Upgrades:
Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) was upgraded by equities
researchers at Goldman Sachs Group from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating
in a report issued on Tuesday, The Fly reports. CHD has been the topic of a
number of other research reports. Morgan Stanley set a $58.00 target price on
Church & Dwight and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report
on Thursday, December 20th. Zacks Investment Research cut Church & Dwight
from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November
19th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on Church & Dwight from
$55.00 to $62.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on
Friday, November 2nd. Oppenheimer lifted their target price on Church &
Dwight from $66.00 to $73.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a
research report on Thursday, November 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
lifted their target price on Church & Dwight from $58.00 to $63.00 and gave
the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, November 2nd.
Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have
assigned a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. The
stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of
$60.76. Read more …
Bank of America upgraded shares of Vodafone Group
(NASDAQ:VOD) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a report issued on
Wednesday morning, MarketBeat.com reports. The brokerage currently has $18.50
target price on the cell phone carrier’s stock. A number of other equities
research analysts have also recently issued reports on VOD. UBS Group raised
shares of Vodafone Group from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a research
note on Monday, December 17th. Cfra raised shares of Vodafone Group from a buy
rating to a strong-buy rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 13th.
BidaskClub cut shares of Vodafone Group from a hold rating to a sell rating in
a research note on Thursday, January 17th. Royal Bank of Canada cut shares of
Vodafone Group from an outperform rating to an underperform rating in a
research note on Tuesday, January 8th. Finally, Zacks Investment Research
raised shares of Vodafone Group from a sell rating to a hold rating in a
research note on Saturday, January 26th. Three research analysts have rated the
stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, ten have assigned a
buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock.
Vodafone Group presently has a consensus rating of Buy and an average target
price of $29.61. Read more …
Cummins (NYSE:CMI) was upgraded by research analysts at
Robert W. Baird from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report
released on Thursday, The Fly reports. A number of other equities analysts have
also commented on CMI. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on Cummins
from $172.00 to $174.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on
Wednesday, October 10th. Loop Capital started coverage on Cummins in a research
note on Wednesday, October 17th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $170.00 price
objective on the stock. Zacks Investment Research raised Cummins from a “hold”
rating to a “buy” rating and set a $157.00 price objective on the stock in a
research note on Tuesday, October 23rd. ValuEngine lowered Cummins from a
“sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday,
October 24th. Finally, Oppenheimer reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $164.00
price objective on shares of Cummins in a research note on Tuesday, October
30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have
assigned a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the stock. Cummins
currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of
$161.26. Read more …
Suncor Energy (NYSE:SU) (TSE:SU) was upgraded by equities
research analysts at Macquarie from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform”
rating in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, The Fly reports. SU
has been the subject of several other research reports. Zacks Investment
Research downgraded shares of Suncor Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong
sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 2nd. Royal Bank of
Canada reissued a “buy” rating and set a $53.00 price target on shares of
Suncor Energy in a research report on Monday, January 7th. AltaCorp Capital
raised shares of Suncor Energy from a “sector perform” rating to an
“outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 17th. Morgan
Stanley reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Suncor Energy in a research report
on Tuesday, January 29th. Finally, GARP Research raised shares of Suncor Energy
from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday,
October 22nd. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold
rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the company. Suncor Energy
presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of
$50.00. Read more …
Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) was upgraded by equities
researchers at Stifel Nicolaus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a note
issued to investors on Friday, The Fly reports. A number of other research
firms have also weighed in on ADM. Argus raised Archer Daniels Midland from a
“hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $53.00 price objective on the stock
in a research report on Thursday, November 8th. Credit Suisse Group set a
$46.00 price objective on Archer Daniels Midland and gave the stock a “neutral”
rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 23rd. Finally, Zacks
Investment Research raised Archer Daniels Midland from a “hold” rating to a
“strong-buy” rating and set a $48.00 target price on the stock in a report on
Tuesday, January 8th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold
rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating
to the stock. The company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an
average target price of $50.50. Read more …
Downgrades:
Centurylink (NYSE:CTL) was downgraded by stock analysts at
Citigroup from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report
issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. They
presently have a $14.48 target price on the technology company’s stock.
Citigroup‘s price target indicates a potential upside of 0.91% from the stock’s
previous close. Several other brokerages have also weighed in on CTL.
Oppenheimer cut their target price on Centurylink from $24.00 to $22.00 and set
an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November
9th. Zacks Investment Research raised Centurylink from a “hold” rating to a
“buy” rating and set a $20.00 price objective on the stock in a research report
on Thursday, December 6th. Cowen reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $21.00
price objective on shares of Centurylink in a research report on Friday,
November 9th. Moffett Nathanson set a $16.00 price objective on Centurylink and
gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, November 19th.
