Upgrades:
Citigroup upgraded shares of Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR)
from a sell rating to a neutral rating in a research report released on Monday,
MarketBeat.com reports. Citigroup currently has $66.00 price target on the
industrial products company’s stock. Other equities analysts also recently
issued reports about the stock. Barclays boosted their target price on shares
of Emerson Electric from $85.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock an overweight
rating in a report on Monday, September 24th. Cowen restated a buy rating and
set a $81.00 target price on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on
Wednesday, September 19th. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Emerson
Electric from a sell rating to a hold rating in a report on Tuesday, January
8th. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Emerson Electric
from $82.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a report on Thursday,
October 4th. Finally, Berenberg Bank set a $67.00 target price on shares of
Emerson Electric and gave the stock a hold rating in a report on Monday,
November 19th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and
eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company. The stock has a consensus
rating of Buy and a consensus price target of $74.86. Read more …
Wells Fargo & Co upgraded shares of Sherwin-Williams
(NYSE:SHW) from a market perform rating to an outperform rating in a research
note released on Monday morning, MarketBeat reports. The firm currently has
$475.00 target price on the specialty chemicals company’s stock. Several other
research firms have also recently weighed in on SHW. Gabelli assumed coverage
on shares of Sherwin-Williams in a research report on Friday, September 21st.
They issued a buy rating and a $553.00 price objective on the stock. Seaport
Global Securities cut shares of Sherwin-Williams from a buy rating to a neutral
rating in a research report on Monday, September 17th. They noted that the move
was a valuation call. ValuEngine cut shares of Sherwin-Williams from a buy
rating to a hold rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 3rd.
Citigroup cut shares of Sherwin-Williams from a buy rating to a neutral rating
and decreased their price objective for the stock from $492.00 to $435.00 in a
research report on Wednesday, October 10th. Finally, Longbow Research assumed
coverage on shares of Sherwin-Williams in a research report on Friday, November
30th. They issued a neutral rating on the stock. Nine equities research
analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy
rating to the company’s stock. The stock presently has an average rating of Buy
and an average target price of $459.85. Read more …
Credit Suisse Group upgraded shares of Canadian National
Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) from a neutral rating to an outperform rating in a
research report report published on Tuesday morning, Marketbeat Ratings
reports. Credit Suisse Group currently has $95.00 target price on the
transportation company’s stock, up from their previous target price of $90.00. Several
other research analysts have also recently issued reports on CNI. Zacks
Investment Research cut shares of Canadian National Railway from a buy rating
to a hold rating in a report on Friday, October 26th. Raymond James restated a
buy rating on shares of Canadian National Railway in a report on Tuesday,
December 11th. Barclays restated a hold rating and issued a $88.00 target price
on shares of Canadian National Railway in a report on Wednesday, September
26th. BMO Capital Markets restated a hold rating on shares of Canadian National
Railway in a report on Sunday, December 16th. Finally, Deutsche Bank raised
their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from $96.00 to
$101.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a report on Monday, December 3rd.
Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine
have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company currently has an
average rating of Hold and an average target price of $92.35. Read more …
W W Grainger (NYSE:GWW) was upgraded by research analysts at
Macquarie from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research
report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports.
