Upgrades:
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded shares of Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) from a market perform rating to an outperform rating in a research report report published on Monday, The Fly reports.
JEF has been the subject of several other research reports.
Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on Jefferies Financial Group from
$32.00 to $28.00 and set an equal weight rating for the company in a research
report on Monday, July 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price
objective on Jefferies Financial Group from $33.00 to $37.00 and gave the
company a buy rating in a research report on Thursday, August 4th. Finally,
Oppenheimer lowered their price objective on Jefferies Financial Group from
$50.00 to $47.00 and set an outperform rating for the company in a research
report on Tuesday, June 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with
a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to
data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of
Moderate Buy and a consensus price target of $35.50. Read
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Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) from an equal weight rating to an overweight rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday morning, MarketBeat reports. They currently have $99.00 target price on the utilities provider’s stock, up from their previous target price of $94.00.
Several other equities research analysts have also weighed
in on NEE. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on NextEra
Energy from $105.00 to $93.00 in a report on Monday, June 13th. TheStreet
raised NextEra Energy from a c+ rating to a b rating in a research note on
Friday, July 22nd. Guggenheim reaffirmed a buy rating and issued a $91.00 price
target on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Friday, July 22nd.
Credit Suisse Group set a $76.00 target price on NextEra Energy in a research
note on Monday, June 20th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their
target price on NextEra Energy from $107.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an
overweight rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 9th. Four analysts have
rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the
stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average
rating of Moderate Buy and a consensus target price of $92.80. Read
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Northcoast Research upgraded shares of Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a report published on Tuesday, Marketbeat.com reports. Northcoast Research currently has $188.00 price target on the basic materials company’s stock.
Other equities research analysts have also issued reports
about the stock. UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of Ecolab to
$198.00 and set an outperform rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday,
July 27th. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on shares of Ecolab from
$200.00 to $181.00 and set an equal weight rating on the stock in a research
note on Monday, June 27th. BMO Capital Markets began coverage on shares of
Ecolab in a research note on Friday, June 3rd. They set a hold rating and a
$191.00 target price on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their target
price on shares of Ecolab from $225.00 to $190.00 in a research note on
Thursday, July 14th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company began coverage on
shares of Ecolab in a research note on Tuesday, July 12th. They set an
overweight rating and a $187.00 target price on the stock. Nine equities
research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a
buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Ecolab currently
has a consensus rating of Moderate Buy and a consensus target price of $193.78.
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Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) was upgraded by The Goldman Sachs Group from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, The Fly reports.
Other equities analysts have also recently issued research
reports about the company. UBS Group lifted their price target on Kinder Morgan
to $25.00 in a research note on Friday, July 22nd. US Capital Advisors
reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Kinder Morgan in a research
note on Wednesday, June 1st. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price
on shares of Kinder Morgan to $20.00 and set an "equal weight" rating
on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 20th. Finally, Barclays raised
their target price on Kinder Morgan from $20.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock an
"equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 16th.
Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have
assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company's stock.
According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus
rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $21.29. Read
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John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) was upgraded by CJS Securities from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a report issued on Thursday, The Fly reports.
Shares of WLY opened at $41.58 on Thursday. The company has
a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.57 and a quick ratio of 0.53.
John Wiley & Sons has a 12-month low of $39.43 and a 12-month high of
$58.65. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $49.30. The stock has a
market capitalization of $2.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.87 and
a beta of 0.84.
John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) last announced its earnings
results on Wednesday, June 15th. The company reported $1.08 earnings per share
for the quarter. The company had revenue of $545.65 million during the quarter.
John Wiley & Sons had a net margin of 7.12% and a return on equity of
19.60%. Equities research analysts predict that John Wiley & Sons will post
3.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Read
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American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) was upgraded by stock analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from an "underweight" rating to a "neutral" rating in a note issued to investors on Friday, The Fly reports.
