In this article, I will go through the weekly dividend increases
and cuts in popular and well-known stocks. (Member of The Dividend Champions or
Canadian All-Star list)
Recently, 20 companies announced dividend increases. Note that
no dividend cuts or suspensions were announced during this period.
Several other equities analysts have also recently issued
reports on NEE. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on NextEra
Energy from $89.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an "outperform"
rating in a report on Wednesday, December 8th. Morgan Stanley lowered their
price objective on NextEra Energy from $90.00 to $88.00 and set an "equal
weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 18th.
Mizuho dropped their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $91.00 to
$88.00 in a research note on Monday, January 24th. Finally, Wells Fargo &
Company decreased their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $104.00
to $102.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a
research note on Wednesday, January 26th. Two research analysts have rated the
stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company's
stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of
"Buy" and an average target price of $89.43. Read
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A number of other analysts have also recently commented on
BAC. Societe Generale downgraded Bank of America from a "buy" rating
to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 5th. They noted
that the move was a valuation call. UBS Group assumed coverage on Bank of
America in a report on Friday, December 10th. They set a "buy" rating
and a $64.00 price target for the company. Zacks Investment Research downgraded
Bank of America from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and
set a $51.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Monday,
February 7th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Bank of
America from $49.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock an "underweight"
rating in a research note on Thursday, January 20th. Finally, Argus raised
their price objective on shares of Bank of America from $50.00 to $55.00 in a
research report on Thursday, January 20th. One equities research analyst has
rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and twelve
have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the
company has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of
$50.38. Read
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Several other brokerages also recently commented on CAT.
Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Caterpillar from $166.00 to
$164.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on
Thursday, December 9th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Caterpillar from a
"buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on
Saturday, February 5th. Credit Suisse Group dropped their price objective on
shares of Caterpillar from $275.00 to $255.00 and set an "outperform"
rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 31st. Deutsche Bank
Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on shares of Caterpillar
from $233.00 to $242.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research
note on Friday, December 10th. Finally, Citigroup increased their price
objective on shares of Caterpillar from $225.00 to $230.00 in a research note
on Thursday, January 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock
with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and eleven have assigned a
buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an
average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $242.18. Read
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Several other equities research analysts have also commented
on FAST. Loop Capital upped their target price on Fastenal from $53.00 to
$57.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on
Tuesday, December 7th. They noted that the move was a valuation call.
StockNews.com lowered Fastenal from a "buy" rating to a
"hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 3rd. Robert W.
Baird upped their target price on Fastenal from $64.00 to $66.00 in a research
report on Monday. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Fastenal
from $53.00 to $54.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in
a research report on Thursday, January 20th. One investment analyst has rated
the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and three have
issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock
currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price
target of $59.50. Read
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