Upgrades:
AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN) was upgraded by research analysts at Morgan Stanley from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a research note issued on Monday, Briefing.com reports.
Several other brokerages also recently commented on AZN.
HSBC upgraded shares of AstraZeneca from a "reduce" rating to a
"hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 11th. Oddo Bhf
upgraded AstraZeneca from a "reduce" rating to a "buy"
rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 23rd. Berenberg Bank
initiated coverage on AstraZeneca in a report on Tuesday, September 29th. They
issued a "buy" rating on the stock. Finally, UBS Group upgraded
AstraZeneca from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating in a
report on Monday, November 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the
stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and eight have
issued a buy rating to the stock. The company has a consensus rating of
"Buy" and an average price target of $61.00.
AZN stock opened at $53.74 on Monday. The company has a 50
day moving average of $53.58 and a two-hundred day moving average of $54.49.
The company has a market cap of $141.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of
64.75, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 0.50. AstraZeneca has a 12-month low
of $36.15 and a 12-month high of $64.94. The company has a quick ratio of 0.63,
a current ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14. Read
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Vodafone Group (NASDAQ:VOD) was upgraded by Redburn Partners from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued on Monday, The Fly reports.
VOD has been the topic of a number of other research
reports. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Vodafone Group from a “hold” rating
to a “buy” rating and set a $18.00 price target on the stock in a report on
Friday, November 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating
on shares of Vodafone Group in a report on Wednesday, October 7th. UBS Group
reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Vodafone Group in a research note on
Wednesday, November 11th. Finally, BidaskClub lowered Vodafone Group from a
“sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Saturday,
November 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have
assigned a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the stock. The
company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of
$17.00. Read
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The Unilever Group (NYSE:UN) was upgraded by investment analysts at Investec from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, The Fly reports.
UN has been the topic of a number of other research reports.
Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of The Unilever Group from a “buy” rating
to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 6th. Credit Suisse Group
reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of The Unilever Group in a research
note on Monday, August 17th. Citigroup Inc. 3% Minimum Coupon Principal
Protected Based Upon Russell initiated coverage on The Unilever Group in a
research report on Thursday, November 12th. They issued a “buy” rating for the
company. Smith Barney Citigroup assumed coverage on The Unilever Group in a
research report on Thursday, November 12th. They set a “buy” rating on the
stock. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on The
Unilever Group in a research report on Monday, October 19th. They set a “buy”
rating for the company. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating,
four have issued a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company.
The company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price
target of $59.50. Read
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Chubb (NYSE:CB) was upgraded by investment analysts at Smith Barney Citigroup from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, The Fly reports. The firm presently has a $176.00 price objective on the financial services provider's stock, up from their previous price objective of $138.00. Smith Barney Citigroup's price objective points to a potential upside of 15.04% from the stock's previous close.
Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports
about the company. Raymond James upgraded Chubb from an "outperform"
rating to a "strong-buy" rating and increased their price target for
the stock from $150.00 to $180.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 24th. Bank
of America upgraded Chubb from an "underperform" rating to a
"neutral" rating and increased their price target for the stock from
$123.00 to $132.00 in a report on Thursday, October 29th. They noted that the
move was a valuation call. Citigroup Inc. 3% Minimum Coupon Principal Protected
Based Upon Russell raised Chubb from a "neutral" rating to a
"buy" rating and upped their target price for the stock from $138.00
to $176.00 in a research report on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley upped their target
price on Chubb from $137.00 to $149.00 and gave the stock an "equal
weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 24th. Finally,
MKM Partners upped their target price on Chubb from $150.00 to $180.00 in a
research report on Friday, November 27th. One equities research analyst has
rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, twelve have
given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company.
Chubb presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target
price of $153.95. Read
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Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) was upgraded by Smith Barney Citigroup from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, The Fly reports. The firm currently has a $80.00 target price on the financial services provider’s stock, up from their prior target price of $58.00. Smith Barney Citigroup’s target price would suggest a potential upside of 0.25% from the stock’s previous close.
PRU has been the topic of several other research reports.
