Upgrades:
Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) was upgraded by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report issued on Monday, The Fly reports. The brokerage presently has a $60.00 price target on the cable giant’s stock. Royal Bank of Canada’s price target would indicate a potential upside of 20.65% from the stock’s current price.
A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented
on the company. Loop Capital decreased their target price on Comcast from
$71.00 to $67.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday,
November 22nd. Citigroup cut Comcast from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating
and decreased their target price for the stock from $60.00 to $53.00 in a
report on Wednesday, December 15th. Barclays decreased their target price on
Comcast from $65.00 to $60.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a
report on Monday, November 1st. Macquarie cut Comcast from an “outperform”
rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their target price for the stock
from $65.00 to $52.00 in a report on Tuesday, December 14th. Finally, UBS Group
decreased their target price on Comcast from $60.00 to $52.00 and set a
“neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, December 14th. One
equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have
issued a hold rating and nineteen have given a buy rating to the company. Based
on data from MarketBeat, Comcast presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a
consensus target price of $63.48. Read
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UBS Group (NYSE:UBS) was upgraded by research analysts at Barclays from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research note issued on Monday, Price Targets.com reports.
Several other equities analysts have also commented on the
stock. DZ Bank lowered shares of UBS Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold”
rating and set a CHF 18 target price on the stock. in a report on Tuesday,
October 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of
UBS Group from CHF 21 to CHF 22 in a report on Friday, January 7th. Deutsche
Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating on shares of UBS Group in a
report on Wednesday, December 1st. Morgan Stanley restated an “equal weight”
rating on shares of UBS Group in a research note on Monday, November 29th. Finally,
BNP Paribas upgraded shares of UBS Group from a “neutral” rating to an
“outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 7th. Five equities
research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a
buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently
has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $18.80. Read
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California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) was upgraded by investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, Zacks.com reports.
A number of other equities research analysts also recently
weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target
on shares of California Water Service Group from $62.00 to $63.00 and gave the
stock an "underweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, December
1st. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of California Water Service Group
from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $64.00
target price for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 2nd. Two
analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating
and two have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to
MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and
an average target price of $60.67.
NYSE:CWT opened at $61.57 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity
ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.09. The firm's
50-day moving average is $66.69 and its 200-day moving average is $63.44.
California Water Service Group has a 52-week low of $51.02 and a 52-week high
of $72.08. The company has a market cap of $3.24 billion, a price-to-earnings
ratio of 27.99 and a beta of 0.18. Read
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NIKE (NYSE:NKE) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a report issued on Tuesday, Briefing.com reports. The brokerage presently has a $175.00 price target on the footwear maker's stock. Wells Fargo & Company's target price would indicate a potential upside of 19.86% from the company's previous close.
A number of other equities research analysts have also
recently weighed in on the stock. Wedbush initiated coverage on shares of NIKE
in a research note on Monday, October 4th. They set an "outperform"
rating and a $170.00 price objective on the stock. Credit Suisse Group set a
$176.00 price target on shares of NIKE in a research report on Tuesday, January
4th. Telsey Advisory Group lifted their price target on NIKE from $176.00 to
$190.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note
on Thursday, December 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $172.00 price target
on NIKE and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday,
December 6th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on NIKE from
$206.00 to $202.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a
research note on Tuesday, December 21st. One equities research analyst has
rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and
twenty-five have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from
MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy"
and a consensus price target of $180.31. Read
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