Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades for Week of December 24, 2018



Upgrades:


Noble Energy (NYSE:NBL) was upgraded by analysts at Capital One Financial from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research note issued on Monday. The firm presently has a $18.17 price objective on the oil and gas development company’s stock. Capital One Financial‘s price target would suggest a potential upside of 4.67% from the company’s current price. A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Piper Jaffray Companies reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Noble Energy in a research note on Friday, September 28th. Morgan Stanley set a $38.00 target price on shares of Noble Energy and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 12th. Oppenheimer assumed coverage on shares of Noble Energy in a research report on Wednesday, October 3rd. They set a “market perform” rating and a $43.00 price target on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus set a $46.00 price target on shares of Noble Energy and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 1st. Finally, Mizuho set a $28.00 price target on shares of Noble Energy and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and twenty have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $40.53. Read more …

Standpoint Research upgraded shares of Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) from a sell rating to an accumulate rating in a report issued on Wednesday morning, Marketbeat Ratings reports. They currently have $117.85 target price on the industrial products company’s stock. A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on CAT. Credit Suisse Group cut their target price on Caterpillar from $210.00 to $183.00 and set an outperform rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 24th. Robert W. Baird set a $171.00 target price on Caterpillar and gave the company a buy rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 24th. Daiwa Capital Markets set a $120.00 target price on Caterpillar and gave the company a hold rating in a research report on Thursday, October 25th. UBS Group set a $160.00 target price on Caterpillar and gave the company a buy rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 24th. Finally, Zacks Investment Research raised Caterpillar from a hold rating to a strong-buy rating and set a $163.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating, seventeen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. The company currently has a consensus rating of Buy and a consensus price target of $157.19. Read more …

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) was upgraded by investment analysts at Edward Jones from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, MarketBeat reports. Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on MA. Zacks Investment Research cut Mastercard from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 20th. Piper Jaffray Companies reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $245.00 price target on shares of Mastercard in a research note on Friday, December 21st. Barclays assumed coverage on Mastercard in a research note on Wednesday, November 14th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $240.00 price target on the stock. Loop Capital set a $232.00 price target on Mastercard and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 31st. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on Mastercard from $238.00 to $248.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 1st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-seven have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. The stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $222.55. Read more …

Standpoint Research upgraded shares of Target (NYSE:TGT) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report released on Wednesday morning, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The brokerage currently has $62.30 price target on the retailer’s stock. Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Citigroup dropped their target price on Target from $84.00 to $78.00 and set a neutral rating on the stock in a report on Monday, December 3rd. Zacks Investment Research downgraded Target from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report on Monday, November 26th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on Target from $70.00 to $60.00 and set an underweight rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 23rd. Credit Suisse Group dropped their target price on Target from $94.00 to $79.00 and set an outperform rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 21st. Finally, Deutsche Bank set a $82.00 target price on Target and gave the company a hold rating in a report on Wednesday, November 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have given a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. The stock currently has an average rating of Hold and an average target price of $87.59. Read more …


Downgrades:


Autoliv (NYSE:ALV) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Evercore ISI from an “in-line” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report issued on Thursday, MarketBeat reports. A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on ALV. Daiwa Capital Markets downgraded shares of Autoliv from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 18th. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Autoliv from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 5th. Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of Autoliv from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $100.00 price target for the company. in a report on Thursday, December 6th. Longbow Research downgraded shares of Autoliv from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, November 1st. Finally, Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Autoliv from $72.00 to $70.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 30th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eighteen have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $107.86. Read more …


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