Upgrades:
Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) was upgraded by stock analysts at
DA Davidson from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued
on Tuesday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The brokerage currently has a $108.00
target price on the apparel retailer’s stock, up from their previous target
price of $87.00. DA Davidson’s target price would suggest a potential upside of
16.71% from the company’s previous close.
Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports
on ROST. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares
of Ross Stores in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Nomura Securities lowered
their target price on shares of Ross Stores from $83.00 to $80.00 and set a
“neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Wells
Fargo & Co raised shares of Ross Stores from an “equal weight” rating to an
“overweight” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $100.00 to
$110.00 in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Gordon Haskett initiated
coverage on shares of Ross Stores in a research report on Wednesday, January
29th. They set an “accumulate” rating and a $132.00 price target on the stock.
Finally, Morgan Stanley reissued a “buy” rating and set a $105.00 price target
on shares of Ross Stores in a research report on Monday. Two analysts have
rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and
seventeen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Ross Stores has an
average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $113.83. Read more …
TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) was upgraded by stock analysts at
Atlantic Securities from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating in a
report issued on Wednesday, Marketbeat reports. The brokerage currently has a
$60.00 target price on the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock. Atlantic
Securities’ target price indicates a potential upside of 16.41% from the
stock’s previous close.
Other equities research analysts have also recently issued
reports about the stock. Deutsche Bank boosted their price target on shares of
TJX Companies from $66.00 to $69.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research
report on Monday, February 24th. Citigroup cut their price target on shares of
TJX Companies from $70.00 to $57.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a
research report on Tuesday, March 24th. Cfra raised shares of TJX Companies
from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and boosted their price target for
the stock from $66.00 to $76.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February
26th. Morgan Stanley cut shares of TJX Companies to a “hold” rating in a
research report on Friday, April 17th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group
upgraded shares of TJX Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set
a $60.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 17th.
Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating,
twenty-two have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to
the company’s stock. The stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a
consensus price target of $66.04. Read more …
Consolidated Edison (NYSE:ED) was upgraded by equities
researchers at Bank of America from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a
note issued to investors on Wednesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The
brokerage currently has a $91.00 target price on the utilities provider’s
stock. Bank of America‘s price objective suggests a potential upside of 11.96%
from the stock’s previous close.
Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) was upgraded by stock analysts
at Stifel Nicolaus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report
issued on Wednesday, The Fly reports.
LUV has been the topic of a number of other reports.
Susquehanna Bancshares upgraded Southwest Airlines from a “neutral” rating to a
“positive” rating and set a $41.00 price target on the stock in a report on
Tuesday, April 21st. Evercore ISI upgraded Southwest Airlines from an “in-line”
rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $55.00 price target on the stock in
a report on Monday, March 2nd. Barclays reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of
Southwest Airlines in a report on Tuesday, March 24th. Cowen lowered their
target price on Southwest Airlines from $45.00 to $40.00 and set an
“outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 20th.
Finally, Vertical Research lowered Southwest Airlines from a “buy” rating to a
“hold” rating and set a $58.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on
Thursday, January 9th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating,
eight have issued a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has
given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock currently has an
average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $51.89. Read more …
California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) was upgraded by
Janney Montgomery Scott from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research
note issued to investors on Friday, Briefing.com Automated Import reports.
CWT has been the subject of a number of other reports.
ValuEngine lowered California Water Service Group from a “buy” rating to a
“hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Zacks Investment Research
upgraded California Water Service Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating
in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Four equities research analysts
have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to
the stock. The stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price
target of $59.00. Read more …
Kellogg (NYSE:K) was upgraded by equities researchers at
Consumer Edge from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a
research note issued to investors on Friday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The
firm currently has a $65.00 target price on the stock. Consumer Edge’s target
price indicates a potential upside of 0.22% from the stock’s current price.
Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about
the company. ValuEngine raised Kellogg from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating
in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Zacks Investment Research cut
Kellogg from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $69.00 price target
for the company. in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Morgan Stanley
dropped their price target on Kellogg from $63.00 to $62.00 and set an “equal
weight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. BMO
Capital Markets upgraded Kellogg from a “market perform” rating to an
“outperform” rating and raised their price target for the company from $70.00
to $79.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 9th. Finally, Credit Suisse
Group upgraded Kellogg from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and
raised their price target for the company from $60.00 to $78.00 in a research
report on Tuesday, January 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a
sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating
to the company’s stock. The company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an
average price target of $70.06. Read more …
Downgrades:
UBS Group lowered shares of Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD)
from a buy rating to a neutral rating in a research note published on Monday
morning, Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has $80.00 price objective
on the biopharmaceutical company’s stock, up from their prior price objective
of $77.00.
A number of other equities analysts have also recently
weighed in on the stock. Mizuho began coverage on shares of Gilead Sciences in
a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. They set a buy rating and a $81.00
price objective for the company. Maxim Group started coverage on shares of
Gilead Sciences in a research report on Saturday, April 18th. They set a hold
rating for the company. TheStreet upgraded shares of Gilead Sciences from a c
rating to a b- rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Wolfe
Research started coverage on shares of Gilead Sciences in a research report on
Tuesday, March 31st. They issued a market perform rating and a $65.00 target
price for the company. Finally, Wells Fargo & Co lowered shares of Gilead
Sciences from an overweight rating to an equal weight rating and set a $87.00
price objective for the company. in a report on Monday, April 20th. Four
analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seventeen have issued a hold
rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the stock. The company has a
consensus rating of Hold and a consensus price target of $77.11. Read more …
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) was downgraded by
investment analysts at UBS Group from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a
research report issued on Tuesday, The Fly reports.
A number of other equities analysts also recently issued
reports on the stock. Bank of America upgraded shares of Johnson & Johnson
from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for
the company from $150.00 to $175.00 in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd.
Credit Suisse Group increased their price objective on shares of Johnson &
Johnson from $155.00 to $161.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in
a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price
objective on shares of Johnson & Johnson from $170.00 to $160.00 and set an
“overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 27th.
Wells Fargo & Co raised shares of Johnson & Johnson to a “hold” rating
in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald
reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $168.00 price objective on shares of
Johnson & Johnson in a research note on Friday, April 3rd. Four analysts
have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating
to the company. The stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price
target of $162.36. Read more …
Unilever (NYSE:UN) was downgraded by investment analysts at
DZ Bank from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued to
investors on Tuesday, The Fly reports.
Several other research firms have also commented on UN.
Barclays upgraded Unilever from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight”
rating in a report on Thursday, April 2nd. Berenberg Bank downgraded Unilever
to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. HSBC
downgraded Unilever from a “hold” rating to a “reduce” rating in a research
report on Tuesday, January 7th. Morgan Stanley cut shares of Unilever from an
“overweight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday,
April 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Unilever from an
“underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March
17th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating,
five have assigned a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the
company. The stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average
target price of $60.00. Read more …
Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) was downgraded by Piper Sandler from
an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report issued on
Tuesday, The Fly reports. They currently have a $66.00 price target on the
stock, down from their prior price target of $100.00. Piper Sandler’s price
target would suggest a potential upside of 5.10% from the stock’s previous
close.
Several other research firms have also issued reports on
TSN. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered shares of Tyson Foods from an “outperform”
rating to a “market perform” rating and decreased their price target for the
stock from $88.00 to $65.00 in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Cfra
raised shares of Tyson Foods to a “buy” rating and set a $105.00 price
objective for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th.
Buckingham Research decreased their target price on shares of Tyson Foods from
$92.00 to $85.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note
on Thursday, February 20th. Stephens decreased their target price on shares of
Tyson Foods from $95.00 to $84.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the
company in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Finally, ValuEngine lowered
shares of Tyson Foods from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research
note on Monday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have
assigned a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the stock. The stock
has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $80.47. Read more …
Hormel Foods (NYSE:HRL) was downgraded by equities research
analysts at Piper Sandler from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in
a report released on Tuesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. They presently have a
$47.00 price target on the stock. Piper Sandler’s price target suggests a
potential downside of 1.26% from the stock’s current price.
