Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU): BofA Securities reiterated an Outperform rating and raised its target price to $530 from $500. The consensus target is just $489.92, and the stock closed on Thursday at $456.31.
Kohl’s Corp. (NYSE: KSS): TD Cowen’s upgrade to Outperform from Market Perform came with a target price hike o $30 from $23. That compares with a $23.50 consensus target and Thursday’s closing share price of $23.73.
NICE Ltd. (NASDAQ: NICE): Jefferies maintained a Buy rating and has a $235 price target. The consensus target is up at $258.20 The shares closed on Thursday at $228.62.
OGE Energy Corp. (NYSE: OGE): Ladenburg Thalmann upgraded the shares to Buy from Hold. The analyst also bumped the $37 target price to $39, above the $37.86 consensus target. Thursday’s close was at $36.54.
Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG): Oppenheimer maintained an Outperform rating with a $21 target price. The consensus target is $18.89. The stock closed on Thursday at $10.82.
Tecnoglass Inc. (NASDAQ: TGLS): Stifel initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $60 target price. The consensus target is $53.40. The shares closed over 8% higher on Thursday at $48.10 on the upgrade and positive commentary across Wall Street.
Zions Bancorp N.A. (NASDAQ: ZION): Janney downgraded the stock to Neutral from Buy and has a $35 target price. The consensus target is $36.35, and the stock closed on Thursday at $28.98.
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Thursday’s top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Albemarle, Catalent, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Cinemark, CrowdStrike, DoorDash, Estee Lauder, Icahn Enterprises, McDonald’s, ServiceNow and Virgin Galactic.
Originally published at 24/7 Wall St.
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