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Stock Price Targets and Analyst Ratings

CompanyActionBrokerageAnalystCurrent PricePrice TargetRatingDetails
Adobe Inc. stock logo
ADBE
Adobe
Target Raised byPiper Sandler
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$439.03
+5.0%
$415.00 ➝ $500.00
Adobe Inc. stock logo
ADBE
Adobe
Target Raised byDeutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
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$439.03
+5.0%
$430.00 ➝ $500.00
Adobe Inc. stock logo
ADBE
Adobe
Target Raised byRoyal Bank of Canada
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$439.03
+5.0%
$415.00 ➝ $460.00
AerCap Holdings stock logo
AER
AerCap
Target Raised byJPMorgan Chase & Co.
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$60.00
+0.4%
$74.00 ➝ $77.00
Alamo Group Inc. stock logo
ALG
Alamo Group
Target Raised byDA Davidson
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M. Shlisky
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$183.55
+0.0%
$208.00 ➝ $212.00
Alkami Technology, Inc. stock logo
ALKT
Alkami Technology
Initiated byCraig Hallum
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$14.97
+1.0%
$25.00Buy
AMETEK, Inc. stock logo
AME
AMETEK
Target Raised byDA Davidson
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$150.41
-0.5%
$177.00 ➝ $180.00
Amazon.com, Inc. stock logo
AMZN
Amazon.com
Target Raised byUBS Group
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$124.25
+2.5%
$130.00 ➝ $150.00
Aptiv PLC stock logo
APTV
Aptiv
Upgraded byWolfe Research
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$97.40
+1.4%
$130.00Peer Perform ➝ Outperform
Avery Dennison Co. stock logo
AVY
Avery Dennison
Target Lowered byLoop Capital
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$166.25
-3.3%
$208.00 ➝ $201.00
Bilibili Inc. stock logo
BILI
Bilibili
Target Lowered byUBS Group
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$15.91
+1.5%
$35.00 ➝ $23.00
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV stock logo
BUD
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV
Target Lowered byEvercore ISI
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$55.08
-0.2%
$80.00 ➝ $70.00
Carrier Global Co. stock logo
CARR
Carrier Global
Downgraded byMorgan Stanley
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$45.60$49.00 ➝ $47.00Overweight ➝ Equal Weight
Casey's General Stores, Inc. stock logo
CASY
Casey's General Stores
Target Lowered byWells Fargo & Company
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$219.81
+1.0%
$270.00 ➝ $250.00
Casey's General Stores, Inc. stock logo
CASY
Casey's General Stores
Target Lowered byCredit Suisse Group
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$219.81
+1.0%
$254.00 ➝ $235.00
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. stock logo
CF
CF Industries
Target Lowered byBank of America
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$67.36
-1.5%
$100.00 ➝ $95.00
Core & Main, Inc. stock logo
CNM
Core & Main
Target Raised byTruist Financial
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$27.61
-4.0%
$24.00 ➝ $29.00
Core & Main, Inc. stock logo
CNM
Core & Main
Target Raised byCitigroup
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$27.61
-4.0%
$27.00 ➝ $29.00
Cogent Biosciences, Inc. stock logo
COGT
Cogent Biosciences
Target Lowered byHC Wainwright
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R. Burns
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$11.50
-1.7%
$28.00 ➝ $27.00
Campbell Soup stock logo
CPB
Campbell Soup
Target Lowered byStifel Nicolaus
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$46.77
+1.5%
$55.00 ➝ $51.00
Campbell Soup stock logo
CPB
Campbell Soup
Target Lowered byBarclays
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$46.77
+1.5%
$53.00 ➝ $50.00
Campbell Soup stock logo
CPB
Campbell Soup
Target Lowered byEvercore ISI
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$46.77
+1.5%
$55.00 ➝ $53.00
Campbell Soup stock logo
CPB
Campbell Soup
Target Lowered byBank of America
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$46.77
+1.5%
$51.00 ➝ $49.00
Campbell Soup stock logo
CPB
Campbell Soup
Target Lowered byPiper Sandler
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$46.77
+1.5%
$55.00 ➝ $52.00
Campbell Soup stock logo
CPB
Campbell Soup
Target Lowered byRoyal Bank of Canada
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$46.77
+1.5%
$50.00 ➝ $49.00
Torrid Holdings Inc. stock logo
CURV
Torrid
