Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades for Week of November 15 2021

 

Upgrades:

 

Chevron (NYSE:CVX) was upgraded by research analysts at UBS Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, The Fly reports.

CVX has been the topic of several other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut Chevron from an "overweight" rating to a "neutral" rating and cut their price objective for the company from $128.00 to $111.00 in a research note on Wednesday, September 15th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Chevron from $109.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, November 1st. Piper Sandler increased their price target on Chevron from $126.00 to $137.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, July 23rd. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Raymond James increased their price target on Chevron from $134.00 to $137.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, November 1st. Finally, Redburn Partners raised Chevron from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 22nd. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $120.24.

Shares of CVX opened at $114.23 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $220.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.05, a P/E/G ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 1.30. Chevron has a one year low of $81.03 and a one year high of $116.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.28. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $106.25 and a 200 day moving average price of $104.42. Read more …

 

Royal Dutch Shell (OTCMKTS:RDS-A) was upgraded by research analysts at Scotiabank from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating in a report issued on Wednesday, FinViz reports. The brokerage currently has a $56.00 price objective on the stock, up from their previous price objective of $54.00. Scotiabank’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 22.83% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the company. TD Securities started coverage on Royal Dutch Shell in a research note on Monday, October 25th. They set a “buy” rating and a $56.00 target price for the company. HSBC dropped their price objective on Royal Dutch Shell to $51.70 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Royal Dutch Shell has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $53.14. Read more …

 

Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD) was upgraded by investment analysts at BMO Capital Markets from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a note issued to investors on Thursday, The Fly reports.

GILD has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a “buy” rating and set a C$84.00 price target on shares of Gilead Sciences in a research report on Monday, August 23rd. SVB Leerink dropped their price target on Gilead Sciences from $77.00 to $75.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 29th. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Gilead Sciences from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $72.00 price target for the company in a research report on Tuesday, August 10th. Evercore ISI reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Gilead Sciences in a research report on Sunday, October 31st. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Gilead Sciences from $83.00 to $84.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 12th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $116.36. Read more …

 

 

TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) was upgraded by stock analysts at Morgan Stanley to a “top pick” rating in a research note issued on Thursday, The Fly reports.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on TJX. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of TJX Companies from $80.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 16th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of TJX Companies from $101.00 to $102.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of TJX Companies from $75.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 19th. MKM Partners upped their price target on shares of TJX Companies from $79.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 20th. Finally, Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of TJX Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $69.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 21st. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $80.53. Read more …

Most Significant Insider Trades: Week of September 6, 2021

 

Disposals:

 

CVS Health Co. (NYSE:CVS) EVP Troyen A. Brennan sold 2,625 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.00, for a total value of $228,375.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 140,201 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,197,487. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

CVS Health stock traded down $0.89 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $86.58. The stock had a trading volume of 4,617,848 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,502,718. CVS Health Co. has a twelve month low of $55.36 and a twelve month high of $90.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 0.95 and a quick ratio of 0.67. The firm has a market cap of $114.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.89, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.83. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $83.38 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $80.50. Read more …

 

Albemarle Co. (NYSE:ALB) EVP Karen G. Narwold sold 1,337 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $243.75, for a total transaction of $325,893.75. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

Karen G. Narwold also recently made the following trade(s):

On Monday, August 9th, Karen G. Narwold sold 1,338 shares of Albemarle stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $224.71, for a total transaction of $300,661.98.

Albemarle stock traded up $0.50 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $239.28. The company had a trading volume of 1,183,337 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,395,791. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $207.73 and its 200 day simple moving average is $175.58. Albemarle Co. has a 1-year low of $79.06 and a 1-year high of $248.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.98 billion, a PE ratio of 38.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.53 and a beta of 1.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 1.44 and a current ratio of 2.18. Read more …

 

American Tower Co. (REIT) (NYSE:AMT) Director David E. Sharbutt sold 739 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.71, for a total transaction of $222,224.69. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.

Shares of AMT stock traded up $4.40 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $303.62. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,508,496 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,870,768. The company has a 50 day moving average of $283.81 and a 200 day moving average of $257.91. The stock has a market cap of $138.19 billion, a PE ratio of 60.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 0.24. The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.83. American Tower Co. has a 12-month low of $197.50 and a 12-month high of $303.72. Read more …

 

 

Chubb Limited (NYSE:CB) EVP Joseph F. Wayland sold 5,277 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $181.92, for a total transaction of $959,991.84. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link.

