Upgrades:
Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) was upgraded by research analysts at BMO Capital Markets from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, Briefing.com reports. The brokerage currently has a $36.00 target price on the closed-end fund's stock, up from their prior target price of $22.00. BMO Capital Markets' target price would suggest a potential upside of 22.45% from the stock's current price.
BEN has been the topic of a number of other research
reports. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Franklin
Resources from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock an "underweight"
rating in a research note on Thursday, February 4th. Deutsche Bank
Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on shares of Franklin Resources
from $21.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a
research note on Friday, December 18th. Barclays increased their price target
on Franklin Resources from $21.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an
"underweight" rating in a research note on Monday, January 25th. The
Goldman Sachs Group downgraded Franklin Resources from a "neutral"
rating to a "sell" rating and set a $24.00 price objective on the
stock. in a research report on Tuesday, January 5th. Finally, TheStreet
upgraded Franklin Resources from a "c+" rating to a "b"
rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 2nd. Five analysts have rated
the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and three have
issued a buy rating to the company. Franklin Resources has an average rating of
"Hold" and a consensus price target of $23.77. Read
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ViacomCBS (NASDAQ:VIAC) was upgraded by stock analysts at BMO Capital Markets from an “underperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report issued on Monday, The Fly reports.
Several other analysts have also commented on VIAC.
Rosenblatt Securities boosted their price target on ViacomCBS from $30.00 to
$61.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday,
March 11th. Zacks Investment Research upgraded ViacomCBS from a “sell” rating
to a “hold” rating and set a $68.00 price objective on the stock in a research
report on Monday, March 1st. Macquarie cut shares of ViacomCBS from a “neutral”
rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March
17th. Barclays lowered shares of ViacomCBS from an “overweight” rating to an
“underweight” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $36.00
to $35.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 19th. Finally, Citigroup cut shares
of ViacomCBS from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their target
price for the company from $42.00 to $49.00 in a research report on Monday,
February 1st. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating,
ten have given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s
stock. ViacomCBS has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target
of $46.48. Read
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Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) was upgraded by investment analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a note issued to investors on Monday, Briefing.com reports. The firm presently has a $73.00 price objective on the stock, up from their prior price objective of $52.00. Morgan Stanley’s target price indicates a potential upside of 21.69% from the company’s previous close.
Other equities research analysts have also issued research
reports about the stock. Citigroup Inc. 3% Minimum Coupon Principal Protected
Based Upon Russell lowered shares of Johnson Controls International from a
“buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $51.00 target price on the stock.
in a report on Monday, December 14th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered
shares of Johnson Controls International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating
in a research note on Monday, December 14th. HSBC lowered shares of Johnson
Controls International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $52.00
price objective for the company. in a research note on Monday, January 11th.
Atlantic Securities upgraded shares of Johnson Controls International from a
“neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $56.00 price objective for
the company in a research note on Wednesday, December 9th. Finally, Barclays
increased their price objective on shares of Johnson Controls International
from $42.00 to $56.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a
research note on Thursday, February 25th. Nine equities research analysts have
rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the
company’s stock. The company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average
price target of $47.15. Read
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Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) was upgraded by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Monday, The Fly reports.
Other research analysts also recently issued reports about
the company. Gabelli raised Ecolab from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a
report on Friday, January 15th. Zacks Investment Research downgraded Ecolab
from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $221.00 price target for the
company. in a report on Wednesday, February 17th. G.Research raised Ecolab from
a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 15th. Credit
Suisse Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $210.00 price objective
on shares of Ecolab in a research report on Monday, March 22nd. Finally,
Barclays boosted their price objective on Ecolab from $225.00 to $245.00 and
gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday,
December 8th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and
seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. The stock currently has an average
rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $210.69. Read
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