Coca-Cola FEMSA SAB de C.V. (NYSE: KOF): UBS downgraded the stock to Neutral from Buy, but its $76 price target rose to $80, above the $70.47 consensus target. The shares were last seen on Thursday trading at $70.09.
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (NASDAQ: CTSH): MoffettNathanson’s downgrade to Underperform from Market Perform included a price target cut to $60 from $70. The consensus target is $63.58. The stock closed on Thursday at $61.37.
CureVac N.V. (NASDAQ: CVAC): UBS upgraded the stock to Buy from Neutral, and its $8 target price is now $18. The consensus target is $16.50. The stock closed over 9% higher on Thursday at $10.35, after it was reported the company may have a competitive mRNA platform.
DXC Technology Co. (NYSE: DXC): MoffettNathanson’s downgrade was to Underperform from Market Perform, and it trimmed its $34 price target to $28. The consensus target is $33.84. The stock closed on Thursday at $28.17.
HCI Group Inc. (NYSE: HCI): Compass Point initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $56 target price. The consensus target is higher at $85.00, but shares closed on Thursday at $46.46.
International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM): MoffettNathanson raised its Underperform rating to Market Perform with a price target of $140. The consensus target is $143.49. The shares closed on Thursday at $140.59.
Meritage Homes Corp. (NYSE: MTH): This homebuilder stock is the Bear of the Day at Zacks, which suggests that analysts are not optimistic about new home sales. Shares have traded as high as $107.72 in the past year and closed most recently at $97.85.
Newmont Corp. (NYSE: NEM): Though Canaccord Genuity downgraded the stock to Hold from Buy, it raised its $50 target price to $56. The consensus target is $54.88. The final trade on Thursday was reported at $52.46.
Noble Corp. PLC (NYSE: NE): Benchmark initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $50 target. The consensus target is $51.00, and shares ended Thursday at $40.22.
Okta Inc. (NASDAQ: OKTA): Zacks points that analysts are growing bullish again on its Bull of the Day stock. The shares last closed at $67.67, and the consensus price target of $79.34 signals more than 17% upside potential.
Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM): The Hold rating at Jefferies is now at Buy, and the analyst raised the $86 target price to $118. The consensus target is $105.55. The stock closed on Thursday at $101.17.
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