Upgrades:
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) was upgraded by analysts at Bank of
America to a “buy” rating in a report released on Monday, The Fly reports. The
brokerage presently has a $140.00 price target on the software giant’s stock,
down from their prior price target of $150.00. Bank of America‘s price target
points to a potential upside of 30.63% from the stock’s previous close. The
analysts noted that the move was a valuation call. A number of other analysts
also recently issued reports on the stock. Credit Suisse Group reiterated a
“buy” rating and issued a $125.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a
report on Sunday. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Microsoft from a
“hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $118.00 price target on the stock in
a report on Thursday. Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued
a $123.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a report on Wednesday, January
23rd. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $124.00 price
target on shares of Microsoft in a report on Monday, January 21st. Finally,
Morgan Stanley reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $130.00 price objective on
shares of Microsoft in a research note on Monday, December 10th. One investment
analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating,
thirty-three have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to
the stock. The stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus
price target of $121.95. Read more …
American Express (NYSE:AXP) was upgraded by stock analysts
at Atlantic Securities from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating in a
report issued on Tuesday, The Fly reports. Several other research analysts also
recently commented on AXP. Wells Fargo & Co lifted their target price on
shares of American Express from $115.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock an
“outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 1st. Zacks Investment Research
upgraded shares of American Express from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and
set a $120.00 target price on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 9th.
Oppenheimer reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $114.00 target price on
shares of American Express in a report on Thursday, October 18th. Nomura lifted
their target price on shares of American Express from $128.00 to $130.00 and
gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 19th. Finally,
Barclays lifted their target price on shares of American Express from $113.00
to $115.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, October
19th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned
a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock.
American Express has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of
$111.37. Read more …
Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of BlackRock
(NYSE:BLK) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note issued to
investors on Tuesday morning, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The brokerage
currently has $405.36 price objective on the asset manager’s stock. Jefferies
Financial Group also issued estimates for BlackRock’s Q1 2019 earnings at $5.98
EPS, Q2 2019 earnings at $6.50 EPS, Q3 2019 earnings at $6.71 EPS, Q4 2019
earnings at $6.81 EPS, FY2019 earnings at $26.00 EPS and FY2020 earnings at
$28.75 EPS. Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on the
company. Credit Suisse Group reaffirmed a buy rating and set a $532.00 target price
on shares of BlackRock in a research note on Thursday, January 17th. Argus
reaffirmed a buy rating on shares of BlackRock in a research note on Thursday,
January 17th. Wells Fargo & Co reaffirmed a hold rating and set a $425.00
target price (up from $410.00) on shares of BlackRock in a research note on
Wednesday, January 16th. Deutsche Bank downgraded BlackRock from a buy rating
to a hold rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $444.00 to
$405.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 10th. Finally, Barclays
reaffirmed a buy rating on shares of BlackRock in a research note on Thursday,
January 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating,
three have issued a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company.
BlackRock has a consensus rating of Buy and an average target price of $501.03.
Read more …
Piper Jaffray Companies upgraded shares of British American
Tobacco (NYSE:BTI) from a neutral rating to an overweight rating in a research
report sent to investors on Tuesday morning, Marketbeat Ratings reports. A
number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on BTI. Zacks Investment
Research raised shares of British American Tobacco from a sell rating to a hold
rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 24th. Sanford C. Bernstein
assumed coverage on shares of British American Tobacco in a research note on
Tuesday, October 16th. They set a market perform rating for the company. DZ
Bank reaffirmed a sell rating on shares of British American Tobacco in a
research note on Thursday, October 18th. UBS Group downgraded shares of British
American Tobacco from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research note on
Thursday, October 18th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised shares of British
American Tobacco from an underperform rating to a sector perform rating in a
research note on Thursday, November 29th. Two research analysts have rated the
stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and two have issued
a buy rating to the company’s stock. British American Tobacco has a consensus
rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $66.00. Read more …
Liberum Capital upgraded shares of Diageo (NYSE:DEO) from a
sell rating to a hold rating in a research note released on Thursday morning,
Marketbeat Ratings reports. A number of other research firms also recently
issued reports on DEO. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Diageo
from a hold rating to a sell rating in a report on Monday, January 7th.
