Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades for Week of November 1 2021 (Part 1)

 

Upgrades:

 

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) was upgraded by analysts at Northland Securities from an “underperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note issued on Monday, PriceTargets.com reports. The firm presently has a $49.00 price target on the chip maker’s stock. Northland Securities’ price target indicates a potential downside of 0.39% from the company’s current price.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently commented on INTC. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “sell” rating and issued a $44.00 target price (down previously from $51.00) on shares of Intel in a research report on Friday, October 22nd. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $58.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 9th. Citigroup reduced their target price on Intel from $57.00 to $52.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 22nd. Credit Suisse Group set a $80.00 price objective on Intel in a report on Friday, October 22nd. Finally, Bank of America cut their price objective on Intel from $52.00 to $45.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 22nd. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, sixteen have given a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $56.52. Read more …

 

Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) was upgraded by equities researchers at Argus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Monday, Analyst Price Targets reports. The brokerage presently has a $110.00 price objective on the stock. Argus’ price objective would suggest a potential upside of 25.40% from the company’s previous close.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Merck & Co., Inc. from $88.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday. Barclays lifted their price objective on Merck & Co., Inc. from $87.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 8th. Truist began coverage on Merck & Co., Inc. in a research report on Tuesday, July 27th. They set a “buy” rating and a $92.00 price target for the company. Berenberg Bank reissued a “hold” rating and set a $92.00 price target (up previously from $86.00) on shares of Merck & Co., Inc. in a research report on Sunday, October 10th. Finally, Zacks Investment Research raised Merck & Co., Inc. from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $82.00 price target for the company in a research report on Tuesday, August 24th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Merck & Co., Inc. presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $94.16. Read more …

 

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) was upgraded by research analysts at Stephens from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday, The Fly reports. The firm currently has a $130.00 price objective on the coffee company’s stock, up from their previous price objective of $118.00. Stephens’ price objective indicates a potential upside of 22.56% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on shares of Starbucks from $104.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 28th. Bank of America assumed coverage on shares of Starbucks in a report on Monday, October 11th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $135.00 price objective for the company. Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on shares of Starbucks from $144.00 to $128.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Starbucks from $125.00 to $115.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Finally, Atlantic Securities downgraded shares of Starbucks from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $105.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Thursday, September 30th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $123.00. Read more …

 

 

Sanofi (NASDAQ:SNY) was upgraded by stock analysts at HSBC from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report released on Monday, The Fly reports.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on SNY. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Sanofi in a research note on Thursday, August 12th. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Sanofi in a research note on Friday, August 6th. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Sanofi from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $51.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, September 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Sanofi in a research note on Thursday, October 14th. Finally, SVB Leerink upgraded shares of Sanofi from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, September 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $51.00. Read more …

Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades for Week of September 27, 2021

 

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Sanofi (NASDAQ:SNY) was upgraded by SVB Leerink from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report issued on Monday, Analyst Price Targets reports.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on SNY. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Sanofi in a report on Friday, July 30th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Sanofi in a report on Friday, August 6th. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Sanofi in a research report on Thursday, August 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $53.00. Read more …

 

The Western Union (NYSE:WU) was upgraded by equities researchers at Citigroup from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Monday, The Fly reports.

NYSE WU opened at $20.23 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $21.94 and a 200-day moving average of $23.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.32 and a beta of 0.99. The Western Union has a 52 week low of $19.07 and a 52 week high of $26.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.47, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 0.94. Read more …

 

Eli Lilly and (NYSE:LLY) was upgraded by equities researchers at Citigroup from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, The Fly reports. The brokerage presently has a $265.00 price target on the stock, up from their prior price target of $210.00. Citigroup's price objective indicates a potential upside of 19.58% from the company's current price. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call.

