Avis Budget Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CAR): Morgan Stanley’s upgrade was to Equal Weight from Underweight, and it bumped its $175 target price to $185. The consensus target is up at $234. Friday’s close at $167.47 was up over 3% for the day after solid results.
Becton Dickinson and Co. (NYSE: BDX): Piper Sandler raised its Neutral rating to Overweight and its $260 target price to $290. That compares with a $282.92 consensus target and Friday’s closing print of $253.66.
Block Inc. (NYSE: SQ): Needham reiterated a Buy rating, but its $95 target price slipped to $80. The consensus target is $92.27. Shares closed on Friday at $59.25.
CF Industries Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CF): Zacks selected this fertilizer maker as its Bear of the Day stock, with the analyst explaining why investors have to be patient with the sector. Shares have traded as high as $119.60 in the past year but closed most recently at $69.64, which is down more than 18% year to date.
Cirrus Logic Inc. (NASDAQ: CRUS): TD Cowen reiterated an Outperform rating and trimmed its $110 target price to $100. The $103.83 consensus target is higher. Friday’s $79.46 final trade was down over 3% for the day despite earnings topping estimates.
Comerica Inc. (NYSE: CMA): J.P. Morgan’s upgrade was to Overweight from Neutral. Its $46 target price is less than the $58.10 consensus target. Shares closed on Friday at $36.44.
CommScope Holding Co. Inc. (NASDAQ: COMM): Northland Capital upgraded the stock from Market Perform to Outperform with a $7 target price. The consensus target is $8.81. Friday’s close was at $4.78.
DraftKings Inc. (NASDAQ: DKNG): Oppenheimer reiterated an Outperform rating and bumped its $28 target price to $30. BTIG Research maintained a Buy rating, and its $25 target grew to $27. BofA Securities stayed with a Neutral rating and nudged its target to $25 from $24. The consensus target is $24.71. The stock had a huge Friday, closing up over 15% at $24.58 after a strong earnings beat.
Exact Sciences Corp. (NASDAQ: EXAS): UBS started coverage with a Neutral rating and a $73 target price. The consensus target is $77.19. Friday’s close was at $67.30.
Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN): Evercore ISI resumed coverage with an In Line rating and a $116 target price. The consensus target is $138.14. The stock closed on Friday at $104.78, which was up over 3% on the day after a solid quarterly report.
Kellogg Co. (NYSE: K): J.P. Morgan’s upgrade to Neutral from Underweight included a target price hike to $72 from $68. The consensus target is $72.29. On Friday, shares closed at $70.35.
Mobileye Global Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLY): Berenberg started coverage with a Buy rating and a $44 target price. The consensus target is $44.59. Friday’s closing share price of $37.61 was up 8% on the day, after solid results with a weaker than expected outlook.
NV5 Global Inc. (NASDAQ: NVEE): Maxim’s upgrade was from Hold to Buy with a $125 target price. The consensus target is up at $145.64. The shares closed almost 6% higher on Friday at $98.88 after earnings and revenues topped estimates.
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