Upgrades:
BMO Capital Markets upgraded shares of Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW) from a market perform rating to an outperform rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday morning, The Fly reports. The brokerage currently has $275.00 target price on the specialty chemicals company’s stock, up from their previous target price of $269.00.
Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on SHW. Barclays increased their price objective on Sherwin-Williams from $220.00 to $240.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 27th. Loop Capital upped their target price on Sherwin-Williams from $260.00 to $285.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 26th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their target price on Sherwin-Williams from $260.00 to $265.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 27th. Citigroup assumed coverage on Sherwin-Williams in a research report on Tuesday, June 13th. They issued a buy rating and a $283.00 target price for the company. Finally, StockNews.com assumed coverage on Sherwin-Williams in a research report on Thursday, May 18th. They issued a buy rating for the company. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of Moderate Buy and a consensus target price of $261.58. Read more ...
Bank of America upgraded shares of Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a research report released on Monday morning, The Fly reports. The brokerage currently has $58.00 target price on the stock, up from their prior target price of $55.00.
Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. StockNews.com began coverage on Alliant Energy in a research note on Thursday, May 18th. They issued a sell rating on the stock. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH began coverage on Alliant Energy in a research report on Friday, June 16th. They set a neutral rating and a $52.50 target price for the company. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded Alliant Energy from an equal weight rating to an overweight rating and upped their price objective for the company from $58.00 to $61.00 in a report on Wednesday, April 19th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised Alliant Energy from a market perform rating to an outperform rating and decreased their target price for the company from $60.00 to $56.00 in a research note on Tuesday, May 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus price target of $58.05. Read more ...
The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Kellogg (NYSE:K) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a report released on Tuesday morning, Marketbeat.com reports. The firm currently has $83.00 price objective on the stock, up from their previous price objective of $78.00.
Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on K. StockNews.com started coverage on Kellogg in a report on Thursday, May 18th. They set a buy rating for the company. Sanford C. Bernstein raised shares of Kellogg from an underperform rating to a market perform rating and set a $62.00 target price for the company in a research note on Thursday, June 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Kellogg from an underweight rating to a neutral rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $68.00 to $72.00 in a research report on Friday, May 5th. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Kellogg from $73.00 to $74.00 in a research note on Friday, May 5th. Finally, Barclays increased their price target on Kellogg from $72.00 to $74.00 in a research note on Monday, May 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of Hold and an average price target of $71.08. Read more ...
Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) from an underweight rating to an equal weight rating in a research note published on Wednesday morning, The Fly reports. The firm currently has $56.00 target price on the utilities provider’s stock, down from their prior target price of $58.00.
A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on CWT. TheStreet cut shares of California Water Service Group from a b- rating to a c+ rating in a report on Wednesday, June 14th. StockNews.com began coverage on shares of California Water Service Group in a report on Thursday, May 18th. They issued a sell rating for the company. Finally, UBS Group cut shares of California Water Service Group from a neutral rating to a sell rating in a report on Wednesday, June 14th.
Shares of California Water Service Group stock opened at $51.82 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.67 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81. California Water Service Group has a 12-month low of $49.63 and a 12-month high of $66.12. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $55.46 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $58.28. Read more ...
Hovde Group upgraded shares of Community Bank System (NYSE:CBU) from a market perform rating to an outperform rating in a report issued on Wednesday, The Fly reports.
A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on CBU. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on shares of Community Bank System from $54.00 to $50.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 26th. StockNews.com began coverage on Community Bank System in a report on Thursday, March 16th. They set a sell rating on the stock. Raymond James raised Community Bank System from a market perform rating to an outperform rating and set a $55.00 target price for the company in a report on Tuesday, June 6th. TheStreet downgraded shares of Community Bank System from a b- rating to a c+ rating in a report on Tuesday, April 11th. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott assumed coverage on shares of Community Bank System in a research note on Tuesday, March 14th. They set a buy rating and a $66.00 price objective for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of Hold and an average price target of $59.00. Read more ...
Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE:LPX) was upgraded by analysts at Truist Financial from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note issued on Wednesday, The Fly reports. The brokerage presently has a $82.00 target price on the building manufacturing company's stock, up from their prior target price of $49.00. Truist Financial's price objective suggests a potential upside of 15.77% from the company's previous close.
LPX has been the topic of several other reports. TD Securities upgraded Louisiana-Pacific from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $63.00 to $75.00 in a report on Thursday, May 4th. DA Davidson boosted their price objective on Louisiana-Pacific from $60.00 to $65.00 in a research note on Thursday, May 4th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Louisiana-Pacific from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 11th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Louisiana-Pacific currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $69.50. Read more …
American States Water (NYSE:AWR) was upgraded by investment analysts at UBS Group from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, The Fly reports.