LLY has been the topic of several other research reports. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Eli Lilly and from $227.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of Eli Lilly and from $252.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a "conviction-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, June 14th. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price objective on shares of Eli Lilly and from $245.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 24th. Read more …

 

 

UBS Group (NYSE:UBS) was upgraded by research analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a report issued on Wednesday, The Fly reports.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Credit Suisse Group reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of UBS Group in a report on Wednesday, July 21st. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of UBS Group in a report on Tuesday, August 10th. Barclays reaffirmed an "underweight" rating on shares of UBS Group in a report on Monday, July 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an "overweight" rating on shares of UBS Group in a report on Wednesday, July 21st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $15.80 target price on UBS Group and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, July 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $15.70. Read more …

Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades for Week of September 23, 2019

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Kimberly Clark (NYSE:KMB) was upgraded by stock analysts at Barclays from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, The Fly reports.

KMB has been the topic of several other reports. Zacks Investment Research raised Kimberly Clark from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $149.00 target price on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 22nd. Bank of America reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $143.00 target price (up from $135.00) on shares of Kimberly Clark in a report on Wednesday, June 19th. ValuEngine lowered Kimberly Clark from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, August 1st. Wells Fargo & Co reissued a “hold” rating and set a $130.00 target price on shares of Kimberly Clark in a report on Tuesday, July 23rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Kimberly Clark from $145.00 to $147.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. The company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $131.36. Read more …

Guggenheim upgraded shares of Sanofi (NYSE:SNY) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday, BenzingaRatingsTable reports.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a buy rating on shares of Sanofi in a research report on Thursday, August 29th. Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on Sanofi in a research report on Tuesday, September 3rd. They set an outperform rating and a $52.00 target price on the stock. UBS Group upgraded Sanofi from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a neutral rating on shares of Sanofi in a report on Tuesday, August 6th. Finally, Zacks Investment Research upgraded Sanofi from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $47.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 29th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Sanofi currently has a consensus rating of Buy and an average target price of $49.67. Read more …

Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report report published on Tuesday morning, The Fly reports. Jefferies Financial Group currently has $260.00 price objective on the iPhone maker’s stock, up from their prior price objective of $210.00.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on AAPL. Longbow Research reiterated a hold rating on shares of Apple in a research note on Tuesday, September 10th. Raymond James upgraded Apple from a market perform rating to an outperform rating and set a $250.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 18th. Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on Apple from $187.00 to $165.00 and set a neutral rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, September 13th. Monness Crespi & Hardt restated a buy rating and issued a $265.00 price target (up from $245.00) on shares of Apple in a research note on Wednesday, July 31st. Finally, Needham & Company LLC raised their price target on Apple from $225.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a strong-buy rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 11th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seventeen have given a hold rating, twenty-four have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. The stock presently has a consensus rating of Hold and an average price target of $219.47. Read more …

Bank of America upgraded shares of Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE:BNS) (TSE:BNS) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a research note published on Tuesday, BenzingaRatingsTable reports. The brokerage currently has $62.00 price target on the bank’s stock, up from their previous price target of $52.00.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note on Thursday, August 29th. ValuEngine cut shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 2nd. Barclays reaffirmed an average rating and issued a $78.00 price objective on shares of Bank of Nova Scotia in a research note on Thursday, May 30th. BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from $80.00 to $78.00 and set an outperform rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 28th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity reaffirmed a hold rating on shares of Bank of Nova Scotia in a research note on Wednesday, August 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. The company presently has an average rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $74.14. Read more …

Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades for Week of December 10, 2018

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ABB (NYSE:ABB) was upgraded by research analysts at HSBC from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, The Fly reports. A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on ABB. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of ABB in a research note on Thursday, August 23rd. ValuEngine raised ABB from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 29th. DNB Markets started coverage on ABB in a research note on Monday, September 3rd. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Citigroup raised ABB from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 4th. Finally, Societe Generale raised ABB from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 13th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. ABB currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $24.34. Read more …

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) was upgraded by Wolfe Research from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday, The Fly reports. Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Mizuho reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $82.00 price target on shares of ConocoPhillips in a report on Monday, October 22nd. Zacks Investment Research upgraded ConocoPhillips from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $88.00 price target on the stock in a report on Monday, October 8th. Piper Jaffray Companies reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $66.00 price target on shares of ConocoPhillips in a report on Monday, November 19th. Royal Bank of Canada downgraded ConocoPhillips from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $90.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Thursday, September 20th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price target on ConocoPhillips from $83.00 to $84.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 16th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. The stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $75.22. Read more …