Credit Suisse Group increased their target price on Prudential Financial from
$64.00 to $79.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on
Tuesday, December 1st. TheStreet upgraded shares of Prudential Financial from a
“c+” rating to a “b-” rating in a research report on Monday, November 23rd. The
Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on shares of Prudential Financial in a
report on Friday. They issued a “buy” rating and a $88.00 target price for the
company. Barclays initiated coverage on shares of Prudential Financial in a
research note on Tuesday, November 17th. They set an “equal weight” rating and
a $76.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Zacks Investment Research
upgraded shares of Prudential Financial from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating
and set a $67.00 price target on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October
28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven
have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s
stock. The stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price
of $75.38. Read
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Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW) was upgraded by research analysts at FIG Partners from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report released on Tuesday, The Fly reports. The firm presently has a $195.00 price objective on the home improvement retailer’s stock. FIG Partners’ target price would suggest a potential upside of 28.30% from the stock’s current price. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call.
Other equities research analysts have also issued reports
about the stock. ValuEngine lowered shares of Lowe’s Companies from a “hold”
rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 10th.
Oppenheimer cut Lowe’s Companies from an “outperform” rating to a “market
perform” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $185.00 to
$180.00 in a report on Friday, September 18th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered
their target price on Lowe’s Companies from $186.00 to $180.00 and set an
“outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 19th. Bank
of America lifted their price target on Lowe’s Companies from $176.00 to
$200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday,
August 20th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares
of Lowe’s Companies from $190.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an
“overweight” rating in a research note on Friday. One analyst has rated the
stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and twenty-eight have
issued a buy rating to the stock. Lowe’s Companies presently has a consensus
rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $171.00. Read
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Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) was upgraded by stock analysts at Atlantic Securities from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report issued on Wednesday, The Fly reports. The brokerage presently has a $56.00 price target on the stock. Atlantic Securities’ price target indicates a potential upside of 23.73% from the company’s current price.
A number of other research firms have also recently
commented on JCI. Royal Bank of Canada raised shares of Johnson Controls
International from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and
lifted their price target for the stock from $36.00 to $46.00 in a research
note on Tuesday, August 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their
price objective on shares of Johnson Controls International from $44.00 to
$52.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday,
November 4th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Johnson
Controls International from $42.00 to $46.00 and gave the company an “equal
weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 5th. Oppenheimer
raised shares of Johnson Controls International from a “market perform” rating
to an “outperform” rating and set a $48.00 price objective for the company in a
research report on Wednesday, October 21st. Finally, TheStreet raised shares of
Johnson Controls International from a “c+” rating to a “b” rating in a research
report on Thursday, October 22nd. Six investment analysts have rated the stock
with a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company. The
stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of
$43.44. Read
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The Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, The Fly reports. The brokerage currently has a $182.00 target price on the entertainment giant’s stock, up from their previous target price of $155.00. Wells Fargo & Company‘s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 18.40% from the stock’s current price.
Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about
the company. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded The Walt Disney from a “sector
perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price objective for
the stock from $124.00 to $170.00 in a research report on Friday, November
13th. Barclays upped their target price on The Walt Disney from $135.00 to
$150.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on
Friday, November 13th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. UBS Group
upped their target price on The Walt Disney from $126.00 to $155.00 and gave
the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 1st.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on The Walt Disney from
$155.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on
Friday, November 13th. Finally, Tigress Financial restated a “buy” rating on
shares of The Walt Disney in a research report on Sunday, August 23rd. One analyst
has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and
twenty-two have assigned a buy rating to the company. The Walt Disney presently
has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $146.90. Read
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American Express (NYSE:AXP) was upgraded by research analysts at Barclays from an “equal weight” rating to a “positive” rating in a research note issued on Thursday, The Fly reports. The firm currently has a $132.00 price objective on the payment services company’s stock, up from their prior price objective of $114.00. Barclays‘s price objective suggests a potential upside of 8.47% from the stock’s current price. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call.
