Upgrades:
The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Southern (NYSE:SO) from a buy rating to a conviction-buy rating in a research report released on Monday, The Fly reports.
SO has been the topic of several other research reports. StockNews.com upgraded Southern from a sell rating to a hold rating in a report on Wednesday, May 17th. Mizuho reduced their price objective on Southern from $77.00 to $76.00 in a research report on Tuesday, May 16th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of Southern from $57.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock an underweight rating in a research note on Thursday, April 20th. VNET Group reissued a maintains rating on shares of Southern in a research report on Friday, April 28th. Finally, Guggenheim increased their price target on shares of Southern from $73.00 to $79.00 in a research note on Monday, April 24th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus price target of $74.07. Read more …
BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Nucor (NYSE:NUE) from a neutral rating to an outperform rating in a report released on Wednesday morning, MarketBeat reports. BNP Paribas currently has $191.00 target price on the basic materials company’s stock.
Several other research analysts also recently commented on the stock. Credit Suisse Group increased their price objective on shares of Nucor from $140.00 to $156.00 and gave the company an outperform rating in a report on Friday, March 17th. Wolfe Research raised Nucor from an underperform rating to a peer perform rating in a report on Thursday, June 1st. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Nucor from $145.00 to $140.00 in a report on Friday, May 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of Nucor from $144.00 to $161.00 and gave the stock a neutral rating in a research report on Friday, March 10th. Finally, StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of Nucor in a research note on Thursday, May 18th. They issued a hold rating for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $153.56. Read more …
Bank of America upgraded shares of Magna International (NYSE:MGA) (TSE:MG) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a research note issued to investors on Thursday morning, Marketbeat.com reports. They currently have $85.00 price objective on the stock, up from their previous price objective of $65.00.
A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on the company. TD Securities raised Magna International from a hold rating to a buy rating and increased their price target for the stock from $62.00 to $64.00 in a research note on Monday, May 8th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Magna International from $51.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an equal weight rating in a report on Monday, April 10th. StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of Magna International in a research note on Thursday, May 18th. They issued a buy rating on the stock. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Magna International from $58.00 to $59.00 in a research note on Tuesday, May 9th. Finally, BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Magna International from an underperform rating to a neutral rating in a research note on Monday, May 8th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Magna International has a consensus rating of Moderate Buy and an average target price of $63.08. Read more …
Truist Financial (NYSE:TFC) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Raymond James from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research note issued on Thursday, The Fly reports. The firm currently has a $36.00 price objective on the insurance provider's stock. Raymond James' target price points to a potential upside of 16.17% from the company's current price. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call.
Several other analysts also recently issued reports on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on Truist Financial from $55.00 to $39.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 30th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on shares of Truist Financial from $46.00 to $43.00 in a research note on Tuesday, June 13th. Credit Suisse Group dropped their price target on shares of Truist Financial from $52.00 to $40.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 21st. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Truist Financial from $57.00 to $54.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 3rd. Finally, TheStreet lowered Truist Financial from a "b" rating to a "c+" rating in a research report on Friday, March 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Truist Financial presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $44.32. Read more …
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) was upgraded by analysts at Wolfe Research from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research note issued on Friday, MarketBeat.com reports. The brokerage presently has a $170.00 price target on the financial services provider's stock. Wolfe Research's price objective suggests a potential upside of 18.71% from the stock's current price.
A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Piper Sandler increased their target price on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $147.00 to $151.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, April 17th. 92 Resources reissued a "maintains" rating on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a report on Friday, May 12th. Odeon Capital Group raised JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, May 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $160.00 to $172.00 in a research note on Friday, April 14th. Finally, Bank of America raised their target price on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $152.00 to $158.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, April 17th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, JPMorgan Chase & Co. currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $158.06. Read more …
ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) was upgraded by equities researchers at Wolfe Research from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a report issued on Friday, MarketBeat.com reports. The firm currently has a $120.00 target price on the energy producer's stock. Wolfe Research's price target would suggest a potential upside of 19.59% from the stock's previous close.
Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. UBS Group assumed coverage on shares of ConocoPhillips in a research report on Wednesday, April 19th. They set a "buy" rating and a $139.00 price target on the stock. Piper Sandler cut their price target on shares of ConocoPhillips from $149.00 to $125.00 in a research report on Tuesday, June 13th. Raymond James upped their target price on shares of ConocoPhillips from $135.00 to $142.00 and gave the company a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, April 21st. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of ConocoPhillips from $122.00 to $124.00 in a report on Monday, May 15th. Finally, Societe Generale raised shares of ConocoPhillips from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $105.00 target price on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 5th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $135.50. Read more …
Downgrades:
BNP Paribas downgraded shares of Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD) from an outperform rating to a neutral rating in a research report released on Wednesday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. BNP Paribas currently has $102.00 price target on the basic materials company’s stock.