A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on
the stock. Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Hormel Foods from a “sell”
rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price target for the company from
$35.00 to $45.00 in a report on Thursday, March 26th. ValuEngine lowered shares
of Hormel Foods from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday,
January 14th. Cfra upgraded shares of Hormel Foods from a “sell” rating to a
“hold” rating and set a $38.00 price target on the stock in a report on Monday,
March 9th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Hormel
Foods from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a
report on Tuesday, March 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with
a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating
to the company’s stock. Hormel Foods presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”
and a consensus target price of $42.90. Read more …
Walmart (NYSE:WMT) was downgraded by equities researchers at
Gordon Haskett from a “buy” rating to an “accumulate” rating in a report
released on Wednesday, The Fly reports. They presently have a $140.00 price
target on the retailer’s stock, up from their prior price target of $130.00.
Gordon Haskett’s target price indicates a potential upside of 9.38% from the
stock’s previous close. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call.
WMT has been the subject of a number of other research
reports. Cleveland Research raised shares of Walmart from a “neutral” rating to
a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 24th. Morgan Stanley upped their
price objective on shares of Walmart from $125.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock
an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 31st. Deutsche
Bank upped their price objective on shares of Walmart from $129.00 to $131.00
and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 6th.
Exane BNP Paribas cut shares of Walmart to an “underperform” rating and set a
$98.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Thursday, March
26th. Finally, Oppenheimer upped their price objective on shares of Walmart
from $125.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research
report on Tuesday, April 21st. Two equities research analysts have rated the
stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating and twenty-one have
given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Walmart currently has an average
rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $126.79. Read more …
Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) was downgraded by Loop Capital from a
“buy” rating to a “sell” rating in a report released on Wednesday,
Marketbeat.com reports. They presently have a $48.00 target price on the
specialty chemicals company’s stock, down from their prior target price of
$99.00. Loop Capital’s price objective would suggest a potential downside of
25.36% from the company’s current price.
Other equities research analysts have also recently issued
research reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Co dropped their target
price on Albemarle from $105.00 to $68.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on
the stock in a report on Friday, March 27th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their
price target on shares of Albemarle from $71.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock a
“sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. They
noted that the move was a valuation call. Vertical Research lowered shares of
Albemarle from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on
Friday, February 21st. HSBC lowered shares of Albemarle from a “buy” rating to
a “hold” rating and set a $89.00 price target on the stock. in a research
report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lowered their
price objective on shares of Albemarle from $115.00 to $80.00 and set an
“outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 6th. Six
investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have
issued a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s
stock. The stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of
$77.46. Read more …
Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) was downgraded by Rosenblatt
Securities from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report
issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, The Fly reports.
A number of other equities analysts have also recently
issued reports on the company. Deutsche Bank cut their target price on Rockwell
Automation from $208.00 to $165.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a
report on Thursday, April 9th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on
Rockwell Automation from $134.00 to $167.00 and gave the company a “neutral”
rating in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. Morgan Stanley raised their
target price on Rockwell Automation from $129.00 to $162.00 and gave the
company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th.
Citigroup decreased their target price on Rockwell Automation from $189.00 to
$155.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on
Wednesday, April 1st. Finally, Gordon Haskett raised Rockwell Automation from a
“hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $175.00 target price for the company
in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. Three analysts have rated the
stock with a sell rating, thirteen 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 a consensus price target of $174.65. Read more …
ONEOK (NYSE:OKE) was downgraded by equities researchers at
Jefferies Financial Group to a “hold” rating in a research note issued on
Thursday, AnalystRatings.com reports. They currently have a $32.00 target price
on the utilities provider’s stock. Jefferies Financial Group’s target price
indicates a potential upside of 3.49% from the stock’s current price.
OKE has been the topic of several other research reports.