A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on
AXP. Moffett Nathanson began coverage on shares of American Express in a
research note on Monday. They set a “buy” rating and a $155.00 price target on
the stock. 140166 lowered shares of American Express from a “positive” rating
to a “neutral” rating and set a $110.00 price objective for the company. in a
research report on Friday, October 9th. Zacks Investment Research lowered
shares of American Express from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and set a
$126.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Wednesday,
November 25th. Bank of America lowered shares of American Express from a
“neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and dropped their price objective
for the stock from $106.00 to $95.00 in a research report on Wednesday,
September 23rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price
objective on shares of American Express from $97.00 to $106.00 and gave the
stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 9th. Five
analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have given a hold
rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. The stock has an
average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $112.58. Read
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Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI) was upgraded by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report issued on Thursday, The Fly reports. The brokerage presently has a $39.00 price target on the real estate investment trust’s stock, up from their previous price target of $33.00. Wells Fargo & Company‘s target price points to a potential upside of 2.98% from the stock’s previous close.
OHI has been the subject of several other reports. Truist
boosted their price objective on Omega Healthcare Investors from $32.00 to
$34.00 in a research note on Monday, September 14th. Stifel Nicolaus initiated
coverage on Omega Healthcare Investors in a report on Tuesday, September 1st.
They set a “buy” rating and a $35.00 target price on the stock. Zacks Investment
Research upgraded Omega Healthcare Investors from a “hold” rating to a “buy”
rating and set a $35.00 target price on the stock in a report on Wednesday,
October 14th. ValuEngine upgraded Omega Healthcare Investors from a “sell”
rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, December 3rd. Finally, Bank
of America upgraded Omega Healthcare Investors from an “underperform” rating to
a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $32.00 to
$40.00 in a report on Monday, November 30th. One investment analyst has rated
the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and nine have
assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Omega Healthcare Investors
presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $34.81.
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STORE Capital (NYSE:STOR) was upgraded by Wells Fargo & Company from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a report released on Thursday, The Fly reports.
Several other equities research analysts have also recently
weighed in on STOR. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of
STORE Capital from $22.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an "equal
weight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 21st. ValuEngine
raised shares of STORE Capital from a "sell" rating to a
"hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Truist
upped their price objective on shares of STORE Capital from $24.00 to $27.00 in
a research report on Friday, September 18th. Mizuho boosted their target price
on STORE Capital from $24.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a "neutral"
rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 29th. Finally, TheStreet raised
STORE Capital from a "c+" rating to a "b-" rating in a
research note on Thursday, September 17th. One research analyst has rated the
stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and five have assigned
a buy rating to the stock. STORE Capital has an average rating of
"Hold" and a consensus price target of $25.70.
Shares of STORE Capital stock opened at $32.63 on Thursday.
The firm has a 50-day moving average of $30.13 and a 200-day moving average of
$26.36. The stock has a market cap of $8.57 billion, a PE ratio of 28.37 and a
beta of 0.96. STORE Capital has a 52-week low of $13.00 and a 52-week high of
$40.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.96
and a current ratio of 0.96. Read
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Dominion Energy (NYSE:D) was upgraded by equities researchers at Mizuho from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report released on Thursday, The Fly reports.
Other research analysts have also issued research reports
about the stock. UBS Group lowered shares of Dominion Energy from a “buy”
rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price objective for the company
from $81.00 to $86.00 in a research note on Monday, November 9th. They noted
that the move was a valuation call. BMO Capital Markets raised shares of
Dominion Energy from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and
raised their price objective for the stock from $86.00 to $88.00 in a report on
Monday, November 2nd. Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of Dominion
Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $84.00 target price on
the stock. in a research report on Thursday, October 29th. Argus lowered shares
of Dominion Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report
on Monday, August 17th. Finally, Credit Suisse Group lifted their price
objective on shares of Dominion Energy from $77.00 to $80.00 and gave the
company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 4th.
Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and
six have issued a buy rating to the company. Dominion Energy has an average
rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $83.18. Read
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Crown Castle International (NYSE:CCI) was upgraded by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report issued on Friday, Analyst Ratings Network reports. The brokerage presently has a $180.00 price target on the real estate investment trust's stock, up from their previous price target of $177.00. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft's price target would indicate a potential upside of 14.49% from the company's previous close.
