Upgrades:
Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) was upgraded by analysts at Robert W. Baird from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report issued on Monday, Anlyst Ratings reports. The firm currently has a $55.00 price objective on the pharmacy operator’s stock, up from their previous price objective of $41.00. Robert W. Baird’s price target would indicate a potential upside of 21.65% from the company’s previous close.
A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on
WBA. Credit Suisse Group initiated coverage on Walgreens Boots Alliance in a
research note on Thursday. They set a “neutral” rating and a $42.00 price
objective on the stock. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on
Walgreens Boots Alliance from $40.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Tuesday,
January 5th. Citigroup lowered their price objective on Walgreens Boots
Alliance from $43.00 to $40.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a
research note on Friday, October 16th. BidaskClub downgraded Walgreens Boots
Alliance from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on
Friday, December 18th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target
price on Walgreens Boots Alliance from $37.00 to $33.00 and set a “sell” rating
on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 6th. Four investment
analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have assigned a hold
rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company
currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of
$43.65. Read
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Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) was upgraded by Morgan Stanley from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a research report issued on Monday, Briefing.com reports. The brokerage presently has a $57.00 price objective on the oil and gas company's stock, up from their previous price objective of $49.00. Morgan Stanley's price target points to a potential upside of 25.38% from the stock's current price.
XOM has been the subject of a number of other research
reports. Credit Suisse Group decreased their price target on shares of Exxon
Mobil from $47.00 to $37.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the
company in a research note on Monday, November 2nd. Truist Financial boosted
their price target on shares of Exxon Mobil from $39.00 to $45.00 in a research
note on Friday, December 18th. ValuEngine upgraded shares of Exxon Mobil from a
"hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on
Tuesday, December 1st. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Exxon Mobil from a
"sector underperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating
and set a $45.00 price target for the company in a research note on Wednesday,
September 23rd. Finally, Raymond James restated a "sell" rating on
shares of Exxon Mobil in a research note on Friday, September 18th. Four investment
analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nineteen have given a hold
rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to
the stock. The company has an average rating of "Hold" and a
consensus target price of $48.30. Read
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Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Smith Barney Citigroup from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday, The Fly reports.
A number of other analysts also recently commented on the
stock. Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of Bank of America from an “overweight”
rating to an “underweight” rating in a report on Monday, November 30th.
Barclays upped their price target on Bank of America from $33.00 to $39.00 and
gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 4th. Piper
Sandler boosted their price objective on shares of Bank of America from $28.00
to $36.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on
Monday. Credit Suisse Group raised their target price on shares of Bank of
America from $31.00 to $36.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a
report on Friday, December 11th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada set a $28.00
price target on shares of Bank of America and gave the company a “buy” rating
in a report on Wednesday, October 14th. Two equities research analysts have
rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and fifteen
have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Bank of America currently has a
consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $31.31. Read
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The Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK) was upgraded by investment analysts at Smith Barney Citigroup from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note issued on Monday, The Fly reports. The brokerage presently has a $57.00 price target on the bank's stock, up from their previous price target of $44.00. Smith Barney Citigroup's price objective suggests a potential upside of 26.78% from the company's previous close.
Other equities analysts have also issued research reports
about the company. Barclays increased their target price on The Bank of New
York Mellon from $54.00 to $59.00 and gave the company an
"overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, January 4th. Bank
of America cut The Bank of New York Mellon from a "neutral" rating to
an "underperform" rating and reduced their target price for the stock
from $42.00 to $39.00 in a report on Friday, November 20th. Morgan Stanley
upgraded The Bank of New York Mellon from an "underweight" rating to
an "equal weight" rating and set a $51.00 target price on the stock
in a report on Monday, November 30th. Credit Suisse Group raised their target
price on The Bank of New York Mellon from $44.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock
an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, December 11th. Finally,
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upgraded The Bank of New York Mellon from a "neutral" rating to a
"buy" rating and raised their target price for the stock from $44.00
to $57.00 in a report on Monday. Three equities research analysts have rated
the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and ten have issued
a buy rating to the company's stock. The Bank of New York Mellon currently has
an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $47.18. Read
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