Upgrades:
Barclays upgraded shares of General Electric (NYSE:GE) from
an equal weight rating to an overweight rating in a report released on Monday
morning, Marketbeat reports. Barclays currently has $16.00 target price on the
conglomerate’s stock. A number of other research firms also recently weighed in
on GE. Goldman Sachs Group reissued a neutral rating and set a $14.00 target
price on shares of General Electric in a research report on Wednesday, June
27th. Royal Bank of Canada set a $15.00 target price on shares of General
Electric and gave the company a neutral rating in a research report on
Wednesday, July 11th. Deutsche Bank set a $15.00 target price on shares of
General Electric and gave the company a hold rating in a research report on
Thursday, July 12th. MED raised shares of General Electric from a sell rating
to a hold rating and set a $15.00 target price for the company in a research
report on Thursday, July 12th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a
sell rating and set a $11.00 target price on shares of General Electric in a
research report on Monday, July 16th. Five equities research analysts have
rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have assigned a hold rating, six
have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s
stock. General Electric presently has a consensus rating of Hold and a
consensus target price of $16.31. Read more …
Walmart (NYSE:WMT) was upgraded by research analysts at
Deutsche Bank from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a note issued to
investors on Tuesday, Marketbeat reports. The firm presently has a $113.00
price target on the retailer’s stock, up from their prior price target of
$89.00. Deutsche Bank’s price target indicates a potential upside of 18.00%
from the company’s current price. Other equities analysts have also recently
issued reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed a “neutral” rating
and issued a $98.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a report on Thursday,
October 4th. Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $95.00
target price on shares of Walmart in a report on Friday, August 17th.
Morningstar set a $90.00 target price on shares of Walmart and gave the company
a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 26th. Telsey Advisory Group
lifted their target price on shares of Walmart from $105.00 to $107.00 and gave
the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 17th. Finally,
BMO Capital Markets set a $110.00 target price on shares of Walmart and gave
the company a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, September 23rd. Eighteen
equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seventeen
have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the
company’s stock. The stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an
average price target of $102.25. Read more …
Guggenheim upgraded shares of Mcdonald’s (NYSE:MCD) from a
neutral rating to a buy rating in a research report report published on
Wednesday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. They currently have $200.00 price
objective on the fast-food giant’s stock. The analysts noted that the move was
a valuation call. Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in
on MCD. Wells Fargo & Co reiterated a buy rating and set a $185.00 price
target on shares of Mcdonald’s in a research note on Thursday, June 21st.
Telsey Advisory Group dropped their price target on shares of Mcdonald’s from
$190.00 to $175.00 and set an outperform rating on the stock in a research note
on Friday, July 27th. Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a neutral rating and set a
$168.00 price target on shares of Mcdonald’s in a research note on Monday, July
16th. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Mcdonald’s from $176.00
to $178.00 and gave the stock a neutral rating in a research note on Thursday,
June 14th. Finally, Imperial Capital dropped their price target on shares of
Mcdonald’s from $190.00 to $175.00 and set an outperform rating on the stock in
a research note on Friday, July 27th. Seven equities research analysts have
rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-three have given a buy rating to
the stock. The company has a consensus rating of Buy and a consensus price
target of $183.29. Read more …
Bank of America upgraded shares of Southern (NYSE:SO) from
an underperform rating to a neutral rating in a report published on Wednesday,
MarketBeat Ratings reports. They currently have $46.00 price objective on the
utilities provider’s stock. A number of other research analysts have also
recently weighed in on the stock. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of
Southern from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $49.00 target price on
the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley dropped their target
price on shares of Southern from $45.00 to $44.00 and set a sell rating on the
stock in a research note on Friday, September 21st. ValuEngine cut shares of
Southern from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research note on Thursday,
August 9th. Credit Suisse Group cut shares of Southern from a neutral rating to
an underperform rating and dropped their price target for the company from
$46.00 to $43.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 9th. Finally, Evercore
ISI cut shares of Southern from an in-line rating to an underperform rating in
a research note on Thursday, August 9th. Seven equities research analysts have
rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and two
have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Southern has an average rating of Hold
and a consensus price target of $46.04. Read more …
Canadian Pacific Railway (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) was upgraded by
research analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in
a research note issued on Friday, The Fly reports. Other equities research
analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Deutsche Bank
lowered Canadian Pacific Railway to a “buy” rating in a research report on
Monday, July 9th. Seaport Global Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a
$205.00 target price on shares of Canadian Pacific Railway in a research report
on Monday, June 25th. TD Securities raised Canadian Pacific Railway from a
“hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 5th.
Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating and set a $260.00 target price (up previously
from $242.00) on shares of Canadian Pacific Railway in a research report on
Friday, October 5th. Finally, Bank of America raised their target price on
Canadian Pacific Railway from $213.00 to $233.00 and gave the stock a “buy”
rating in a research report on Monday, October 1st. Three research analysts
have rated the stock with a hold rating, seventeen have given a buy rating and
one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Canadian Pacific
Railway presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price
of $237.38. Read more …
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) was upgraded by Macquarie from a
“neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a note issued to investors on
Friday, The Fly reports. Several other brokerages also recently issued reports
on MSFT. BidaskClub upgraded Microsoft from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy”
rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 18th. Griffin Securities upped
their price objective on Microsoft from $119.00 to $124.00 and gave the company
a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 20th. Deutsche Bank upped
their price objective on Microsoft to $130.00 and gave the company a “buy”
rating in a research report on Friday, July 20th. Credit Suisse Group set a
$125.00 price objective on Microsoft and gave the company a “buy” rating in a
research report on Wednesday, September 19th. Finally, Zacks Investment
Research upgraded Microsoft from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a
$121.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 24th.
One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have
assigned a hold rating, thirty-one have given a buy rating and two have
assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock currently has an
average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $120.08. Read more …
Lexington Realty Trust (NYSE:LXP) was upgraded by equities
research analysts at Jefferies Financial Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy”
rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, The Fly
reports. LXP has been the subject of several other reports. Wells Fargo &
Co raised shares of Lexington Realty Trust from a “market perform” rating to an
“outperform” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $8.50 to
$9.00 in a report on Thursday, September 27th. ValuEngine cut shares of
Lexington Realty Trust from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a
report on Wednesday, September 12th. Finally, Zacks Investment Research raised
shares of Lexington Realty Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a
report on Saturday, August 11th. Three equities research analysts have rated
the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and two have
issued a buy rating to the company. The company currently has an average rating
of “Hold” and an average target price of $9.17. Read more …
Downgrades:
Vodafone Group (NASDAQ:VOD) was downgraded by research
analysts at Jefferies Financial Group to a “hold” rating in a report issued on
Monday. Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on VOD. BidaskClub
raised shares of Vodafone Group from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating
in a research report on Tuesday, July 31st. Bank of America cut shares of
Vodafone Group from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report
on Thursday, August 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised shares of Vodafone Group
from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00
target price for the company in a research report on Tuesday, September 4th.
Standpoint Research raised shares of Vodafone Group from a “reduce” rating to a
“buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 11th. Finally, UBS
Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Vodafone Group in a research report
on Tuesday, August 7th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell
rating, three have assigned a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and
one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. The company currently
has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $33.36. Read more …
Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Kimberly Clark
(NYSE:KMB) from a buy rating to a neutral rating in a report released on
Monday, Marketbeat reports. The firm currently has $119.00 price target on the
stock. Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company.
Zacks Investment Research lowered Kimberly Clark from a hold rating to a sell
rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 26th. ValuEngine raised Kimberly
Clark from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research note on Wednesday,
August 15th. UBS Group began coverage on Kimberly Clark in a research note on
Thursday, July 19th. They issued a sell rating and a $90.00 target price for
the company. Deutsche Bank upped their target price on Kimberly Clark from
$103.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock a hold rating in a research note on
Thursday, August 16th. Finally, Barclays set a $104.00 target price on Kimberly
Clark and gave the stock a hold rating in a research note on Monday, October
1st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating
and twelve have issued a hold rating to the company. Kimberly Clark presently
has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $107.27. Read more …
Kroger (NYSE:KR) was downgraded by investment analysts at
Deutsche Bank from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note issued
to investors on Tuesday, The Fly reports. KR has been the topic of a number of
other research reports. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Kroger from a “hold”
rating to a “buy” rating and set a $35.00 price objective on the stock in a
research note on Tuesday, August 21st. TheStreet upgraded Kroger from a “c+”
rating to a “b” rating in a research note on Friday, June 29th. Credit Suisse
Group set a $33.00 price objective on Kroger and gave the stock a “hold” rating
in a research note on Thursday, September 13th. Morgan Stanley reduced their
price objective on Kroger from $28.00 to $27.00 and set a “hold” rating on the
stock in a research note on Thursday, September 27th. Finally, MED assumed
coverage on Kroger in a research note on Monday, July 2nd. They issued a “hold”
rating and a $30.00 price target on the stock. They noted that the move was a
valuation call. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen
have given a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. The
company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price
of $30.15. Read more …
JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered shares of Whirlpool
(NYSE:WHR) from an overweight rating to a neutral rating in a report released
on Tuesday, Marketbeat reports. Several other equities research analysts also
recently weighed in on the company. Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on
Whirlpool in a report on Tuesday, October 2nd. They issued a sell rating and a
$107.00 price target for the company. Zacks Investment Research raised
Whirlpool from a strong sell rating to a hold rating in a report on Tuesday,
September 25th. Royal Bank of Canada downgraded Whirlpool from an outperform
rating to a sector perform rating in a report on Wednesday, July 25th. Credit
Suisse Group set a $175.00 price target on Whirlpool and gave the stock a buy
rating in a report on Tuesday, July 24th. Finally, Longbow Research downgraded
Whirlpool from a buy rating to a neutral rating and set a $185.00 price target
for the company. in a report on Tuesday, July 24th. Two analysts have rated the
stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and four have given a
buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock has a consensus rating of Hold and
a consensus target price of $171.88. Read more …
Goldman Sachs Group downgraded shares of International Paper
(NYSE:IP) from a buy rating to a neutral rating in a research note published on
Wednesday morning, MarketBeat reports. They currently have $53.00 price target
on the basic materials company’s stock. A number of other equities analysts
have also commented on IP. Zacks Investment Research lowered International
Paper from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note on Tuesday, July
10th. Stephens reaffirmed a hold rating and set a $57.00 price target on shares
of International Paper in a research note on Thursday, July 5th. ValuEngine
lowered International Paper from a sell rating to a strong sell rating in a
research note on Monday, July 2nd. Deutsche Bank initiated coverage on
International Paper in a research note on Monday, June 18th. They set a hold
rating and a $64.00 price target on the stock. Finally, MED cut their price
target on International Paper from $65.00 to $64.00 and set a hold rating on
the stock in a research note on Monday, June 18th. Three research analysts have
rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and six have
issued a buy rating to the stock. The stock has a consensus rating of Hold and
a consensus price target of $62.50. Read more …
Deutsche Bank cut shares of Clorox (NYSE:CLX) from a hold
rating to a sell rating in a research report sent to investors on Wednesday
morning, MarketBeat.com reports. The firm currently has $123.00 target price on
the stock. CLX has been the subject of a number of other reports. Atlantic
Securities started coverage on Clorox in a research report on Thursday,
September 20th. They set a neutral rating and a $151.00 target price for the
company. Goldman Sachs Group downgraded Clorox from a neutral rating to a sell
rating and lowered their target price for the company from $127.00 to $112.00
in a research report on Tuesday, July 17th. They noted that the move was a
valuation call. Bank of America increased their target price on Clorox from
$130.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a neutral rating in a research report
on Monday, July 16th. Argus upgraded Clorox from a hold rating to a buy rating
and set a $175.00 target price for the company in a research report on Tuesday,
September 25th. Finally, Zacks Investment Research downgraded Clorox from a buy
rating to a hold rating in a research report on Friday, October 5th. Four
analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold
rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. The stock has an average
rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $137.21. Read more …
Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) was downgraded by equities
research analysts at Deutsche Bank from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a
research note issued on Wednesday, MarketBeat reports. They currently have a
$51.00 target price on the stock. Deutsche Bank’s price objective would
indicate a potential downside of 8.88% from the company’s previous close. Several
other equities analysts have also issued reports on CHD. ValuEngine raised
Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research
report on Wednesday, June 20th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target
on Church & Dwight to $60.00 and gave the stock a “fair value” rating in a
research report on Friday, August 3rd. Zacks Investment Research lowered Church
& Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on
Wednesday, October 3rd. UBS Group began coverage on Church & Dwight in a
research report on Thursday, July 19th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a
$57.00 price target for the company. Finally, Atlantic Securities began
coverage on Church & Dwight in a research report on Thursday, September
20th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $70.00 price target for the
company. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell
rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to
the company’s stock. The company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and
a consensus price target of $55.47. Read more …
Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) was downgraded by equities
researchers at Societe Generale from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a
research note issued to investors on Friday, The Fly reports. Several other
research firms have also commented on HAL. B. Riley set a $51.00 price target
on Halliburton and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on
Thursday, July 26th. Zacks Investment Research raised Halliburton from a “hold”
rating to a “buy” rating and set a $51.00 price target on the stock in a
research report on Tuesday, June 26th. Raymond James cut their price target on
Halliburton from $59.00 to $55.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating on the stock in
a research report on Tuesday, September 11th. Credit Suisse Group set a $52.00
price target on Halliburton and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research
report on Tuesday, July 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. set a $60.00
price target on Halliburton and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research
report on Monday, September 17th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock
with a hold rating, twenty-two have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned
a strong buy rating to the stock. The stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and
an average price target of $54.00. Read more …
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