Downgraded byTelsey Advisory Group
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$2.53
+2.4%
$5.00 ➝ $3.00Outperform ➝ Market Perform
Torrid Holdings Inc. stock logo
CURV
Torrid
Target Lowered byRobert W. Baird
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$2.53
+2.4%
$5.50 ➝ $4.00
Torrid Holdings Inc. stock logo
CURV
Torrid
Target Lowered byBank of America
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$2.53
+2.4%
$5.00 ➝ $4.00
CureVac stock logo
CVAC
CureVac
Initiated bySVB Securities
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$10.50
+5.8%
$13.00Outperform
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
DCOM
Dime Community Bancshares
Target Lowered byRaymond James
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$18.84
-1.4%
$27.00 ➝ $23.00
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
Target Lowered byJPMorgan Chase & Co.
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$92.00
+0.5%
$109.00 ➝ $97.00
Brinker International, Inc. stock logo
EAT
Brinker International
Target Lowered byBMO Capital Markets
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$35.67
-2.0%
$48.00 ➝ $45.00
Brinker International, Inc. stock logo
EAT
Brinker International
Target Lowered byMorgan Stanley
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$35.67
-2.0%
$40.00 ➝ $38.00
Brinker International, Inc. stock logo
EAT
Brinker International
Target Lowered byCitigroup
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$35.67
-2.0%
$43.00 ➝ $42.00
Brinker International, Inc. stock logo
EAT
Brinker International
Target Lowered byRaymond James
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$35.67
-2.0%
$46.00 ➝ $42.50
EPAM Systems, Inc. stock logo
EPAM
EPAM Systems
Downgraded byMorgan Stanley
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$211.22
+0.5%
$350.00 ➝ $220.00Overweight ➝ Equal Weight
Equitrans Midstream Co. stock logo
ETRN
Equitrans Midstream
Target Raised byBank of America
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$9.42
-0.8%
$5.00 ➝ $9.00
E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. stock logo
ETWO
E2open Parent
Downgraded byLoop Capital
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$5.13
-5.4%
$7.00 ➝ $5.00Buy ➝ Hold
4D Molecular Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
FDMT
4D Molecular Therapeutics
Target Raised byBank of America
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$19.52
+6.8%
$28.00 ➝ $33.00
First Horizon Co. stock logo
FHN
First Horizon
Target Lowered byBank of America
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$11.71
+0.5%
$14.00 ➝ $13.00
Flux Power Holdings, Inc. stock logo
FLUX
Flux Power
Initiated byLake Street Capital
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$4.10
+4.1%
Buy
Fisker Inc. stock logo
FSR
Fisker
Downgraded byWolfe Research
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$5.70
-7.8%
$6.00Peer Perform ➝ Underperform
GameStop Corp. stock logo
GME
GameStop
Target Lowered byWedbush
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$21.44
-17.9%
$6.50 ➝ $6.20Underperform
Goosehead Insurance, Inc stock logo
GSHD
Goosehead Insurance
Target Raised byRoyal Bank of Canada
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$61.77
+4.4%
$66.00 ➝ $72.00
The Home Depot, Inc. stock logo
HD
Home Depot
Target Raised byWells Fargo & Company
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$301.09
-0.2%
$325.00 ➝ $345.00
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. stock logo
HP
Helmerich & Payne
Target Lowered byBarclays
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$35.03
+0.5%
$52.00 ➝ $44.00
Hancock Whitney Co. stock logo
HWC
Hancock Whitney
Target Raised byDA Davidson
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$42.76
-1.5%
$42.50 ➝ $49.00
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Co. stock logo
IART
Integra LifeSciences
Downgraded byArgus
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$40.95
-0.7%
Buy ➝ Hold
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. stock logo
INSP
Inspire Medical Systems
Target Raised byKeyCorp
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$308.82
+2.0%
$321.00 ➝ $335.00
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. stock logo
INSP
Inspire Medical Systems
Target Raised byPiper Sandler
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$308.82
+2.0%
$315.00 ➝ $340.00
iRhythm Technologies, Inc. stock logo
IRTC
iRhythm Technologies
Target Lowered byBTIG Research
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$101.46