A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on
AWK. UBS Group boosted their target price on American Water Works from $149.00
to $159.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note
on Tuesday, August 2nd. Barclays dropped their price objective on American
Water Works from $172.00 to $157.00 and set an "equal weight" rating
on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 18th. Janney Montgomery Scott
upgraded American Water Works from a "neutral" rating to a "buy"
rating in a research note on Friday, June 24th. Wells Fargo & Company upped
their price objective on American Water Works from $139.00 to $152.00 and gave
the company an "underweight" rating in a research note on Monday,
July 18th. Finally, HSBC lowered their target price on shares of American Water
Works to $172.00 in a report on Monday, August 15th. Two investment analysts
have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and two
have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the
stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target
price of $166.57. Read
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3M (NYSE:MMM) was upgraded by research analysts at UBS Group from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a note issued to investors on Friday, The Fly reports.
A number of other analysts have also weighed in on MMM.
Mizuho upped their price objective on shares of 3M from $130.00 to $140.00 and
gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 27th.
Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of 3M from $126.00 to
$131.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on
Wednesday, July 27th. TheStreet downgraded shares of 3M from a “b-” rating to a
“c+” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 29th. Sanford C. Bernstein
reaffirmed a “mkt perform” rating and set a $155.00 target price on shares of
3M in a research report on Wednesday, August 17th. Finally, Barclays reduced
their price target on 3M from $143.00 to $137.00 and set an “underweight”
rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 27th. Three
equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have
assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. According
to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a
consensus target price of $146.86. Read
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Downgrades:
Edison International (NYSE:EIX) was downgraded by analysts at Morgan Stanley from an "equal weight" rating to an "underweight" rating in a report released on Tuesday, The Fly reports.
Several other equities research analysts have also recently
commented on EIX. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Edison
International from $73.00 to $68.00 and set a "neutral" rating for
the company in a research report on Thursday, June 30th. Barclays lowered their
price target on shares of Edison International from $73.00 to $67.00 and set an
"equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday,
July 18th. Evercore ISI lowered their price target on shares of Edison
International to $71.00 in a research report on Tuesday, August 9th. Bank of
America reiterated an "underperform" rating on shares of Edison
International in a research report on Thursday, July 14th. Finally, Mizuho
lowered their price target on shares of Edison International from $72.00 to
$71.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research
report on Wednesday, August 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell
rating, four have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to
the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Edison International has a
consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $73.22. Read
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Citigroup lowered shares of FedEx (NYSE:FDX) from a buy rating to a neutral rating in a research note released on Tuesday morning, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The firm currently has $225.00 target price on the shipping service provider’s stock, down from their previous target price of $270.00.
A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in
on the stock. Barclays set a $320.00 price objective on shares of FedEx in a
research report on Friday, June 24th. Credit Suisse Group set a $314.00 price
target on shares of FedEx in a research report on Wednesday, August 10th.
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $320.00 price target on shares of FedEx
in a research report on Thursday, June 30th. KeyCorp increased their price
target on shares of FedEx from $300.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock an
overweight rating in a research report on Thursday, June 30th. Finally, The
Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on shares of FedEx from
$331.00 to $291.00 and set a buy rating on the stock in a research report on
Tuesday, June 7th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold
rating and sixteen have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from
MarketBeat, FedEx presently has an average rating of Moderate Buy and an
average price target of $294.75. Read
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Odeon Capital Group lowered shares of The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a report issued on Tuesday morning, Marketbeat.com reports.
A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on
the stock. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of
The Goldman Sachs Group from $420.00 to $380.00 and set an overweight rating
for the company in a research report on Friday, July 1st. Bank of America
raised shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from a neutral rating to a buy rating
and upped their price target for the stock from $360.00 to $380.00 in a
research report on Wednesday, June 29th. Morgan Stanley cut their price
objective on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from $418.00 to $354.00 and set
an equal weight rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 12th. BMO
Capital Markets cut their price objective on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group
from $475.00 to $461.00 in a report on Tuesday, July 19th. Finally, Royal Bank
of Canada cut their price objective on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from
$390.00 to $370.00 and set a sector perform rating on the stock in a report on
Friday, July 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have
issued a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock.
According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of
Moderate Buy and an average price target of $413.92. Read
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Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) was downgraded by equities researchers at Odeon Capital Group from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note issued on Tuesday, The Fly reports.
