Upgrades:
Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F)
from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a research note published on Monday
morning, Marketbeat Ratings reports. They currently have $12.00 target price on
the auto manufacturer’s stock, up from their prior target price of $9.00. Other
research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company.
Citigroup lowered their price target on Ford Motor from $10.50 to $9.90 and set
a neutral rating on the stock in a report on Monday, September 10th. Guggenheim
reissued a hold rating and issued a $11.50 price target on shares of Ford Motor
in a report on Friday, July 27th. Buckingham Research decreased their price
objective on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set a neutral rating on the
stock in a report on Thursday, July 26th. Nomura set a $9.00 price objective on
Ford Motor and gave the stock a hold rating in a report on Tuesday, August
14th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a hold rating and set a $11.50
price objective on shares of Ford Motor in a report on Thursday, July 26th. One
equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have
issued a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. Ford Motor
presently has an average rating of Hold and an average target price of $11.58.
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Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of PPG Industries
(NYSE:PPG) from a buy rating to a conviction-buy rating in a research note
released on Monday, The Fly reports. Other research analysts also recently
issued research reports about the stock. KeyCorp cut their price target on
shares of PPG Industries from $130.00 to $128.00 and set a $104.41 rating on
the stock in a report on Monday, July 23rd. Northcoast Research set a $114.00
target price on shares of PPG Industries and gave the stock a buy rating in a report
on Tuesday, October 9th. Deutsche Bank dropped their target price on shares of
PPG Industries from $124.00 to $116.00 and set a buy rating on the stock in a
report on Tuesday, October 9th. SunTrust Banks reiterated a hold rating and
issued a $110.00 target price on shares of PPG Industries in a report on
Friday, July 20th. Finally, ValuEngine upgraded shares of PPG Industries 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, twelve have assigned a hold
rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating
to the company. The stock presently has a consensus rating of Hold and a
consensus price target of $117.56. Read more …
Bank of America upgraded shares of ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP)
from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a research note published on Monday
morning, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Bank of America currently has $85.00 price
objective on the energy producer’s stock. A number of other equities research
analysts have also recently commented on COP. BMO Capital Markets raised their
price objective on shares of ConocoPhillips from $78.00 to $80.00 and gave the
stock an outperform rating in a research note on Friday, July 27th. Mizuho
reaffirmed a hold rating on shares of ConocoPhillips in a research note on
Tuesday, July 24th. ValuEngine cut shares of ConocoPhillips from a buy rating
to a hold rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 23rd. Barclays raised
their price objective on shares of ConocoPhillips from $78.00 to $84.00 and
gave the stock an overweight rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 11th.
Finally, Zacks Investment Research raised shares of ConocoPhillips from a hold
rating to a buy rating and set a $88.00 price objective on the stock in a
research note on Monday, October 8th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with
a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company.
ConocoPhillips presently has a consensus rating of Buy and a consensus target
price of $75.53. Read more …
National-Oilwell Varco (NYSE:NOV) was upgraded by research
analysts at Societe Generale from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a
research note issued to investors on Monday, The Fly reports. Several other
research firms have also weighed in on NOV. Barclays lifted their price target
on National-Oilwell Varco from $37.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “hold”
rating in a research report on Monday, July 30th. Susquehanna Bancshares set a
$45.00 price objective on National-Oilwell Varco and gave the company a “hold”
rating in a research note on Monday, July 30th. Jefferies Financial Group
reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $42.00 price objective on shares of
National-Oilwell Varco in a research note on Monday, July 30th. Seaport Global
Securities reiterated a “sell” rating and set a $37.00 price objective on
shares of National-Oilwell Varco in a research note on Tuesday, July 31st.
