Pinterest Inc. (NYSE: PINS): Raymond James started coverage with an Outperform rating and a $33 target price. The consensus target is $29.49, and t stock closed on Thursday at $28.25.
Pool Corp. (NASDAQ: POOL): Loop Capital lifted its Hold rating to Buy, and its $395 target price rose to $415. The consensus is $395.70. Shares ended last week at $326.26.
Pure Storage Inc. (NYSE: PSTG): Wedbush upgraded the stock to Outperform from Neutral. Its $34 target price is less than the $35.68 consensus target, but the closing price on Thursday was $25.62 a share.
Qorvo Inc. (NASDAQ: QRVO): Stifel initiated coverage with a Hold rating and a $110 target price. The consensus target is $106.73. The shares ended Thursday trading at $94.37.
Skyworks Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ: SWKS): Stifel started coverage with a Buy rating and a $150 target price. The consensus target is $125.85. Thursday’s final trade was for $111.35 a share.
Toast Inc. (NASDAQ: TOST): Deutsche Bank initiated coverage with a Hold rating and a $20 target price. The consensus target is $23.25. Thursday’s final trade was recorded at $16.55.
Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC): Though Raymond James upgraded the stock to Strong Buy from Outperform, it lowered its $52 target price to $47. The consensus target is $51.34. The stock closed on Thursday at $37.90.
Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL): Citigroup’s upgrade to Buy from Neutral included a target price hike to $81 from $70. The consensus target is $82.28. The stock closed on Thursday at $71.55.
Seven top value stocks of blue chip leaders that pay outsized dividends are well suited for growth and income investors during what could be an ugly rest of the spring and summer.
Thursday’s top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Amgen, Arista Networks, Bloom Energy, ConocoPhillips, Fastenal, Livent, On Holding, Palo Alto Networks, SLM, UnitedHealth, Vici Properties and Zions Bancorp.
Originally published at 24/7 Wall St.
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