Upgrades:
Barclays upgraded shares of General Electric (NYSE:GE) from
an equal weight rating to an overweight rating in a report released on Monday
morning, Marketbeat reports. Barclays currently has $16.00 target price on the
conglomerate’s stock. A number of other research firms also recently weighed in
on GE. Goldman Sachs Group reissued a neutral rating and set a $14.00 target
price on shares of General Electric in a research report on Wednesday, June
27th. Royal Bank of Canada set a $15.00 target price on shares of General
Electric and gave the company a neutral rating in a research report on
Wednesday, July 11th. Deutsche Bank set a $15.00 target price on shares of
General Electric and gave the company a hold rating in a research report on
Thursday, July 12th. MED raised shares of General Electric from a sell rating
to a hold rating and set a $15.00 target price for the company in a research
report on Thursday, July 12th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a
sell rating and set a $11.00 target price on shares of General Electric in a
research report on Monday, July 16th. Five equities research analysts have
rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have assigned a hold rating, six
have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s
stock. General Electric presently has a consensus rating of Hold and a
consensus target price of $16.31. Read more …
Walmart (NYSE:WMT) was upgraded by research analysts at
Deutsche Bank from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a note issued to
investors on Tuesday, Marketbeat reports. The firm presently has a $113.00
price target on the retailer’s stock, up from their prior price target of
$89.00. Deutsche Bank’s price target indicates a potential upside of 18.00%
from the company’s current price. Other equities analysts have also recently
issued reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed a “neutral” rating
and issued a $98.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a report on Thursday,
October 4th. Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $95.00
target price on shares of Walmart in a report on Friday, August 17th.
Morningstar set a $90.00 target price on shares of Walmart and gave the company
a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 26th. Telsey Advisory Group
lifted their target price on shares of Walmart from $105.00 to $107.00 and gave
the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 17th. Finally,
BMO Capital Markets set a $110.00 target price on shares of Walmart and gave
the company a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, September 23rd. Eighteen
equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seventeen
have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the
company’s stock. The stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an
average price target of $102.25. Read more …
Guggenheim upgraded shares of Mcdonald’s (NYSE:MCD) from a
neutral rating to a buy rating in a research report report published on
Wednesday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. They currently have $200.00 price
objective on the fast-food giant’s stock. The analysts noted that the move was
a valuation call. Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in
on MCD. Wells Fargo & Co reiterated a buy rating and set a $185.00 price
target on shares of Mcdonald’s in a research note on Thursday, June 21st.
Telsey Advisory Group dropped their price target on shares of Mcdonald’s from
$190.00 to $175.00 and set an outperform rating on the stock in a research note
on Friday, July 27th. Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a neutral rating and set a
$168.00 price target on shares of Mcdonald’s in a research note on Monday, July
16th. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Mcdonald’s from $176.00
to $178.00 and gave the stock a neutral rating in a research note on Thursday,
June 14th. Finally, Imperial Capital dropped their price target on shares of
Mcdonald’s from $190.00 to $175.00 and set an outperform rating on the stock in
a research note on Friday, July 27th. Seven equities research analysts have
rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-three have given a buy rating to
the stock. The company has a consensus rating of Buy and a consensus price
target of $183.29. Read more …
Bank of America upgraded shares of Southern (NYSE:SO) from
an underperform rating to a neutral rating in a report published on Wednesday,
MarketBeat Ratings reports. They currently have $46.00 price objective on the
utilities provider’s stock. A number of other research analysts have also
recently weighed in on the stock. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of
Southern from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $49.00 target price on
the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley dropped their target
price on shares of Southern from $45.00 to $44.00 and set a sell rating on the
stock in a research note on Friday, September 21st. ValuEngine cut shares of
Southern from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research note on Thursday,
August 9th. Credit Suisse Group cut shares of Southern from a neutral rating to
an underperform rating and dropped their price target for the company from
$46.00 to $43.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 9th. Finally, Evercore
ISI cut shares of Southern from an in-line rating to an underperform rating in
a research note on Thursday, August 9th. Seven equities research analysts have
rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and two
have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Southern has an average rating of Hold
and a consensus price target of $46.04. Read more …