Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. (NASDAQ: CBRL): The upgrade at Argus was to Buy from Hold, and the firm’s $126 target price is well above the $106.75 consensus target. Friday’s close was at $112.57.
Crane Holdings Co. (NYSE: CR): UBS downgraded the stock to Neutral from Buy and lowered its $132 price target to $120. The consensus target is $136.80, and shares closed on Friday at $105.69.
Darden Restaurants Inc. (NYSE: DRI): Oppenheimer reiterated an Outperform rating and has a $175 target price. The consensus target is $159.08. The stock closed on Friday at $152.58.
Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE): Zacks has selected this as its Bull of the Day stock, with the analyst suggesting that investors could harvest significant gains over the coming months. Shares last closed at $386.50, and the $471.82 consensus price target would be an all-time high.
First Horizon Corp. (NYSE: FHN): Wells Fargo upgraded the stock to Overweight from Equal Weight and has a $25 target price. The consensus target is $24.86. Friday’s $16.76 close was up over 6% for the day on the positive upgrade.
Five9 Inc. (NASDAQ: FIVN): Rosenblatt initiated coverage with a Buy rating and an $85 target price. The consensus target is $85.65. The shares closed on Friday at $62.83.
Genuine Parts Co. (NYSE: GPC): Truist Financial upgraded the stock to Buy from Hold and has a $186 price objective. The consensus target is $175.56, and shares closed on Friday at $156.88.
Healthcare Service Group Inc. (NASDAQ: HCSG): The Underperform rating at Jefferies is now at Hold, and the analyst boosted the $8.50 price target to $14. The consensus target is $14.42 The shares ended Friday at $12.96, which was up close to 5% for the day, likely on the upgrade.
Hershey Co. (NYSE: HSY): Mizuho reiterated a Neutral rating but lifted its $222 target price to $235. The consensus target is $254.74. The final trade on Friday was for $247.86 a share.
Incyte Corp. (NASDAQ: INCY): The SVB Securities upgrade was from Underperform to Market Perform with a $61 target price. The consensus target is up at $89.19. The shares closed on Friday at $70.23.
KB Home (NYSE: KBH): J.P. Morgan’s $32.50 target price increased to $42.50 as the firm upgraded the stock to Neutral from Underweight. The consensus target is $43.09. The shares ended Friday trading at $40.41, up over 2% for the day. The company posted stellar quarterly results last week.
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