DIGITAL RLTY TR/SH (NYSE:DLR) was upgraded by stock analysts at Jefferies Financial Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The brokerage presently has a $136.00 target price on the real estate investment trust’s stock, up from their previous target price of $124.00. Jefferies Financial Group’s target price would indicate a potential upside of 16.45% from the stock’s previous close. A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. BMO Capital Markets set a $120.00 price target on shares of DIGITAL RLTY TR/SH and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 26th. Citigroup decreased their price target on shares of DIGITAL RLTY TR/SH from $131.00 to $126.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 6th. Guggenheim raised shares of DIGITAL RLTY TR/SH from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $125.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 22nd. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on shares of DIGITAL RLTY TR/SH from $131.00 to $124.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 5th. Finally, Berenberg Bank began coverage on shares of DIGITAL RLTY TR/SH in a research report on Thursday, September 20th. They set a “hold” rating and a $127.00 price objective on the stock. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the stock. DIGITAL RLTY TR/SH has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $126.20. Read more …

Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Sanofi (NYSE:SNY) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note published on Tuesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Jefferies Financial Group also issued estimates for Sanofi’s Q4 2018 earnings at $0.58 EPS, FY2018 earnings at $3.06 EPS, FY2019 earnings at $3.13 EPS, FY2020 earnings at $3.51 EPS, FY2021 earnings at $3.76 EPS and FY2022 earnings at $4.00 EPS. Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on SNY. Argus increased their price objective on Sanofi from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a report on Friday, August 24th. Zacks Investment Research raised Sanofi from a sell rating to a hold rating in a report on Tuesday, August 28th. Bank of America raised Sanofi from a neutral rating to a buy rating and set a $55.00 price objective for the company in a report on Monday, September 10th. Guggenheim initiated coverage on Sanofi in a report on Monday, October 8th. They set a neutral rating for the company. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a neutral rating on shares of Sanofi in a report on Monday, October 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. Sanofi presently has an average rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $49.50. Read more …

Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades for Week of September 10, 2018

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Guggenheim upgraded shares of American Electric Power (NYSE:AEP) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a report published on Monday morning, Marketbeat.com reports. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call. A number of other research firms have also issued reports on AEP. Zacks Investment Research lowered American Electric Power from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 27th. ValuEngine upgraded American Electric Power from a sell rating to a hold rating in a report on Tuesday, June 26th. Barclays initiated coverage on American Electric Power in a report on Tuesday, July 10th. They issued an overweight rating and a $81.00 price objective on the stock. Goldman Sachs Group upgraded American Electric Power from a neutral rating to a buy rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $76.00 to $74.00 in a report on Thursday, July 19th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on American Electric Power from $67.00 to $73.00 and gave the company an overweight rating in a report on Monday, July 16th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the stock. The company has a consensus rating of Buy and a consensus price target of $75.25. Read more …

Bank of America upgraded shares of Novartis (NYSE:NVS) from an underperform rating to a buy rating in a research report sent to investors on Monday, Marketbeat reports. The firm currently has $74.71 price target on the stock. Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Barclays upgraded Novartis from an underweight rating to an equal weight rating in a report on Thursday, July 19th. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Novartis from a sell rating to a hold rating in a report on Tuesday, June 19th. Credit Suisse Group upgraded Novartis from an underperform rating to a neutral rating in a report on Friday, May 25th. ValuEngine upgraded Novartis from a strong sell rating to a sell rating in a report on Thursday, July 19th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a neutral rating on shares of Novartis in a report on Thursday, May 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Novartis presently has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus price target of $87.24. Read more …

