Upgrades:
Clorox (NYSE:CLX) was upgraded by investment analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The brokerage currently has a $130.00 price target on the stock. Morgan Stanley’s price target indicates a potential downside of 3.81% from the stock’s previous close.
Several other equities analysts have also commented on the
stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of
Clorox from $129.00 to $126.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in
a report on Thursday, October 13th. StockNews.com began coverage on shares of Clorox
in a report on Wednesday, October 12th. They set a “hold” rating on the stock.
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their target price on shares of Clorox
from $145.00 to $132.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on
Tuesday, June 21st. UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of Clorox to
$129.00 in a report on Friday, July 22nd. Finally, Credit Suisse Group reduced
their target price on shares of Clorox from $140.00 to $130.00 and set an
“underperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 4th. Ten
equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have
assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on
data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of
“Reduce” and a consensus price target of $129.75. Read
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Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) from an underweight rating to an equal weight rating in a research report released on Monday morning, MarketBeat.com reports. Morgan Stanley currently has $82.00 target price on the stock.
CHD has been the topic of several other research reports.
UBS Group cut their price objective on Church & Dwight from $104.00 to
$98.00 and set a neutral rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 1st.
Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective on Church & Dwight from
$101.00 to $98.00 and set a buy rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday,
September 14th. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price objective on Church &
Dwight from $94.00 to $92.00 and set a sector perform rating on the stock in a
report on Monday, August 1st. StockNews.com initiated coverage on Church &
Dwight in a research report on Wednesday, October 12th. They set a hold rating
for the company. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price
on Church & Dwight from $90.00 to $82.00 and set an overweight rating for
the company in a research report on Monday, October 3rd. Four equities research
analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating
and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data
from MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight presently has a consensus rating of
Hold and a consensus price target of $87.21. Read
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Cowen upgraded shares of Xylem (NYSE:XYL) from a market perform rating to an outperform rating in a research report sent to investors on Tuesday, The Fly reports. Cowen currently has $105.00 price target on the industrial products company’s stock.
Other equities analysts have also recently issued research
reports about the stock. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of
Xylem from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a neutral rating in a research
report on Wednesday, August 3rd. Northcoast Research began coverage on shares
of Xylem in a research report on Friday, July 15th. They set a neutral rating
on the stock. StockNews.com began coverage on shares of Xylem in a research
report on Wednesday, October 12th. They set a hold rating on the stock. Credit
Suisse Group upgraded shares of Xylem from an underperform rating to a neutral
rating and boosted their price target for the company from $77.00 to $96.00 in
a research report on Wednesday, August 3rd. Finally, Cowen boosted their price
target on shares of Xylem from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a market
perform rating in a research report on Monday, August 29th. Nine analysts have
rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the
stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Xylem has an average rating of Hold
and a consensus target price of $100.89. Read
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Target (NYSE:TGT) was upgraded by Jefferies Financial Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note issued on Tuesday, Briefing.com reports. The brokerage presently has a $185.00 price objective on the retailer's stock, up from their previous price objective of $170.00. Jefferies Financial Group's target price indicates a potential upside of 23.95% from the company's current price.
A number of other equities research analysts have also
issued reports on TGT. Piper Sandler started coverage on shares of Target in a
report on Friday, July 22nd. They issued a "neutral" rating and a
$190.00 price objective for the company. Tigress Financial reduced their price
objective on shares of Target from $320.00 to $215.00 and set a "buy"
rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co.
increased their target price on shares of Target from $180.00 to $190.00 and
gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday,
August 9th. DA Davidson upped their price target on Target to $203.00 in a
research note on Monday, August 22nd. Finally, StockNews.com initiated coverage
on Target in a research note on Wednesday, October 12th. They issued a
"hold" rating for the company. Eight investment analysts have rated
the stock with a hold rating, nineteen have given a buy rating and one has
issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat,
the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an
average price target of $194.22. Read
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Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) was upgraded by investment analysts at Jefferies Financial Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, Briefing.com reports. The brokerage presently has a $133.00 target price on the oil and gas company’s stock, up from their previous target price of $90.00. Jefferies Financial Group’s target price suggests a potential upside of 31.94% from the company’s current price.
