O’Reilly Automotive Inc. (NASDAQ: ORLY): Roth MKM reiterated a Buy rating and lifted its $940 target price to $995. The consensus target is $974.10. Friday’s close was at $962.10.
PacWest Bancorp (NASDAQ: PACW): Its Bear of the Day stock is at the heart of the regional banking crisis, says Zacks. The shares have traded as high as $32.68 in the past year but closed most recently at $4.55, which is down about 80% or so year to date.
Palo Alto Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: PANW): CapitalOne started coverage with an Overweight rating and a $247 target price. The consensus target is just $222.41. The stock closed at $199.30 on Friday.
SJW Group (NYSE: SJW): Wells Fargo’s downgrade was from Equal Weight to Underweight with a $76 target price. The consensus target is $84.75. Friday’s close was at $75.76.
SoFi Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI): Truist Financial initiated coverage with a Buy rating. Its $8 target price compares with a $7.54 consensus target and Friday’s close at $5.02.
Surgery Partners Inc. (NASDAQ: SGRY): Mizuho initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $48 price objective. The consensus target is $48.44. Shares ended trading on Friday at $35.36.
TriNet Group Inc. (NYSE: TNET): Needham initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $115 target price. The consensus target is $91. The stock closed on Friday at $91.76.
Twilio Inc. (NYSE: TWLO): Mizuho cut its Buy rating to Neutral and its $90 price target to $55. The consensus target is $69.07. The stock ended Friday 3.5% lower at $45.83 after a string of downgrades.
Vitru Ltd. (NASDAQ: VTRU): Credit Suisse upgraded the shares to Outperform from Neutral. Its $23 target price is less than the $25.74 consensus target. Friday’s $16.46 close was up over 9% for the day. The company announced a sizable share buyback program last week.
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Friday’s top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Albemarle, Alcoa, Alphabet, Block, CF Industries, Kraft Heinz, Livent, Mosaic, Norfolk Southern, Pfizer, RingCentral, Roblox, StoneCo, Trade Desk, Twilio, Walmart and Walt Disney.
Originally published at 24/7 Wall St.
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