Sanofi (NYSE:SNY) was upgraded by stock analysts at Bank of America from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued on Monday, The Fly reports. Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on SNY. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Sanofi from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 30th. ValuEngine cut shares of Sanofi from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 2nd. TheStreet upgraded shares of Sanofi from a “c+” rating to a “b” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Sanofi in a research report on Tuesday, July 31st. Finally, BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Sanofi from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 1st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $47.00. Read more …

Foot Locker (NYSE:FL) was upgraded by stock analysts at Wells Fargo & Co from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report released on Monday, Marketbeat.com reports. The firm presently has a $58.00 target price on the athletic footwear retailer’s stock, up from their prior target price of $50.00. Wells Fargo & Co’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 19.10% from the stock’s previous close. Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Pivotal Research set a $64.00 target price on shares of Foot Locker and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 29th. Canaccord Genuity set a $66.00 target price on shares of Foot Locker and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 29th. Buckingham Research upped their target price on shares of Foot Locker from $54.00 to $61.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 29th. UBS Group began coverage on shares of Foot Locker in a research report on Thursday, June 21st. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $59.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group decreased their target price on shares of Foot Locker from $62.00 to $58.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and sixteen have issued a buy rating to the company. The stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $56.33. Read more …

Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades for Week of January 22, 2018

Upgrades

AFLAC (NYSE:AFL) was upgraded by stock analysts at Citigroup to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday. The brokerage currently has a $100.00 price target on the financial services provider’s stock, up from their prior price target of $88.00. Citigroup’s price target would indicate a potential upside of 15.18% from the stock’s current price. Several other analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Janney Montgomery Scott reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of AFLAC in a report on Tuesday, January 16th. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of AFLAC from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 11th. Wells Fargo & Co reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $90.00 price objective (up previously from $84.00) on shares of AFLAC in a report on Tuesday, January 9th. ValuEngine raised shares of AFLAC from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Sunday, December 31st. Finally, B. Riley reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of AFLAC in a report on Monday, November 6th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $82.21. Read more …

Guggenheim upgraded shares of Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a report released on Monday morning, MarketBeat Ratings reports. A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Piper Jaffray Companies set a $52.00 price objective on shares of Halliburton and gave the company a buy rating in a research note on Thursday, December 14th. Wells Fargo & Co reiterated an outperform rating and set a $56.00 price objective (up from $51.00) on shares of Halliburton in a research note on Thursday, December 21st. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Halliburton from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $54.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, December 26th. FBR & Co dropped their price objective on shares of Halliburton from $61.00 to $55.00 and set a buy rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 24th. Finally, Deutsche Bank started coverage on shares of Halliburton in a research note on Tuesday, October 10th. They set a buy rating and a $54.00 price objective on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, twenty-two have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. The stock presently has an average rating of Buy and an average price target of $59.73. Read more …

Scotiabank upgraded shares of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) from a sector perform rating to a buy rating in a research note published on Monday. Scotiabank currently has $60.00 price target on the cell phone carrier’s stock. VZ has been the subject of several other research reports. Nomura raised shares of Verizon Communications from a neutral rating to a buy rating and increased their price objective for the company from $47.00 to $61.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 12th. KeyCorp reaffirmed a hold rating on shares of Verizon Communications in a research report on Saturday, October 21st. Macquarie reaffirmed a hold rating and issued a $52.00 price objective on shares of Verizon Communications in a research report on Sunday, October 22nd. ValuEngine raised shares of Verizon Communications from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report on Friday, December 1st. Finally, HSBC downgraded shares of Verizon Communications from a buy rating to a hold rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $54.83 to $42.80 in a research report on Thursday, December 14th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eighteen have assigned a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Verizon Communications presently has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $53.02. Read more …

Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades for Week of December 4, 2017

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ABB (NYSE:ABB) was upgraded by research analysts at Deutsche Bank from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued on Monday. Several other brokerages have also weighed in on ABB. Zacks Investment Research lowered ABB from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 19th. J P Morgan Chase & Co reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of ABB in a research report on Friday, November 24th. Robert W. Baird set a $28.00 price objective on ABB and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 24th. Jefferies Group set a $20.00 price target on ABB and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 28th. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group upgraded ABB from a “neutral” rating to a “conviction-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 31st. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. The stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $24.50. Read more ...