Shares of NYSE CB traded up $0.55 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $182.32. 47,006 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,729,610. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $173.63 and a 200-day simple moving average of $168.64. The company has a quick ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 0.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $79.99 billion, a PE ratio of 10.04, a P/E/G ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 0.73. Chubb Limited has a 52-week low of $111.93 and a 52-week high of $187.90. Read more …

Most Significant Insider Trades: Week of August 23, 2021

 

Disposals:

 

Eaton Co. plc (NYSE:ETN) insider Nandakumar Cheruvatath sold 7,529 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $168.00, for a total transaction of $1,264,872.00. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link.

Nandakumar Cheruvatath also recently made the following trade(s):

On Wednesday, June 2nd, Nandakumar Cheruvatath sold 6,400 shares of Eaton stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $146.56, for a total transaction of $937,984.00.

ETN stock traded up $1.38 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $168.84. 1,398,200 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,971,036. Eaton Co. plc has a 52-week low of $96.24 and a 52-week high of $169.64. The company has a market cap of $67.30 billion, a PE ratio of 36.00, a P/E/G ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $154.87. Read more …

 

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) Director Robert Holmes Swan sold 40,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.15, for a total transaction of $2,926,000.00. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link.

EBAY stock traded down $0.16 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $73.20. The company had a trading volume of 5,036,311 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,620,209. The stock has a market cap of $47.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.91, a PEG ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 3.96 and a current ratio of 3.96. eBay Inc. has a 12 month low of $45.36 and a 12 month high of $76.55. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $69.12. Read more …

 

The Wendy’s Company (NASDAQ:WEN) Director Matthew H. Peltz sold 161,922 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $23.49, for a total transaction of $3,803,547.78.  He also sold 382,403 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $23.38, for a total value of $8,940,582.14. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

Shares of The Wendy’s stock traded up $0.16 on Friday, reaching $23.34. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,998,691 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,691,044. The company has a market cap of $5.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.22 and a beta of 0.94. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $23.02. The Wendy’s Company has a 52 week low of $18.86 and a 52 week high of $29.46. The company has a quick ratio of 2.24, a current ratio of 2.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.08. Read more …

 

 

NVIDIA Co. (NASDAQ:NVDA) Director Persis Drell sold 10,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $203.41, for a total value of $2,034,100.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Persis Drell also recently made the following trade(s):

On Monday, June 14th, Persis Drell sold 800 shares of NVIDIA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $716.47, for a total value of $573,176.00.

NASDAQ:NVDA traded down $1.65 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $217.93. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 29,542,888 shares, compared to its average volume of 35,407,160. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $196.49. The stock has a market cap of $543.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 77.63, a P/E/G ratio of 3.55 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a quick ratio of 5.33, a current ratio of 5.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. NVIDIA Co. has a 12 month low of $115.67 and a 12 month high of $219.97. Read more …

Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades for Week of August 16, 2021

 

Upgrades:

 

Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) was upgraded by investment analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from an "underweight" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note issued on Tuesday, The Fly reports.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on CMP. CL King raised Compass Minerals International from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $75.00 target price for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 14th. Zacks Investment Research cut Compass Minerals International from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 13th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. Compass Minerals International has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $62.60.

CMP stock opened at $67.71 on Tuesday. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $64.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.60, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a current ratio of 2.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.30 billion, a PE ratio of -16.51 and a beta of 1.63. Compass Minerals International has a 52-week low of $54.24 and a 52-week high of $72.00. Read more …

 

ViacomCBS (NASDAQ:VIAC) was upgraded by stock analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, The Fly reports. The firm presently has a $50.00 price target on the stock, up from their prior price target of $45.00. Wells Fargo & Company‘s price target would indicate a potential upside of 28.11% from the company’s current price.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. decreased their target price on ViacomCBS from $56.00 to $54.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 21st. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded ViacomCBS from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $26.00 to $52.00 in a report on Friday, May 7th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on ViacomCBS from $55.00 to $48.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 10th. Moffett Nathanson upgraded ViacomCBS from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, April 26th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised ViacomCBS from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their target price for the company from $32.00 to $45.00 in a research report on Friday, August 6th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $49.96. Read more …

 