STLD has been the subject of several other reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. started coverage on shares of Steel Dynamics in a research report on Tuesday, May 23rd. They set an underweight rating and a $82.00 price objective for the company. Credit Suisse Group boosted their price objective on shares of Steel Dynamics from $106.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an outperform rating in a research report on Friday, April 21st. BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on Steel Dynamics from $120.00 to $115.00 in a research note on Monday, June 19th. Citigroup downgraded Steel Dynamics from a buy rating to a neutral rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 15th. Finally, StockNews.com began coverage on Steel Dynamics in a research note on Thursday, May 18th. They set a hold rating for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of Hold and an average price target of $106.44. Read more …
Northcoast Research cut shares of Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) from a buy rating to a neutral rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, The Fly reports.
Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on ECL. Bank of America cut shares of Ecolab from a neutral rating to an underperform rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $170.00 to $162.00 in a research report on Monday, April 17th. Mizuho boosted their target price on shares of Ecolab from $163.00 to $177.00 in a report on Wednesday, May 3rd. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of Ecolab from $164.00 to $172.00 and gave the company a hold rating in a report on Wednesday, March 22nd. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Ecolab from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report on Friday, June 16th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Ecolab from $175.00 to $195.00 in a report on Wednesday, May 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ecolab presently has an average rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $178.93. 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 …
Robert W. Baird downgraded shares of American Express (NYSE:AXP) from an outperform rating to a neutral rating in a report published on Thursday, Marketbeat.com reports. The firm currently has $185.00 price target on the payment services company’s stock.
Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price target on American Express from $194.00 to $185.00 and set a market perform rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 21st. Piper Sandler decreased their price target on American Express from $179.00 to $172.00 and set a neutral rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 21st. Stephens decreased their price target on American Express from $149.00 to $146.00 and set an underweight rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 21st. 22nd Century Group reiterated a reiterates rating on shares of American Express in a report on Friday, June 30th. Finally, 3M restated a reiterates rating on shares of American Express in a research note on Friday, June 30th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of Hold and an average price target of $174.22. Read more …
Humana (NYSE:HUM) was downgraded by equities researchers at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from an "overweight" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report issued on Friday, MarketBeat reports. They presently have a $540.00 target price on the insurance provider's stock, down from their prior target price of $576.00. JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s price target suggests a potential upside of 22.45% from the company's previous close.
A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. SVB Securities dropped their target price on shares of Humana from $640.00 to $600.00 in a report on Thursday, April 27th. Truist Financial lowered their price target on shares of Humana from $590.00 to $530.00 in a research report on Tuesday, June 20th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Humana from $620.00 to $637.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on shares of Humana from $562.00 to $568.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 27th. Finally, StockNews.com began coverage on shares of Humana in a research report on Thursday, May 18th. They set a "strong-buy" rating on the stock. Three equities research 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 data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $598.56. Read more …
Wolfe Research cut shares of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) from an outperform rating to a peer perform rating in a research note released on Friday morning, MarketBeat Ratings reports.
Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on WFC. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Wells Fargo & Company from $47.00 to $46.00 and set an overweight rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 17th. VNET Group reissued a reiterates rating on shares of Wells Fargo & Company in a research report on Wednesday, June 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on Wells Fargo & Company from $46.00 to $49.00 in a research report on Friday, April 14th. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM reissued a maintains rating on shares of Wells Fargo & Company in a research report on Monday, June 26th. Finally, Piper Sandler boosted their price target on Wells Fargo & Company from $41.00 to $43.00 in a research note on Thursday, June 15th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of Moderate Buy and a consensus target price of $49.04. Read more …
Wolfe Research lowered shares of Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) from an outperform rating to a peer perform rating in a research note published on Friday morning, MarketBeat.com reports. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call.
Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. StockNews.com began coverage on shares of Exxon Mobil in a report on Thursday, May 18th. They set a hold rating for the company. HSBC increased their target price on shares of Exxon Mobil from $113.50 to $115.50 and gave the stock a hold rating in a report on Thursday, April 20th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Exxon Mobil from $118.00 to $122.00 in a report on Tuesday, May 2nd. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil from $116.00 to $118.00 in a report on Monday, May 1st. Finally, UBS Group upgraded shares of Exxon Mobil from a neutral rating to a buy rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $125.00 to $144.00 in a report on Tuesday, April 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $124.70. Read more …
Edison International (NYSE:EIX) was downgraded by analysts at Guggenheim from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report issued on Friday, Marketbeat.com reports.
Several other research firms also recently weighed in on EIX. StockNews.com began coverage on shares of Edison International in a report on Thursday, May 18th. They set a "hold" rating on the stock. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Edison International from $50.00 to $57.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 20th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Edison International from $79.00 to $86.00 in a report on Thursday, May 4th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH raised their target price on Edison International from $66.00 to $67.00 in a report on Wednesday, May 17th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Edison International from $73.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, April 10th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $73.08. Read more ….
Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) was downgraded by equities researchers at Barclays from an "equal weight" rating to an "underweight" rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, FlyOnTheWall reports.
Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on WSM. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $130.00 to $125.00 in a research report on Wednesday, May 24th. Citigroup cut their price target on Williams-Sonoma from $127.00 to $123.00 in a report on Thursday, May 18th. Guggenheim reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of Williams-Sonoma in a research note on Tuesday, March 21st. Loop Capital cut their target price on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $205.00 to $185.00 in a research note on Friday, March 17th. Finally, Wedbush raised their target price on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, March 9th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $126.69. Read more …
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