Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades for Week of November 19, 2018



Upgrades:



JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:NVO) from a neutral rating to an overweight rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday morning, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Novo Nordisk A/S from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 31st. ValuEngine downgraded shares of Novo Nordisk A/S from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report on Thursday, October 4th. Cfra reissued a hold rating on shares of Novo Nordisk A/S in a research report on Friday, November 2nd. Guggenheim began coverage on shares of Novo Nordisk A/S in a research report on Monday, October 8th. They set a buy rating on the stock. Finally, Pareto Securities downgraded shares of Novo Nordisk A/S from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report on Friday, October 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Novo Nordisk A/S presently has a consensus rating of Hold and an average price target of $64.00. Read more …


Citigroup upgraded shares of Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a research note released on Monday, MarketBeat.com reports. The brokerage currently has $74.00 price target on the oil and gas company’s stock. A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on HP. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Helmerich & Payne from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $81.00 target price for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 9th. B. Riley set a $83.00 price target on shares of Helmerich & Payne and gave the company a buy rating in a report on Sunday, October 7th. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on shares of Helmerich & Payne in a report on Wednesday, October 10th. They set an underperform rating on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Helmerich & Payne from an underweight rating to a neutral rating and increased their price target for the company from $49.00 to $58.00 in a report on Friday, September 14th. Finally, ValuEngine upgraded shares of Helmerich & Payne from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report on Monday, July 30th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the stock. Helmerich & Payne currently has a consensus rating of Hold and an average target price of $73.24. Read more …

Target (NYSE:TGT) was upgraded by equities researchers at Credit Suisse Group to a “buy” rating in a research note issued on Tuesday. The brokerage currently has a $94.00 price target on the retailer’s stock. Credit Suisse Group’s target price points to a potential upside of 35.72% from the stock’s previous close. Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. ValuEngine cut shares of Target from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday. Telsey Advisory Group upgraded shares of Target from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price target for the company from $80.00 to $100.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 23rd. Wolfe Research cut shares of Target from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 23rd. Loop Capital set a $102.00 price target on shares of Target and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, August 17th. Finally, Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Target from $76.00 to $92.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Target currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $88.19. Read more …

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Wedbush from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, The Fly reports. The brokerage presently has a $65.00 price target on the technology retailer’s stock. Wedbush’s price target indicates a potential upside of 2.31% from the company’s previous close. Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Best Buy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 14th. Bank of America cut shares of Best Buy from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $92.00 to $70.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 13th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of Best Buy from $78.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 11th. Credit Suisse Group lifted their price objective on shares of Best Buy from $74.00 to $78.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 29th. Finally, Barclays reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $90.00 price objective on shares of Best Buy in a research report on Wednesday, August 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Best Buy currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $78.50. Read more …




Downgrades:


Eaton Vance (NYSE:EV) was downgraded by Citigroup from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. They currently have a $47.00 price objective on the asset manager’s stock, down from their previous price objective of $60.50. Citigroup’s price target would indicate a potential upside of 11.67% from the company’s previous close. A number of other equities analysts have also commented on the stock. ValuEngine lowered shares of Eaton Vance from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 17th. Deutsche Bank decreased their price objective on shares of Eaton Vance from $64.00 to $63.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, September 27th. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Eaton Vance from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 9th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $45.00 target price on shares of Eaton Vance in a research report on Monday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. The stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $55.06. Read more …

Investec downgraded shares of AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report released on Monday morning, Marketbeat reports. Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. ValuEngine upgraded shares of AstraZeneca from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report on Saturday, July 28th. Guggenheim assumed coverage on shares of AstraZeneca in a report on Monday, October 8th. They set a buy rating for the company. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on shares of AstraZeneca in a report on Tuesday, October 23rd. They set an outperform rating for the company. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of AstraZeneca from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report on Tuesday, October 16th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of AstraZeneca from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report on Thursday, August 16th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. AstraZeneca currently has an average rating of Hold and an average target price of $41.74. Read more …

Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW) was downgraded by investment analysts at UBS Group from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report issued on Monday, The Fly reports. SCHW has been the topic of several other reports. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on shares of Charles Schwab from $66.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 14th. Deutsche Bank upgraded shares of Charles Schwab from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $52.00 to $54.00 in a report on Tuesday, October 30th. Raymond James upgraded shares of Charles Schwab from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $54.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 30th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Charles Schwab from $65.00 to $57.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 22nd. Finally, Citigroup cut their price objective on shares of Charles Schwab from $49.00 to $48.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, July 23rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Charles Schwab has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $57.33. Read more …

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) was downgraded by investment analysts at Daiwa Capital Markets from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, The Fly reports. Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on shares of Walmart to $110.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 16th. Oppenheimer reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $100.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a research note on Thursday, August 16th. BMO Capital Markets began coverage on shares of Walmart in a research note on Monday, September 17th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $110.00 price target for the company. Independent Research set a $101.00 price objective on shares of Walmart and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Co set a $98.00 price objective on shares of Walmart and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nineteen have issued a hold rating, sixteen have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. The company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $104.13. Read more …

Raymond James cut shares of Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) from a market perform rating to an underperform rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. XOM has been the subject of several other research reports. Royal Bank of Canada restated a buy rating and set a $105.00 price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil in a research report on Wednesday, August 8th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a neutral rating and set a $87.00 price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil in a research report on Friday, September 28th. Macquarie restated a sell rating and set a $70.00 price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil in a research report on Friday, October 19th. Societe Generale set a $92.00 price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil and gave the company a buy rating in a research report on Monday, August 6th. Finally, BNP Paribas set a $85.00 price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil and gave the company a sell rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 28th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. The company currently has a consensus rating of Hold and an average target price of $87.00. Read more …

Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) was downgraded by investment analysts at Citigroup from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note issued on Wednesday, The Fly reports. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call. Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Ecolab from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $176.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 10th. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Ecolab from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 2nd. ValuEngine upgraded shares of Ecolab from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 7th. Boenning Scattergood restated a “buy” rating on shares of Ecolab in a research note on Tuesday, July 31st. Finally, Canaccord Genuity set a $160.00 price target on shares of Ecolab and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. The stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $154.47. Read more …

Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW) was downgraded by equities researchers at Stifel Nicolaus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, The Fly reports. LOW has been the subject of a number of other research reports. SunTrust Banks raised shares of Lowe’s Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $55.00 price target for the company in a report on Friday, September 28th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Lowe’s Companies from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 11th. KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $115.00 price target (up previously from $105.00) on shares of Lowe’s Companies in a report on Tuesday, July 24th. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of Lowe’s Companies from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 22nd. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on shares of Lowe’s Companies to $118.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 23rd. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-three have assigned a buy rating to the company. The company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $112.15. Read more …


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