Other analysts have also recently issued research reports
about the stock. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on shares of Morgan
Stanley from $100.00 to $90.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the
stock in a research note on Friday, July 1st. Barclays lowered their target
price on shares of Morgan Stanley from $123.00 to $108.00 and set an
"overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July
15th. Oppenheimer lowered their target price on shares of Morgan Stanley from
$97.00 to $93.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a
research note on Friday, July 15th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their target
price on shares of Morgan Stanley from $105.00 to $99.00 in a research note on
Friday, July 15th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price target on
shares of Morgan Stanley from $97.00 to $80.00 and set a "sector
perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, June 28th.
One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a
hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to
MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a
consensus target price of $100.75. Read
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Desjardins cut shares of Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE:BNS) (TSE:BNS) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note published on Wednesday morning, The Fly reports.
A number of other equities research analysts also recently
commented on the company. Royal Bank of Canada downgraded Bank of Nova Scotia
from an outperform rating to a sector perform rating in a research report on
Wednesday, August 24th. Credit Suisse Group cut their price objective on Bank
of Nova Scotia from C$85.00 to C$84.00 in a research report on Wednesday,
August 24th. Canaccord Genuity Group cut their price objective on Bank of Nova
Scotia from C$92.00 to C$89.00 and set a buy rating for the company in a research
report on Thursday, August 18th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on
shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from C$95.00 to C$97.00 in a research note on
Thursday, May 26th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets downgraded shares of Bank of
Nova Scotia from an outperform rating to a market perform rating and set a
$95.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Tuesday, August 23rd.
Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy
rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company
has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $91.33. Read
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The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) from a neutral rating to a sell rating in a research note published on Wednesday morning, The Fly reports.
Several other analysts have also issued reports on WMB.
Raymond James upped their price objective on Williams Companies from $40.00 to
$42.00 and gave the company a strong-buy rating in a research note on
Wednesday, August 3rd. Barclays upped their target price on Williams Companies
from $38.00 to $39.00 and gave the company an overweight rating in a research
report on Tuesday, August 16th. TD Securities upped their target price on
Williams Companies from $38.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a
research report on Wednesday, August 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their
target price on Williams Companies from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the company
an overweight rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 3rd. Finally, US
Capital Advisors reaffirmed a hold rating on shares of Williams Companies in a
research report on Wednesday, June 1st. One research analyst has rated the
stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, nine have assigned
a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock.
According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus
rating of Moderate Buy and an average target price of $36.31. Read
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Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Bank of America from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a report released on Thursday, The Fly reports.
Other equities research analysts also recently issued
reports about the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price
objective on shares of Franklin Resources from $26.00 to $29.00 and gave the
stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, August 12th. Keefe,
Bruyette & Woods downgraded shares of Franklin Resources from a “market
perform” rating to an “underperform” rating and cut their price objective for
the stock from $28.00 to $22.00 in a research report on Tuesday, June 28th. BMO
Capital Markets cut their price objective on shares of Franklin Resources from
$29.00 to $27.00 in a research report on Wednesday, June 1st. Morgan Stanley
cut their price objective on shares of Franklin Resources from $27.00 to $21.00
and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on
Thursday, June 30th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of
Franklin Resources from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the company a “neutral”
rating in a research report on Monday, August 1st. Four equities research
analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and five have given a hold
rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently
has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $26.88. Read
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Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Truist Financial from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a note issued to investors on Thursday, The Fly reports.
CHD has been the subject of a number of other research
reports. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Church &
Dwight from $95.00 to $90.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the
company in a research report on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their
price target on Church & Dwight from $84.00 to $86.00 in a research report
on Thursday, July 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price
target on Church & Dwight from $93.00 to $90.00 in a research report on
Wednesday. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on Church &
Dwight from $94.00 to $92.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for
the company in a research report on Monday, August 1st. Finally, Morgan Stanley
lowered their price target on Church & Dwight from $86.00 to $82.00 and set
an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on
Monday, August 1st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a
sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy
rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the
company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average
price target of $93.07. Read
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