Finally, Citigroup lifted their price objective on National-Oilwell Varco from
$45.00 to $49.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on
Tuesday, July 31st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell
rating, fifteen have assigned a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating
to the stock. The stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price
target of $42.86. Read more …
Deutsche Bank upgraded shares of Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW)
from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report report published on
Tuesday morning, The Fly reports. They currently have $54.00 target price on
the financial services provider’s stock, up from their prior target price of
$52.00. Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the
company. Credit Suisse Group reduced their target price on Charles Schwab from
$56.00 to $53.00 and set an outperform rating for the company in a report on
Friday, October 26th. Barclays reduced their target price on Charles Schwab
from $65.00 to $57.00 and set an overweight rating for the company in a report
on Monday, October 22nd. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Charles
Schwab from $65.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a report on
Tuesday, October 9th. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Charles Schwab from a hold
rating to a buy rating and set a $55.00 target price for the company in a
report on Wednesday, October 3rd. Finally, Wolfe Research assumed coverage on
Charles Schwab in a report on Tuesday, September 25th. They issued an
underperform rating for the company. Two analysts have rated the stock with a
sell rating, five have given a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to
the company’s stock. Charles Schwab currently has a consensus rating of Hold
and a consensus price target of $57.73. Read more …
Credit Suisse Group upgraded shares of Hershey (NYSE:HSY)
from an underperform rating to a neutral rating in a report published on
Tuesday morning, Marketbeat.com reports. The brokerage currently has $104.00
price objective on the stock. HSY has been the subject of several other
reports. Deutsche Bank set a $110.00 price target on shares of Hershey and gave
the company a hold rating in a research report on Friday, September 14th. Zacks
Investment Research raised shares of Hershey from a hold rating to a buy rating
and set a $116.00 price objective for the company in a research report on
Monday, September 24th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on
shares of Hershey from $93.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an underweight
rating in a research report on Friday, July 27th. Stifel Nicolaus increased
their price objective on shares of Hershey from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the
company a hold rating in a research report on Friday, July 27th. Finally,
Susquehanna Bancshares increased their price objective on shares of Hershey
from $109.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a neutral rating in a research
report on Tuesday, October 23rd. Four research analysts have rated the stock
with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a
buy rating to the company’s stock. The company currently has a consensus rating
of Hold and an average price target of $103.81. Read more …
Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) was upgraded by equities researchers at
JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating in a
research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, The Fly reports. A
number of other equities analysts have also commented on the stock. Barclays
lifted their price target on shares of Ecolab from $150.00 to $165.00 and gave
the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 24th. Bank
of America began coverage on shares of Ecolab in a report on Tuesday, October
23rd. They set a “buy” rating and a $123.00 price target on the stock. Nomura
cut their price target on shares of Ecolab from $153.00 to $150.00 and set a
“neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 16th. Zacks
Investment Research lowered shares of Ecolab from a “buy” rating to a “hold”
rating in a report on Thursday, October 11th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their
price target on shares of Ecolab from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a
“buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 2nd. Seven investment analysts
have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to
the company’s stock. The stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus
price target of $150.81. Read more …
General Electric (NYSE:GE) was upgraded by equities
researchers at UBS Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report
released on Wednesday, The Fly reports. GE has been the topic of a number of
other research reports. Gabelli reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of General
Electric in a report on Wednesday, July 18th. Gordon Haskett started coverage
on General Electric in a report on Friday, October 12th. They set a “sell”
rating on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on
General Electric to $13.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a
research report on Friday, September 28th. Oppenheimer reiterated a “neutral”
rating on shares of General Electric in a research report on Tuesday, October
2nd. Finally, Barclays reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $16.00 target
price on shares of General Electric in a research report on Monday, July 9th.
Five analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold
rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating
to the company’s stock. The stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and
a consensus target price of $15.89. Read more …
Eli Lilly And Co (NYSE:LLY) was upgraded by Credit Suisse
Group from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report
issued on Wednesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. A number of other brokerages
have also recently issued reports on LLY. Morgan Stanley lifted their target
price on Eli Lilly And Co from $93.00 to $102.00 and gave the stock an “equal
weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 31st. TheStreet cut Eli Lilly And
Co from a “b” rating to a “c+” rating in a report on Friday, August 24th.