-0.5%
$165.00 ➝ $140.00
Liberty Energy Inc. stock logo
LBRT
Liberty Energy
Target Lowered byBarclays
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$13.72
+0.1%
$25.00 ➝ $22.00
Lufax Holding Ltd stock logo
LU
Lufax
Initiated bySanford C. Bernstein
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$1.59
+1.3%
$2.50Outperform
Las Vegas Sands Corp. stock logo
LVS
Las Vegas Sands
Downgraded byJefferies Financial Group
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$57.82
-1.1%
$69.00 ➝ $65.00Buy ➝ Hold
MercadoLibre, Inc. stock logo
MELI
MercadoLibre
Target Raised byCitigroup
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$1,209.74
+0.1%
$1,460.00 ➝ $1,500.00
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. stock logo
MMC
Marsh & McLennan Companies
Upgraded byEvercore ISI
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$176.31
+0.8%
$195.00 ➝ $199.00In-Line ➝ Outperform
The Mosaic Company stock logo
MOS
Mosaic
Target Lowered byBank of America
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$34.93
-3.7%
$60.00 ➝ $50.00
NioCorp Developments Ltd. stock logo
NB
NioCorp Developments
Target Lowered byHC Wainwright
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H. Ihle
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$5.01
-0.2%
$14.00 ➝ $13.00
Nabors Industries Ltd. stock logo
NBR
Nabors Industries
Target Lowered byBarclays
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$105.28
+0.7%
$150.00 ➝ $140.00
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
Target Lowered byJPMorgan Chase & Co.
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$74.90
+1.0%
$93.00 ➝ $85.00
NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc. stock logo
NEX
NexTier Oilfield Solutions
Target Lowered byBarclays
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$8.64
+1.5%
$18.00 ➝ $13.00
New Fortress Energy Inc. stock logo
NFE
New Fortress Energy
Downgraded byBank of America
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$30.01
-4.7%
$59.00 ➝ $31.00Buy ➝ Neutral
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. stock logo
NOG
Northern Oil and Gas
Target Lowered byRaymond James
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$33.08$52.00 ➝ $48.00
Nutrien Ltd. stock logo
NTR
Nutrien
Target Lowered byBank of America
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$58.94
-0.7%
$94.00 ➝ $85.00
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. stock logo
OLLI
Ollie's Bargain Outlet
Target Raised byBank of America
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$60.44
-1.0%
$70.00 ➝ $72.00
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. stock logo
OLLI
Ollie's Bargain Outlet
Target Raised byLoop Capital
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$60.44
-1.0%
$58.00 ➝ $60.00
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. stock logo
OLLI
Ollie's Bargain Outlet
Target Raised byTruist Financial
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$60.44
-1.0%
$59.00 ➝ $64.00
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. stock logo
OLLI
Ollie's Bargain Outlet
Target Raised byCitigroup
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$60.44
-1.0%
$49.00 ➝ $51.00
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. stock logo
OLLI
Ollie's Bargain Outlet
Target Raised byUBS Group
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$60.44
-1.0%
$59.00 ➝ $63.00
ON Semiconductor Corporation stock logo
ON
ON Semiconductor
Target Raised byDeutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
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$89.99
+0.8%
$95.00 ➝ $100.00
Oxford Industries, Inc. stock logo
OXM
Oxford Industries
Target Lowered byCitigroup
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$101.00
-5.8%
$110.00 ➝ $101.00
PacWest Bancorp stock logo
PACW
PacWest Bancorp
Initiated byOdeon Capital Group
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$9.12
-0.3%
$8.75Hold
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. stock logo
PANW
Palo Alto Networks
Target Raised byBank of America
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$222.82
+3.0%
$230.00 ➝ $250.00
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. stock logo
PFLT
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital
Initiated byUBS Group
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$10.95
+0.4%
$11.00Neutral
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. stock logo
PNC
The PNC Financial Services Group
