Upgrades:
Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) was upgraded by
stock analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from an “underweight” rating to a
“neutral” rating in a note issued to investors on Monday, The Fly reports.
A number of other research analysts also recently issued
reports on JCI. Wells Fargo & Co upgraded Johnson Controls International
from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $42.00 price
objective for the company in a research note on Monday, March 18th. Zacks
Investment Research raised Johnson Controls International from a “strong sell”
rating to a “buy” rating and set a $41.00 price objective on the stock in a
report on Tuesday, March 19th. TheStreet raised Johnson Controls International
from a “c+” rating to a “b-” rating in a report on Thursday, May 9th. Credit
Suisse Group initiated coverage on Johnson Controls International in a report
on Monday, May 13th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $42.00 price objective
on the stock. Finally, Citigroup initiated coverage on Johnson Controls
International in a report on Wednesday, June 5th. They set a “buy” rating and a
$45.00 price objective on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a
sell rating, six have given a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to
the stock. Johnson Controls International currently has a consensus rating of
“Hold” and an average target price of $39.64. Read more …
Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) was upgraded by equities research
analysts at Goldman Sachs Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a
research note issued on Wednesday, The Fly reports. The firm presently has a
$54.00 price objective on the cable giant’s stock, up from their previous price
objective of $44.00. Goldman Sachs Group’s target price would indicate a
potential upside of 23.61% from the company’s current price.
Several other equities research analysts also recently
weighed in on CMCSA. BidaskClub downgraded Comcast from a “buy” rating to a
“hold” rating in a research report on Friday, June 28th. Macquarie assumed
coverage on Comcast in a research report on Wednesday, June 19th. They issued a
“buy” rating and a $50.00 target price for the company. Morgan Stanley upped
their target price on Comcast from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an
“overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 26th. Pivotal
Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $54.00 target price on shares
of Comcast in a research report on Wednesday, June 26th. Finally, Raymond James
downgraded Comcast from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and
decreased their target price for the stock from $25.00 to $21.00 in a research
report on Friday, June 14th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock
with a hold rating, eighteen have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a
strong buy rating to the company. The stock currently has a consensus rating of
“Buy” and an average price target of $44.92. Read more …
Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) was upgraded by investment
analysts at Deutsche Bank from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a note
issued to investors on Wednesday, Marketbeat.com reports. The firm presently
has a $13.50 price objective on the natural resource company’s stock, up from
their prior price objective of $12.50. Deutsche Bank’s price objective would
suggest a potential upside of 21.62% from the company’s current price.
Several other brokerages have also weighed in on FCX. BMO
Capital Markets set a $32.00 price objective on Axalta Coating Systems and gave
the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, April 26th. Barclays set a
$192.00 price objective on Tesla and gave the company a “sell” rating in a
report on Tuesday, April 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. initiated coverage on
Pinduoduo in a report on Tuesday. They issued an “underweight” rating and a
$20.48 price objective for the company. Zacks Investment Research lowered
Hollysys Automation Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a
report on Thursday, April 11th. Finally, ValuEngine lowered Intersect ENT from
a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, June 3rd. Two
investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned
a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The
company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $14.71. Read more …
Altria Group (NYSE:MO) was upgraded by analysts at Goldman
Sachs Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued
on Thursday, The Fly reports.
Other equities research analysts have also issued reports
about the stock. ValuEngine raised shares of USINAS SIDERURG/S from a “sell”
rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 29th. Citigroup set a
$221.00 price objective on shares of 3M and gave the company a “buy” rating in
a report on Friday, April 26th. TheStreet lowered shares of 22nd Century Group
from a “c-” rating to a “d+” rating in a report on Friday, March 29th. Zacks
Investment Research lowered shares of Wix.Com from a “hold” rating to a “sell”
rating in a report on Monday, April 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their
price objective on shares of Wells Fargo & Co from $55.00 to $51.00 and set
an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 15th.
Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four
have given a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company’s
stock. The company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus
price target of $61.91. Read more …
Downgrades:
Morgan Stanley lowered shares of Bank of New York Mellon
(NYSE:BK) from an overweight rating to an underweight rating in a report
released on Monday, BenzingaRatingsTable reports.
Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports
about the stock. Deutsche Bank upped their target price on shares of Bank of
New York Mellon from $57.00 to $58.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a
research note on Friday, March 15th. ValuEngine upgraded shares of Bank of New
York Mellon from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research note on Friday,
May 3rd. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Bank of New York Mellon from a
hold rating to a sell rating in a research note on Monday, April 29th. Royal
Bank of Canada cut their target price on shares of Bank of New York Mellon to
$52.00 and set a positive rating for the company in a research note on
Thursday, April 18th. Finally, Buckingham Research cut their target price on
shares of Bank of New York Mellon from $56.00 to $53.00 and set a neutral
rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 18th. Four
analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned 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 price target of $51.10. Read more …
Royal Bank of Canada downgraded shares of 3M (NYSE:MMM) from
an outperform rating to a sector perform rating in a report released on Monday
morning, The Fly reports.
MMM has been the topic of a number of other reports. Wolfe
Research set a $174.00 price target on shares of 3M and gave the stock a sell
rating in a report on Friday, April 26th. Barclays restated a sell rating and
issued a $162.00 price target on shares of 3M in a report on Thursday, June
6th. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of 3M from $184.00 to
$172.00 and set an equal weight rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May
24th. Citigroup set a $221.00 price target on shares of 3M and gave the stock a
buy rating in a report on Friday, April 26th. Finally, Deutsche Bank cut their
price target on shares of 3M from $188.00 to $183.00 and set a hold rating on
the stock in a report on Friday, April 26th. Four research analysts have rated
the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and two have given
a buy rating to the company. The stock presently has a consensus rating of Hold
and a consensus target price of $191.15. Read more …
Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) was downgraded by
investment analysts at Citigroup from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a
report released on Monday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. They currently have a
$62.00 price target on the cell phone carrier’s stock. Citigroup‘s price target
would suggest a potential upside of 9.91% from the stock’s current price.
A number of other equities analysts have also commented on
VZ. Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $65.00 price
objective on shares of Verizon Communications in a research report on Tuesday,
April 23rd. Bank of America set a $64.00 price objective on shares of Verizon
Communications and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on
Tuesday, April 23rd. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and
issued a $57.00 target price on shares of Verizon Communications in a research
note on Tuesday, April 23rd. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of
Verizon Communications from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research
note on Monday, May 6th. Finally, UBS Group downgraded shares of Verizon
Communications from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $57.70
target price on the stock. in a research note on Thursday, May 30th. They noted
that the move was a valuation call. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a
hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. The company has a
consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $59.20. Read more …
BP (LON:BP) was downgraded by analysts at Credit Suisse
Group to a “neutral” rating in a research report issued on Wednesday,
ThisIsMoney.Co.Uk reports.
Several other research analysts have also issued reports on
BP. Deutsche Bank reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 615 ($8.04) target
price on shares of BP in a research report on Wednesday, April 24th. Jefferies
Financial Group decreased their target price on BP from GBX 610 ($7.97) to GBX
555 ($7.25) and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on
Tuesday, April 9th. HSBC decreased their target price on BP from GBX 660
($8.62) to GBX 650 ($8.49) and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research
report on Wednesday, April 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their
target price on BP from GBX 600 ($7.84) to GBX 625 ($8.17) and gave the stock
an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 12th. Finally,
Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a GBX 625
($8.17) target price on shares of BP in a research report on Tuesday, April
16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen
have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the
company’s stock. BP currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus
target price of GBX 650.59 ($8.50). Read more …
Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) was downgraded by investment
analysts at UBS Group from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report
released on Wednesday, The Fly reports.
Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on the
stock. Macquarie set a $132.00 price objective on shares of Deere & Company
and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 20th.
Robert W. Baird raised shares of Deere & Company from a “neutral” rating to
an “outperform” rating and raised their price objective for the company from
$129.00 to $175.00 in a research report on Sunday, June 16th. Jefferies
Financial Group raised shares of Deere & Company from a “hold” rating to a
“buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $150.00 to
$190.00 in a research report on Monday, June 24th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped
their price target on shares of Deere & Company from $190.00 to $175.00 and
set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May
20th. Finally, Berenberg Bank assumed coverage on shares of Deere & Company
in a research report on Thursday, May 9th. They issued a “hold” rating on the
stock. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine
have given a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the company.
Deere & Company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average
target price of $167.44. Read more …
Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH) was downgraded by equities
researchers at Wells Fargo & Co from an “outperform” rating to a “market
perform” rating in a research report issued on Wednesday, Marketbeat reports.
They presently have a $175.00 price target on the industrial products company’s
stock. Wells Fargo & Co‘s target price points to a potential upside of
7.09% from the company’s previous close.
Several other analysts also recently weighed in on PH.
