Upgrades:
W W Grainger (NYSE:GWW) was upgraded by stock analysts at
Longbow Research from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report
issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, The Fly reports.
Other equities analysts also recently issued research
reports about the company. Robert W. Baird raised W W Grainger from a “neutral”
rating to an “outperform” rating and cut their price objective for the company
from $340.00 to $300.00 in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Morgan
Stanley increased their price target on W W Grainger from $259.00 to $282.00
and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday,
April 15th. Gordon Haskett downgraded W W Grainger from a “hold” rating to an
“underperform” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $313.00
to $278.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Royal Bank of Canada
dropped their price target on W W Grainger from $194.00 to $191.00 and set an
“underperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 24th.
Finally, Gabelli raised W W Grainger from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in
a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Three analysts have rated the stock
with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and six have assigned a buy
rating to the company. The company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold”
and an average target price of $286.80. Read more …
Eaton Vance (NYSE:EV) was upgraded by Bank of America from a
“neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Tuesday, The Fly
reports.
Other research analysts also recently issued research
reports about the stock. ValuEngine raised shares of Eaton Vance from a “strong
sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th.
Cfra raised their target price on shares of Eaton Vance from $37.00 to $43.00
and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Credit
Suisse Group lifted their price objective on shares of Eaton Vance from $34.00
to $35.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on
Thursday, May 21st. Citigroup decreased their price objective on shares of
Eaton Vance from $50.00 to $36.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in
a research report on Friday, March 13th. Finally, Zacks Investment Research
downgraded shares of Eaton Vance from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and
set a $40.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Tuesday,
May 12th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given
a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The
stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of
$39.13. Read more …
Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW) was upgraded by research
analysts at Gordon Haskett from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research
note issued on Tuesday, The Fly reports. The brokerage currently has a $151.00
price target on the home improvement retailer’s stock, up from their previous
price target of $110.00. Gordon Haskett’s target price indicates a potential
upside of 16.76% from the stock’s current price.
Several other equities analysts have also commented on LOW.
Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $135.00 price target on
shares of Lowe’s Companies in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Robert W.
Baird upped their price target on Lowe’s Companies from $115.00 to $135.00 and
gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th.
Wolfe Research raised Lowe’s Companies from a “peer perform” rating to an
“outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. KeyCorp
increased their target price on Lowe’s Companies from $125.00 to $130.00 and
gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st.
Finally, Loop Capital increased their target price on Lowe’s Companies from
$105.00 to $140.00 in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. One equities
research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a
hold rating and twenty-six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. The company
presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of
$133.11. Read more …
Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) was upgraded by equities
researchers at Deutsche Bank from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a
research report issued on Wednesday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The brokerage
currently has a $34.00 price objective on the financial services provider’s
stock. Deutsche Bank’s target price indicates a potential upside of 12.51% from
the company’s current price.
WFC has been the subject of a number of other reports.
Credit Suisse Group cut their price objective on Wells Fargo & Co from
$45.00 to $40.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research
report on Tuesday, April 21st. Cfra raised Wells Fargo & Co from a “sell”
rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price objective for the stock from
$48.00 to $42.00 in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Citigroup
dropped their target price on Wells Fargo & Co from $43.00 to $37.00 and
set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, March
27th. Nomura Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $31.00 target
price on shares of Wells Fargo & Co in a research report on Thursday, April
16th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets dropped their target price on Wells Fargo
& Co from $37.00 to $35.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the
company in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Six research analysts
have rated the stock with a sell rating, eighteen have issued a hold rating and
three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock currently has a
consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $38.41. Read more …
SYSCO (NYSE:SYY) was upgraded by analysts at Wells Fargo
& Co from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research
report issued on Friday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The brokerage currently
has a $70.00 target price on the stock, up from their prior target price of
$50.00. Wells Fargo & Co‘s price objective suggests a potential upside of
10.95% from the stock’s previous close.