Target Lowered byCitigroup
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$128.86
+1.0%
$150.00 ➝ $145.00
PRA Group, Inc. stock logo
PRAA
PRA Group
Target Lowered byRaymond James
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$23.46
+2.1%
$42.00 ➝ $33.00
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. stock logo
PTEN
Patterson-UTI Energy
Target Lowered byBarclays
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$11.58
+1.0%
$19.00 ➝ $16.00
ProPetro Holding Corp. stock logo
PUMP
ProPetro
Target Lowered byBarclays
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$7.89
+2.6%
$14.00 ➝ $12.00
QuantumScape Co. stock logo
QS
QuantumScape
Downgraded byWolfe Research
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$6.81
-7.1%
$2.00Peer Perform ➝ Underperform
Rent the Runway, Inc. stock logo
RENT
Rent the Runway
Target Lowered byRaymond James
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$2.44
-12.9%
$8.00 ➝ $5.00
Rio Tinto Group stock logo
RIO
Rio Tinto Group
Upgraded byCitigroup
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$64.60
+1.4%
Neutral ➝ Buy
Roivant Sciences Ltd. stock logo
ROIV
Roivant Sciences
Initiated byBank of America
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$9.58
-1.7%
$10.50Neutral
Reviva Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. stock logo
RVPH
Reviva Pharmaceuticals
Initiated byBenchmark
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$7.15
-0.1%
$17.00Buy
SentinelOne, Inc. stock logo
S
SentinelOne
Target Raised byJPMorgan Chase & Co.
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$14.92
+9.1%
$16.00 ➝ $18.00
SES AI Co. stock logo
SES
SES AI
Downgraded byWolfe Research
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$1.91
-9.9%
$4.00Peer Perform ➝ Underperform
The J. M. Smucker Company stock logo
SJM
J. M. Smucker
Target Lowered byBarclays
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$151.01
+1.7%
$165.00 ➝ $160.00
Solid Power, Inc. stock logo
SLDP
Solid Power
Downgraded byWolfe Research
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$2.07
-15.5%
$2.00Peer Perform ➝ Underperform
Smartsheet Inc stock logo
SMAR
Smartsheet
Target Lowered byCitigroup
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$40.44
-17.5%
$50.00 ➝ $49.00
Smartsheet Inc stock logo
SMAR
Smartsheet
Target Lowered byMorgan Stanley
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$40.44
-17.5%
$56.00 ➝ $55.00
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
Target Lowered byJPMorgan Chase & Co.
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$71.08
+1.4%
$73.00 ➝ $69.00
SoFi Technologies, Inc. stock logo
SOFI
SoFi Technologies
Target Raised byKeefe, Bruyette & Woods
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$8.12
+4.9%
$5.00 ➝ $5.50
Seagate Technology Holdings plc stock logo
STX
Seagate Technology
Target Lowered byBank of America
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$59.88
+1.0%
$71.00 ➝ $70.00
Molson Coors Beverage stock logo
TAP
Molson Coors Beverage
Target Raised byBarclays
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$66.40
+0.4%
$62.00 ➝ $69.00
Molson Coors Beverage stock logo
TAP
Molson Coors Beverage
Target Raised byEvercore ISI
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$66.40
+0.4%
$70.00 ➝ $73.00
Trip.com Group Limited stock logo
TCOM
Trip.com Group
Target Raised byMizuho
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$36.15
+5.4%
$49.00 ➝ $50.00
Trip.com Group Limited stock logo
TCOM
Trip.com Group
Target Raised byBarclays
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$36.15
+5.4%
$46.00 ➝ $49.00
The Toronto-Dominion Bank stock logo
TD
Toronto-Dominion Bank
Upgraded byCredit Suisse Group
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$59.17
+1.6%
Neutral ➝ Outperform
THOR Industries, Inc. stock logo
THO
THOR Industries
Target Raised byDA Davidson
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B. Rolle
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$94.17
+0.2%
$72.00 ➝ $85.00
T-Mobile US, Inc. stock logo
TMUS
T-Mobile US
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$130.32
+3.0%
$160.00Peer Perform ➝ Outperform
Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. stock logo
UBA
Urstadt Biddle Properties
Target Raised byPiper Sandler
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$20.81
-0.6%
$20.00 ➝ $21.00
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Stock Ratings and Recommendations: Understanding Analyst Ratings