Guggenheim started coverage on Eli Lilly And Co in a report on Monday, October
8th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald restated a
“buy” rating and issued a $128.00 target price on shares of Eli Lilly And Co in
a report on Wednesday, October 17th. Finally, Barclays restated an “overweight”
rating and issued a $112.00 target price (up from $107.00) on shares of Eli
Lilly And Co in a report on Tuesday, September 18th. Seven analysts have rated
the stock with a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the company.
The stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of
$111.53. Read more …
Credit Suisse Group upgraded shares of Valero Energy
(NYSE:VLO) from a neutral rating to an outperform rating in a research report
sent to investors on Thursday, The Fly reports. Credit Suisse Group currently
has $120.00 price target on the oil and gas company’s stock, down from their
prior price target of $135.00. VLO has been the subject of a number of other
reports. Standpoint Research upgraded Valero Energy from a hold rating to a buy
rating in a research note on Friday, October 12th. Wells Fargo & Co lowered
their target price on Valero Energy from $141.00 to $135.00 and set a buy
rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 26th. Morgan
Stanley raised their target price on Valero Energy from $140.00 to $150.00 and
gave the company an overweight rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 31st.
Goldman Sachs Group lowered Valero Energy from a neutral rating to a sell
rating in a research note on Friday, October 19th. Finally, Tudor Pickering
lowered Valero Energy from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note on
Thursday, October 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell
rating, ten have given a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to
the stock. The stock presently has an average rating of Buy and an average
price target of $115.82. Read more …
Downgrades:
Raymond James cut shares of Leggett & Platt (NYSE:LEG)
from a strong-buy rating to an outperform rating in a research note released on
Monday morning, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The brokerage currently has $44.00
target price on the stock. Other research analysts have also recently issued
research reports about the company. Zacks Investment Research raised Leggett
& Platt from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research note on Monday,
October 1st. ValuEngine cut Leggett & Platt from a hold rating to a sell
rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 2nd. One research analyst has
rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and four
have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company has an average
rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $47.50. Read more …
Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) was downgraded by equities
researchers at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a “neutral” rating to an
“underweight” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on
Monday, The Fly reports. Other analysts have also recently issued research
reports about the stock. Argus reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $75.00
price objective (up previously from $72.00) on shares of Colgate-Palmolive in a
report on Tuesday, September 18th. UBS Group raised shares of Colgate-Palmolive
from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective
for the stock from $70.00 to $75.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 18th. Zacks
Investment Research raised shares of Colgate-Palmolive from a “sell” rating to
a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 18th. Barclays set a
$64.00 target price on shares of Colgate-Palmolive and gave the company a
“hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 30th. Finally, Wells Fargo
& Co reissued a “hold” rating and set a $64.00 target price on shares of
Colgate-Palmolive in a research note on Friday, July 27th. Four analysts have rated
the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating and two have
assigned a buy rating to the company. The stock currently has a consensus
rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $70.79. Read more …
Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) was downgraded by stock
analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a “neutral” rating to an
“underweight” rating in a research note issued on Tuesday, The Fly reports.
