Coterra Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRA): Citigroup raised its Sell rating to Neutral and its $22 price target to $25. The consensus target is $30.45. Thursday’s close was at $25.56.
CubeSmart (NYSE: CUBE): BMO Capital Markets downgraded the stock to Market Perform from Outperform. It also trimmed its $54 target price to $52, just below the $52.22 consensus target. Thursday’s close was at $45.65.
Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE: EMR): Wells Fargo’s upgrade was to Overweight from Equal Weight, and its $90 target price increased to $105. The consensus target is $101.92. Shares closed on Thursday at $85.87.
Fastly Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLY): when Morgan Stanley upgraded the shares to Equal Weight from Underweight, its $12 target price rose to $18. The consensus target is $20.38. Thursday’s close was at $16.32.
F5 Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV): the Overweight rating at Barclays has dropped to Equal Weight. The analyst also dropped the $166 target price to $140, well below the $164.83 consensus target. The shares closed on Thursday at $134.16.
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE): The Jefferies upgrade was from Hold to Buy with a $120 target price. The consensus target is $100.89. Thursday’s final trade was for $99.76 a share.
Las Vega Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS): Stifel reiterated a Buy rating and raised its $66 target price to $73. Jefferies also kept a Buy rating, and its $66 price target is now $69. Barclays reiterated an Overweight rating and lifted its target price to $69 from $64. The consensus price target is $66.21. The shares closed almost 4% higher on Thursday at $61.53 after strong quarterly results.
Medical Properties Trust Inc. (NYSE: MPW): Wells Fargo initiated coverage with an Equal Weight rating and a $9 target price. The consensus target is $12.42. The stock closed on Thursday at $8.23.
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT): KeyBanc Capital Markets reiterated an Overweight rating and raised its $316 target price to $335. That is well above the $300.11 consensus target and Thursday’s closing print of $286.11.
NetApp Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP): BofA Securities lowered its Neutral rating to Underperform and its $70 target price to $58. The consensus target is $71.47. Thursday’s $63.36 close was down almost 4% for the day on the downgrade.
Nio Inc. (NYSE: NIO): Zacks points out that its Bear of the Day stock continues to trend lower. Shares of this Chinese EV maker have traded as high as $24.43 in the past year but closed most recently at $8.28, which is about 15% lower year to date.
Novavax Inc. (NASDAQ: NVAX): TD Cowen downgraded the stock to Market Perform from Outperform and slashed its $55 target price to $10. The consensus target is $50.80 for now. Thursday’s close at $8.23 was down over 8% for the day on the downgrade.
Omega Healthcare Investors Inc. (NYSE: OHI): Wells Fargo initiated coverage with an Overweight rating and a $30 target price. The consensus target is $29.25. Thursday’s close was at $26.78.
Raytheon Technologies Corp. (NYSE: RTX): The Jefferies downgrade to Hold from Buy came with a target price cut to $110 from $115. The consensus target is $109.50. The stock closed on Thursday at $102.84.
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