Analyst ratings give investors a look into the mind of institutional investors

Analyst ratings are one of many tools available for individual investors. Analysts have the time to study a company’s financials. They also have the access to company insiders that allow them to assess the financial health of the company and where it’s likely to be in the coming quarters.

In this article, we’ll help you understand who analysts are and why their ratings are important. We’ll also review their qualifications; define what the ratings mean in general, and how you should use an analyst’s rating to inform your investment decisions.

An analyst provides in-depth research into a company’s financials. The result is a rating that gives investors a sense of the opportunity that the company’s stock represents.  

In forming their stock analysis, analysts will consider multiple factors including scrutinizing a company’s balance sheet to see if their earnings growth (i.e. revenue and profit numbers) met expectations. The balance sheet will also give them an overview of the amount of debt a company is carrying which may affect their credit ratings. Some analysts will take a deeper look at the company’s fundamentals to see if there are other factors that could affect the stock price.

Analysts will also listen to the conference call (or earnings call) that occurs the day the earnings are released. This gives them insight into things such as unexpected surprises or disappointments. They will use this information to write their analysis which takes into account not only what the company reported, but their interpretation of those results.

Analyst recommendations affect stock trading because they are one way for individual and institutional investors to gauge the prevailing sentiment about a stock based on current market conditions as well as specific issues related to a particular industry. For example, the stock of a technology company that is scheduled to launch a new product may receive a buy recommendation while the broader stock market is in a correction. Similarly, if that company’s launch produces disappointing results, the company may find their rating downgraded in the future regardless of the direction of the overall market.

The three most commonly used ratings that analysts give are buy, hold, and sell. Here’s what each of these ratings mean:

  • Buy Rating: This means that the analyst is making a recommendation for investors to buy this stock or security. In some cases, an analyst may go so far as to refer to a particular security as a “strong buy”.
  • Sell Rating: This means that the analyst is making a recommendation for investors to sell or liquidate their position in a stock or security. In some cases, an analyst may refer to a particular security as a “strong sell”.
  • Hold Rating: This is sometimes referred to as a “Neutral” rating. When an analyst gives this rating, they are not calling for the investor to take a specific buy or sell action; rather they are giving their opinion on the performance of the stock. In this case, they are projecting that the stock will perform in a way that is consistent with the overall performance of the market and/or comparable companies within that sector or with a similar market capitalization.

In addition to those ratings, many analysts have started to add two additional categories:

  • Underperform Rating: Like the “hold” rating, this is a rating that refers to the projected performance of the stock. In the case of underperform it means that the stock is projected to perform below the market or sector average. Depending on the analyst words like “moderate sell”, “weak hold”, or “underweight” may be used to mean the same thing.
  • Outperform Rating: In contrast to an “underperform” rating, securities that receive an “outperform” are expected to outperform the market or sector average. Once again, depending on the analyst, different terms may be used such as “moderate buy”, “accumulate”, or “overweight”.

Analysts come in two categories: buy-side analysts and sell-side analysts. The designation of buy-side and sell-side has nothing to do with the ratings they assign but rather from which side of the transaction they are employed.