Several other equities analysts have also recently commented
on the stock. ValuEngine raised shares of SYSCO from a “sell” rating to a
“hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 29th. Argus lowered
SYSCO from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March
24th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on SYSCO from $66.00
to $65.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on
Wednesday, May 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on SYSCO
from $78.00 to $47.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research
report on Monday, April 6th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets downgraded SYSCO from
an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and lowered their price
objective for the stock from $88.00 to $51.00 in a research report on Thursday,
April 23rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell
rating, five have issued a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the
company. The stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average
price target of $68.73. Read more …
Downgrades:
Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) was downgraded by research
analysts at Goldman Sachs Group from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating in a
report released on Sunday, The Fly reports.
A number of other research firms also recently commented on
ABT. SVB Leerink reduced their target price on Abbott Laboratories from $102.00
to $93.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on
Wednesday, April 8th. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on Abbott
Laboratories from $101.00 to $96.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock
in a report on Friday, March 27th. Barclays increased their target price on
Abbott Laboratories from $92.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “overweight”
rating in a report on Monday, April 20th. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “hold”
rating on shares of Abbott Laboratories in a report on Thursday, April 16th.
Finally, Raymond James raised their price target on Abbott Laboratories from
$92.00 to $102.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on
Friday, April 17th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating,
five have issued a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the
company. The stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus
target price of $99.47. Read more …
Tractor Supply (NASDAQ:TSCO) was downgraded by research
analysts at Goldman Sachs Group from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a
research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, Marketbeat Ratings
reports. They currently have a $122.00 price target on the specialty retailer’s
stock, up from their prior price target of $104.00. Goldman Sachs Group’s
target price would suggest a potential downside of 0.54% from the company’s
previous close.
A number of other research firms have also weighed in on
TSCO. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Tractor Supply from a “hold” rating to
a “buy” rating and set a $125.00 price target for the company in a research
report on Friday. Guggenheim raised their target price on shares of Tractor
Supply from $105.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on
Wednesday, May 27th. Northcoast Research cut shares of Tractor Supply from a
“buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Nomura
raised their target price on shares of Tractor Supply from $95.00 to $110.00
and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 27th.
Finally, Wedbush raised their target price on shares of Tractor Supply from
$95.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on
Wednesday, May 27th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a
hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy
rating to the company. The stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and
an average target price of $118.08. Read more …
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) was downgraded by equities researchers
at Exane BNP Paribas from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a
research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, The Fly reports.
A number of other equities research analysts also recently
commented on the stock. Moffett Nathanson upgraded shares of Accenture from a
“neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $200.00 price objective for the
company in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Atlantic Securities assumed
coverage on Accenture in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. They
issued an “overweight” rating and a $246.00 price objective for the company.
UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Accenture from $205.00 to
$160.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday,
March 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of
Accenture from $227.00 to $188.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the
company in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th. Finally, Morgan Stanley
decreased their price objective on shares of Accenture from $240.00 to $190.00
and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 17th.
Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight
have issued a hold rating and seventeen have given a buy rating to the stock.
The stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of
$208.89. Read more …
ONEOK (NYSE:OKE) was downgraded by research analysts at
Citigroup from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report issued on
Wednesday, MarketBeat reports. They currently have a $36.00 price objective on
the utilities provider’s stock, down from their prior price objective of
$80.00. Citigroup‘s price objective would indicate a potential downside of
11.55% from the company’s previous close.
A number of other analysts have also recently issued reports
on the company. UBS Group cut ONEOK from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating
and lowered their target price for the stock from $38.00 to $34.00 in a
research note on Wednesday, May 13th. ValuEngine raised ONEOK from a “sell”
rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Stifel
Nicolaus lowered their target price on ONEOK from $56.00 to $43.00 and set a
“buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 30th.
Raymond James lowered their target price on ONEOK from $40.00 to $35.00 and set
an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April
30th. Finally, Robert W. Baird cut ONEOK from an “outperform” rating to a
“neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Two research analysts
have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have issued a hold rating and
seven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock currently has
a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $47.81. Read more …
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