMM from $58.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in
a report on Thursday, July 26th. Rosenblatt Securities raised shares of
QUALCOMM from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target
price for the stock from $56.00 to $70.00 in a report on Monday, August 20th.
BidaskClub raised shares of QUALCOMM from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in
a report on Friday, August 3rd. KeyCorp boosted their target price on shares of
QUALCOMM from $65.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a
report on Thursday, July 26th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their
target price on shares of QUALCOMM to $64.00 and gave the stock a “market
perform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 26th. One investment analyst has
rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and fifteen
have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock currently has a
consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $69.13. Read more …
Raymond James upgraded shares of United Parcel Service
(NYSE:UPS) from a market perform rating to a strong-buy rating in a research
report report published on Tuesday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Several other
research analysts have also commented on UPS. Bank of America raised shares of
United Parcel Service from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a research note
on Monday, May 14th. Loop Capital lifted their price objective on shares of
United Parcel Service to $139.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a research
note on Wednesday, May 30th. ValuEngine lowered shares of United Parcel Service
from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research note on Monday, July 2nd. UBS
Group raised shares of United Parcel Service from a neutral rating to a buy rating
and set a $125.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday,
July 16th. Finally, Zacks Investment Research raised shares of United Parcel
Service from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $126.00 price objective
for the company in a research note on Tuesday, July 24th. One equities research
analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating,
eight have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the
company’s stock. The company presently has an average rating of Hold and an
average price target of $122.99. Read more …
Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded shares of Vodafone Group
(NASDAQ:VOD) from a market perform rating to an outperform rating in a research
note released on Tuesday, MarketBeat.com reports. Sanford C. Bernstein
currently has $40.00 price target on the cell phone carrier’s stock. Other
research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company.
BidaskClub downgraded Vodafone Group from a sell rating to a strong sell rating
in a report on Sunday, May 20th. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Vodafone
Group from a strong sell rating to a hold rating in a report on Saturday, May
19th. Bank of America downgraded Vodafone Group from a buy rating to a neutral
rating in a report on Thursday, August 30th. UBS Group reiterated a buy rating
on shares of Vodafone Group in a report on Tuesday, August 7th. Finally,
Citigroup downgraded Vodafone Group from a buy rating to a neutral rating in a
report on Thursday, May 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell
rating, three have issued a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one
has given a strong buy rating to the stock. The stock presently has an average
rating of Buy and a consensus target price of $33.36. Read more …
BP (NYSE:BP) was upgraded by equities research analysts at
Morgan Stanley from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a
report released on Wednesday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Other equities
research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock.
ValuEngine cut shares of BP from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a
research report on Friday, August 3rd. TheStreet upgraded shares of BP from a
“c+” rating to a “b-” rating in a research report on Monday, May 21st. Zacks
Investment Research upgraded shares of BP from a “hold” rating to a
“strong-buy” rating and set a $53.00 price target on the stock in a research report
on Tuesday, July 10th. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded shares of BP from an
“outperform” rating to a “top pick” rating in a research report on Monday, July
9th. Finally, Santander upgraded shares of BP from an “underperform” rating to
a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, August 31st. Six investment
analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating
and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock
currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of
$47.07. Read more …
Diageo (LON:DGE) was upgraded by analysts at Goldman Sachs
Group to a “buy” rating in a report released on Thursday. The brokerage
currently has a GBX 3,100 ($39.99) price target on the stock, down from their
prior price target of GBX 3,160 ($40.76). Goldman Sachs Group’s price target
would suggest a potential upside of 14.92% from the company’s previous close. DGE
has been the subject of several other reports. Jefferies Financial Group
boosted their price objective on Diageo from GBX 2,900 ($37.41) to GBX 3,200
($41.28) and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 6th.
Royal Bank of Canada set a GBX 2,300 ($29.67) price objective on Diageo and
gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 26th. UBS
Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 3,100 ($39.99) price objective
(up from GBX 2,880 ($37.15)) on shares of Diageo in a report on Friday, August
3rd. Credit Suisse Group set a GBX 3,100 ($39.99) price objective on Diageo and
gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 27th. Finally,
Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Diageo from GBX 2,900 ($37.41)
to GBX 3,100 ($39.99) and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report
on Wednesday, July 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating,
eight have given a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the
stock. The stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus
price target of GBX 2,829.50 ($36.50). Read more …
Unilever (LON:ULVR) was upgraded by research analysts at
Goldman Sachs Group to a “neutral” rating in a research note issued to investors
on Thursday. The brokerage presently has a GBX 3,800 ($49.02) price target on
the stock, down from their prior price target of GBX 3,900 ($50.31). Goldman
Sachs Group’s target price suggests a potential downside of 10.99% from the
stock’s current price. Several other equities research analysts have also
recently weighed in on ULVR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. set a GBX 4,400 ($56.76)
price objective on Unilever and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report
on Friday, May 11th. BNP Paribas set a GBX 4,800 ($61.92) price objective on
Unilever and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, June 1st.
