Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. (NYSE: LW): Stifel raised its Hold rating to Buy. Its $115 price target is less than the consensus target of $124.57. Friday’s close was at $101.94.
MicroStrategy Inc. (NASDAQ: MSTR): Citing a growth outlook that keeps analysts negative, Zacks named this enterprise analytics software stock as its Bear of the Day. Shares have traded as high as $475.09 in the past year but closed most recently at $376.97.
Moderna Inc. (NASDAQ: MRNA): TD Cowen’s downgrade to Market Perform from Outperform included a target price cut to $125 from $145. The consensus target is up at $183.68. The stock closed on Thursday at $109.95.
Monster Beverage Corp. (NASDAQ: MNST): UBS reiterated a Neutral rating and trimmed its target price to $62 from $63. The consensus target is $61.85. Friday’s $55.11 close was down almost 5% for the day.
NovoCure Ltd. (NASDAQ: NVCR): SBS Securities initiated coverage with an Outperform rating and a $51 target price. The consensus target is up at $85.17, but the stock ended Friday’s session at $28.55.
Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA): Zacks has selected this as its Bull of the Day stock, making a case that analysts still underestimate the King of AI and its new paradigm. Shares last closed at $446.80, which is up more than 54% in the past 90 days.
PayPal Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL): Evercore ISI’s downgrade to In line from Outperform came with a target price reduction to $65 from $85. The consensus target is $86.52. Friday’s close was at $62.75.
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (NYSE: PBR): J.P. Morgan’s Overweight rating is now Neutral, and its $15.50 target price fell to $14.50. The consensus target is $17.71. The shares ended Friday at $13.52.
Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE: SHAK): The Raymond James upgrade was from Market Perform to Outperform with an $87 target price. The consensus target is $75.20. The closing share price on Friday trade was $78.91. That was up almost 6% on the day due to a strong earnings beat, though revenues lagged estimates.
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Friday’s top analyst upgrades and downgrades included DXC Technology, Etsy, Extreme Networks, Moderna, PagSeguro Digital, Qualcomm, Roku, Ross Stores, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Southwest Airlines, Spirit AeroSystems, StoneCo and Wayfair.
Originally published at 24/7 Wall St.
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