Several other analysts have also issued reports on AWR. StockNews.com assumed coverage on American States Water in a research note on Thursday, May 18th. They issued a "hold" rating for the company. Wells Fargo & Company lowered American States Water from an "equal weight" rating to an "underweight" rating and cut their target price for the stock from $94.00 to $89.00 in a research note on Wednesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and three have given a hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, American States Water presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $87.00.
Shares of NYSE AWR opened at $86.14 on Wednesday. American States Water has a 12 month low of $77.91 and a 12 month high of $100.50. The company has a current ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.38, a PEG ratio of 4.57 and a beta of 0.41. The business has a 50-day moving average of $89.21 and a 200-day moving average of $90.98. Read more …
NNN REIT (NYSE:NNN) was upgraded by equities researchers at Janney Montgomery Scott from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Wednesday, The Fly reports. The brokerage currently has a $48.00 price objective on the real estate investment trust’s stock. Janney Montgomery Scott’s price target indicates a potential upside of 13.92% from the stock’s current price.
Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of NNN REIT in a research note on Thursday, May 18th. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. B. Riley dropped their price target on shares of NNN REIT from $53.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Wednesday, May 3rd. BNP Paribas started coverage on NNN REIT in a research note on Wednesday, June 14th. They issued an “underperform” rating and a $42.00 price target for the company. Finally, Raymond James lowered their price objective on NNN REIT from $50.00 to $47.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, NNN REIT currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $48.38. Read more …
Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) was upgraded by analysts at Piper Sandler from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, The Fly reports. The firm currently has a $111.00 target price on the real estate investment trust’s stock. Piper Sandler’s target price points to a potential upside of 15.23% from the company’s current price. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call.
Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on FRT. Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust in a report on Tuesday, May 23rd. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $93.00 target price for the company. Truist Financial reduced their target price on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from $117.00 to $110.00 in a report on Monday, May 15th. StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust in a report on Thursday, May 18th. They set a “hold” rating for the company. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from $127.00 to $119.00 in a report on Wednesday, June 21st. Finally, Mizuho cut their price objective on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from $112.00 to $91.00 in a report on Thursday, May 25th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $111.79. Read more ...
Daiwa Capital Markets upgraded shares of NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) from a neutral rating to an outperform rating in a research report released on Thursday, The Fly reports.
Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. TheStreet upgraded shares of NVIDIA from a c+ rating to a b- rating in a research report on Monday, March 20th. Oppenheimer increased their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $350.00 to $420.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 25th. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $450.00 to $500.00 in a research report on Wednesday, May 31st. Rosenblatt Securities restated a buy rating and issued a $320.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, March 22nd. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $322.00 to $470.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, thirty have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA has a consensus rating of Moderate Buy and a consensus target price of $383.46. Read more …
Main Street Capital (NYSE:MAIN) was upgraded by research analysts at Hovde Group from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a note issued to investors on Friday, The Fly reports. The firm presently has a $45.00 price objective on the financial services provider’s stock. Hovde Group’s target price would indicate a potential upside of 13.19% from the stock’s previous close.
A number of other brokerages have also commented on MAIN. B. Riley boosted their price objective on shares of Main Street Capital from $45.00 to $46.00 in a research report on Monday, May 8th. StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of Main Street Capital in a research report on Thursday, May 18th. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Main Street Capital presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $43.50. Read more ...
Downgrades:
Ashland (NYSE:ASH) was downgraded by BMO Capital Markets from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report issued on Monday, The Fly reports.
Several other analysts also recently weighed in on ASH. StockNews.com initiated coverage on Ashland in a report on Thursday, May 18th. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on Ashland from $145.00 to $142.00 in a report on Thursday, May 4th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Ashland from $110.00 to $100.00 in a report on Thursday, May 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price objective on Ashland from $110.00 to $105.00 in a report on Monday, June 12th. Finally, Mizuho reduced their target price on shares of Ashland from $139.00 to $129.00 in a report on Thursday, May 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Ashland currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $118.75. Read more ...
BMO Capital Markets downgraded shares of Celanese (NYSE:CE) from an outperform rating to a market perform rating in a report issued on Monday morning, The Fly reports. BMO Capital Markets currently has $119.00 target price on the basic materials company’s stock, down from their previous target price of $133.00.
A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Piper Sandler upgraded shares of Celanese from an underweight rating to a neutral rating and lifted their price target for the company from $105.00 to $120.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price objective on Celanese from $135.00 to $120.00 in a research report on Monday, May 15th. StockNews.com started coverage on Celanese in a research report on Thursday, May 18th. They set a sell rating for the company. Bank of America downgraded Celanese from a buy rating to a neutral rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $123.00 to $116.00 in a research report on Thursday, June 22nd. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on Celanese from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an outperform rating in a research report on Monday, February 27th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus price target of $121.71. Read more ...
