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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