Upgrades:
AllianceBernstein (NYSE:AB) was upgraded by investment analysts at Citigroup from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued on Monday, The Fly reports. The brokerage presently has a $54.50 target price on the asset manager’s stock, up from their prior target price of $44.00. Citigroup’s price objective points to a potential upside of 12.91% from the company’s current price.
Several other equities research analysts also recently
issued reports on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded shares of
AllianceBernstein from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research
report on Friday, April 9th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods restated a “market
perform” rating and set a $42.00 target price on shares of AllianceBernstein in
a report on Tuesday, April 13th. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of
AllianceBernstein from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on
Tuesday, July 27th. Finally, Bank of America restated a “neutral” rating and
set a $42.00 target price on shares of AllianceBernstein in a report on
Thursday, April 15th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with
a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. AllianceBernstein
currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of
$44.36. Read
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Welltower (NYSE:WELL) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Berenberg Bank from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, The Fly reports. The brokerage currently has a $100.00 price objective on the real estate investment trust's stock. Berenberg Bank's target price indicates a potential upside of 15.92% from the stock's previous close.
Other equities analysts also recently issued research
reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target
on Welltower from $78.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock an "equal
weight" rating in a research report on Friday, July 23rd. Mizuho began
coverage on Welltower in a research report on Wednesday, July 14th. They set a
"neutral" rating and a $68.00 price target on the stock. Morgan Stanley
boosted their price target on Welltower from $79.00 to $86.00 and gave the
stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, July
26th. Capital One Financial raised Welltower from an "equal weight"
rating to an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, May
21st. Finally, Wolfe Research began coverage on Welltower in a research report
on Monday, June 14th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $94.00
price target on the stock. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a
hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy
rating to the stock. The stock currently has a consensus rating of
"Buy" and a consensus price target of $79.67. Read
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Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPG) was upgraded by equities researchers at Bank of America from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, The Fly reports.
Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on
SPG. Truist Securities boosted their price objective on Simon Property Group
from $102.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a
report on Wednesday, June 23rd. UBS Group assumed coverage on Simon Property Group
in a report on Thursday, June 3rd. They set a "neutral" rating and a
$135.00 price objective for the company. BMO Capital Markets reissued a
"hold" rating on shares of Simon Property Group in a report on
Thursday, May 20th. Truist upped their price target on Simon Property Group
from $102.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a
research note on Wednesday, June 23rd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised Simon
Property Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and
upped their price target for the company from $125.00 to $132.00 in a research
note on Monday, July 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell
rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to
the company. Simon Property Group has an average rating of "Hold" and
an average price target of $128.13. Read
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Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:NVO) was upgraded by analysts at DNB Markets from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Thursday, The Fly reports.
NVO has been the topic of a number of other reports.
Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Novo Nordisk A/S in a
report on Monday, July 19th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a
“buy” rating on shares of Novo Nordisk A/S in a report on Tuesday. Finally,
Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Novo Nordisk A/S from a “sell”
rating to a “hold” rating and set a $91.00 price target on the stock in a
report on Tuesday, July 13th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with
a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating
to the stock. Novo Nordisk A/S currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a
consensus price target of $91.00. Read
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