The Wendy’s (NASDAQ:WEN) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Oppenheimer from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report issued on Wednesday, The Fly reports.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on WEN. TheStreet upgraded The Wendy’s from a “c+” rating to a “b” rating in a report on Friday, May 7th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on The Wendy’s from $24.00 to $26.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 12th. Wedbush boosted their price objective on The Wendy’s from $27.00 to $28.50 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 12th. MKM Partners boosted their price objective on The Wendy’s from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 12th. Finally, Zacks Investment Research downgraded The Wendy’s from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $30.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Wednesday, June 9th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $26.73. Read more …

 

 

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was upgraded by equities researchers at JPMorgan Chase & Co. to an “overweight” rating in a research note issued on Thursday, The Fly reports. The brokerage currently has a $180.00 target price on the iPhone maker’s stock, up from their previous target price of $175.00. JPMorgan Chase & Co.‘s price objective suggests a potential upside of 23.86% from the company’s previous close.

AAPL has been the subject of several other research reports. UBS Group raised their price target on Apple from $166.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 28th. Wedbush raised their price target on Apple from $175.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 29th. Raymond James raised their price target on Apple from $160.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 29th. Oppenheimer raised their price target on Apple from $160.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 28th. Finally, Fundamental Research raised their price target on Apple from $144.27 to $163.99 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 3rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and twenty-six have assigned a buy rating to the company. The company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $156.74. Read more …

Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades for Week of August 9, 2021

 

Upgrades:

 

Brookfield Infrastructure (NASDAQ:BIPC) was upgraded by Wells Fargo & Company from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note issued on Monday, The Fly reports.

Separately, Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Brookfield Infrastructure from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 27th.

Shares of BIPC opened at $63.28 on Monday. Brookfield Infrastructure has a fifty-two week low of $47.23 and a fifty-two week high of $80.60. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $71.50. The stock has a market cap of $2.84 billion and a P/E ratio of 43.94. Read more …

 

Public Storage (NYSE:PSA) was upgraded by research analysts at Raymond James from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, Price Targets.com reports. The brokerage presently has a $350.00 price target on the real estate investment trust’s stock. Raymond James’ price objective would suggest a potential upside of 12.98% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on the company. Citigroup lifted their target price on Public Storage from $296.00 to $325.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 1st. Truist lifted their target price on Public Storage from $269.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 17th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on Public Storage in a report on Monday, June 14th. They issued a “peer perform” rating and a $335.00 target price for the company. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Public Storage from $200.00 to $228.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 2nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Public Storage from $280.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $306.55. Read more …

Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades for Week of June 7, 2021

 

Upgrades:

 

C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRW) was upgraded by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group from a "sell" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, Briefing.com reports. The firm currently has a $108.00 price target on the transportation company's stock. The Goldman Sachs Group's target price would suggest a potential upside of 12.10% from the stock's current price.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Susquehanna Bancshares boosted their price target on C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $92.00 to $94.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, April 12th. Credit Suisse Group boosted their price objective on C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $90.00 to $93.00 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 28th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $55.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 28th. Vertical Research initiated coverage on C.H. Robinson Worldwide in a research note on Friday, March 26th. They set a "hold" rating for the company. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their price objective on C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $92.00 to $94.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 13th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten 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 a consensus target price of $97.89. Read more …

 

Visa (NYSE:V) was upgraded by research analysts at Piper Sandler from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating in a report issued on Monday, Briefing.com reports. The brokerage currently has a $260.00 target price on the credit-card processor’s stock, up from their prior target price of $234.00. Piper Sandler’s price target would suggest a potential upside of 12.97% from the stock’s current price.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on V. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, May 5th. Susquehanna Bancshares boosted their target price on Visa from $250.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 28th. Truist Securities increased their price target on shares of Visa from $230.00 to $250.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 28th. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Visa from $250.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 28th. Finally, Susquehanna upped their target price on shares of Visa from $250.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 28th. Twenty-four investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, The stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $253.27. Read more …

 

Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) was upgraded by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating in a research report issued on Tuesday, Analyst Ratings Network reports. The firm presently has a $75.00 target price on the stock, up from their previous target price of $50.00. JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s price objective indicates a potential upside of 11.86% from the stock's current price.

