Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades for Week of August 8 2022




 

Upgrades:




Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT - Get Rating) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Bank of America from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report issued on Tuesday, The Fly reports. The brokerage presently has a $130.00 target price on the real estate investment trust's stock, up from their previous target price of $110.00. Bank of America's target price would indicate a potential upside of 21.36% from the stock's current price.
Several other analysts have also issued reports on FRT. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price target on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from $133.00 to $96.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, June 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from $143.00 to $121.00 in a research report on Monday, July 11th. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from $128.00 to $125.00 in a research report on Friday, June 3rd. Credit Suisse Group assumed coverage on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust in a research note on Wednesday, June 22nd. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $104.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Raymond James upgraded shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from a "market perform" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and set a $140.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 12th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Federal Realty Investment Trust has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $124.67. Read more ...


Piper Sandler upgraded shares of Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) from an underweight rating to a neutral rating in a research report released on Tuesday, Marketbeat.com reports. The brokerage currently has $79.00 price objective on the stock. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call.
Separately, StockNews.com downgraded Tyson Foods from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating in a research note on Friday, May 13th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of Hold and an average target price of $92.00.
Shares of NYSE TSN opened at $79.92 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.93. The firm has a market cap of $28.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.19 and a beta of 0.66. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $84.78 and its 200-day simple moving average is $89.11. Tyson Foods has a 52 week low of $74.43 and a 52 week high of $100.72. Read more ...


Linde (NYSE:LIN) was upgraded by investment analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report issued on Wednesday, The Fly reports. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call.
LIN has been the subject of a number of other reports. Credit Suisse Group assumed coverage on shares of Linde in a report on Tuesday, May 31st. They set an "outperform" rating and a $380.00 target price for the company. Bank of America dropped their target price on shares of Linde from $370.00 to $369.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 13th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on shares of Linde from $390.00 to $355.00 in a report on Thursday, June 16th. AlphaValue upgraded shares of Linde to a "reduce" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 3rd. Finally, Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Linde from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $355.00 price objective for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $367.60. Read more ...


 

Downgrades:



Raymond James downgraded shares of Main Street Capital (NYSE:MAIN) from an outperform rating to a market perform rating in a research report released on Monday, The Fly reports.
A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on MAIN. TheStreet raised Main Street Capital from a c+ rating to a b- rating in a report on Tuesday, July 19th. Hovde Group dropped their price target on Main Street Capital to $37.00 in a report on Friday, May 20th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Main Street Capital presently has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $42.80.
Shares of NYSE MAIN opened at $44.50 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $3.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.13 and a beta of 1.28. Main Street Capital has a 1 year low of $34.35 and a 1 year high of $47.13. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $39.96 and its 200-day simple moving average is $40.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.06 and a current ratio of 0.06. Read more ...


NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) was downgraded by equities researchers at Craig Hallum from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a note issued to investors on Monday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. They presently have a $180.00 price target on the computer hardware maker’s stock, down from their prior price target of $210.00. Craig Hallum’s target price indicates a potential upside of 5.35% from the company’s previous close.
A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Raymond James lowered their price target on NVIDIA from $365.00 to $250.00 in a report on Thursday, May 26th. Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on NVIDIA from $165.00 to $150.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 14th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on NVIDIA from $217.00 to $182.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 26th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price target on NVIDIA from $190.00 to $175.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 20th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on NVIDIA from $192.00 to $166.00 in a research report on Friday, July 15th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-four have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $243.24. Read more ...


Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE:RY) (TSE:RY) was downgraded by research analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from a "market perform" rating to an "underperform" rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday, The Fly reports. They currently have a C$118.00 price objective on the financial services provider's stock, down from their previous price objective of C$132.00.
Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. BMO Capital Markets cut their price target on Royal Bank of Canada from C$142.00 to C$140.00 in a report on Friday, May 27th. Scotiabank cut their price target on Royal Bank of Canada from C$150.00 to C$147.00 in a research note on Friday, May 20th. TD Securities cut their target price on Royal Bank of Canada from C$150.00 to C$145.00 in a research report on Friday, May 27th. Argus lifted their price objective on Royal Bank of Canada from $121.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, June 6th. Finally, CIBC upgraded Royal Bank of Canada from a "neutral" rating to a "sector outperform" rating in a report on Monday, April 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $142.12. Read more ...



