Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades for Week of April 19, 2021

 


Upgrades:

 


Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) was upgraded by analysts at Mizuho from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report released on Monday, Briefing.com reports. The brokerage presently has a $148.00 target price on the utilities provider’s stock, up from their prior target price of $129.00. Mizuho’s price target would suggest a potential upside of 7.14% from the stock’s previous close.

SRE has been the subject of a number of other research reports. KeyCorp lowered their target price on Sempra Energy from $143.00 to $141.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 12th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on Sempra Energy from $144.00 to $142.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 25th. Barclays cut their price objective on Sempra Energy from $159.00 to $149.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 5th. Seaport Global Securities restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Sempra Energy in a research report on Tuesday, April 13th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on shares of Sempra Energy from $142.00 to $147.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 6th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $145.55. Read more …

 


Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) was upgraded by stock analysts at Evercore ISI from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating in a note issued to investors on Monday, Briefing.com reports. The brokerage currently has a $200.00 price objective on the specialty chemicals company’s stock, up from their previous price objective of $160.00. Evercore ISI’s target price would indicate a potential upside of 31.55% from the company’s current price.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Argus upped their price objective on Albemarle from $140.00 to $177.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 1st. Cowen initiated coverage on shares of Albemarle in a research report on Monday, March 15th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $180.00 price target for the company. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Albemarle from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $169.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Friday, March 12th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of Albemarle from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $175.00 to $190.00 in a research note on Monday, February 15th. Finally, Vertical Research raised Albemarle from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 22nd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $131.26. Read more …

 


Nucor (NYSE:NUE) was upgraded by investment analysts at Bank of America from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report issued on Tuesday, The Fly reports.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on NUE. Credit Suisse Group upgraded Nucor from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and increased their price target for the stock from $48.00 to $63.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of Nucor in a research report on Thursday, April 15th. They set a "buy" rating and a $86.00 price objective for the company. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Nucor from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and set a $76.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 10th. Argus raised shares of Nucor from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $85.00 target price for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 25th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on shares of Nucor from $63.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 17th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $63.18. Read more …

 

 


PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) was upgraded by stock analysts at UBS Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued on Wednesday, Price Targets.com reports. The firm currently has a $165.00 price objective on the stock, up from their prior price objective of $145.00. UBS Group’s target price would suggest a potential upside of 12.35% from the company’s previous close.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on the company. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of PepsiCo in a research report on Thursday, April 1st. Credit Suisse Group increased their price target on PepsiCo from $144.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 16th. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on PepsiCo in a research note on Monday. They issued a “peer perform” rating for the company. Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on shares of PepsiCo in a research report on Tuesday, January 19th. They issued an “underperform” rating and a $136.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of PepsiCo from $158.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. PepsiCo has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $149.44. Read more …

 


UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) was upgraded by stock analysts at Argus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued on Wednesday, The Fly reports. The firm currently has a $450.00 target price on the healthcare conglomerate’s stock. Argus’ price target would indicate a potential upside of 13.48% from the company’s previous close.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $405.00 to $435.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $409.00 to $418.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, April 16th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $462.00 to $515.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 16th. Truist Securities lifted their price objective on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $420.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on shares of UnitedHealth Group from $375.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, April 16th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seventeen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. UnitedHealth Group currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $409.61. Read more …

 

 

Downgrades:

 


Kansas City Southern (NYSE:KSU) was downgraded by stock analysts at Raymond James from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating in a note issued to investors on Monday, Briefing.com reports. They currently have a $286.00 price objective on the transportation company’s stock, up from their prior price objective of $255.00. Raymond James’ price objective indicates a potential upside of 11.06% from the company’s current price.

A number of other research firms have also commented on KSU. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Kansas City Southern from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 25th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on Kansas City Southern from $215.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 25th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered shares of Kansas City Southern from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $275.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Thursday. Citigroup Inc. 3% Minimum Coupon Principal Protected Based Upon Russell lifted their target price on Kansas City Southern from $220.00 to $250.00 in a research report on Monday, January 11th. Finally, Credit Suisse Group upped their price target on Kansas City Southern from $237.00 to $246.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, January 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $225.44. Read more …

 

 


Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) was downgraded by Morgan Stanley from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research note issued on Monday, Briefing.com reports. They currently have a $80.00 price objective on the stock. Morgan Stanley’s price objective points to a potential downside of 9.03% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on CHD. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Church & Dwight from $79.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday. Zacks Investment Research raised Church & Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $90.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 11th. Bank of America lowered their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $105.00 to $100.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 22nd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $93.00 to $92.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 22nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. The stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $99.50. Read more …

 


QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Susquehanna Bancshares to a "neutral" rating in a research report issued on Monday, Stock Target Advisor reports. They currently have a $155.00 target price on the wireless technology company's stock, down from their previous target price of $175.00. Susquehanna Bancshares' price target would indicate a potential upside of 14.78% from the company's previous close.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Canaccord Genuity increased their target price on shares of QUALCOMM from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 5th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on shares of QUALCOMM from $126.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Thursday, February 4th. Susquehanna lowered shares of QUALCOMM from a "positive" rating to a "neutral" rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $175.00 to $155.00 in a report on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of QUALCOMM from $185.00 to $170.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 10th. Finally, Mizuho raised their price objective on shares of QUALCOMM from $163.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, February 4th. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. The company has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $162.77. Read more …

 


NIKE (NYSE:NKE) was downgraded by Citigroup from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note issued on Tuesday, The Fly reports. They currently have a $160.00 price objective on the footwear maker’s stock, up from their prior price objective of $140.00. Citigroup’s target price would indicate a potential upside of 25.91% from the stock’s current price.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on NKE. Citigroup Inc. 3% Minimum Coupon Principal Protected Based Upon Russell cut shares of NIKE from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $160.00 to $140.00 in a report on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of NIKE from $146.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, December 21st. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of NIKE from $168.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, March 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $164.00 price target on shares of NIKE and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 4th. Finally, Raymond James raised their price objective on NIKE from $140.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, December 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and thirty have issued a buy rating to the company. The stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $160.06. Read more …

 

 


The Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) was downgraded by analysts at Citigroup from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, The Fly reports.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price target on shares of The Procter & Gamble from $159.00 to $158.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Stifel Nicolaus lowered shares of The Procter & Gamble from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $141.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Thursday, January 28th. Citigroup Inc. 3% Minimum Coupon Principal Protected Based Upon Russell lowered shares of The Procter & Gamble from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $165.00 to $150.00 in a report on Wednesday. Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on shares of The Procter & Gamble in a report on Tuesday, January 19th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $149.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Independent Research raised shares of The Procter & Gamble from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $149.00 price objective for the company in a report on Friday, January 22nd. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $148.93. Read more …

 


The Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC) was downgraded by research analysts at Piper Sandler from an "overweight" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report released on Thursday, The Fly reports.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on KHC. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on The Kraft Heinz from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, February 12th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of The Kraft Heinz from $33.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, February 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a "hold" rating and issued a $41.00 price objective on shares of The Kraft Heinz in a research note on Sunday, March 14th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on The Kraft Heinz from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 12th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on shares of The Kraft Heinz from $41.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. The stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $37.64. Read more …

 

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