What are analyst ratings?

Analyst ratings are the "buy" and "sell" labels, plus price targets, that investment researchers attach to specific securities. These ratings are based on financial data, earnings reports and conversations with company executives.

Should you trust analyst ratings?

Analyst ratings provide plenty of helpful information, but you shouldn't use an analyst's "buy" rating as the sole reason you purchase a security. Analysts aren't immune to conflicts of interest or outside parties' influence, so ensure you always understand why a stock was labeled a "buy" or "sell."

What does an analyst rating tell you about a stock?

Ratings give investors the analyst's overall opinion about a particular stock and price targets based on the company's valuation and prospects. Analysts often attend conference calls, ask questions and provide in-depth information about companies that are difficult to acquire elsewhere.

Today's Stock Analyst Initiations and New Coverage

Company	Action	Brokerage	Analyst	Current Price	Price Target	Rating
AEE Ameren	Initiated by	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Shelby Tucker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$108.89 +2.3%	$114.00	Hold
AEE Ameren	Initiated by	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Meike Becker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$108.89 +2.3%	$119.10	Hold ➝ Buy
AEP American Electric Power	Initiated by	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Meike Becker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$130.64 +2.6%	$145.90	Buy
AVAV AeroVironment	Initiated by	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Patrick McCarthy Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$117.70 +0.2%	$205.00	Buy ➝ Outperform
AVEX AEVEX	Initiated by	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Patrick McCarthy Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$10.94 +13.0%	$21.00	Outperform
AVEX AEVEX	Initiated by	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		$10.94 +13.0%	$21.00	Outperform
AVGO Broadcom	Initiated by	Tigress Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Ivan Feinseth Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$323.24 -4.3%	$600.00	Buy
CADL Candel Therapeutics	Initiated by	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Maury Raycroft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$8.38 +0.1%	$25.00	Buy
CELC Celcuity	Initiated by	Cantor Fitzgerald Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Li Watsek Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$65.57 +6.5%	$140.00	Overweight
CLSK Cleanspark	Initiated by	Canaccord Genuity Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Joseph Vafi Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$8.15 -6.9%	$20.00	Buy
Trump's New Dollar (Ad) Porter Stansberry says President Trump has signed an executive order initiating what he calls a full U.S. dollar reset - and most Americans don't know it's happening. The last time America underwent a monetary shift like this, under Nixon in the 1970s, it minted an average of 1,300 new millionaires a day for over half a century. Stansberry has released a new documentary naming the assets he believes are positioned to surge as a result. Watch the free briefing and see the three steps to prepare today
CMS CMS Energy	Initiated by	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Meike Becker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$70.26 +3.1%	$69.00	Underperform ➝ Hold
CNP CenterPoint Energy	Initiated by	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Meike Becker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$41.21 +2.2%	$44.00	Buy
CNP CenterPoint Energy	Initiated by	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Shelby Tucker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$41.21 +2.2%	$47.00	Buy
DRK DarkHorse Technologies	Initiated by	Maxim Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Allen Klee Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$1.93 -4.9%	$6.00	Buy
DRS Leonardo DRS	Initiated by	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Patrick McCarthy Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$34.30 +1.1%	$45.00	Outperform
DTE DTE Energy	Initiated by	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Meike Becker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$133.06 +2.6%	$135.00	Hold
DUK Duke Energy	Initiated by	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Meike Becker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$125.40 +3.9%	$123.00	Hold
ED Consolidated Edison	Initiated by	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Meike Becker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$116.29 +4.0%	$104.00	Hold
EIX Edison International	Initiated by	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Meike Becker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$57.90 +1.2%	$56.50	Hold
ES Eversource Energy	Initiated by	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Meike Becker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$67.79 +3.3%	$70.00	Hold
ETR Entergy	Initiated by	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Meike Becker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$108.14 +1.9%	$123.50	Buy
ETRA Electra Therapeutics	Initiated by	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Anupam Rama Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$9.25 +2.2%	$36.00	Overweight
EVRG Evergy	Initiated by	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Meike Becker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$84.95 +2.2%	$92.00	Buy
EVRG Evergy	Initiated by	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Shelby Tucker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$84.95 +2.2%	$95.00	Buy