Deutsche Bank upgraded shares of United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report sent to investors on Monday. They currently have $135.00 price objective on the transportation company’s stock, up from their prior price objective of $125.00. Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Citigroup raised United Parcel Service from a neutral rating to a buy rating and lifted their target price for the company from $115.00 to $128.00 in a research report on Tuesday, August 8th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed a buy rating and set a $123.00 target price (up from $116.00) on shares of United Parcel Service in a research report on Wednesday, September 20th. Read more ...

Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) was upgraded by analysts at Bank of America from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Tuesday, Marketbeat reports. ADP has been the subject of several other reports. BidaskClub lowered Automatic Data Processing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 2nd. Deutsche Bank reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $102.00 price objective on shares of Automatic Data Processing in a report on Monday, August 21st. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “equal weight” rating on shares of Automatic Data Processing in a report on Wednesday, November 15th. Evercore ISI reiterated an “in-line” rating and set a $115.00 price objective on shares of Automatic Data Processing in a report on Sunday, August 20th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on Automatic Data Processing from $100.00 to $95.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 6th. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. The stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $112.37. Read more ...

Bank of America upgraded shares of Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:NVO) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a report issued on Wednesday. NVO has been the subject of several other research reports. Morgan Stanley raised Novo Nordisk A/S from an equal weight rating to an overweight rating in a research note on Friday, December 1st. Zacks Investment Research raised Novo Nordisk A/S from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $55.00 price target for the company in a research note on Tuesday, September 19th. BNP Paribas cut Novo Nordisk A/S from an outperform rating to a neutral rating in a research note on Monday, September 25th. Finally, BidaskClub raised Novo Nordisk A/S from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research note on Saturday, August 12th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. The company has an average rating of Hold and an average target price of $55.00. Read more …

Vodafone Group (NASDAQ:VOD) was upgraded by stock analysts at Barclays from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note issued to investors on Friday, The Fly reports. Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. BidaskClub lowered shares of Vodafone Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 18th. UBS reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Vodafone Group in a research report on Monday, October 2nd. Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Vodafone Group in a research report on Thursday, November 23rd. Finally, Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of Vodafone Group from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $32.14. Read more ...

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TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Goldman Sachs Group from a “conviction-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Tuesday, The Fly reports. A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on TJX. Credit Suisse Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $72.00 price objective (down previously from $79.00) on shares of TJX Companies in a research report on Tuesday, August 8th. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of TJX Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $80.00 target price for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on shares of TJX Companies from $79.00 to $76.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 16th. Jefferies Group set a $75.00 target price on shares of TJX Companies and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 15th. Read more ...

Novartis (NYSE:NVS) was downgraded by investment analysts at Bank of America from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report issued on Wednesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on the company. Zacks Investment Research raised Novartis from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 26th. J P Morgan Chase & Co restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Novartis in a research note on Tuesday, August 29th. Leerink Swann boosted their price target on Novartis from $89.00 to $91.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, October 23rd. Barclays cut Novartis from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 25th. Finally, BidaskClub upgraded Novartis from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 19th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. The company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $85.32. Read more …

Sanofi (NYSE:SNY) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Bank of America from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report released on Wednesday. A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley cut shares of Sanofi from an “overweight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, December 1st. Barclays raised shares of Sanofi from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 15th. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Sanofi from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, October 6th. J P Morgan Chase & Co reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Sanofi in a research report on Friday, September 15th. Finally, Argus reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $55.00 price target on shares of Sanofi in a research report on Friday, September 1st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. The stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $53.50. Read more ...

Johnson Controls International plc Ordinary Share (NYSE:JCI) was downgraded by investment analysts at Goldman Sachs Group from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note issued on Thursday, The Fly reports. A number of other brokerages have also commented on JCI. BidaskClub lowered Johnson Controls International plc Ordinary Share from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Friday, August 18th. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Johnson Controls International plc Ordinary Share from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 11th. UBS lowered Johnson Controls International plc Ordinary Share from a “positive” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 15th. Oppenheimer reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $50.00 price target (down from $52.00) on shares of Johnson Controls International plc Ordinary Share in a report on Tuesday, October 31st. Read more ...