They currently have a $52.00 price objective on the airline’s stock, down from
their previous price objective of $63.00. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s price
objective would suggest a potential upside of 8.54% from the company’s current
price. Several other research firms have also commented on LUV. Imperial
Capital upped their price target on shares of Southwest Airlines from $54.00 to
$60.00 and gave the stock an “inline” rating in a research report on Wednesday,
August 22nd. Buckingham Research decreased their target price on shares of
Southwest Airlines from $73.00 to $65.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company
in a research report on Friday. Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of
Southwest Airlines from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report
on Thursday, October 4th. Morgan Stanley set a $68.00 target price on shares of
Southwest Airlines and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on
Friday, October 5th. Finally, Macquarie set a $67.00 target price on shares of
Southwest Airlines and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on
Monday, October 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell
rating, four have issued a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to
the stock. The stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus
price target of $66.78. Read more …
Genuine Parts (NYSE:GPC) was downgraded by equities research
analysts at Bank of America from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating
in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, The Fly
reports. Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the
company. Wedbush upped their price target on Genuine Parts from $93.00 to
$100.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday,
July 20th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on Genuine Parts to $99.00
and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on
Thursday, July 12th. ValuEngine raised Genuine Parts from a “hold” rating to a
“buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 19th. Finally, Zacks
Investment Research lowered Genuine Parts from a “buy” rating to a “hold”
rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 25th. Three analysts have rated
the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and one has given
a buy rating to the company’s stock. Genuine Parts presently has a consensus
rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $102.80. Read more …
QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) was downgraded by research analysts
at Bank of America from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research
report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, The Fly reports. They
presently have a $70.00 price target on the wireless technology company’s
stock. Bank of America’s target price points to a potential upside of 10.79%
from the stock’s current price. Several other brokerages also recently issued
reports on QCOM. Barclays started coverage on shares of QUALCOMM in a research
note on Thursday, September 13th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a
$95.00 price objective for the company. ValuEngine raised shares of QUALCOMM
from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July
24th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on shares of QUALCOMM to
$77.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on
Friday, September 7th. Nomura lifted their price target on shares of QUALCOMM
from $70.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on
Tuesday, September 4th. Finally, Deutsche Bank lifted their price target on
shares of QUALCOMM to $70.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research
note on Wednesday, September 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock
with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and fifteen have given a
buy rating to the stock. The company currently has an average rating of “Buy”
and an average price target of $71.07. Read more …
WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) was downgraded by Bank of
America from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report issued
on Thursday, The Fly reports. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation
call. A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on WEC. Howard
Weil initiated coverage on WEC Energy Group in a research note on Tuesday,
September 4th. They issued a “sector outperform” rating and a $72.00 price
objective for the company. Wolfe Research cut WEC Energy Group from a “market
perform” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, October 26th.
Zacks Investment Research cut WEC Energy Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold”
rating in a research note on Thursday, August 9th. Scotia Howard Weill
initiated coverage on WEC Energy Group in a research note on Tuesday, September
4th. They issued a “sector outperform” rating and a $72.00 price objective for
the company. Finally, Wells Fargo & Co boosted their price objective on WEC
Energy Group from $71.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating
in a research note on Monday, September 17th. One investment analyst has rated
the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and six have
assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company currently has an
average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $70.00. Read more …
American Tower (NYSE:AMT) was downgraded by stock analysts
at Deutsche Bank from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a note issued to
investors on Thursday, The Fly reports. The analysts noted that the move was a
valuation call. A number of other analysts have also issued reports on AMT.
Zacks Investment Research upgraded American Tower from a “sell” rating to a
“hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 18th. Citigroup lowered American
Tower from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price target
for the company from $161.00 to $176.00 in a report on Wednesday. Barclays
boosted their price target on American Tower from $156.00 to $164.00 and gave
the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Royal Bank of
Canada boosted their price target on American Tower to $173.00 and gave the
company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Bank of
America set a $172.00 price target on American Tower and gave the company a
“buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Six investment analysts have rated the
stock with a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the stock.
American Tower currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price
target of $164.33. Read more …
Xcel Energy (NYSE:XEL) was downgraded by analysts at Mizuho
from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note issued on Friday,
The Fly reports. Several other research analysts have also weighed in on XEL.
Argus upped their target price on shares of Xcel Energy from $53.00 to $57.00
and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Zacks
Investment Research upgraded shares of Xcel Energy from a “sell” rating to a
“hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 16th. Morgan Stanley upped
their target price on shares of Xcel Energy from $46.00 to $49.00 and gave the
stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 16th.
Finally, 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 target
price on the stock. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold
rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. The company currently
has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $49.10. Read more …
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