Bank of America cut shares of ALLETE (NYSE:ALE) from a neutral rating to an underperform rating in a report issued on Tuesday, The Fly reports. Bank of America currently has $54.00 price target on the utilities provider’s stock, down from their prior price target of $63.00.
Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of ALLETE in a research report on Thursday, May 18th. They set a hold rating on the stock. Sidoti upgraded shares of ALLETE from a neutral rating to a buy rating and set a $74.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 6th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, ALLETE currently has an average rating of Hold and an average target price of $62.67.
Shares of ALLETE stock opened at $57.82 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 1.23 and a quick ratio of 0.48. The company has a 50-day moving average of $61.38 and a 200 day moving average of $62.55. The firm has a market cap of $3.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.18, a PEG ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 0.74. ALLETE has a 1 year low of $47.77 and a 1 year high of $67.45. Read more …
Truist Financial cut shares of Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report published on Tuesday, The Fly reports. The firm currently has $815.00 target price on the financial services provider’s stock, down from their prior target price of $870.00. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call.
Several other research firms also recently issued reports on EQIX. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Equinix from $835.00 to $870.00 in a research note on Thursday, June 22nd. Credit Suisse Group raised their target price on Equinix from $753.00 to $768.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 4th. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Equinix from $825.00 to $830.00 in a research note on Friday, May 5th. StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of Equinix in a research report on Thursday, May 18th. They set a hold rating on the stock. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on Equinix from $800.00 to $870.00 in a research report on Friday, June 16th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of Moderate Buy and an average target price of $800.48. Read more …
Wells Fargo & Company lowered shares of American States Water (NYSE:AWR) from an equal weight rating to an underweight rating in a report published on Wednesday, The Fly reports. Wells Fargo & Company currently has $89.00 price target on the utilities provider’s stock, down from their previous price target of $94.00.
Separately, StockNews.com began coverage on shares of American States Water in a research note on Thursday, May 18th. They set a hold rating on the stock. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and three have given a hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, American States Water presently has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus price target of $87.00.
Shares of AWR opened at $85.51 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $3.16 billion, a PE ratio of 32.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.57 and a beta of 0.41. The company’s fifty day moving average is $89.12 and its two-hundred day moving average is $90.94. American States Water has a fifty-two week low of $77.91 and a fifty-two week high of $100.50. The company has a quick ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 0.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. Read more …
Delek Logistics Partners (NYSE:DKL) was downgraded by Citigroup from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, The Fly reports. They presently have a $47.00 price target on the oil and gas producer’s stock. Citigroup’s target price suggests a potential downside of 11.64% from the stock’s current price.
Separately, StockNews.com raised shares of Delek Logistics Partners from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 24th.
DKL stock opened at $53.19 on Wednesday. Delek Logistics Partners has a 1 year low of $41.80 and a 1 year high of $64.46. The stock has a market cap of $2.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.73 and a beta of 2.14. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $50.60 and a 200 day simple moving average of $49.11. Read more …
American Equity Investment Life (NYSE:AEL) was downgraded by investment analysts at Raymond James from a “strong-buy” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, Marketbeat Ratings reports.
A number of other analysts have also issued reports on the company. StockNews.com initiated coverage on American Equity Investment Life in a research report on Thursday, May 18th. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $50.00 price objective on shares of American Equity Investment Life in a report on Thursday, April 13th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on American Equity Investment Life from $48.00 to $43.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 12th. Finally, Piper Sandler lifted their target price on American Equity Investment Life from $39.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Wednesday, May 10th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, American Equity Investment Life currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $44.90. Read more …
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note released on Wednesday morning, The Fly reports. The firm currently has $34.00 price target on the pharmacy operator’s stock, down from their prior price target of $46.00.
Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance from $45.00 to $43.00 in a research report on Sunday, March 26th. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance from $42.00 to $40.00 and set a hold rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 29th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance from $37.00 to $35.00 in a research note on Tuesday. Evercore ISI decreased their price objective on shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance from $36.00 to $35.00 and set an in-line rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a neutral rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of Hold and an average target price of $38.85. Read more …
Credit Suisse Group cut shares of Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) from an outperform rating to a neutral rating in a research report sent to investors on Thursday, The Fly reports. They currently have $40.00 price target on the biopharmaceutical company’s stock, down from their previous price target of $47.00.
Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on Pfizer from $45.00 to $44.00 and set an equal weight rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 10th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an overweight rating on shares of Pfizer in a research note on Wednesday, May 17th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Pfizer from $50.00 to $44.00 and set an equal weight rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 17th. UBS Group reduced their target price on Pfizer from $41.00 to $39.00 in a research note on Friday, May 5th. Finally, StockNews.com initiated coverage on Pfizer in a research note on Thursday, May 18th. They issued a buy rating on the stock. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Pfizer currently has a consensus rating of Hold and an average price target of $46.67. Read more …
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