Several other research analysts have also issued reports on
the stock. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Exxon Mobil from
$90.00 to $98.00 in a research report on Tuesday. StockNews.com assumed
coverage on Exxon Mobil in a research report on Wednesday, October 12th. They
set a “hold” rating for the company. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on
Exxon Mobil from $107.00 to $113.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating
in a research report on Tuesday, September 6th. Piper Sandler reduced their
target price on shares of Exxon Mobil from $109.00 to $108.00 and set an
“overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, September 12th.
Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of
Exxon Mobil from $116.00 to $109.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock
in a report on Friday, October 7th. Six investment analysts have rated the
stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the
company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently
has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of
$104.82. Read
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Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) from a neutral rating to an outperform rating in a research report report published on Wednesday morning, Marketbeat reports. Robert W. Baird currently has $513.00 price target on the aerospace company’s stock.
Several other analysts have also recently commented on LMT.
StockNews.com cut shares of Lockheed Martin from a strong-buy rating to a buy
rating in a report on Tuesday. Credit Suisse Group assumed coverage on shares
of Lockheed Martin in a report on Tuesday, October 11th. They set an underperform
rating and a $375.00 price target for the company. Wells Fargo & Company
lowered shares of Lockheed Martin from an equal weight rating to an underweight
rating and set a $415.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on
Wednesday, September 28th. Royal Bank of Canada assumed coverage on shares of
Lockheed Martin in a research report on Monday, August 29th. They set a sector
perform rating and a $460.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Morgan
Stanley cut their price objective on shares of Lockheed Martin from $525.00 to
$522.00 and set an overweight rating on the stock in a research report on
Wednesday, July 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell
rating, four have assigned a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to
the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of Hold and
a consensus price target of $454.08. Read
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Raymond James upgraded shares of Fortis (TSE:FTS) from a market perform rating to a buy rating in a report released on Wednesday morning, BayStreet.CA reports. The firm currently has C$58.00 price objective on the stock.
A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on
FTS. UBS Group lowered Fortis from a neutral rating to a sell rating and
decreased their target price for the company from C$61.00 to C$56.00 in a
research report on Thursday, June 30th. CSFB decreased their target price on
Fortis from C$66.00 to C$62.00 in a research report on Friday, July 22nd.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Fortis from C$60.00 to
C$64.00 in a research report on Tuesday, August 23rd. BMO Capital Markets
decreased their target price on Fortis from C$62.00 to C$60.00 in a research
report on Tuesday, September 20th. Finally, CIBC decreased their target price
on Fortis from C$63.00 to C$54.00 in a research report on Tuesday. Two equities
research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a
hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to data
from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of Hold and a consensus target
price of C$60.54. Read
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American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) was upgraded by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating in a research note issued on Thursday, The Fly reports.
A number of other analysts also recently commented on AWK.
UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of American Water Works from
$159.00 to $130.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a
research report on Wednesday, October 12th. StockNews.com started coverage on
shares of American Water Works in a research report on Wednesday, October 12th.
They set a "hold" rating on the stock. Northcoast Research started
coverage on shares of American Water Works in a research report on Monday, July
18th. They set a "neutral" rating on the stock. Barclays dropped
their price target on shares of American Water Works from $172.00 to $157.00
and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on
Monday, July 18th. Finally, HSBC lowered their price objective on shares of
American Water Works to $172.00 in a research note on Monday, August 15th.
Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and
two have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat,
American Water Works presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a
consensus target price of $158.83. Read
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Downgrades:
Westlake (NYSE:WLK) was downgraded by research analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report released on Monday, The Fly reports. They currently have a $95.00 price objective on the specialty chemicals company's stock, down from their prior price objective of $100.00. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft's price target would indicate a potential upside of 2.68% from the company's current price.
A number of other research firms also recently commented on
WLK. Citigroup downgraded Westlake from a "neutral" rating to a
"sell" rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 4th. Piper
Sandler lowered their target price on Westlake from $115.00 to $110.00 and set
a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Monday,
October 10th. StockNews.com assumed coverage on Westlake in a research note on
Wednesday, October 12th. They set a "buy" rating for the company.
Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on Westlake from $125.00
to $112.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a
research note on Thursday, October 6th. Finally, UBS Group raised Westlake from
a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating and boosted their
target price for the stock from $92.00 to $95.00 in a research note on
Thursday, October 6th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with
a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and six have given a buy rating
to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an
average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $113.07. Read
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Northcoast Research cut shares of Kroger (NYSE:KR) from a buy rating to a neutral rating in a research report sent to investors on Monday morning, MarketBeat reports.