Stifel Nicolaus raised shares of QUALCOMM from a “hold” rating to a “buy”
rating and lifted their target price for the company from $57.00 to $100.00 in
a report on Tuesday, April 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. set a GBX 3,200
($41.81) target price on shares of Diageo and gave the company a “neutral”
rating in a report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley set a $18.00 target price on
shares of PG&E and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday,
June 14th. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Stanley Black &
Decker from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a
report on Wednesday, April 3rd. Finally, Citigroup lifted their target price on
shares of SolarWinds from $20.00 to $23.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating
in a report on Monday, May 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock
with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and six have issued a buy
rating to the stock. The stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and
an average price target of $179.12. Read more …
Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) was downgraded by equities
researchers at Wolfe Research from a “peer perform” rating to an “underperform”
rating in a report issued on Wednesday, MarketBeat reports.
A number of other research analysts also recently issued
reports on WFC. Buckingham Research downgraded Carnival from a “buy” rating to
a “neutral” rating and dropped their price objective for the company from
$65.00 to $54.00 in a research note on Monday, April 15th. Deutsche Bank
reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $24.00 price objective on shares of ABB in
a research note on Tuesday, May 21st. Zacks Investment Research downgraded
Green Plains from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note
on Thursday, June 27th. ValuEngine raised Zynerba Pharmaceuticals from a “sell”
rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 1st. Finally,
Goldman Sachs Group lowered Encana to a “buy” rating in a research report on
Friday, April 12th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating,
eleven have given a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the
stock. The stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average
target price of $54.12. Read more …
Iron Mountain (NYSE:IRM) was downgraded by stock analysts at
Bank of America from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a
research note issued on Thursday, Benzinga’s Daily Ratings Newsletter reports.
They currently have a $25.00 price target on the financial services provider’s
stock, down from their previous price target of $33.00. Bank of America‘s price
objective suggests a potential downside of 15.75% from the company’s previous
close.
IRM has been the subject of a number of other research
reports. Robert W. Baird set a $120.00 target price on shares of BioMarin
Pharmaceutical and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, April
26th. ValuEngine cut shares of Zumiez from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating
in a report on Tuesday, July 2nd. TheStreet raised shares of Third Point
Reinsurance from a “d+” rating to a “c-” rating in a report on Tuesday, May
14th. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Guaranty Federal Bancshares from
a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 23rd. Finally,
Wells Fargo & Co increased their target price on shares of Apollo Global
Management from $38.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a
report on Wednesday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell
rating, three have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the
company. Iron Mountain presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a
consensus price target of $33.73. Read more …
Air Products & Chemicals (NYSE:APD) was downgraded by
equities researchers at Seaport Global Securities from a “buy” rating to a
“neutral” rating in a research note issued to investors on Friday, The Fly
reports.
A number of other analysts have also weighed in on the
company. Vertical Research lowered Air Products & Chemicals from a “buy”
rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 25th. UBS Group upped
their target price on LyondellBasell Industries from $86.00 to $89.00 and gave
the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets upped
their target price on Air Products & Chemicals to $235.00 and gave the
stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, May 13th. KeyCorp lowered
Steris from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a report on
Tuesday. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Finally, Zacks
Investment Research lowered Guaranty Federal Bancshares from a “hold” rating to
a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 23rd. One investment analyst has
rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and eleven
have assigned a buy rating to the company. Air Products & Chemicals has an
average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $216.42. Read more …
International Paper (NYSE:IP) was downgraded by investment
analysts at Citigroup from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research
report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, Benzinga’s Daily Ratings
Newsletter reports. They currently have a $45.00 price target on the basic
materials company’s stock, down from their previous price target of $53.00.
Citigroup‘s price target indicates a potential upside of 5.51% from the stock’s
previous close.
Several other brokerages have also weighed in on IP.
Barclays reiterated a “sell” rating on shares of easyJet in a research report
on Monday, April 1st. KeyCorp reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of
International Paper in a research report on Wednesday, July 3rd. UBS Group
reiterated a “sell” rating on shares of in a research report on Monday, June
24th. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded shares of Snap from a “sector perform”
rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their target price for the company
from $10.00 to $17.00 in a research report on Friday, April 5th. Finally, Bank
of America lowered shares of Propetro from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating
in a research report on Tuesday, April 16th. Two research analysts have rated
the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and two have
assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company presently has a
consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $48.80. Read more …
Old Republic International (NYSE:ORI) was downgraded by
equities researchers at JMP Securities from an “outperform” rating to a “market
perform” rating in a research note issued on Friday, The Fly reports.
A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on
the company. TheStreet raised United States Lime & Minerals from a “c+”
rating to a “b” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 20th. Zacks Investment
Research raised FirstService from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating and
set a $110.00 target price on the stock in a report on Tuesday, June 25th. Read more …
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