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Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) from a peer perform rating to an outperform rating in a research report released on Tuesday morning, MarketBeat reports. They currently have $255.00 price objective on the railroad operator’s stock.
A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on NSC. Cowen upped their price target on Norfolk Southern from $256.00 to $259.00 and gave the company an outperform rating in a report on Thursday, January 26th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on Norfolk Southern from $178.00 to $177.00 and set an underweight rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 27th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised Norfolk Southern from a hold rating to a buy rating and lowered their price target for the company from $273.00 to $266.00 in a report on Thursday, January 26th. Bank of America reduced their price objective on Norfolk Southern from $272.00 to $269.00 and set a buy rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 14th. Finally, Susquehanna Bancshares boosted their price objective on Norfolk Southern from $218.00 to $220.00 in a research note on Thursday, October 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of Hold and an average target price of $250.17. Read more …
Guggenheim upgraded shares of Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) from a sell rating to a neutral rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Guggenheim currently has $52.00 price target on the stock, up from their previous price target of $46.00.
LNT has been the subject of several other research reports. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on Alliant Energy from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a market perform rating in a report on Wednesday, November 9th. Mizuho downgraded Alliant Energy from a buy rating to a neutral rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $64.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, January 9th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Alliant Energy from $57.00 to $63.00 in a research note on Wednesday, December 14th. Bank of America cut Alliant Energy from a buy rating to a neutral rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $57.00 to $56.00 in a research note on Wednesday, December 7th. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on Alliant Energy to $58.00 in a research note on Monday, November 21st. Nine equities 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, the stock currently has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus price target of $59.20. Read more …
Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) from a peer perform rating to an outperform rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday morning, MarketBeat reports. They currently have $127.00 target price on the stock.
MRK has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their target price on Merck & Co., Inc. from $120.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an overweight rating in a research report on Monday, December 19th. SVB Leerink lifted their target price on Merck & Co., Inc. from $120.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an outperform rating in a research report on Friday, February 3rd. Mizuho lifted their target price on Merck & Co., Inc. from $100.00 to $130.00 in a research report on Thursday, December 15th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on Merck & Co., Inc. from $106.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a research report on Friday, February 3rd. Finally, Barclays lifted their target price on Merck & Co., Inc. from $110.00 to $128.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 20th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of Moderate Buy and a consensus target price of $116.33. Read more …
Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Roper Technologies (NYSE:ROP) from a peer perform rating to an outperform rating in a research report report published on Thursday morning, MarketBeat.com reports. The firm currently has $480.00 price objective on the industrial products company’s stock.
Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $510.00 to $518.00 and gave the company an overweight rating in a report on Monday, January 30th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $500.00 to $540.00 and gave the company an overweight rating in a research note on Thursday, October 27th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $504.00 to $505.00 and gave the stock an outperform rating in a research note on Monday, January 30th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on Roper Technologies from $423.00 to $468.00 and gave the company a neutral rating in a research report on Thursday, December 15th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of Moderate Buy and a consensus target price of $495.67. Read more ...
Royal Bank of Canada upgraded shares of W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) from an underperform rating to a sector perform rating in a research note released on Thursday morning, The Fly reports.
Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of W.W. Grainger from $650.00 to $730.00 in a report on Friday, February 3rd. Oppenheimer raised their target price on W.W. Grainger from $660.00 to $785.00 and gave the company an outperform rating in a research note on Friday, February 3rd. Atlantic Securities downgraded W.W. Grainger from an overweight rating to a neutral rating and set a $630.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Tuesday, November 15th. Loop Capital raised their price objective on W.W. Grainger from $670.00 to $750.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a research note on Monday, February 13th. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on W.W. Grainger from $695.00 to $800.00 in a research report on Friday, February 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of Hold and a consensus price target of $666.75. Read more …
LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) was upgraded by stock analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research report issued on Friday, The Fly reports.
