Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades for Week of September 9, 2019

Upgrades:

BHP Group (NYSE:BHP) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Goldman Sachs Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday, The Fly reports.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Bank of America cut BHP Group from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 16th. BNP Paribas lowered shares of BHP Group from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 5th. ValuEngine cut shares of BHP Group from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, August 1st. Deutsche Bank upgraded shares of BHP Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of BHP Group from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, July 12th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. The stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $62.00. Read more …

Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded shares of Diageo (NYSE:DEO) from an underperform rating to a market perform rating in a research report sent to investors on Tuesday morning, BenzingaRatingsTable reports.

DEO has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Societe Generale cut shares of Diageo from a buy rating to a sell rating in a report on Thursday, September 5th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Diageo from a sell rating to a hold rating and set a $178.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 27th. Finally, Kepler Capital Markets cut Diageo from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 9th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. The stock has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus price target of $178.00. Read more …

Argus upgraded shares of HCP (NYSE:HCP) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report sent to investors on Tuesday morning, BenzingaRatingsTable reports.

HCP has been the subject of a number of other reports. Barclays began coverage on HCP in a research report on Tuesday, September 3rd. They issued an overweight rating and a $37.00 price objective for the company. KeyCorp increased their target price on HCP from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the company an overweight rating in a research report on Monday, July 1st. TheStreet upgraded HCP from a c+ rating to a b- rating in a research report on Friday, August 2nd. Raymond James raised shares of HCP from a market perform rating to an outperform rating and set a $35.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Thursday, June 13th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of HCP from $34.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a report on Tuesday, September 3rd. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. HCP currently has a consensus rating of Buy and an average price target of $33.30. Read more …

Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB) from an equal weight rating to an overweight rating in a research report sent to investors on Tuesday morning, BenzingaRatingsTable reports. Morgan Stanley currently has $51.00 price objective on the oil and gas company’s stock.

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on SLB. Gabelli began coverage on Schlumberger in a research report on Thursday, June 27th. They set a buy rating and a $55.00 price objective for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Schlumberger from $41.00 to $34.00 and set a neutral rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Raymond James restated a hold rating on shares of Schlumberger in a report on Friday, June 21st. Stifel Nicolaus raised Schlumberger from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $50.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Friday, June 7th. Finally, AltaCorp Capital reaffirmed an outperform rating on shares of Schlumberger in a report on Thursday, June 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock presently has a consensus rating of Hold and an average price target of $51.44. Read more …

Week's Most Significant Insider Trades: Week of December 10, 2018

Disposals:

Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) EVP T Richard Riney sold 15,676 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $65.00, for a total transaction of $1,018,940.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

T Richard Riney also recently made the following trade(s):

On Tuesday, November 20th, T Richard Riney sold 15,288 shares of Ventas stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $62.50, for a total transaction of $955,500.00.

Shares of Ventas stock opened at $63.13 on Thursday. Ventas, Inc. has a twelve month low of $46.55 and a twelve month high of $65.70. The company has a quick ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.85 and a beta of 0.06. Read more …

Comcast Co. (NASDAQ:CMCSA) Director Kenneth J. Bacon sold 7,636 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.04, for a total transaction of $282,837.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 33,603 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,244,655.12. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Comcast stock traded down $0.50 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $36.85. 2,059,890 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 18,604,142. The company has a market cap of $173.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.96, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a quick ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. Comcast Co. has a 12-month low of $30.43 and a 12-month high of $44.00. Read more …

Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT) EVP Christopher C. Capossela sold 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.50, for a total value of $422,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 169,931 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,927,720.50. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Shares of NASDAQ:MSFT opened at $108.59 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $807.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a quick ratio of 2.85, a current ratio of 2.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88. Microsoft Co. has a 1 year low of $83.83 and a 1 year high of $116.18. Read more …

Eli Lilly And Co (NYSE:LLY) SVP Myles O’neill sold 25,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $112.92, for a total value of $2,823,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 26,562 shares in the company, valued at $2,999,381.04. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. LLY traded up $0.20 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $114.54. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 107,165 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,102,320. The firm has a market capitalization of $121.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 0.31. The company has a quick ratio of 1.53, a current ratio of 1.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. Eli Lilly And Co has a twelve month low of $73.69 and a twelve month high of $119.84. Read more …

Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades for Week of December 3, 2018

Upgrades:

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) was upgraded by investment analysts at B. Riley from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Monday, Marketbeat.com reports. The firm presently has a $300.00 price objective on the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, up from their prior price objective of $250.00. B. Riley’s price target points to a potential upside of 29.29% from the stock’s previous close. Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Canaccord Genuity reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $335.00 price target (up previously from $300.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Friday, September 7th. BidaskClub upgraded shares of Broadcom from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 21st. Barclays started coverage on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Tuesday, August 7th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $265.00 target price on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $310.00 target price on shares of Broadcom and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 7th. Finally, Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Broadcom from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $260.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, September 11th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirty-one have given a buy rating to the company. Broadcom currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $278.86. Read more …

Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) was upgraded by investment analysts at Bank of America from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Monday, MarketBeat.com reports. The brokerage presently has a $163.00 target price on the industrial products company’s stock, up from their previous target price of $140.00. Bank of America’s price objective would suggest a potential upside of 26.04% from the company’s current price. CAT has been the topic of several other reports. Cleveland Research reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Caterpillar in a research report on Friday, October 19th. Citigroup raised Caterpillar to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, September 21st. Morgan Stanley set a $169.00 price target on Caterpillar and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 24th. Deutsche Bank set a $177.00 price target on Caterpillar and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 5th. Finally, ValuEngine downgraded Caterpillar from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 18th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating, seventeen have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. Caterpillar presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $158.90. Read more …

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) was upgraded by research analysts at Robert W. Baird from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note issued on Monday, MarketBeat reports. The firm presently has a $154.00 price objective on the industrial products company’s stock. Robert W. Baird’s price target points to a potential upside of 21.88% from the stock’s previous close. Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Morgan Stanley started coverage on Stanley Black & Decker in a report on Monday, August 20th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $164.00 target price on the stock. Gabelli upgraded Stanley Black & Decker from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $155.00 target price on the stock in a report on Monday, October 22nd. Macquarie reduced their target price on Stanley Black & Decker from $180.00 to $175.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, September 6th. Zacks Investment Research cut Stanley Black & Decker from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Monday, October 15th. Finally, ValuEngine upgraded Stanley Black & Decker from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. The company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $163.29. Read more …

JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of AT&T (NYSE:T) from a neutral rating to an overweight rating in a research note released on Monday morning, Marketbeat reports. The firm currently has $38.00 price target on the technology company’s stock. A number of other research analysts have also commented on the stock. ValuEngine raised shares of AT&T from a strong sell rating to a sell rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 12th. Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of AT&T from a strong-buy rating to a hold rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 25th. Wells Fargo & Co lowered shares of AT&T from an outperform rating to a market perform rating and set a $40.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Wednesday, August 22nd. Bank of America set a $37.00 price objective on shares of AT&T and gave the company a buy rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 23rd. Finally, Argus reaffirmed a buy rating and set a $48.00 price objective on shares of AT&T in a research report on Friday, October 26th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. AT&T currently has an average rating of Hold and an average target price of $36.42. Read more …

Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades for Week of November 19, 2018

Upgrades:

JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:NVO) from a neutral rating to an overweight rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday morning, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Novo Nordisk A/S from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 31st. ValuEngine downgraded shares of Novo Nordisk A/S from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report on Thursday, October 4th. Cfra reissued a hold rating on shares of Novo Nordisk A/S in a research report on Friday, November 2nd. Guggenheim began coverage on shares of Novo Nordisk A/S in a research report on Monday, October 8th. They set a buy rating on the stock. Finally, Pareto Securities downgraded shares of Novo Nordisk A/S from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report on Friday, October 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Novo Nordisk A/S presently has a consensus rating of Hold and an average price target of $64.00. Read more …

Citigroup upgraded shares of Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a research note released on Monday, MarketBeat.com reports. The brokerage currently has $74.00 price target on the oil and gas company’s stock. A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on HP. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Helmerich & Payne from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $81.00 target price for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 9th. B. Riley set a $83.00 price target on shares of Helmerich & Payne and gave the company a buy rating in a report on Sunday, October 7th. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on shares of Helmerich & Payne in a report on Wednesday, October 10th. They set an underperform rating on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Helmerich & Payne from an underweight rating to a neutral rating and increased their price target for the company from $49.00 to $58.00 in a report on Friday, September 14th. Finally, ValuEngine upgraded shares of Helmerich & Payne from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report on Monday, July 30th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the stock. Helmerich & Payne currently has a consensus rating of Hold and an average target price of $73.24. Read more …

