LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (NYSE: LYB): Piper Sandler upgraded the chemical heavyweight to Overweight from Neutral. Its $118 price objective compares with a $99.15 consensus target and Wednesday’s close at $97.14.
Raytheon Technologies Corp. (NYSE: RTX): Wolfe Research boosted its Peer Perform rating on the defense leader to Outperform with a $117 target price. The consensus target is $109.14. The shares closed on Wednesday at $101.72.
Realty Income Inc. (NYSE: O): Scotiabank’s upgrade was from Sector Perform to Sector Outperform with a $69 target price. The consensus target is $70.50. The stock closed on Wednesday at $62.60.
Shift4 Payments Inc. (NYSE: FOUR): The $77 Goldman Sachs target price on the Buy-rated stock increased to $90. The consensus target is $77.00, and shares closed at $72.14 on Wednesday.
Shopify Inc. (NYSE: SHOP): JMP Securities upgraded the stock to Market Outperform from Market Perform. Its $65 target price is well above the $48.99 consensus target. Wednesday’s $46.17 close was up over 3% for the day on the upgrade.
Silk Road Medical Inc. (NASDAQ: SILK): Stifel reiterated a Buy rating with a $60 target price. The consensus target is $56.50. The shares closed on Wednesday at $39.20.
Take Two Interactive Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO): Exane BNP Paribas cut its Outperform rating to Neutral with a $120 target price. The $130.31 consensus target is higher, and Wednesday’s closing share price was $120.72.
Wesco International (NYSE: WCC): This industrial supplier was selected as the Bull of the Day stock at Zacks, with the analyst pointing to an improving outlook and attractive entry points. The stock last closed at $136.94 a share, and the $201.67 consensus target would be an all-time high.
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (NYSE: WPM): Scotiabank resumed coverage with a Sector Outperform rating and a $60 price target. The consensus target is $53.40. The stock closed on Wednesday at $50.62.
For growth and income investors, adding top-quality dividend stocks based in Europe to domestic portfolios may be a solid way to go for the rest of the year. Five top European stocks are liquid and well known, and they trade on American exchanges.
Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Antero Resources, Array Technologies, Bumble, Chewy, EQT, LendingClub, Match, MGIC Investment, Nasdaq, New York Community Bancorp, Palo Alto Networks, Radian, Range Resources, Spotify Technology and Welltower.
Originally published at 24/7 Wall St.
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