Upgrades:
Credit Suisse Group upgraded shares of Chevron (NYSE:CVX)
from a neutral rating to an outperform rating in a research report released on
Monday, MarketBeat reports. Credit Suisse Group currently has $138.00 price
objective on the oil and gas company’s stock. Several other brokerages have
also recently commented on CVX. ValuEngine cut Chevron from a buy rating to a
hold rating in a research report on Thursday, August 2nd. Zacks Investment
Research raised Chevron from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $137.00
price target for the company in a research report on Monday, October 1st.
Redburn Partners cut Chevron from a buy rating to a neutral rating and reduced
their price target for the company from $130.00 to $115.00 in a research report
on Wednesday, October 3rd. Piper Jaffray Companies reissued an overweight
rating on shares of Chevron in a research report on Tuesday, October 23rd.
Finally, Royal Bank of Canada set a $150.00 price target on Chevron and gave
the company a hold rating in a research report on Thursday, September 20th.
Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating,
sixteen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the
company’s stock. Chevron currently has a consensus rating of Buy and a consensus
target price of $138.13. Read more …
Consolidated Edison (NYSE:ED) was upgraded by equities
research analysts at Goldman Sachs Group from a “sell” rating to a “neutral”
rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday, The Fly reports. The
firm currently has a $73.00 price target on the utilities provider’s stock, up
from their prior price target of $72.00. Goldman Sachs Group’s target price
indicates a potential downside of 4.00% from the stock’s previous close. ED has
been the subject of several other research reports. Morgan Stanley upped their
target price on Consolidated Edison from $77.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock a
“sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 11th. ValuEngine raised
Consolidated Edison from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note
on Tuesday, October 2nd. Bank of America upped their target price on
Consolidated Edison from $84.50 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in
a research note on Wednesday, September 26th. Scotiabank assumed coverage on
Consolidated Edison in a research note on Tuesday, July 24th. They issued a
“sell” rating and a $32.00 target price for the company. Finally, Barclays
assumed coverage on Consolidated Edison in a research note on Tuesday, July
10th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $81.00 target price for the
company. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight
have issued a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company’s
stock. The company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus
price target of $77.18. Read more …
Wells Fargo & Co upgraded shares of Enbridge (NYSE:ENB)
(TSE:ENB) from a market perform rating to an outperform rating in a research
report released on Monday morning, Marketbeat.com reports. A number of other
research analysts have also weighed in on ENB. Morgan Stanley raised their
price target on shares of Enbridge from $34.00 to $37.00 and gave the company
an equal weight rating in a research report on Friday, July 13th. ValuEngine
lowered shares of Enbridge from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research
report on Thursday, August 2nd. UBS Group assumed coverage on shares of
Enbridge in a research report on Thursday, October 4th. They set a buy rating
on the stock. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Enbridge from a hold
rating to a buy rating and set a $38.00 price target on the stock in a research
report on Monday, October 8th. Finally, Citigroup reissued a neutral rating on
shares of Enbridge in a research report on Monday, September 24th. Four
equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven
have assigned a buy rating to the company. Enbridge currently has a consensus
rating of Buy and a consensus price target of $49.17. Read more …
National-Oilwell Varco (NYSE:NOV) was upgraded by analysts
at Tudor Pickering from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report
issued on Monday, MarketBeat.com reports. NOV has been the subject of several
other reports. R. F. Lafferty upgraded shares of National-Oilwell Varco from a
“hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company
from $41.00 to $51.00 in a research note on Tuesday, August 21st. Edward Jones
downgraded shares of National-Oilwell Varco from a “buy” rating to a “hold”
rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 4th. Morgan Stanley started
coverage on shares of National-Oilwell Varco in a research note on Tuesday,
September 18th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $50.00 target price
for the company. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of
National-Oilwell Varco from $39.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a “neutral”
rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 11th. Finally, Cowen reiterated a
“hold” rating and issued a $45.00 target price on shares of National-Oilwell
Varco in a research note on Friday, October 12th. Two analysts have rated the
stock with a sell rating, fourteen have assigned a hold rating and ten have
given a buy rating to the stock. The stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and
a consensus target price of $43.27. Read more …
Raymond James upgraded shares of Main Street Capital
(NYSE:MAIN) from a market perform rating to an outperform rating in a report
published on Monday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The firm currently has $41.00
price target on the financial services provider’s stock. The analysts noted
that the move was a valuation call. Several other brokerages also recently weighed
in on MAIN. National Securities increased their price target on shares of Main
Street Capital from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a neutral rating in a
report on Wednesday, August 8th. SunTrust Banks reiterated a hold rating and
issued a $40.00 price target on shares of Main Street Capital in a report on
Friday, August 3rd. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Main Street
Capital from a hold rating to a sell rating in a report on Tuesday, July 10th.
Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott set a $35.00 price target on shares of Main
Street Capital and gave the stock a hold rating in a report on Friday, November
2nd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three
have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company currently has an
average rating of Hold and an average price target of $39.50. Read more …
Raymond James upgraded shares of Noble Energy (NYSE:NBL)
from a market perform rating to an outperform rating in a research report sent
to investors on Wednesday morning, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Other equities
research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Citigroup
dropped their price objective on shares of Noble Energy from $44.00 to $42.00
and set a buy rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 13th.
Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Noble Energy from
$39.00 to $36.00 and set a hold rating on the stock in a research note on
Thursday, August 16th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $46.00 price objective
on shares of Noble Energy and gave the stock a buy rating in a research note on
Tuesday, August 7th. Oppenheimer began coverage on shares of Noble Energy in a
research note on Wednesday, October 3rd. They set a market perform rating and a
$43.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $40.00
price objective on shares of Noble Energy and gave the stock a buy rating in a
research note on Friday, August 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock
with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and twenty-one have assigned
a buy rating to the company. The stock has an average rating of Buy and a
consensus target price of $41.96. Read more …
Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) was upgraded by stock
analysts at Argus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report
issued on Thursday, The Fly reports. Several other equities research analysts
have also commented on ADM. Cleveland Research reiterated a “hold” rating on
shares of Archer Daniels Midland in a research report on Monday, October 1st.
Stephens reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Archer Daniels Midland
in a research report on Thursday, August 16th. Morgan Stanley boosted their
price objective on shares of Archer Daniels Midland from $33.00 to $50.00 and
gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, August
3rd. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of Archer
Daniels Midland from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “market perform”
rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 1st. Finally, Buckingham
Research boosted their price objective on shares of Archer Daniels Midland from
$53.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on
Wednesday, August 1st. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock
with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the stock. The company
presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of
$49.36. Read more …
Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE:BAM) (TSE:BAM.A) was
upgraded by equities research analysts at Credit Suisse Group from a “neutral”
rating to an “outperform” rating in a note issued to investors on Friday. The
brokerage presently has a $50.00 price objective on the financial services
provider’s stock. Credit Suisse Group’s price objective suggests a potential
upside of 16.93% from the stock’s current price. A number of other research
analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. BMO Capital Markets initiated
coverage on shares of Brookfield Asset Management in a report on Thursday,
September 20th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $54.00 price target on
the stock. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on shares of
Brookfield Asset Management from $46.00 to $47.00 and gave the company an
“outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 10th. Finally, Scotiabank
restated a “buy” rating and set a $50.50 price target on shares of Brookfield
Asset Management in a report on Tuesday, August 7th. Six analysts have rated
the stock with a buy rating. Brookfield Asset Management has a consensus rating
of “Buy” and an average price target of $51.42. Read more …
Downgrades:
Viacom (NASDAQ:VIAB) was downgraded by research analysts at
UBS Group from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note issued
to investors on Monday, The Fly reports. Several other equities research
analysts also recently issued reports on the company. ValuEngine downgraded
Viacom from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday.
BidaskClub downgraded Viacom from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report
on Saturday, October 27th. Zacks Investment Research downgraded Viacom from a
“buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 15th. Morgan
Stanley reiterated an “equal weight” rating and set a $34.00 price objective on
shares of Viacom in a report on Monday, October 15th. Finally, B. Riley
upgraded Viacom from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price
objective for the stock from $34.00 to $39.00 in a report on Wednesday,
September 26th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell
rating, twenty have issued a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to
the stock. The company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target
price of $34.70. Read more …
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