Carnival Corp. & PLC (NYSE: CCL): Redburn Atlantic upgraded the shares to Overweight from Neutral. Its target price of $23 compares with a $17.81 consensus target and Thursday’s close at $15.63, which was up 4% for the day on the upgrade.
Carrier Global Corp. (NYSE: CARR): Mizuho cut its Buy rating to Neutral and its $63 target price to $61. The consensus target is $60.38, and the stock closed on Thursday at $54.76.
Etsy Inc. (NASDAQ: ETSY): Wolfe Research’s upgrade was from Peer Perform to Outperform with a $100 target price. The consensus target is higher at $107.96. The stock closed over 3% higher on Thursday at $66.68.
First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR): BMO Capital Markets upgraded the company from Market Perform to Outperform with a $237 target price. The consensus target is $246.01. Thursday’s close at $177.00 was a gain of nearly 4% for the day, after the upgrade.
Frontier Group Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ULCC): When TD Cowen lowered its Outperform rating to Market Perform, its $12 target price dropped to $8. That compares with a $12.11 consensus target and Thursday’s closing share price of $5.57.
Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. (NYSE: HLF): D.A. Davidson initiated coverage with a Neutral rating and a $13.50 target. The consensus is up at $20.70, and the stock closed 3% higher on Thursday at $15.01.
J.M. Smucker Co. (NYSE: SJM): As BofA Securities downgraded the shares to Neutral from Buy, its target price fell to $145 from $170. The consensus price target is $149.18. On Thursday, the closing share price was $127.42.
MetLife Inc. (NYSE: MET): Jefferies upgraded the shares to Buy from Hold. The analyst also raised its $58 target price to $73, which is still below the $78.92 consensus target. Thursday’s close was at $65.93.
MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI): Redburn Atlantic downgraded the stock to Neutral from Overweight and slashed its $650 price target to $554. The consensus target is $589.64. The last trade for Thursday hit the tape at $538.69.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NCLH): Redburn Atlantic boosted its Neutral rating to Overweight with a $25 target price. The consensus target is $20.64. Thursday’s $17.28 close was almost 6% higher for the day on the upgrade.
Oracle Inc. (NYSE: ORCL): DZ Bank upgraded the shares to Buy from Hold. Its $125 target price is well above the consensus target of $117.97. The last trade on Thursday was reported at $113.66.
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