The firm currently has a $281.21 price target on the industrial products
company’s stock. Macquarie’s price target indicates a potential downside of
2.63% from the stock’s current price. A number of other research analysts have
also commented on GWW. Oppenheimer upped their target price on W W Grainger
from $400.00 to $410.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a
research note on Friday, September 21st. Gordon Haskett started coverage on W W
Grainger in a research note on Friday, October 12th. They issued a “hold”
rating for the company. ValuEngine lowered W W Grainger from a “buy” rating to
a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 17th. BMO Capital
Markets cut their target price on W W Grainger from $332.00 to $330.00 and set
a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday,
October 17th. Finally, Longbow Research restated a “hold” rating on shares of W
W Grainger in a research note on Wednesday, October 17th. Five research
analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have given a hold
rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. The stock currently has
an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $301.37. Read more …
Citigroup upgraded shares of Accenture (NYSE:ACN) from a
neutral rating to a buy rating in a report published on Wednesday morning,
Marketbeat.com reports. The firm currently has $169.00 price target on the
information technology services provider’s stock, up from their previous price
target of $161.00. A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in
on ACN. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Accenture from a hold
rating to a sell rating in a report on Wednesday, November 28th. UBS Group set
a $180.00 price objective on Accenture and gave the company a hold rating in a
research note on Wednesday, September 26th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated a buy
rating and set a $193.00 target price on shares of Accenture in a report on
Thursday, December 13th. SunTrust Banks increased their price objective on
Accenture to $178.00 and gave the stock a hold rating in a report on Monday,
October 1st. Finally, KeyCorp reissued a buy rating and issued a $173.00 target
price on shares of Accenture in a research report on Friday, December 21st. One
investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned
a hold rating and sixteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock.
Accenture currently has an average rating of Buy and a consensus price target
of $173.84. Read more …
Credit Suisse Group upgraded shares of AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) to
a hold rating in a report published on Thursday morning. They currently have
$79.00 price target on the stock. ABBV has been the topic of a number of other
reports. Zacks Investment Research upgraded AbbVie from a hold rating to a buy
rating and set a $100.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on
Tuesday, January 8th. Bank of America cut AbbVie from a buy rating to a neutral
rating in a research report on Thursday, January 3rd. Standpoint Research
started coverage on AbbVie in a research report on Wednesday, December 26th.
They set a buy rating on the stock. Morgan Stanley set a $88.00 price objective
on AbbVie and gave the company a hold rating in a research report on Thursday,
December 20th. Finally, ValuEngine upgraded AbbVie from a sell rating to a hold
rating in a research report on Monday, November 12th. Four equities research analysts
have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating,
eight have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to
the stock. AbbVie has an average rating of Hold and an average target price of
$101.74. Read more …
Cowen upgraded shares of Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) from a
market perform rating to an outperform rating in a research report sent to
investors on Thursday, Marketbeat reports. They currently have $35.00 price
target on the oilfield services company’s stock, down from their prior price
target of $45.00. Other equities research analysts also recently issued
research reports about the stock. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares
of Halliburton from a hold rating to a strong sell rating in a research report
on Friday, January 11th. Wells Fargo & Co reissued a buy rating on shares
of Halliburton in a research note on Sunday, January 6th. Citigroup set a
$45.00 target price on shares of Halliburton and gave the stock a buy rating in
a report on Friday, November 30th. UBS Group set a $50.00 price objective on
shares of Halliburton and gave the company a buy rating in a research note on
Tuesday, October 23rd. Finally, Wolfe Research started coverage on shares of
Halliburton in a report on Wednesday, October 10th. They set an outperform
rating for the company. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating,
four have issued a hold rating, twenty-three have assigned a buy rating and one
has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Halliburton has an average rating
of Buy and an average price target of $49.68. Read more …
Kimberly Clark (NYSE:KMB) was upgraded by equities research
analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight”
rating in a research note issued on Friday, The Fly reports. A number of other
equities analysts also recently issued reports on KMB. Zacks Investment
Research downgraded Kimberly Clark from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a
research note on Tuesday. ValuEngine downgraded Kimberly Clark from a “buy”
rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 2nd.
Barclays set a $104.00 price target on Kimberly Clark and gave the company a
“hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 1st. Citigroup lifted their
price target on Kimberly Clark from $93.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a
“sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 24th. Finally, Morgan
Stanley set a $107.00 price target on Kimberly Clark and gave the company a
“sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 20th. Five analysts have
rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and one has
given a buy rating to the stock. The stock has an average rating of “Hold” and
an average target price of $106.14. Read more …
Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) was upgraded by Macquarie from a “neutral”
rating to an “outperform” rating in a report issued on Friday, The Fly reports.
