Upgrades:
Occidental Petroleum Co. (NYSE:OXY) was upgraded by research
analysts at Bank of America Corp from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a
research note issued to investors on Wednesday. Continue reading here.
Invesco Ltd. (NYSE:IVZ) was upgraded by Goldman Sachs Group
Inc from a “neutral” rating to a “conviction-buy” rating in a research report
issued on Wednesday. Continue reading here.
Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN) was upgraded by
investment analysts at Bank of America Corp from a “neutral” rating to a “buy”
rating in a report issued on Thursday. Continue reading here.
Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) was upgraded by analysts at Morgan
Stanley from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research
note issued to investors on Friday. Continue reading here.
National Grid plc (NYSE:NGG) was upgraded by equities
research analysts at Societe Generale from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating
in a research note issued to investors on Friday. Continue reading here.
Aqua America Inc (NYSE:WTR) was upgraded by investment
analysts at Barclays PLC from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight”
rating in a report issued on Friday. The firm presently has a $36.00 target
price on the stock, up from their previous target price of $33.00. Barclays
PLC’s target price indicates a potential upside of 12.25% from the stock’s
current price. Continue reading here.
Downgrades:
Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was downgraded by analysts at Morgan
Stanley from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research
note issued to investors on Monday. They currently have a $190.00 price
objective on the aircraft producer’s stock. Morgan Stanley’s price objective
indicates a potential upside of 6.32% from the company’s current price. Continue reading here.
American Water Works Company Inc (AWK) was Downgraded by
HSBC Securities to ” Hold”. Earlier the firm had a rating of “Buy ” on the
company shares. HSBC Securities advised their Clients and Investors in a
research report released on Mar 15, 2017. Continue reading here.
Intel Co. (NASDAQ:INTC) was downgraded by equities research
analysts at Credit Suisse Group AG from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral”
rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday. Continue reading here.
Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) was downgraded by research analysts
at Goldman Sachs Group Inc from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating in a
report released on Wednesday. Continue reading here.
Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN) was downgraded by equities
research analysts at Morgan Stanley to an “underweight” rating in a research
note issued to investors on Thursday. Continue reading here.
T. Rowe Price Group Inc (NDAQ:TROW) was downgraded by
equities researchers at Morgan Stanley from an “equal weight” rating to an
“underweight” rating in a report issued on Friday. Continue reading here.