A number of other equities analysts have also issued reports on the stock. UBS Group raised shares of Johnson Controls International to a "buy" rating and raised their price target for the stock from $57.00 to $70.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 22nd. Credit Suisse Group lifted their target price on shares of Johnson Controls International from $66.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on shares of Johnson Controls International from $62.00 to $68.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, May 3rd. OTR Global raised shares of Johnson Controls International from a "mixed" rating to a "positive" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 27th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lowered shares of Johnson Controls International from an "outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and set a $66.00 target price for the company. in a report on Wednesday, March 31st. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. The company has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $57.94. Read more …

 

 

Target (NYSE:TGT) was upgraded by investment analysts at UBS Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued on Tuesday, Analyst Price Targets reports. The brokerage presently has a $265.00 price target on the retailer’s stock, up from their prior price target of $210.00. UBS Group’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 12.59% from the stock’s previous close. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on TGT. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on Target from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 30th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Target from $205.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 24th. Credit Suisse Group upped their target price on Target from $211.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 25th. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on Target from $225.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, May 24th. Finally, Raymond James upped their target price on Target from $215.00 to $252.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 20th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen 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 $231.06. Read more …

Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades for Week of May 4, 2020

Upgrades:

Mizuho upgraded shares of Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a research report sent to investors on Monday morning, BenzingaRatingsTable reports. Mizuho currently has $95.00 price target on the oil and gas company’s stock.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Phillips 66 from a hold rating to a buy rating and decreased their price target for the company from $110.00 to $73.00 in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Phillips 66 from $118.00 to $106.00 and set an overweight rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Royal Bank of Canada raised Phillips 66 from a sector perform rating to an outperform rating and set a $67.00 price objective for the company in a report on Sunday, March 29th. Zacks Investment Research cut Phillips 66 from a hold rating to a sell rating and set a $58.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Friday, March 27th. Finally, Barclays reaffirmed a buy rating and set a $94.00 price objective on shares of Phillips 66 in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and seventeen have issued a buy rating to the stock. Phillips 66 has an average rating of Buy and a consensus price target of $85.93. Read more …

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) was upgraded by Goldman Sachs Group from a “buy” rating to a “conviction-buy” rating in a report issued on Monday, The Fly reports.

COP has been the topic of a number of other reports. Wells Fargo & Co lifted their price target on ConocoPhillips from $45.00 to $48.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Cfra decreased their target price on ConocoPhillips from $70.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Capital One Financial assumed coverage on ConocoPhillips in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $70.00 target price on the stock. UBS Group decreased their target price on ConocoPhillips from $85.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Finally, Scotiabank downgraded ConocoPhillips from a “sector outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $74.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. ConocoPhillips currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $57.35. Read more …

Royal Bank of Canada (TSE:RY) (NYSE:RY) was upgraded by stock analysts at Citigroup from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, BayStreet.CA reports. The brokerage currently has a C$95.00 price objective on the financial services provider’s stock, down from their prior price objective of C$113.00. Citigroup‘s price objective points to a potential upside of 12.00% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other analysts also recently commented on the company. Scotiabank dropped their price objective on Royal Bank of Canada from C$117.00 to C$99.00 in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. TD Securities dropped their price target on shares of Royal Bank of Canada from C$115.00 to C$105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 20th. Finally, National Bank Financial decreased their price target on shares of Royal Bank of Canada from C$119.00 to C$94.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. The stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of C$106.55. Read more …

Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades for Week of March 30, 2020

Upgrades:

Nike (NYSE:NKE) was upgraded by Wells Fargo & Co from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a report released on Monday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The brokerage presently has a $99.00 price target on the footwear maker’s stock, up from their previous price target of $87.00. Wells Fargo & Co‘s price target points to a potential upside of 23.70% from the stock’s current price.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on NKE. Piper Jaffray Companies reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $110.00 target price (up previously from $101.00) on shares of Nike in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of Nike from $119.00 to $88.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 24th. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and set a $110.00 price target on shares of Nike in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Deutsche Bank boosted their price target on shares of Nike from $80.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. Finally, Raymond James lowered their price target on shares of Nike from $110.00 to $100.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and twenty-seven have given a buy rating to the company. The company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $98.13. Read more …

Shares of Nucor Co. (NYSE:NUE) have been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the fourteen analysts that are covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have assigned a hold recommendation and seven have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $51.50.