Macquarie restated a buy rating on shares of Diageo in a report on Sunday,
December 16th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded shares of Diageo from a
market perform rating to an underperform rating in a report on Friday, January
4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have
assigned a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Diageo
presently has a consensus rating of Hold and an average target price of
$158.75. Read more …
Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) was upgraded by research analysts at
Credit Suisse Group from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a
research note issued on Thursday, The Fly reports. Several other research
analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Cantor Fitzgerald
reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $53.00 price objective on shares of Pfizer
in a research note on Wednesday, October 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co.
reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Pfizer in a research note on Tuesday,
October 30th. Barclays set a $40.00 price objective on Pfizer and gave the
stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, October 19th. Wolfe
Research started coverage on Pfizer in a research note on Tuesday, October
23rd. They issued a “market perform” rating on the stock. Finally, UBS Group
cut Pfizer from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on
Wednesday, January 23rd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell
rating, fourteen have assigned a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy
rating to the stock. Pfizer presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a
consensus target price of $43.70. Read more …
Telsey Advisory Group upgraded shares of TJX Companies
(NYSE:TJX) from a market perform rating to an outperform rating in a research
note released on Thursday, Marketbeat reports. Telsey Advisory Group currently
has $56.00 price target on the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock, up
from their prior price target of $51.00. TJX has been the subject of a number
of other reports. ValuEngine cut TJX Companies from a sell rating to a strong
sell rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 7th. Barclays set a
$55.00 price objective on TJX Companies and gave the stock a hold rating in a
research note on Wednesday, November 21st. Citigroup raised their price
objective on TJX Companies from $55.50 to $62.50 and gave the stock a buy
rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 16th. Zacks Investment Research
upgraded TJX Companies from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $61.00
price objective for the company in a research note on Friday, November 16th.
Finally, Argus upgraded TJX Companies from a hold rating to a buy rating and
set a $55.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Thursday,
November 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating,
nine have given a hold rating and nineteen have given a buy rating to the
company’s stock. The company has a consensus rating of Buy and an average
target price of $53.54. Read more …
Evercore ISI upgraded shares of T. Rowe Price Group
(NASDAQ:TROW) from an in-line rating to an outperform rating in a research
report released on Thursday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. They currently have
$99.00 price target on the asset manager’s stock. Other equities analysts have
also issued reports about the stock. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares
of T. Rowe Price Group from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $122.00
price objective for the company in a report on Thursday, October 11th. Bank of
America restated a buy rating and issued a $108.00 price objective (down from
$125.00) on shares of T. Rowe Price Group in a report on Thursday, December 6th.
Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on shares of T. Rowe Price Group
from $105.00 to $98.00 and set an equal weight rating for the company in a
report on Friday, January 4th. Deutsche Bank decreased their price objective on
shares of T. Rowe Price Group from $109.00 to $103.00 and set a hold rating for
the company in a report on Friday, November 16th. Finally, Citigroup decreased
their target price on shares of T. Rowe Price Group from $113.00 to $105.00 and
set a hold rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 29th.
Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight
have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s
stock. The stock currently has an average rating of Hold and an average target
price of $103.36. Read more …
Baxter International (NYSE:BAX) was upgraded by investment
analysts at Barclays from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating
in a report released on Friday, The Fly reports. BAX has been the topic of
several other research reports. Zacks Investment Research downgraded Baxter
International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on
Thursday, January 3rd. Piper Jaffray Companies restated an “overweight” rating
and issued a $80.00 target price on shares of Baxter International in a
research note on Friday. BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on
Baxter International from $86.00 to $76.00 and set an “outperform” rating on
the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 1st. Citigroup lowered their
target price on Baxter International from $76.00 to $69.00 and set a “neutral”
rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 13th. Finally,
ValuEngine upgraded Baxter International from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating
in a research note on Thursday, November 15th. One investment analyst has rated
the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and fourteen have
given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Baxter International has a consensus
rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $76.47. Read more …
United Technologies (NYSE:UTX) was upgraded by investment
analysts at Goldman Sachs Group from a “buy” rating to a “conviction-buy”
rating in a report released on Friday, The Fly reports. Several other analysts
also recently weighed in on UTX. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of
United Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on
Friday, October 26th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their target price on shares
of United Technologies to $129.00 and gave the company a “sector perform”
rating in a report on Thursday, January 24th. ValuEngine upgraded shares of
United Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on
Friday, November 23rd. Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on shares of
United Technologies from $167.00 to $149.00 and set an “outperform” rating for
the company in a report on Wednesday, November 28th. Finally, Bank of America
reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $185.00 target price on shares of United
Technologies in a report on Thursday, January 24th. Five analysts have rated
the stock with a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has
assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The company has a consensus rating
of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $144.54. Read more …
Downgrades:
TD Securities lowered shares of Fortis (NYSE:FTS) from a buy
rating to a hold rating in a research report report published on Tuesday
morning, MarketBeat Ratings reports. A number of other equities analysts also
recently issued reports on FTS. Bank of America started coverage on Fortis in a
research note on Tuesday, October 9th. They set a buy rating for the company.
Zacks Investment Research downgraded Fortis from a hold rating to a sell rating
in a research note on Wednesday, October 17th. Finally, ValuEngine raised
Fortis from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note on Friday,
December 21st. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating
and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. The company currently has a
consensus rating of Hold. Read more …
Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) was downgraded by analysts at Raymond
James from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research
note issued on Wednesday, Marketbeat.com reports. WHR has been the topic of a
number of other reports. Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on Whirlpool in
a research note on Tuesday, October 2nd. They issued a “sell” rating and a
$107.00 price target on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut Whirlpool from
an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday,
October 9th. Cleveland Research reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of
Whirlpool in a research note on Wednesday, October 10th. Royal Bank of Canada
set a $111.00 price target on Whirlpool and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a
research note on Friday, October 26th. Finally, Credit Suisse Group reaffirmed
a “neutral” rating and issued a $125.00 price target on shares of Whirlpool in
a research note on Wednesday, November 28th. They noted that the move was a
valuation call. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a
sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to
the company. Whirlpool has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price
target of $146.40. Read more …
Invesco (NYSE:IVZ) was downgraded by stock analysts at
Barclays from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research
report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, The Fly reports. They
currently have a $19.00 price objective on the asset manager’s stock.
Barclays‘s price target would suggest a potential upside of 4.63% from the
company’s previous close. Several other research firms have also issued reports
on IVZ. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Invesco from $26.00 to
$24.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October
8th. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Invesco from $29.00 to
$28.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday,
October 9th. Credit Suisse Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a
$27.00 price target (down from $34.00) on shares of Invesco in a report on
Friday, October 19th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued
a $30.00 price target on shares of Invesco in a report on Friday, October 19th.
Finally, Wells Fargo & Co lowered shares of Invesco from an “outperform”
rating to a “market perform” rating and cut their price target for the stock
from $27.00 to $22.00 in a report on Tuesday, December 4th. One investment
analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating
and two have given a buy rating to the stock. The company has an average rating
of “Hold” and an average price target of $25.09. Read more …
Argus cut shares of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) from a buy
rating to a hold rating in a research note issued to investors on Thursday,
Marketbeat reports. The firm currently has $170.91 price target on the
aerospace company’s stock. GD has been the topic of a number of other research
reports. Zacks Investment Research downgraded General Dynamics from a hold
rating to a sell rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 10th. Cowen
restated a buy rating and issued a $253.00 price objective on shares of General
Dynamics in a report on Monday, October 15th. Wells Fargo & Co decreased
their price objective on shares of General Dynamics from $250.00 to $210.00 and
set an outperform rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 25th.
Citigroup decreased their price objective on shares of General Dynamics from
$210.00 to $195.00 and set a neutral rating for the company in a report on
Thursday, October 25th. Finally, Robert W. Baird decreased their target price
on shares of General Dynamics from $243.00 to $222.00 and set an outperform
rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 25th. Three
research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned
a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. The company currently
has a consensus rating of Hold and an average price target of $212.58. Read more …
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