Finally, ValuEngine lowered Centurylink from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating
in a research report on Friday, November 23rd. Seven equities research analysts
have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and five
have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company has an average
rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $20.12. Read more …
Bank of America downgraded shares of Illinois Tool Works
(NYSE:ITW) from a neutral rating to an underperform rating in a research note
released on Tuesday, Marketbeat reports. Bank of America currently has $124.00
price target on the industrial products company’s stock, down from their
previous price target of $128.00. ITW has been the topic of several other
reports. Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of Illinois Tool Works from an equal
weight rating to an underweight rating and decreased their price objective for
the company from $131.00 to $115.00 in a report on Tuesday, December 18th.
Seaport Global Securities downgraded shares of Illinois Tool Works from a buy
rating to a neutral rating and decreased their price objective for the company
from $170.00 to $132.00 in a report on Thursday, October 25th. ValuEngine
downgraded shares of Illinois Tool Works from a hold rating to a sell rating in
a report on Thursday, October 11th. Credit Suisse Group reaffirmed a hold
rating and set a $131.00 price objective on shares of Illinois Tool Works in a
report on Friday, December 7th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Co set a $145.00
price objective on shares of Illinois Tool Works and gave the company a buy
rating in a report on Thursday, October 25th. Five analysts have rated the
stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and one has assigned
a buy rating to the company’s stock. Illinois Tool Works currently has a
consensus rating of Hold and an average price target of $137.93. Read more …
Deutsche Bank cut shares of Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC) from a
buy rating to a hold rating in a research note published on Tuesday, MarketBeat
reports. They currently have $52.00 price objective on the stock, down from
their prior price objective of $58.00. Other analysts have also recently issued
reports about the company. Zacks Investment Research cut Kraft Heinz from a
hold rating to a sell rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 2nd.
Guggenheim initiated coverage on Kraft Heinz in a research report on Tuesday,
January 22nd. They issued a neutral rating on the stock. ValuEngine upgraded
Kraft Heinz from a strong sell rating to a sell rating in a research report on
Friday, October 19th. BidaskClub upgraded Kraft Heinz from a sell rating to a
hold rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 9th. Finally, Berenberg
Bank set a $60.00 price target on Kraft Heinz and gave the company a buy rating
in a research report on Tuesday, January 22nd. Six equities research analysts
have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and ten
have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock has an average
rating of Hold and a consensus price target of $64.43. Read more …
United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) was downgraded by
investment analysts at Standpoint Research from a “buy” rating to a “hold”
rating in a report issued on Thursday, The Fly reports. A number of other
research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Zacks Investment Research
lowered shares of United Parcel Service from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating
in a report on Monday, December 31st. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on
shares of United Parcel Service from $92.00 to $87.00 and set a “sell” rating
for the company in a report on Tuesday, December 4th. Goldman Sachs Group set a
$147.00 target price on shares of United Parcel Service and gave the company a
“buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 30th. UBS Group cut their target
price on shares of United Parcel Service from $137.00 to $136.00 and set a
“buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 25th. Finally,
Citigroup cut their target price on shares of United Parcel Service from
$134.00 to $125.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on
Thursday, October 25th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating,
fourteen have issued a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has
issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. The company has a consensus
rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $122.29. Read more …
Enbridge (TSE:ENB) (NYSE:ENB) was downgraded by research
analysts at UBS Group from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research
report issued on Friday, www.baystreet.ca reports. Several other brokerages
also recently issued reports on ENB. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their
target price on shares of Enbridge from C$53.00 to C$56.00 in a research note
on Friday, February 1st. National Bank Financial raised their price objective
on shares of Enbridge from C$57.00 to C$59.00 and gave the stock an
“outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 23rd. CIBC
raised their price objective on shares of Enbridge from C$55.00 to C$57.00 in a
research report on Tuesday, January 15th. Wells Fargo & Co raised their
price objective on shares of Enbridge from C$54.00 to C$55.00 and gave the
stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 6th.
Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on shares of Enbridge
from C$60.00 to C$59.00 in a research report on Monday, November 5th. Three
investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued
a buy rating to the company’s stock. Enbridge currently has an average rating
of “Buy” and a consensus price target of C$54.23. Read more …
Kellogg (NYSE:K) was downgraded by investment analysts at
Pivotal Research from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report released on
Friday, The Fly reports. Several other equities research analysts also recently
commented on K. Buckingham Research dropped their target price on Kellogg from
$80.00 to $77.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday,
November 1st. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their target price on Kellogg to
$72.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday,
November 1st. Credit Suisse Group dropped their target price on Kellogg from
$70.00 to $66.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday,
November 14th. Piper Jaffray Companies set a $79.00 target price on Kellogg and
gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 16th. Finally,
Zacks Investment Research reissued a “sell” rating on shares of Kellogg in a
report on Tuesday, November 13th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock
with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and five have issued a
buy rating to the stock. The stock presently has an average rating of “Hold”
and an average price target of $69.35. Read more …
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