Several analysts recently weighed in on NUE shares. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Nucor from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $41.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Deutsche Bank upgraded shares of Nucor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $45.00 to $37.00 in a report on Monday, March 30th. Longbow Research upgraded shares of Nucor from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $65.00 target price on the stock in a report on Monday, December 9th. Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Nucor from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $55.00 to $41.00 in a report on Monday, March 30th. Finally, Credit Suisse Group dropped their target price on shares of Nucor from $57.00 to $54.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 20th. Read more …

Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW) was upgraded by stock analysts at Goldman Sachs Group from a “neutral” rating to a “conviction-buy” rating in a research note issued on Monday, Marketbeat.com reports. The brokerage presently has a $590.00 price objective on the specialty chemicals company’s stock. Goldman Sachs Group’s target price would indicate a potential upside of 36.27% from the company’s previous close.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Northcoast Research upgraded Sherwin-Williams from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $620.00 target price for the company in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Susquehanna Bancshares lowered shares of Sherwin-Williams from a “positive” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $620.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Credit Suisse Group reduced their target price on shares of Sherwin-Williams from $620.00 to $615.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 31st. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Sherwin-Williams from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $583.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price objective on Sherwin-Williams from $580.00 to $566.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 10th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $584.75. Read more …

Wedbush upgraded shares of Wendys (NASDAQ:WEN) from a neutral rating to an outperform rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday morning, BenzingaRatingsTable reports. They currently have $21.00 price target on the restaurant operator’s stock, down from their previous price target of $22.00. Wedbush also issued estimates for Wendys’ Q4 2020 earnings at $0.09 EPS, Q1 2021 earnings at $0.10 EPS, Q4 2021 earnings at $0.13 EPS, Q1 2022 earnings at $0.17 EPS and FY2022 earnings at $0.79 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Oppenheimer lowered their price objective on shares of Wendys from $26.00 to $22.00 and set an outperform rating for the company in a research report on Monday. MKM Partners upped their target price on shares of Wendys from to in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a hold rating and issued a $22.00 target price on shares of Wendys in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Piper Sandler reduced their target price on shares of Wendys from to in a research note on Monday. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Wendys from $22.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an equal weight rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have issued a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock currently has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus price target of $21.48. Read more …

Wendy's Company Increases Quarterly Dividend $WEN

• Wendy's (NYSE:WEN) declares $0.10/share quarterly dividend, 17.6% increase from prior dividend of $0.085.
• Forward yield 2.23%
• Payable March 15; for shareholders of record March 1; ex-div Feb. 28.

Week's Most Significant Insider Trades: Week of November 26, 2018

Disposals:

Wendys Co (NASDAQ:WEN) COO Robert D. Wright sold 28,300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.78, for a total value of $503,174.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 48,467 shares in the company, valued at $861,743.26. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Shares of Wendys stock traded up $0.03 on Monday, hitting $17.78. 2,441,000 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,693,586. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.38, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 0.53. Wendys Co has a one year low of $13.67 and a one year high of $18.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.52, a quick ratio of 2.51 and a current ratio of 2.52. Read more …

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK) Director J. Richard Kushel sold 2,100 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $419.11, for a total value of $880,131.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. BLK stock opened at $422.94 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $67.39 billion, a PE ratio of 15.76, a PEG ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 3.07 and a current ratio of 3.07. BlackRock, Inc. has a one year low of $376.31 and a one year high of $594.52. Read more …

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) EVP Steven P. Cugine sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.77, for a total transaction of $986,550.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 37,088 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,439,277.76. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Shares of Church & Dwight stock traded down $0.06 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $65.58. The stock had a trading volume of 56,314 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,414,248. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.24 billion, a PE ratio of 33.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.31. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12 month low of $44.72 and a 12 month high of $67.93. Read more…

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) SVP Prat Bhatt sold 33,950 shares of Cisco Systems stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $44.86, for a total value of $1,522,997.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 90,207 shares in the company, valued at $4,046,686.02. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Read more …

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) CFO Kelly A. Kramer sold 70,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.44, for a total transaction of $3,320,800.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 492,301 shares in the company, valued at $23,354,759.44. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Shares of NASDAQ CSCO traded up $0.53 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $47.87. 41,600,198 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 24,122,025. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 2.11 and a quick ratio of 2.05. Cisco Systems, Inc. has a 1-year low of $36.73 and a 1-year high of $49.47. The company has a market cap of $227.82 billion, a PE ratio of 20.46, a P/E/G ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 1.11. Read more …