Liberum Capital reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 3,960 ($51.08)
price objective on shares of Unilever in a report on Friday, June 15th. Barclays
reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a GBX 4,600 ($59.34) price
objective on shares of Unilever in a report on Tuesday, June 19th. Finally,
Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 4,700 ($60.63) price
objective on shares of Unilever in a report on Tuesday, June 26th. One equities
research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a
hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company. The company
currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX
4,430.63 ($57.15). Read more …
Dover (NYSE:DOV) was upgraded by Citigroup from a “neutral”
rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors
on Friday, The Fly reports. Several other research analysts have also recently
issued reports on DOV. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of
Dover from $80.00 to $86.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report
on Thursday, August 30th. William Blair reiterated a “market perform” rating on
shares of Dover in a report on Tuesday, July 3rd. Oppenheimer reiterated a
“hold” rating on shares of Dover in a report on Thursday, July 19th. Barclays
increased their price objective on shares of Dover from $88.00 to $90.00 and
gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 20th.
Finally, BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on shares of Dover
from $98.00 to $93.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a
report on Friday, July 20th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold
rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Dover has a
consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $92.14. Read more …
Downgrades:
Royal Bank of Canada downgraded shares of British American
Tobacco (NYSE:BTI) to an underperform rating in a report released on Monday,
The Fly reports. BTI has been the subject of a number of other reports. Zacks
Investment Research downgraded British American Tobacco from a hold rating to a
sell rating in a research note on Monday, June 4th. Jefferies Financial Group
downgraded British American Tobacco to a buy rating in a research note on
Friday, August 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three
have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company.
British American Tobacco has an average rating of Hold and an average target
price of $79.00. Read more …
Barclays downgraded shares of Verizon Communications
(NYSE:VZ) from an overweight rating to an equal weight rating in a research
note issued to investors on Tuesday morning, Marketbeat Ratings reports. They
currently have $50.00 price objective on the cell phone carrier’s stock, down
from their previous price objective of $56.00. VZ has been the topic of a
number of other research reports. Credit Suisse Group assumed coverage on
Verizon Communications in a research report on Tuesday, July 10th. They set an
outperform rating and a $58.00 target price on the stock. Zacks Investment
Research cut Verizon Communications from a buy rating to a hold rating in a
research report on Monday, July 30th. Jefferies Financial Group assumed
coverage on Verizon Communications in a research report on Thursday, June 7th.
They set a hold rating and a $52.00 target price on the stock. Robert W. Baird
lifted their target price on Verizon Communications from $52.00 to $53.00 and
gave the stock a neutral rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 25th.
Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Verizon Communications from a
neutral rating to an overweight rating and set a $58.00 target price on the
stock in a research report on Friday, May 11th. Seven research analysts have rated
the stock with a hold rating and eighteen have given a buy rating to the
company’s stock. Verizon Communications has an average rating of Buy and a
consensus price target of $55.17. Read more …
Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) was
downgraded by equities researchers at BMO Capital Markets from an “outperform”
rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note issued to investors on
Wednesday, Marketbeat reports. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation
call. A number of other equities analysts have also commented on the stock.
Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Canadian National Railway from a
“hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $99.00 price objective on the stock
in a report on Tuesday, August 7th. ValuEngine lowered shares of Canadian
National Railway from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on
Thursday, August 2nd. Barclays cut their target price on shares of Canadian
National Railway from $80.00 to $77.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the
stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 25th. Credit Suisse Group upped
their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from $85.00 to $89.00
and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July
25th. Finally, Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Canadian
National Railway from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating
in a research note on Wednesday, July 25th. Thirteen research analysts have
rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the
company. The stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price
of $89.80. Read more …
Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) was downgraded by equities
researchers at Argus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note
issued on Wednesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Several other brokerages have
also recently weighed in on TSN. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Tyson
Foods from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday,
July 24th. reaffirmed a “sell” rating on shares of Tyson Foods in a research
note on Thursday, July 5th. ValuEngine cut shares of Tyson Foods from a “sell”
rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, July 30th.
Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Tyson Foods from $80.00 to
$73.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday,
July 30th. Finally, Mizuho set a $87.00 price target on shares of Tyson Foods and
gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 25th. Three
analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold
rating and eight have given a buy rating to the stock. The stock has an average
rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $75.73. Read more …
JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded shares of Franklin
Resources (NYSE:BEN) from a neutral rating to an underweight rating in a report
published on Thursday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The firm currently has
$29.00 price target on the closed-end fund’s stock, down from their prior price
target of $32.00. BEN has been the topic of a number of other research reports.
Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Franklin Resources from $33.00 to
$32.00 and set an underweight rating on the stock in a research report on
Thursday, July 12th. Barclays cut their price objective on Franklin Resources
from $32.00 to $30.00 and set an underweight rating on the stock in a research
report on Monday, July 30th. Deutsche Bank cut their price objective on
Franklin Resources from $33.00 to $32.00 and set a hold rating on the stock in
a research report on Thursday, August 16th. Zacks Investment Research lowered
Franklin Resources from a hold rating to a strong sell rating in a research report
on Monday, August 6th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a hold
rating and set a $33.00 price objective on shares of Franklin Resources in a
research report on Friday, July 13th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a
sell rating and eight have issued a hold rating to the company’s stock. The
stock has a consensus rating of Hold and an average price target of $37.25. Read more …
ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) was downgraded by Bank of America
from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a note issued to investors on
Thursday, The Fly reports. They currently have a $80.00 target price on the
energy producer’s stock. Bank of America’s target price would suggest a
potential upside of 10.97% from the company’s previous close. Several other
research firms also recently commented on COP. BMO Capital Markets raised their
price objective on ConocoPhillips from $78.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an
“outperform” rating in a report on Friday, July 27th. Morgan Stanley lifted
their price target on ConocoPhillips from $82.00 to $83.00 and gave the company
a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co.
lifted their price target on ConocoPhillips from $82.00 to $85.00 and gave the
company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 27th. Barclays
lifted their price target on ConocoPhillips from $78.00 to $84.00 and gave the
company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 11th. Finally,
Zacks Investment Research upgraded ConocoPhillips from a “hold” rating to a
“buy” rating and set a $81.00 price target on the stock in a report on
Thursday, August 23rd. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold
rating and seventeen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock
has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $71.90. Read more…
Chevron (NYSE:CVX) was downgraded by research analysts at
Bank of America from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note
issued on Thursday, The Fly reports. They presently have a $135.00 target price
on the oil and gas company’s stock, down from their prior target price of
$150.00. Bank of America’s price target suggests a potential upside of 14.03%
from the stock’s previous close. Other analysts have also recently issued
reports about the company. Mizuho began coverage on Chevron in a research note
on Friday, June 8th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $145.00 price objective
on the stock. Barclays increased their price objective on Chevron from $145.00
to $148.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on
Wednesday, July 11th. Macquarie cut Chevron from an “outperform” rating to a
“neutral” rating and set a $125.00 price objective on the stock. in a research
note on Tuesday, July 3rd. Credit Suisse Group set a $132.00 price objective on
Chevron and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, July
1st. Finally, Raymond James upgraded Chevron from a “market perform” rating to
an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, June 18th. Nine investment
analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seventeen have assigned a
buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock has a consensus rating of “Buy”
and a consensus price target of $138.34. Read more …
T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW) was downgraded by equities
research analysts at Deutsche Bank from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a
note issued to investors on Friday. Other equities research analysts have also
issued research reports about the stock. BidaskClub lowered shares of T. Rowe
Price Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, July
3rd. ValuEngine lowered shares of T. Rowe Price Group from a “buy” rating to a
“hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 25th. Zacks Investment Research
upgraded shares of T. Rowe Price Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating
and set a $130.00 price objective for the company in a report on Monday, July
2nd. Wells Fargo & Co lifted their price objective on shares of T. Rowe
Price Group from $114.00 to $124.00 and gave the company a “market perform”
rating in a report on Friday, July 13th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their
price objective on shares of T. Rowe Price Group from $114.00 to $116.00 and
gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 12th.
Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have
issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. The
company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price
of $118.27. Read more …
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