EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR): The Raymond James downgrade was from Strong Buy to Outperform with a $50 target price. The consensus target is $49.28. The shares closed on Friday at $45.55.
Fortinet Inc. (NASDAQ: FTNT): Barclays reiterated an Overweight rating, and its $75 target price rose to $86. The consensus target is $74.87. Friday’s close was at $78.92.
General Mills Inc. (NYSE: GIS): Argus upgraded the stock to Buy from Hold, and its $90 target price compares with an $81.82 consensus target and the most recent close at $75.01.
Hologic Inc. (NASDAQ: HOLX): Needham upgraded the shares to Buy from Hold and has a $95 target price. The consensus target is $92.08. The stock closed on Friday at $80.32.
Leslie’s Inc. (NASDAQ: LESL): Piper Sandler’s downgrade to Neutral from Overweight came with a price target slash to $7 from $16. The consensus target is $13.67 for now. The last trade Friday was for $6.70 a share, which was down a stunning 30% for the day after the company cut its annual forecast.
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT): The Neutral rating at UBS is now a Buy, and the target price increased to $400 from $345. The consensus target is $348.81, and Friday’s closing print was $345.24.
Nextracker Inc. (NASDAQ: NXT): HSBC started coverage with a Buy rating and a $46 target price. The consensus target is $42.75. Friday’s $37.79 close was down over 3% on the day despite the upgrade.
Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA): Truist Financial reiterated a Buy rating and raised its $470 target price to $545. The consensus target is $477.39. The shares ended Friday trading at $454.69.
Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG): Northland Capital upgraded the stock to Outperform from Market Perform. The firm’s $22 target price compares with an $18.34 consensus target and Friday’s close at $12.14.
Progressive Corp. (NYSE: PGR): When Wells Fargo downgraded the stock to Equal Weight from Overweight, the target price dropped to $128 from $162. The consensus target is $145.50. The shares closed on Friday at $116.79.
PulteGroup Inc. (NYSE: PHM): Raymond James upgraded the shares from Market Perform to Outperform with a target price of $93. The consensus target is $82.29. Friday’s close at $82.51 was up almost 3% for the day on the upgrade.
Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW): Raymond James initiated coverage with a Strong Buy rating and an $85 target price. That compares with the lower $71.20 consensus target and Friday’s closing print of $59.80.
Toll Brothers Inc. (NYSE: TOL): Raymond James lifted its Outperform rating to Strong Buy and its $77 target price to $100. The consensus target is $81.62. Friday’s close was at $83.52.
Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL): As Evercore ISI downgraded the shares to In line from Outperform, its $82 target price slipped to $81. The consensus target is $85, and shares closed at $79.98 on Friday.
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Originally published at 24/7 Wall St.
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