A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on VLO. Morgan
Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Valero Energy from $135.00
to $110.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on
Tuesday, November 20th. Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of
Valero Energy from $134.00 to $132.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in
a research note on Tuesday, October 16th. ValuEngine cut shares of Valero
Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday,
November 13th. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Valero Energy from a
“strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, January
5th. Finally, Raymond James dropped their price objective on shares of Valero
Energy from $141.00 to $117.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company
in a research note on Friday, October 26th. Two investment analysts have rated
the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and fourteen have
assigned a buy rating to the stock. The stock currently has an average rating
of “Buy” and an average price target of $117.29. Read more …
Downgrades:
Citigroup downgraded shares of Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN)
from a neutral rating to a sell rating in a report published on Monday morning,
Marketbeat.com reports. Several other research firms have also recently weighed
in on BEN. Deutsche Bank lowered their price target on Franklin Resources from
$30.00 to $29.00 and set a hold rating on the stock in a report on Friday,
November 16th. Zacks Investment Research raised Franklin Resources from a sell
rating to a hold rating in a report on Wednesday, September 26th. Bank of
America cut Franklin Resources from a neutral rating to an underperform rating
in a report on Friday. Evercore ISI cut Franklin Resources from an in-line
rating to an underperform rating and set a $30.19 price target on the stock. in
a report on Tuesday, January 8th. Finally, Barclays reaffirmed a sell rating
and issued a $23.00 target price on shares of Franklin Resources in a report on
Thursday, January 10th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock
with a sell rating and five have assigned a hold rating to the stock. Franklin
Resources has an average rating of Sell and a consensus price target of $29.56.
Read more …
Chevron (NYSE:CVX) was downgraded by equities researchers at
HSBC from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued to
investors on Monday, The Fly reports. CVX has been the topic of several other
reports. Raymond James set a $135.00 price target on shares of Chevron and gave
the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 20th. Royal Bank of
Canada reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $130.00 target price on shares
of Chevron in a research note on Monday, January 7th. Zacks Investment Research
cut shares of Chevron from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a
research note on Thursday, January 3rd. Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of
Chevron from a “buy” rating to a “conviction-buy” rating in a research note on
Tuesday, October 2nd. Finally, Bank of America reiterated a “neutral” rating
and issued a $140.00 target price (up from $135.00) on shares of Chevron in a
research note on Monday, November 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock
with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating
and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Chevron has a
consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $135.59. Read more …
Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) was downgraded by equities
researchers at Bank of America from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a
research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, Marketbeat Ratings
reports. They currently have a $51.00 target price on the transportation
company’s stock, down from their previous target price of $62.00. Bank of
America‘s price objective indicates a potential upside of 7.98% from the
company’s current price. Other equities analysts have also issued research
reports about the stock. Imperial Capital raised their price objective on
shares of Delta Air Lines from $76.00 to $83.00 and gave the company an
“outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 4th. Buckingham
Research cut their price objective on shares of Delta Air Lines from $71.00 to
$67.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday,
October 10th. Morgan Stanley set a $65.00 price target on shares of Delta Air
Lines and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday,
October 5th. Citigroup started coverage on shares of Delta Air Lines in a
research report on Wednesday, November 28th. They issued a “positive” rating
and a $69.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group started
coverage on shares of Delta Air Lines in a research report on Monday, November
12th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $64.00 price target on the stock.
Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have
issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s
stock. The stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price
target of $67.38. Read more …
Citigroup lowered shares of Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW)
from a buy rating to a neutral rating in a research note released on Monday
morning, MarketBeat reports. Citigroup currently has $144.00 price objective on
the industrial products company’s stock. A number of other equities research
analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co.
cut shares of Illinois Tool Works from a neutral rating to an underweight
rating and set a $120.00 price target for the company. in a research report on
Thursday, January 10th. Morgan Stanley cut shares of Illinois Tool Works from
an equal weight rating to an underweight rating and dropped their price
objective for the company from $131.00 to $115.00 in a report on Tuesday,
December 18th. Deutsche Bank cut shares of Illinois Tool Works from a hold
rating to a sell rating and dropped their price objective for the company from
$133.00 to $125.00 in a report on Sunday, December 16th. Credit Suisse Group
restated a hold rating and issued a $131.00 price objective on shares of
Illinois Tool Works in a report on Friday, December 7th. Finally, ValuEngine
upgraded shares of Illinois Tool Works from a sell rating to a hold rating in a
report on Tuesday, November 13th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a
sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy
rating to the company. The stock presently has a consensus rating of Hold and a
consensus target price of $143.69. Read more …
PPL (NYSE:PPL) 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 Monday, Marketbeat Ratings
reports. They presently have a $28.00 price target on the utilities provider’s
stock, down from their previous price target of $29.00. Bank of America‘s price
objective would indicate a potential downside of 3.51% from the company’s
current price. Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports
about the stock. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of PPL from a
“hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 3rd.
Wells Fargo & Co lifted their price target on shares of PPL from $32.00 to
$33.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on
Monday, September 17th. ValuEngine raised shares of PPL from a “sell” rating to
a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 21st. Finally,
Desjardins reaffirmed an “average” rating and set a $52.00 price target on
shares of PPL in a research note on Monday, January 7th. One analyst has rated
the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and four have
given a buy rating to the stock. The company currently has an average rating of
“Hold” and an average target price of $34.75. Read more …
Anheuser Busch Inbev (NYSE:BUD) was downgraded by Jefferies
Financial Group from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research
report issued on Wednesday, The Fly reports. BUD has been the topic of a number
of other reports. Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of Anheuser Busch
Inbev from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday,
September 26th. Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Anheuser Busch Inbev from
a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 4th.
Royal Bank of Canada raised shares of Anheuser Busch Inbev from a “sector
perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $102.29 price objective on
the stock in a research note on Monday, October 29th. They noted that the move
was a valuation call. Macquarie lowered shares of Anheuser Busch Inbev from an
“outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $75.00 price objective on the
stock. in a research note on Wednesday, October 31st. Finally, Argus lowered
shares of Anheuser Busch Inbev from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a
research note on Monday, November 12th. Five research analysts have rated the
stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and nine have
issued a buy rating to the company. The stock presently has a consensus rating
of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $110.95. Read more …
Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN) was downgraded by research analysts
at Barclays from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a report
issued on Wednesday, The Fly reports. Other equities analysts also recently
issued research reports about the company. Seaport Global Securities reissued a
“buy” rating on shares of Devon Energy in a research report on Wednesday,
October 17th. Mizuho set a $31.00 price target on Devon Energy and gave the
stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 28th. Zacks
Investment Research downgraded Devon Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold”
rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 17th. Stephens assumed
coverage on Devon Energy in a research report on Thursday, December 6th. They
set an “overweight” rating and a $50.00 price target for the company. Finally,
Capital One Financial downgraded Devon Energy from an “overweight” rating to an
“underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 20th. Two
analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold
rating and sixteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. The company has a
consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $47.22. Read more …
Consolidated Edison (NYSE:ED) was downgraded by research analysts
at Bank of America from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note
issued to investors on Friday, The Fly reports. Several other research analysts
have also issued reports on the company. Zacks Investment Research lowered
Consolidated Edison from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research
report on Thursday, October 4th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on
shares of Consolidated Edison from $79.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a
“neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 16th. Barclays boosted
their price objective on shares of Consolidated Edison from $79.00 to $83.00
and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, November 19th.
UBS Group upped their price target on Consolidated Edison from $83.00 to $84.00
and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, September
21st. Finally, ValuEngine downgraded Consolidated Edison from a “hold” rating
to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 26th. Five
research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and seven have issued
a hold rating to the company. The stock currently has an average rating of
“Hold” and a consensus target price of $76.30. Read more …
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