Upgrades:
Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP) was upgraded by equities
research analysts at B. Riley from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a
research note issued to investors on Monday, MarketBeat.com reports. The
brokerage presently has a $83.00 price target on the oil and gas company’s
stock, up from their prior price target of $68.00. B. Riley’s price objective
indicates a potential upside of 20.85% from the company’s current price. A
number of other research firms have also issued reports on HP. ValuEngine
lowered shares of Helmerich & Payne from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating
in a research note on Monday, July 16th. Jefferies Financial Group raised
shares of Helmerich & Payne from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a
research note on Wednesday, June 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares
of Helmerich & Payne from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and
upped their price target for the stock from $49.00 to $58.00 in a research note
on Friday, September 14th. Cowen set a $57.00 price target on shares of
Helmerich & Payne and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on
Monday, July 30th. Finally, Piper Jaffray Companies set a $67.00 price target
on shares of Helmerich & Payne and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a
research note on Sunday, July 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated
the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and eleven have
given a buy rating to the company. Helmerich & Payne currently has a
consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $68.93. Read more …
Clorox (NYSE:CLX) was upgraded by research analysts at Argus
from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Tuesday, The Fly
reports. A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports
on CLX. Atlantic Securities started coverage on Clorox in a research report on
Thursday, September 20th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $151.00 target
price on the stock. ValuEngine upgraded Clorox from a “sell” rating to a “hold”
rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 26th. BMO Capital Markets restated a
“buy” rating and issued a $153.00 price target on shares of Clorox in a
research note on Friday, August 3rd. Goldman Sachs Group downgraded Clorox from
a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and decreased their price target for the
company from $127.00 to $112.00 in a research note on Tuesday, July 17th. They
noted that the move was a valuation call. Finally, Bank of America raised their
price target on Clorox from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “neutral”
rating in a research note on Monday, July 16th. Three investment analysts have
rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and four have
issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock presently has a consensus
rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $131.79. Read more …
Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) was upgraded
by Citigroup from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note
issued on Tuesday, MarketBeat.com reports. The firm currently has a $100.00
target price on the transportation company’s stock. Citigroup’s price objective
suggests a potential upside of 11.69% from the company’s current price. A
number of other brokerages have also commented on CNI. Zacks Investment
Research raised shares of Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a
“buy” rating and set a $101.00 price target on the stock in a report on Monday,
July 30th. BMO Capital Markets lowered shares of Canadian National Railway from
an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday,
September 5th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Cowen reaffirmed
a “buy” rating and set a $98.00 target price on shares of Canadian National
Railway in a report on Wednesday, July 25th. Loop Capital reaffirmed a “hold”
rating on shares of Canadian National Railway in a report on Wednesday, July
25th. Finally, Macquarie raised shares of Canadian National Railway from a
“neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, September
20th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and
eleven have given a buy rating to the company. Canadian National Railway
currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of
$91.71. Read more …
B. Riley upgraded shares of Viacom (NASDAQ:VIAB) from a
neutral rating to a buy rating in a research note issued to investors on
Wednesday morning, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The firm currently has $39.00
price objective on the stock, up from their previous price objective of $34.00.
B. Riley also issued estimates for Viacom’s FY2019 earnings at $4.47 EPS and
FY2020 earnings at $4.51 EPS. VIAB has been the topic of several other research
reports. BidaskClub lowered shares of Viacom from a sell rating to a strong
sell rating in a research note on Friday, July 20th. Macquarie upgraded shares
of Viacom from a neutral rating to an outperform rating and increased their
price objective for the stock from $34.00 to $37.00 in a research note on
Thursday, September 20th. Barrington Research reiterated a hold rating on
shares of Viacom in a research note on Wednesday, August 15th. Pivotal Research
upgraded shares of Viacom from a hold rating to a buy rating and dropped their
price objective for the stock from $34.00 to $32.00 in a research note on
Tuesday, July 31st. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Finally,
Cfra reiterated a hold rating and set a $35.00 price objective on shares of
Viacom in a research note on Wednesday, June 27th. Three investment analysts
have rated the stock with a sell rating, seventeen have given a hold rating and
eight have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Viacom currently has
an average rating of Hold and an average price target of $34.38. Read more …