For example, buy-side analysts may work directly for an asset manager at an investment institution such as a mutual fund company and have positions (i.e. be invested) in the stocks that they analyze. This frequently means that buy-side analysts have a vested interest in the stock they are analyzing.

In many cases, when a buy-side analyst changes their rating of a company, it may indicate a change in the direction of their own buying patterns. For example, a positive rating of buy or “outperform” could indicate they have already purchased that stock. Likewise, a negative rating of sell or “underperform” could indicate that they have already liquidated their position. However, the buy-side analyst has an incentive to give a rating that accurately predicts the trend of the stock. In so doing, they gain credibility and the fund they work for may experience an increase in investment capital.

Sell-side typically work for an institution where stocks are sold (i.e. a transaction-based firm) such as a brokerage firm. The objectivity of sell-side analysts is more frequently called into question because they may have close relationships with companies that they will subsequently assign a “buy” rating.

Prior to the year 2000 and the infamous “tech bubble” that burst with the spectacular collapse of companies like Enron and WorldCom, sell-side analysts worked at companies  that engaged in investment banking. It wasn’t uncommon for these analysts to have close relationships with the companies they covered and subsequently to give these companies mostly favorable ratings. However, after investors suffered extraordinary losses from that collapse, the Federal government responded by imposing stricter regulations for how these analysts covered these companies and ensuring they used commonly accepted valuation methods.

Analyst sentiment is one factor that investors can use to predict the future performance of a stock. When several analysts weigh in with an opinion about as stock, it tends to affect the company’s stock price in the direction of the analysts opinions.

Although analyst ratings are not a guarantee of a stock’s future performance, they carry some weight because analysts have access to a company’s management team and, in some cases, have insights that can be difficult for retail investors to access. The best advice for individual investors when looking for guidance from an analyst’s rating is “to thine own self be true”. As an investor, you bring your own intuition to your trading habits. With that in mind, here are a couple of guidelines to consider before acting on an analyst’s rating.

  1. Avoid the Herd Mentality – It can be tempting to jump on a stock that is soaring or exit stocks that are falling because of the “herd mentality”. However, this can lead us to invest in stocks of companies we don’t really understand, or to abandon a stock we have legitimate belief in. To avoid this, remember make sure you invest in companies that have business models you understand.
  2. Know Your Own Risk Tolerance – An analyst rating is typically based on conventional wisdom (i.e. they assume an investor understands if a stock has more, or less, volatility than another). As an individual investor, you have to trade stocks that fit your risk tolerance. A small tech company that is being aggressively traded may have a buy rating, but may be too volatile for your comfort level. Likewise, a blue-chip stock that is given a sell rating may be doing so because it’s not growing as fast as an analyst would like. That growth, however, may be well in line with your investment objectives.
  3. Be Willing to Change Your Perspective – Analyst’s ratings are a snapshot of a stock’s outlook at a given moment. And you have to view that moment in light of where you are today and where you are going, not on where you were. If you’ve been investing for a long time and are now nearing retirement your risk tolerance and objectives have probably changed. So too will your perspective on certain securities. You may still think a stock is a great long-term buy, but your perspective of long-term has changed.

For better or for worse, stock ratings are a part of an investor’s financial education. At their best, these ratings can help provide an investor with a starting point, or helpful shortcut, for their own research. This is what makes an analyst’s rating an art as much as science. Attempting to forecast things like market volatility is an imperfect task to say the least, and it is subject to an analyst’s reasoned, but still subjective opinions. This can lead many investors to be suspicious of analyst ratings out of concern that they may be biased because the analyst has a financial interest in providing a buy or sell recommendation.

The most important thing for investors to understand about an analyst’s rating is that it may or may not be right for their investment goals or risk tolerance. A buy recommendation for a highly aggressive growth stock does not mean that it is an appropriate stock for a risk-averse investor to buy. Likewise an underweight or sell rating on a stock may simply mean it’s not forecast to grow as fast when compared to other stocks in its industry or with a similar market capitalization. It may however, be perfectly appropriate for an investor who is more interested in capturing a dividend yield.

 


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