EXC Exelon	Initiated by	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Meike Becker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$44.85 +4.2%	$44.00	Hold
FE FirstEnergy	Initiated by	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Meike Becker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$46.49 +2.2%	$50.00	Buy
GH Guardant Health	Initiated by	Roth Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		$162.94 -2.2%		Buy
IOND Ionic Digital	Initiated by	Canaccord Genuity Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Joseph Vafi Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$64.03 -4.0%	$119.00	Buy
KRMN Karman	Initiated by	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Patrick McCarthy Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$34.64 -1.8%	$40.00	Outperform
KTOS Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	Initiated by	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Patrick McCarthy Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$38.27 -1.2%	$50.00	Outperform
LNT Alliant Energy	Initiated by	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Meike Becker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$70.30 +2.8%	$69.50	Buy ➝ Hold
LULU lululemon athletica	Initiated by	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Spencer Hanus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$104.06 +7.8%	$75.00	Underperform
MRCY Mercury Systems	Initiated by	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Patrick McCarthy Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$75.56 +0.1%	$90.00	Outperform
MTRAF Metro	Initiated by	Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		$68.20		Outperform
NI NiSource	Initiated by	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Meike Becker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$43.67 +1.6%	$49.50	Buy
NRG NRG Energy	Initiated by	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Meike Becker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$94.07 -5.7%	$179.00	Buy
NTRA Natera	Initiated by	Roth Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		$401.37 -2.9%	$475.00	Buy
NWN Northwest Natural Gas	Initiated by	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Gabriel Moreen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$49.94 +2.3%	$51.00	Neutral
PBLS Parabilis Medicines	Initiated by	HC Wainwright Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Robert Burns Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$26.92 -3.3%	$40.00	Buy
PCG Pacific Gas & Electric	Initiated by	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		$13.00 -1.1%	$15.50	Buy
Trump's New Dollar (Ad) Porter Stansberry says President Trump has signed an executive order initiating what he calls a full U.S. dollar reset - and most Americans don't know it's happening. The last time America underwent a monetary shift like this, under Nixon in the 1970s, it minted an average of 1,300 new millionaires a day for over half a century. Stansberry has released a new documentary naming the assets he believes are positioned to surge as a result. Watch the free briefing and see the three steps to prepare today
PEG Public Service Enterprise Group	Initiated by	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Meike Becker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$72.73 +2.4%	$72.50	Hold
PNW Pinnacle West Capital	Initiated by	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Meike Becker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$106.59 +2.6%	$119.50	Buy
PPL PPL	Initiated by	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Meike Becker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$35.33 +2.2%	$42.00	Buy
RNA Avidity Biosciences	Initiated by	Roth Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Boobalan Pachaiyappan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$8.16 +2.0%	$15.00	Buy
SO Southern	Initiated by	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Meike Becker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$93.77 +3.7%	$99.50	Buy
SRE Sempra Energy	Initiated by	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Meike Becker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$84.85 +1.6%	$97.50	Buy
TLN Talen Energy	Initiated by	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Meike Becker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$331.42 -7.8%	$444.30	Buy
TLN Talen Energy	Initiated by	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Shelby Tucker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$331.42 -7.8%	$475.00	Buy
TSLA Tesla	Initiated by	Tigress Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Ivan Feinseth Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$374.58 -3.1%		Buy
TSLA Tesla	Initiated by	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		$374.58 -3.1%		Market Perform ➝ Outperform
VSEC VSE	Initiated by	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		$148.15 -3.6%		Sector Weight
VST Vistra	Initiated by	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Meike Becker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$140.64 -9.9%	$190.00	Buy
WEC WEC Energy Group	Initiated by	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Meike Becker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$112.16 +3.4%	$106.50	Hold
WNGRF George Weston	Initiated by	Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		$77.02		Outperform
WRD WeRide	Initiated by	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Jiong Shao Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$4.13 -3.3%	$4.00	Equal Weight
XEL Xcel Energy	Initiated by	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Meike Becker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	$78.97 +2.9%	$89.00	Buy