Robert W. Baird cut ONEOK from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in
a report on Monday, March 9th. Wells Fargo & Co boosted their price
objective on ONEOK from $81.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock an “overweight”
rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. ValuEngine lowered ONEOK
from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March
17th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on ONEOK from $82.00 to $56.00
and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 13th.
Finally, Bank of America lowered their price objective on ONEOK from $61.00 to
$41.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April
15th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have
assigned a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company’s
stock. The company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus
target price of $60.37. Read more …
Dollar General (NYSE:DG) was downgraded by equities
researchers at Loop Capital from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a
research report issued on Thursday, The Fly reports. They presently have a
$175.00 target price on the stock. Loop Capital’s price target would suggest a
potential upside of 0.11% from the stock’s previous close.
A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on DG.
Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Dollar General from $184.00 to
$190.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday,
April 1st. Deutsche Bank upped their target price on shares of Dollar General
from $153.00 to $159.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note
on Monday, April 6th. Oppenheimer upped their target price on shares of Dollar
General from $180.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a
research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Telsey Advisory Group restated an
“outperform” rating on shares of Dollar General in a research note on Monday,
March 9th. Finally, Edward Jones lowered shares of Dollar General from a “buy”
rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Six
analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have given a buy
rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. The company
presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of
$173.77. Read more …
Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) was downgraded by equities research
analysts at HSBC from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report issued on Thursday,
Marketbeat.com reports. They currently have a $9.50 price target on the
oilfield services company’s stock, down from their prior price target of
$12.00. HSBC’s price target suggests a potential downside of 9.22% from the
stock’s current price.
Several other research analysts have also weighed in on HAL.
Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on shares of Halliburton in a report on
Monday, January 13th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $15.90 price
objective on the stock. Wells Fargo & Co lowered shares of Halliburton from
an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and cut their price
objective for the stock from $18.00 to $8.00 in a report on Monday, April 13th.
Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Halliburton from $7.50 to $7.00
and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March
31st. ValuEngine lowered shares of Halliburton from a “sell” rating to a
“strong sell” rating in a report on Thursday, April 2nd. Finally, Royal Bank of
Canada reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Halliburton in a report on
Wednesday, April 22nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a
sell rating, twenty have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating
to the company. The stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price
target of $12.74. Read more …
Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE:RDS.A) was downgraded by equities
researchers at Berenberg Bank from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a note
issued to investors on Friday, The Fly reports.
A number of other research firms have also recently
commented on RDS.A. Wells Fargo & Co cut Royal Dutch Shell from an
“overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $63.00 target price
on the stock. in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Morgan Stanley
reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating on shares of Royal Dutch Shell in a
research note on Monday, April 20th. HSBC raised Royal Dutch Shell from a
“hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th.
Jefferies Financial Group cut Royal Dutch Shell from a “buy” rating to a “hold”
rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein
cut Royal Dutch Shell from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating
in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the
stock with a sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating and six have
assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Royal Dutch Shell presently has a
consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $64.33. Read more …
ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) was downgraded by investment analysts
at Bank of America from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research
report issued on Friday, Marketbeat reports. They currently have a $46.00 price
target on the energy producer’s stock, up from their previous price target of
$43.00. Bank of America‘s price objective indicates a potential upside of
17.53% from the stock’s current price. The analysts noted that the move was a
valuation call.
Several other research analysts also recently commented on
the company. Raymond James reduced their price objective on ConocoPhillips from
$63.00 to $48.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on
Tuesday, March 17th. Zacks Investment Research upgraded ConocoPhillips from a
“hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $70.00 price objective on the stock
in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price
objective on ConocoPhillips from $79.00 to $40.00 and set an “overweight”
rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 16th. ValuEngine upgraded
ConocoPhillips from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday.
Finally, TheStreet downgraded ConocoPhillips from a “b-” rating to a “c+”
rating in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Four equities research analysts
have rated the stock with a hold rating and seventeen have given a buy rating
to the company. The company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a
consensus target price of $58.05. Read more …
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