Total (NYSE:TOT) was downgraded by investment analysts at J P Morgan Chase & Co from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday. Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on TOT. TD Securities reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $20.00 price target on shares of Total in a report on Friday, November 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut shares of Total from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 26th. Piper Jaffray Companies reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $53.00 price target on shares of Total in a report on Thursday, October 19th. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $58.00 price target on shares of Total in a report on Tuesday, October 24th. Finally, Scotiabank set a $54.00 price target on shares of Total and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 22nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Total presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $49.50. Read more ...

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Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades for Week of Nov 27 - Dec 1, 2017

Upgrades:

National Grid plc (LON:NG) was upgraded by investment analysts at Credit Suisse Group to a “neutral” rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday. The firm presently has a GBX 860 ($11.31) price target on the stock. Credit Suisse Group’s price target would indicate a potential downside of 0.76% from the stock’s previous close. Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on NG. Deutsche Bank AG reduced their target price on National Grid from GBX 950 ($12.50) to GBX 900 ($11.84) and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 17th. J P Morgan Chase & Co restated an “overweight” rating and set a GBX 1,060 ($13.94) target price on shares of National Grid in a research report on Thursday, November 16th. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 1,050 ($13.81) price target on shares of National Grid in a research note on Tuesday, August 1st. Read more …

Allergan (NYSE:AGN) was upgraded by research analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a note issued to investors on Wednesday. AGN has been the subject of several other research reports. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating and issued a $280.00 target price on shares of Allergan in a research note on Wednesday, September 20th. Deutsche Bank set a $251.00 target price on Allergan and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 17th. Piper Jaffray Companies set a $227.00 target price on Allergan and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 6th. J P Morgan Chase & Co restated a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 target price on shares of Allergan in a research note on Monday, October 16th. Read more …

Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT) was upgraded by research analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada from an “underperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating in a report issued on Wednesday, Marketbeat reports. The brokerage currently has a $96.00 target price on the retailer’s stock. Royal Bank Of Canada’s price target points to a potential downside of 1.60% from the company’s current price. Several other analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Vetr upgraded shares of Wal-Mart Stores from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $96.71 target price on the stock in a research report on Monday. Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $110.00 target price on shares of Wal-Mart Stores in a research report on Wednesday, November 22nd. Read more …

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) was upgraded by stock analysts at TD Securities to a “buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Thursday, The Fly reports. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call. Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on shares of Canadian National Railway in a research note on Monday, November 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $85.00 target price on the stock. Desjardins raised shares of Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 25th. Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $83.00 target price on shares of Canadian National Railway in a research note on Sunday, September 24th. Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $89.00 target price on shares of Canadian National Railway in a research note on Friday, October 6th. Read more …

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE:CM) (TSE:CM) was upgraded by equities researchers at Credit Suisse Group from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report released on Friday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The firm presently has a $125.00 target price on the bank’s stock, up from their prior target price of $116.00. Credit Suisse Group’s target price indicates a potential upside of 30.93% from the company’s previous close. Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. TD Securities raised Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $120.00 target price for the company in a research report on Wednesday, September 6th. Canaccord Genuity set a $117.00 target price on Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 24th. Read more …

Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:NVO) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a report released on Friday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Novo Nordisk A/S from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $55.00 price target on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 10th. BidaskClub upgraded shares of Novo Nordisk A/S from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 12th. BNP Paribas cut shares of Novo Nordisk A/S from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, September 25th. Read more …

Downgrades:

Robert W. Baird downgraded shares of Kimco Realty Corporation (NYSE:KIM) from an outperform rating to a neutral rating in a research report released on Monday morning. The firm currently has $20.00 price objective on the real estate investment trust’s stock, down from their previous price objective of $23.00. A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on KIM. BidaskClub upgraded shares of Kimco Realty from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report on Thursday, August 10th. Citigroup Inc. upped their price objective on shares of Kimco Realty from $19.50 to $21.00 and gave the stock a neutral rating in a research report on Monday, August 14th. Boenning Scattergood reiterated a hold rating on shares of Kimco Realty in a research report on Friday, August 18th. J P Morgan Chase & Co upgraded shares of Kimco Realty from a neutral rating to an overweight rating and set a $24.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday, September 26th. Read more …

Nike (NYSE:NKE) was downgraded by equities researchers at HSBC from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued on Tuesday, MarketBeat reports. They presently have a $62.00 price target on the footwear maker’s stock, up from their previous price target of $58.95. HSBC’s target price would suggest a potential upside of 3.97% from the stock’s previous close. Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Robert W. Baird restated a “buy” rating and set a $65.00 price objective on shares of Nike in a research note on Friday, November 17th. Vetr cut Nike from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $58.81 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Friday, November 17th. B. Riley restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Nike in a research note on Wednesday, November 1st. Read more …

QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) was downgraded by stock analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report issued on Tuesday, The Fly reports. Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. BMO Capital Markets restated a “market perform” rating and set a $55.00 price objective on shares of QUALCOMM in a research note on Thursday, August 24th. William Blair restated a “market perform” rating on shares of QUALCOMM in a research note on Tuesday, September 5th. Wells Fargo & Company restated an “outperform” rating on shares of QUALCOMM in a research note on Monday, July 31st. Zacks Investment Research upgraded QUALCOMM from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 8th. Read more …

Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) was downgraded by Societe Generale from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report released on Wednesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. They presently have a $66.00 target price on the stock. Societe Generale’s price target would indicate a potential downside of 8.35% from the company’s current price. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call. Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on the stock. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Colgate-Palmolive from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $81.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, October 23rd. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Colgate-Palmolive from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $75.00 to $84.00 in a research note on Monday, September 25th. Read more …

William Blair lowered shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) from an outperform rating to a market perform rating in a research report report published on Wednesday. CMG has been the topic of several other reports. Piper Jaffray Companies set a $510.00 price target on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill and gave the stock a buy rating in a report on Wednesday, October 11th. Jefferies Group cut their price target on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill to $300.00 and set a positive rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 25th. Robert W. Baird restated a hold rating and set a $385.00 price target on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill in a report on Friday, September 1st. Deutsche Bank restated a sell rating and set a $250.00 price target (down from $315.00) on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill in a report on Tuesday, August 22nd. Read more …

Cummins (NYSE:CMI) was downgraded by research analysts at Goldman Sachs Group from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report issued on Thursday, The Fly reports. A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on CMI. Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $190.00 target price (up previously from $186.00) on shares of Cummins in a research report on Wednesday, November 1st. Buckingham Research started coverage on shares of Cummins in a research report on Tuesday, September 5th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $180.00 price objective for the company. Piper Jaffray Companies restated a “hold” rating and issued a $159.00 price objective on shares of Cummins in a research report on Thursday, August 3rd. Read more …

Citigroup downgraded shares of GAP (NYSE:GPS) from a neutral rating to a sell rating in a research report report published on Thursday. Citigroup currently has $25.00 target price on the apparel retailer’s stock, down from their previous target price of $32.50. A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. ValuEngine raised shares of GAP from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating in a report on Thursday. Cowen reissued a hold rating and issued a $32.00 target price on shares of GAP in a report on Wednesday, November 22nd. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of GAP from a sell rating to a hold rating in a report on Monday, November 20th. KeyCorp set a $35.00 target price on shares of GAP and gave the stock a buy rating in a report on Thursday, November 16th. Read more …

Sanofi (NYSE:SNY) was downgraded by stock analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “overweight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a report released on Friday. Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Argus restated a “buy” rating and issued a $55.00 target price on shares of Sanofi in a report on Friday, September 1st. Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of Sanofi from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Friday, October 6th. raised shares of Sanofi from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 30th. Barclays raised shares of Sanofi from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 15th. Read more …

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