A number of other research firms have also recently issued reports on LYB. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on LyondellBasell Industries from $85.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, February 6th. Barclays lowered LyondellBasell Industries from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $95.00 to $82.00 in a research report on Monday, October 31st. Credit Suisse Group upgraded LyondellBasell Industries from an "underperform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $109.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, February 6th. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on LyondellBasell Industries from $83.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research report on Monday, February 6th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their target price on LyondellBasell Industries from $81.00 to $91.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 11th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, LyondellBasell Industries presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $97.47. Read more …
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Wolfe Research cut shares of Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) from an outperform rating to a peer perform rating in a research note published on Tuesday, MarketBeat reports.
Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Eversource Energy from $77.00 to $83.00 and gave the company a neutral rating in a research report on Thursday, December 1st. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Eversource Energy from $89.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an equal weight rating in a research note on Monday, January 23rd. Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Eversource Energy from an in-line rating to an outperform rating and lifted their target price for the company from $86.00 to $92.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 24th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Eversource Energy from $99.00 to $94.00 and set an overweight rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 15th. Finally, Guggenheim cut their price target on shares of Eversource Energy from $97.00 to $82.00 in a research note on Monday, October 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of Hold and an average price target of $88.50. Read more …
Raymond James lowered shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers (NYSE:CFR) from an outperform rating to a market perform rating in a research report released on Tuesday morning, Marketbeat reports.
A number of other research firms also recently commented on CFR. Wolfe Research downgraded Cullen/Frost Bankers from an outperform rating to a peer perform rating in a report on Wednesday, November 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers from $175.00 to $155.00 and set an overweight rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, December 13th. Wedbush lowered their target price on shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers from $150.00 to $140.00 and set a neutral rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 27th. DA Davidson started coverage on shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers in a research note on Tuesday, December 20th. They set a buy rating and a $147.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers from a neutral rating to a buy rating and set a $155.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $148.54. Read more …
AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Wolfe Research from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a report released on Wednesday, The Fly reports. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call.
ABBV has been the subject of a number of other reports. SVB Securities raised AbbVie from an "underperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and raised their price target for the company from $135.00 to $153.00 in a report on Friday, February 10th. Societe Generale cut AbbVie from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and dropped their price target for the company from $155.00 to $140.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 8th. Piper Sandler raised their price target on AbbVie from $157.00 to $163.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, February 9th. Barclays dropped their price target on AbbVie from $160.00 to $155.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 31st. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on AbbVie from $182.00 to $178.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 10th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, AbbVie currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $161.00. Read more …
KGI Securities downgraded shares of Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) from an outperform rating to a neutral rating in a research report report published on Wednesday, The Fly reports.
Several other equities research analysts have also commented on the stock. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Comcast from $34.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an equal weight rating in a research report on Thursday, February 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Comcast from $38.00 to $42.00 and gave the company an equal weight rating in a research note on Friday, January 27th. Daiwa Capital Markets decreased their target price on Comcast to $36.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Comcast from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a neutral rating in a report on Friday, January 27th. Finally, Pivotal Research upped their price target on Comcast from $42.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a report on Friday, January 27th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of Hold and a consensus price target of $44.57. Read more …
Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (NYSE:DPZ) hit a new 52-week low during trading on Friday after JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on the stock from $330.00 to $315.00. JPMorgan Chase & Co. currently has a neutral rating on the stock. Domino’s Pizza traded as low as $297.00 and last traded at $297.23, with a volume of 2014700 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $307.86.
DPZ has been the topic of several other reports. Wells Fargo & Company began coverage on Domino’s Pizza in a research note on Monday, January 23rd. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $360.00 price objective on the stock. Citigroup lowered Domino’s Pizza from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $429.00 to $316.00 in a research note on Friday. Stephens cut their price target on Domino’s Pizza from $335.00 to $300.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. BMO Capital Markets cut their price target on Domino’s Pizza from $430.00 to $380.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Finally, Robert W. Baird lowered Domino’s Pizza from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price target for the company from $400.00 to $320.00 in a research note on Friday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, sixteen have assigned a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Domino’s Pizza currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $370.92. Read more …
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