CCI has been the topic of a number of other research
reports. Credit Suisse Group lowered their target price on Crown Castle
International from $148.00 to $146.00 and set a "neutral" rating on
the stock in a research report on Friday, October 23rd. Wells Fargo &
Company boosted their price target on Crown Castle International from $170.00
to $175.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research
report on Wednesday, September 16th. Finally, Raymond James raised Crown Castle
International from a "market perform" rating to an
"outperform" rating and set a $172.00 price objective for the company
in a report on Monday, October 26th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a
hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. The stock presently
has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of
$175.30. Read
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Downgrades:
McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) was downgraded by research analysts at Stephens from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday, The Fly reports. They currently have a $225.00 price objective on the fast-food giant's stock, down from their previous price objective of $250.00. Stephens' price objective would indicate a potential upside of 6.77% from the stock's current price.
Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the
company. UBS Group increased their price target on McDonald's from $215.00 to
$230.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on
Monday, September 14th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on
McDonald's from $222.00 to $244.00 and gave the company an
"overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 1st.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on McDonald's from $205.00
to $220.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research
report on Tuesday, October 20th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their target price
on McDonald's from $220.00 to $245.00 and gave the company an
"outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 3rd.
Finally, KeyCorp raised their target price on McDonald's from $225.00 to
$235.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research
report on Tuesday, November 10th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a
hold rating and twenty have assigned a buy rating to the company. McDonald's
has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of
$228.69. Read
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Hormel Foods (NYSE:HRL) was downgraded by Argus from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, The Fly reports.
HRL has been the topic of a number of other research
reports. Oppenheimer reissued a "hold" rating on shares of Hormel
Foods in a research report on Wednesday, October 7th. Bank of America cut their
target price on Hormel Foods from $45.00 to $44.00 and set an
"underperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday,
November 25th. Finally, Seaport Global Securities assumed coverage on Hormel
Foods in a research report on Tuesday, September 8th. They set a
"neutral" rating on the stock. They noted that the move was a
valuation call. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell
rating and eight have issued a hold rating to the company. The stock currently
has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of
$46.83.
HRL opened at $47.48 on Wednesday. The firm has a market
capitalization of $25.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.43, a
price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.47 and a beta of -0.04. The company's 50
day simple moving average is $49.25 and its two-hundred day simple moving
average is $49.39. Hormel Foods has a 1-year low of $39.01 and a 1-year high of
$52.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 2.38
and a quick ratio of 1.70. Read
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Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) was downgraded by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note issued on Thursday, Briefing.com reports. They currently have a $97.00 price target on the technology retailer's stock, down from their prior price target of $107.00. The Goldman Sachs Group's price target suggests a potential downside of 7.41% from the stock's current price.
Several other brokerages have also issued reports on BBY. DA
Davidson raised shares of Best Buy to a "buy" rating in a report on
Wednesday, November 25th. Exane BNP Paribas initiated coverage on shares of
Best Buy in a report on Monday, October 5th. They issued an
"outperform" rating and a $131.00 price target on the stock. Telsey
Advisory Group boosted their price target on shares of Best Buy from $120.00 to
$135.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on
Wednesday, August 26th. Guggenheim raised shares of Best Buy to a
"buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 26th. Finally, Morgan
Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Best Buy from $85.00 to $120.00
and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on
Wednesday, August 26th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a
sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating
to the stock. The stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and
a consensus price target of $109.70.
Shares of BBY stock opened at $104.76 on Thursday. Best Buy
has a 1 year low of $48.10 and a 1 year high of $124.89. The firm's fifty day
simple moving average is $114.53 and its 200 day simple moving average is
$102.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.13 billion, a P/E ratio of
15.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.56. The company
has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio
of 0.31. Read
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American Tower (NYSE:AMT) was downgraded by investment analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report released on Friday, Analyst Ratings Network reports. They currently have a $245.00 price target on the real estate investment trust’s stock, down from their prior price target of $295.00. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft’s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 11.66% from the stock’s current price.
Other analysts have also issued research reports about the
company. Credit Suisse Group increased their price objective on American Tower
from $300.00 to $301.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a
research note on Tuesday, November 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their
price objective on American Tower from $290.00 to $285.00 and set an
“overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, September
16th. BidaskClub lowered American Tower from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell”
rating in a research note on Thursday. Zacks Investment Research raised
American Tower from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $258.00 price
target for the company in a research note on Monday, October 19th. Finally,
Raymond James dropped their price target on American Tower from $276.00 to
$258.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on
Tuesday, November 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating,
three have given a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company.
American Tower presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price
target of $272.50. Read
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