Monday’s Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AMC Entertainment, Arch Resources, Lazard, Lucid, MicroStrategy, Paychex and More

Croda International PLC (COIHY): Stifel’s downgrade was to Hold from Buy. The 52-week range is $32.90 to $46.94. Friday’s final over-the-counter (OTC) trade was for $35.63 a share.

Eton Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ETON): H.C. Wainwright maintained a Buy rating. Shares have traded as high as $4.28 in the past year but closed most recently at $3.49.

Galp Energia SGPS S.A. (GLPEY): Exane BNP Paribas upgraded the OTC-traded stock to Outperform rating from Neutral. Shares closed on Friday at $5.85.

Givaudan S.A. (GVDNY): Stifel boosted its Hold rating to Buy. The consensus target is $199.41. The OTC shares closed on Friday at $66.41.

Lazard Ltd. (NYSE: LAZ): The Underperform rating at Wolfe Research is now at Peer Perform. The consensus target is $36.14. The stock closed on Friday at $32.00.

LifeMD Inc. (NASDAQ: LFMD): H.C. Wainwright initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $9 price target. The consensus target is lower at $5.25. Friday’s close was at $4.35.

Lucid Group Inc. (NASDAQ: LCID): Citigroup resumed coverage with a Neutral rating and an $8 price target. The consensus target is $8.33. Friday’s close was at $6.89.

MicroStrategy Inc. (NASDAQ: MSTR): Zacks makes the case that the stage for an explosive move in its Bull of the Day stock. Shares of the software company last closed at $342.42 apiece, which is up nearly 142% year to date.

Paychex Inc. (NASDAQ: PAYX): Barclays maintained a Neutral rating and lowered its price target to $126 from $134. The consensus price target is $119.41. The stock closed on Friday at $111.87.

ReWalk Robotics Ltd. (NASDAQ: RWLK): H.C. Wainwright reiterated its Buy rating. The consensus target is $3.00. The stock was last seen on Friday at $0.60, which was up close to 5% for the day.

With all the parades, barbecues, boating, bands and much more, five all-American companies should have solid 4th of July sales and are poised to continue to be outstanding investments for the second half of 2023.

Friday’s top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Citizens Financial, Eaton, Freeport-McMoRan, General Mills, Graphic Packaging, Micron Technology, Mosaic, Netflix, Pfizer, Roku, Ross Stores and TJX Companies.

Originally published at 24/7 Wall St.

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