Eastman Chemical (NYSE:EMN) was downgraded by investment analysts at Citigroup to a "neutral" rating in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, Stock Target Advisor reports.
Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on Eastman Chemical from $94.00 to $97.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 2nd. StockNews.com raised Eastman Chemical from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday. UBS Group lowered their price objective on Eastman Chemical from $121.00 to $118.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 29th. Credit Suisse Group initiated coverage on Eastman Chemical in a research report on Tuesday, May 31st. They set an "outperform" rating and a $130.00 price target for the company. Finally, Bank of America cut their price target on Eastman Chemical from $123.00 to $115.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 13th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $118.07. Read more ...


NIKE (NYSE:NKE) was downgraded by analysts at BNP Paribas from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, Marketbeat reports. They presently have a $118.00 price objective on the footwear maker’s stock. BNP Paribas’ price target suggests a potential upside of 4.30% from the stock’s current price.
A number of other research firms have also recently commented on NKE. Wedbush lowered their price target on NIKE from $139.00 to $130.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, June 28th. Barclays lowered their price target on NIKE from $140.00 to $125.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, June 29th. Telsey Advisory Group lowered their price target on NIKE from $140.00 to $130.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, June 28th. Guggenheim lowered their price target on NIKE from $160.00 to $155.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, June 28th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price target on NIKE from $168.00 to $156.00 in a report on Friday, July 15th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, NIKE currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $137.46. Read more ...


Wells Fargo & Company downgraded shares of Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) to an equal weight rating in a report released on Tuesday morning, Stock Target Advisor reports.
SWK has been the subject of several other reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $139.00 to $115.00 in a research note on Friday, July 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $143.00 to $122.00 and set a neutral rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, June 23rd. Wolfe Research cut shares of Stanley Black & Decker from an outperform rating to a market perform rating in a research note on Friday, July 29th. Citigroup cut their target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $110.00 to $90.00 in a research note on Thursday, July 28th. Finally, Vertical Research cut shares of Stanley Black & Decker from a buy rating to a hold rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $130.00 to $110.00 in a research note on Friday, July 29th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $121.75. Read more ...



Moody's (NYSE:MCO) was downgraded by stock analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report issued on Wednesday, The Fly reports. They currently have a $324.00 price target on the business services provider's stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft's price target suggests a potential upside of 4.34% from the stock's previous close. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call.
MCO has been the topic of several other reports. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of Moody's from $344.00 to $329.00 in a report on Tuesday, June 7th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their target price on shares of Moody's from $331.00 to $309.00 in a research report on Thursday, June 2nd. Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on shares of Moody's from $363.00 to $342.00 in a research report on Tuesday, May 3rd. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of Moody's from $298.00 to $283.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 27th. Finally, Raymond James reduced their target price on shares of Moody's from $364.00 to $327.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, July 12th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $329.25. Read more ...


Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW) was downgraded by equities researchers at Citigroup from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report released on Thursday, Briefing.com reports. They currently have a $205.00 target price on the home improvement retailer's stock, down from their previous target price of $222.00. Citigroup's price target suggests a potential upside of 1.77% from the company's current price.
A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on LOW. Evercore ISI cut their price target on Lowe's Companies to $245.00 in a report on Thursday, June 9th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on shares of Lowe's Companies from $290.00 to $238.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 19th. Truist Financial cut their price objective on shares of Lowe's Companies from $283.00 to $237.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 19th. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on shares of Lowe's Companies from $280.00 to $270.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Lowe's Companies from $230.00 to $210.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and fifteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $236.63. Read more ...


Welltower (NYSE:WELL) was downgraded by investment analysts at Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report released on Thursday, Briefing.com reports. They currently have a $84.00 price objective on the real estate investment trust's stock. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's price target points to a potential upside of 0.83% from the company's previous close.
Several other research firms also recently weighed in on WELL. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price objective on Welltower from $108.00 to $100.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 13th. Mizuho decreased their price objective on Welltower from $96.00 to $93.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 1st. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on shares of Welltower from $89.00 to $79.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, June 30th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Welltower from $97.00 to $100.00 in a report on Friday, May 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Welltower from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $94.00 to $89.00 in a report on Wednesday, June 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $96.27. Read more ...


 

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