A number of other research analysts have also recently
weighed in on the stock. MKM Partners boosted their price objective on shares
of Kroger from $48.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Tuesday, June 21st.
Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on shares of Kroger from $51.00 to
$54.00 and gave the company an in-line rating in a research report on Monday, September
12th. StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of Kroger in a research report
on Wednesday, October 12th. They set a strong-buy rating on the stock.
Oppenheimer cut their price objective on shares of Kroger to $51.00 in a
research report on Tuesday, September 6th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their
price objective on shares of Kroger to $57.00 in a research report on Tuesday,
September 13th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight
have issued a hold rating, five 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 a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus price target of
$52.00. Read
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KGI Securities lowered shares of Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) from a neutral rating to an underperform rating in a research note released on Tuesday, The Fly reports.
Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports
on INTC. DZ Bank cut Intel from a hold rating to a sell rating and set a $30.00
price objective on the stock. in a report on Tuesday, August 2nd. Sanford C.
Bernstein set a $30.00 price objective on Intel in a report on Monday, September
12th. Barclays decreased their price target on Intel from $35.00 to $30.00 and
set an underweight rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 12th.
Roth Capital decreased their price target on Intel from $48.00 to $40.00 and
set a neutral rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 29th. Finally,
Stifel Nicolaus started coverage on Intel in a report on Wednesday, September
7th. They set a hold rating and a $32.00 price target on the stock. Ten
equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen
have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the
company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus
rating of Hold and an average target price of $40.38. Read
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Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW) was downgraded by equities researchers at Exane BNP Paribas from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, The Fly reports.
A number of other equities research analysts have also
recently weighed in on the company. Cowen began coverage on Lowe's Companies in
a report on Wednesday. They issued a "market perform" rating on the
stock. BNP Paribas lowered Lowe's Companies from a "neutral" rating
to an "underperform" rating and set a $159.00 target price on the
stock. in a research note on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley reduced their target
price on Lowe's Companies from $280.00 to $270.00 and set an
"overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday,
July 20th. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Lowe's Companies from
$225.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a
research note on Wednesday, August 17th. Finally, DA Davidson upped their
target price on Lowe's Companies from $225.00 to $247.00 in a research note on
Thursday, August 18th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a
sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and fifteen have assigned a buy
rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock
presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target
price of $238.57. Read
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According to Benzinga, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered the target price for Ally Financial’s (NYSE: ALLY) shares from $39.00 to $34.00 in a research report distributed to clients and investors on Tuesday. The report was about the company’s outlook for the future. The report was distributed to customers as well as investors. The company’s stock that provides financial services currently has a rating of “neutral” assigned to it by the company that rates stocks. Comparing the current price of JPMorgan Chase & Co. stock to the price target set for the company’s stock, we see that the stock has the potential to increase in value by 28.64%.
Recent occurrences have prompted other brokerages to react
to ALLY in various ways, and recent events have caused these reactions. Compass
Point stated that they would be lowering their price target on Ally Financial
to $54.00 in a research note published on July 4th. Morgan Stanley downgraded
Ally Financial in a research report released on Thursday. The company went from
having an “overweight” rating to having an “equal weight” rating. In addition,
the company has decreased its target price, which was previously set at $40.00,
to $28.00. Finally, Stephens lowered its rating on Ally Financial from “equal
weight” to “underweight” in a report released on Thursday. Read
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American States Water (NYSE:AWR) was downgraded by equities researchers at Wells Fargo & Company to an "underweight" rating in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, The Fly reports.
Several other equities analysts also recently commented on
AWR. Barclays dropped their price objective on American States Water from
$88.00 to $80.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a
research note on Monday, July 18th. StockNews.com started coverage on American
States Water in a research report on Wednesday, October 12th. They set a
"hold" rating on the stock.
AWR stock opened at $86.12 on Thursday. American States
Water has a 12-month low of $71.22 and a 12-month high of $103.77. The company
has a quick ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio
of 0.64. The business has a 50 day moving average of $84.65 and a 200-day
moving average of $82.62. The firm has a market cap of $3.18 billion, a PE
ratio of 38.62 and a beta of 0.32. Read
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