Century Aluminum Co. (NASDAQ: CENX): B. Riley Securities downgraded the stock to Neutral from Buy and has a $12 target. The consensus target is $11.50. The stock closed at $12.28 on Wednesday.
Chinook Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: KDNY): Guggenheim began coverage with a Buy rating and a $43 target price. That compares with the $36.89 consensus and Wednesday’s closing print of $22.95, which was a one-day gain of 5% on the positive coverage.
Columbia Banking System Inc. (NASDAQ: COLB): Wells Fargo initiated coverage with an Overweight rating and a $37 target price. The consensus target is $34.67. The shares closed on Wednesday at $29.95.
Coupang Inc. (NYSE: CPNG): Deutsche Bank upgraded the shares to Buy from Hold and has a $20 target price. The consensus target is $23.52. The stock closed over 5% lower on Wednesday at $14.67 despite earnings beating estimates.
Empire State Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: ESRT): BofA Securities upgraded the stock from Neutral to Buy with a $9.25 target price. The consensus target is $7.90. The stock closed on Wednesday at $7.44.
First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR): Goldman Sachs raised its $231 target price on the Buy-rated shares to $260. The consensus target is just $176.62. Better than expected numbers and upbeat guidance pushed shares up almost 16% to $195.68 by Wednesday’s close.
Fortinet Inc. (NASDAQ: FTNT): Oppenheimer reiterated an Outperform rating with a $70 target price. The consensus target is $69.32, and the closing print on Wednesday was $58.44.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS): Jefferies reiterated a Buy rating and has a $420 target price. The consensus target is $396.34. Wednesday’s close was at $346.23.
Interface Inc. (NASDAQ: TILE): The Neutral rating at Longbow was lifted to Buy. The firm’s $18 target price is above the $15.50 consensus target. The stock closed over 5% higher on Wednesday at $9.31 due to solid quarterly results and the upgrade.
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ): Guggenheim started coverage with a Neutral rating and a $161 target price. The consensus target is up at $183.63. The shares closed on Wednesday at $152.57.
Lantheus Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: LNTH): Surprising quarterly results have analysts scrambling to raise estimates and targets, says Zacks, which named this health care stock its Bull of the Day. Shares closed on Wednesday at $73.08, and the consensus target was last seen at $106.71.
Marqeta Inc. (NASDAQ: MQ): As J.P. Morgan downgraded the shares to Neutral from Overweight, the analyst lowered the $9 target price to $6. The consensus target is $9. The stock closed on Wednesday at $4.50, which was down almost 23% on the day as the company’s first-quarter guidance fell short of expectations.
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