Upgrades:
Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Baxter International
(NYSE:BAX) from an equal weight rating to an overweight rating in a report
released on Wednesday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The firm currently has
$77.00 price target on the medical instruments supplier’s stock, up from their
previous price target of $66.00. A number of other analysts also recently
commented on BAX. Zacks Investment Research reiterated a hold rating and issued
a $71.00 price objective on shares of Baxter International in a report on Monday,
November 12th. Piper Jaffray Companies cut their price objective on shares of
Baxter International from $83.00 to $72.00 and set an overweight rating for the
company in a report on Thursday, November 1st. Citigroup upgraded shares of
Baxter International from a neutral rating to a buy rating and increased their
price objective for the company from $69.00 to $76.00 in a report on Wednesday.
BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on shares of Baxter International
from $86.00 to $76.00 and set an outperform rating for the company in a report
on Thursday, November 1st. Finally, Credit Suisse Group began coverage on
shares of Baxter International in a report on Monday, December 17th. They
issued an outperform rating and a $77.00 price objective for the company. One
analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating
and sixteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Baxter International has
an average rating of Buy and an average target price of $75.72. Read more …
Viacom (NASDAQ:VIAB) was upgraded by analysts at Barrington
Research from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research
report issued on Wednesday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The firm presently has
a $35.00 target price on the stock. Barrington Research’s target price suggests
a potential upside of 32.63% from the stock’s previous close. Other analysts
have also issued research reports about the company. BidaskClub raised Viacom
from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 19th.
ValuEngine raised Viacom from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on
Tuesday, November 20th. Zacks Investment Research raised Viacom from a “hold”
rating to a “buy” rating and set a $37.00 target price on the stock in a report
on Friday, October 12th. UBS Group lowered Viacom from a “buy” rating to a
“neutral” rating and set a $34.00 target price on the stock. in a report on
Monday, November 5th. Finally, Wolfe Research began coverage on Viacom in a report
on Friday, December 7th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. Four
research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, sixteen have
assigned a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. The
company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price
of $33.76. Read more …
Royal Bank of Canada upgraded shares of Wells Fargo & Co
(NYSE:WFC) from an underperform rating to a sector perform rating in a research
report released on Wednesday morning, Marketbeat.com reports. They currently
have $45.50 target price on the financial services provider’s stock. Several
other equities analysts have also issued reports on the company. Zacks
Investment Research lowered Wells Fargo & Co from a hold rating to a sell
rating in a research report on Monday, December 17th. ValuEngine lowered Wells
Fargo & Co from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report on
Wednesday, December 12th. Credit Suisse Group decreased their target price on
Wells Fargo & Co from $62.00 to $60.00 and set a neutral rating for the
company in a research report on Friday, December 7th. Citigroup upgraded Wells
Fargo & Co from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a research report on
Friday, November 2nd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price
on Wells Fargo & Co to $65.00 and gave the stock a market perform rating in
a research report on Monday, October 15th. Three equities research analysts
have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and
fifteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock currently has
a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus price target of $62.36. Read more …
Credit Suisse Group upgraded shares of Emerson Electric
(NYSE:EMR) from a neutral rating to an outperform rating in a report issued on
Thursday morning, Marketbeat reports. They currently have $59.60 price
objective on the industrial products company’s stock. EMR has been the topic of
several other research reports. Barclays lifted their price target on Emerson
Electric from $85.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock an overweight rating in a
research report on Monday, September 24th. Cowen reissued a buy rating and set
a $81.00 price target on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on
Wednesday, September 19th. Bank of America upped their price objective on
Emerson Electric from $82.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a
research note on Thursday, October 4th. Berenberg Bank set a $67.00 price
target on Emerson Electric and gave the stock a hold rating in a research
report on Monday, November 19th. Finally, Gordon Haskett lowered Emerson
Electric from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note on Wednesday,
December 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating,
nine have issued a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the
stock. Emerson Electric currently has an average rating of Hold and a consensus
target price of $75.55. Read more …