Target (NYSE:TGT) was upgraded by equities researchers at Credit Suisse Group to a “buy” rating in a research note issued on Tuesday. The brokerage currently has a $94.00 price target on the retailer’s stock. Credit Suisse Group’s target price points to a potential upside of 35.72% from the stock’s previous close. Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. ValuEngine cut shares of Target from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday. Telsey Advisory Group upgraded shares of Target from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price target for the company from $80.00 to $100.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 23rd. Wolfe Research cut shares of Target from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 23rd. Loop Capital set a $102.00 price target on shares of Target and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, August 17th. Finally, Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Target from $76.00 to $92.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Target currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $88.19. Read more …

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Wedbush from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, The Fly reports. The brokerage presently has a $65.00 price target on the technology retailer’s stock. Wedbush’s price target indicates a potential upside of 2.31% from the company’s previous close. Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Best Buy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 14th. Bank of America cut shares of Best Buy from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $92.00 to $70.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 13th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of Best Buy from $78.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 11th. Credit Suisse Group lifted their price objective on shares of Best Buy from $74.00 to $78.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 29th. Finally, Barclays reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $90.00 price objective on shares of Best Buy in a research report on Wednesday, August 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Best Buy currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $78.50. Read more …

Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades for Week of September 24, 2018

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 …

Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades for Week of April 9, 2018

Upgrades:

General Motors (NYSE:GM) (TSE:GMM.U) was upgraded by research analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a note issued to investors on Monday, Marketbeat reports. The brokerage presently has a $45.00 target price on the auto manufacturer’s stock. Morgan Stanley’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 15.18% from the stock’s current price. Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Berenberg Bank set a $34.00 price objective on shares of General Motors and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 7th. JPMorgan Chase restated an “overweight” rating and set a $55.00 target price (down from $56.00) on shares of General Motors in a research report on Tuesday, March 13th. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of General Motors from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 9th. TheStreet lowered shares of General Motors from a “b” rating to a “c+” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 27th. Finally, Vetr upgraded shares of General Motors from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $40.24 target price on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 26th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating, thirteen have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $44.65. Read more …

Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STX) from an equal weight rating to an overweight rating in a report issued on Monday, The Fly reports. Morgan Stanley currently has $72.00 price objective on the data storage provider’s stock, up from their previous price objective of $51.00. STX has been the subject of several other research reports. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Seagate Technology from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $48.00 price target for the company in a research report on Friday, January 5th. TheStreet raised shares of Seagate Technology from a c+ rating to a b- rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 9th. Vetr downgraded shares of Seagate Technology from a buy rating to a hold rating and set a $56.12 price target for the company. in a research report on Thursday, March 1st. Cross Research raised shares of Seagate Technology from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report on Monday, April 2nd. Finally, Wells Fargo reissued a market perform rating and issued a $45.00 price target (up previously from $38.00) on shares of Seagate Technology in a research report on Tuesday, January 9th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty have given a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. The company presently has an average rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $53.12. Read more …

Becton Dickinson and (NYSE:BDX) was upgraded by investment analysts at Citigroup from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Tuesday, The Fly reports. Several other analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Zacks Investment Research downgraded Becton Dickinson and from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 6th. BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on Becton Dickinson and in a report on Monday, March 5th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $249.00 price objective on the stock. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Becton Dickinson and from $245.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 7th. Piper Jaffray reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $260.00 target price (up previously from $223.00) on shares of Becton Dickinson and in a research note on Tuesday, February 6th. Finally, Bank of America reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $260.00 target price on shares of Becton Dickinson and in a research note on Friday, January 19th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. The company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $240.53. Read more …

Eaton (NYSE:ETN) was upgraded by stock analysts at Goldman Sachs to a “buy” rating in a research report issued on Tuesday. The firm presently has a $88.00 target price on the industrial products company’s stock. Goldman Sachs’ price target would indicate a potential upside of 15.90% from the company’s current price. ETN has been the topic of a number of other research reports. UBS began coverage on shares of Eaton in a report on Tuesday, January 23rd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $87.00 price objective on the stock. Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of Eaton from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 3rd. Bank of America raised shares of Eaton from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $81.03 to $85.00 in a report on Thursday, March 8th. JPMorgan Chase raised shares of Eaton from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $82.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 1st. Finally, Jefferies Group raised shares of Eaton from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $80.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Monday, March 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. The company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $86.73. Read more …