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
AVAV AeroVironment	Initiated by	Rothschild & Co Redburn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		$143.54 +3.0%	$165.00	Neutral
AVPT AvePoint	Initiated by	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Adam Holets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$14.59 -0.5%	$17.00	Outperform
AVR Anteris Technologies Global	Initiated by	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Matt Miksic Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$7.05 -6.6%	$10.00	Overweight ➝ Positive
AXGN AxoGen	Initiated by	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		$36.31 -2.4%	$55.00	Overweight
BBNX Beta Bionics	Initiated by	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Christopher Pasquale Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$18.63 -1.7%	$30.00	Overweight
BLCO Bausch + Lomb	Initiated by	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Christopher Pasquale Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$17.21 +0.2%	$24.00	Equal Weight ➝ Overweight
BLDR Builders FirstSource	Initiated by	Melius Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		$56.20 +1.0%	$52.00	Sell
BSX Boston Scientific	Initiated by	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Matt Miksic Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$42.19 -0.5%	$48.00	Overweight ➝ Positive
COCH Envoy Medical	Initiated by	Lake Street Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Frank Takkinen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$0.65 +0.0%	$2.50	Buy
COO Cooper Companies	Initiated by	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		$56.43 -0.6%	$60.00	Overweight ➝ Positive
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DHI D.R. Horton	Initiated by	Melius Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		$136.64 +2.6%	$128.00	Sell
DIOD Diodes	Initiated by	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		$107.74 +4.1%	$135.00	Buy
DOM Domino's Pizza Group	Initiated by	Berenberg Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		GBX 222.60 +4.8%	GBX 291	Buy
DXCM DexCom	Initiated by	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Matt Miksic Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$83.39 -4.0%	$115.00	Underweight ➝ Overweight
EW Edwards Lifesciences	Initiated by	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Matt Miksic Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$86.44 -0.9%		Overweight
FBIN Fortune Brands Innovations	Initiated by	Melius Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Michael Rehaut Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$39.31 +1.7%	$44.00	Hold
FERG Ferguson	Initiated by	Melius Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		$223.55 +0.3%	$252.00	Hold
GEHC GE HealthCare Technologies	Initiated by	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Matt Miksic Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$64.77 -1.5%	$85.00	Overweight
HUMA Humacyte	Initiated by	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Matt Miksic Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$0.48 -4.4%		Overweight ➝ Positive
IBP Installed Building Products	Initiated by	Melius Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		$192.29 +0.6%	$217.00	Hold
INSP Inspire Medical Systems	Initiated by	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Christopher Pasquale Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$68.12 -3.7%	$65.00	Underweight
ISRG Intuitive Surgical	Initiated by	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Matt Miksic Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$404.76 -0.4%	$485.00	Overweight
JHX James Hardie Industries	Initiated by	Melius Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Michael Rehaut Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$25.59 +1.5%	$36.00	Buy
KBH KB Home	Initiated by	Melius Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Michael Rehaut Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$45.33 +0.6%	$43.00	Sell
KTOS Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	Initiated by	Rothschild & Co Redburn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		$43.71 +4.0%	$70.00	Buy
LEN Lennar	Initiated by	Melius Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Michael Rehaut Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$77.26 +3.8%	$72.00	Sell
LIVN LivaNova	Initiated by	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Matt Miksic Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$74.93 -2.0%	$105.00	Equal Weight ➝ Overweight
LMT Lockheed Martin	Initiated by	Rothschild & Co Redburn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		$510.25 +0.7%	$650.00	Buy
LSCC Lattice Semiconductor	Initiated by	William Blair Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Sebastien Naji Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$134.47 +1.2%		Outperform
LUXE LuxExperience B.V.	Initiated by	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		$10.01 +2.7%	$12.90	Outperform
MAS Masco	Initiated by	Melius Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		$69.87 +2.1%	$75.00	Hold
MDT Medtronic	Initiated by	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		$87.01 -1.1%	$95.00	Overweight ➝ Positive
MHK Mohawk Industries	Initiated by	Melius Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		$125.68 +0.6%	$188.00	Buy
MOD Modine Manufacturing	Initiated by	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Timothy Wojs Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$189.16 +3.4%	$300.00	Outperform
MTB M&T Bank	Initiated by	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		$218.85 +0.3%	$250.00	Outperform
MTH Meritage Homes	Initiated by	Melius Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		$62.66 +0.6%	$59.00	Sell
NBIX Neurocrine Biosciences	Initiated by	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Delma Caiati Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$145.51 +0.9%	$207.00	Buy
NOC Northrop Grumman	Initiated by	Rothschild & Co Redburn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Maggie Schooley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$483.27 +1.5%	$680.00	Buy
NTLA Intellia Therapeutics	Initiated by	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Gena Wang Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$12.37 -3.0%	$8.00	Overweight ➝ Underweight
OC Owens Corning	Initiated by	Melius Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		$119.80 +2.0%	$118.00	Sell
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PHM PulteGroup	Initiated by	Melius Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		$116.12 +1.9%	$132.00	Hold
PODD Insulet	Initiated by	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Matt Miksic Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$134.73 -0.7%	$150.00	Underweight ➝ Positive
PRCT PROCEPT BioRobotics	Initiated by	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Christopher Pasquale Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$17.51 -1.7%	$30.00	Overweight
QXO QXO	Initiated by	Melius Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Michael Rehaut Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$12.11 +1.9%	$17.00	Buy
RUM Rumble	Initiated by	Lake Street Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jacob Stephan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$7.65 +3.7%	$25.00	Hold
SHW Sherwin-Williams	Initiated by	Melius Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Michael Rehaut Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$321.53 +1.0%	$367.00	Hold
STDN Standard Nuclear	Initiated by	Needham & Company LLC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Sean Milligan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$15.14 +16.4%	$18.00	Buy
SYK Stryker	Initiated by	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Matt Miksic Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$278.67 -2.3%	$375.00	Overweight
TNDM Tandem Diabetes Care	Initiated by	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Matt Miksic Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$16.16 -2.2%	$18.00	Overweight ➝ Positive
TOL Toll Brothers	Initiated by	Melius Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		$137.78 +1.8%	$179.00	Buy
TREX Trex	Initiated by	Melius Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		$44.83 +1.4%	$62.00	Buy
VERU Veru	Initiated by	Westpark Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ed Arce Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$2.47 -3.1%		Buy
VRT Vertiv	Initiated by	Glj Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Gordon L. Johnson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$253.02 -0.2%	$188.00	Buy ➝ Sell
XENE Xenon Pharmaceuticals	Initiated by	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Delma Caiati Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$36.57 -2.7%	$73.00	Buy
ZBH Zimmer Biomet	Initiated by	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Matt Miksic Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$89.70 -2.0%		Underweight ➝ Positive
ZGN Ermenegildo Zegna	Initiated by	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Bhumi Kanabar Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	$12.50 -0.3%	$16.00	Buy