Orchard Therapeutics PLC (NASDAQ: ORTX): Stifel raised its $4 target price on the Buy-rated shares to $22. The consensus target is $21.60. The $5.20 closing price on Wednesday was down over 3% for the day.
Popular Inc. (NASDAQ: BPOP): When UBS downgraded the stock to Neutral from Buy, it slashed its $100 target price to $57. The consensus target is $79.60. The stock closed on Wednesday at $51.72, down close to 3% for the day on the downgrade.
Q2 Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: QTWO): Canaccord Genuity downgraded the stock to Hold from Buy, and its $60 price target dropped to $25, below the $36.17 consensus target. The stock closed almost 4% lower on Wednesday at $23.18.
Reinsurance Group of America Inc. (NYSE: RGA): Citigroup’s upgrade to Buy from Sell included a target price hike to $158 from $133. The consensus target is $159.27. Wednesday’s $124.83 close was down over 4% on the day.
ShockWave Medical Inc. (NASDAQ: SWAV): Needham initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $240 target price. The consensus target is $241. Shares closed on Wednesday at $201.61.
Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE: TFC): Citigroup’s upgrade was from Neutral to Buy with a $52 target price. The consensus target is $52.15. Wednesday’s close was at $32.10.
Unum Group (NYSE: UNM): When Citigroup raised its Neutral rating to Buy, the target price rose to $53 from $49. The consensus target is $47.85. The stock closed on Wednesday at $37.86, down almost 5% on the day with the weak tape.
Vacasa Inc. (NASDAQ: VCSA): Goldman Sachs lowered its $2.75 target price on the Neutral-rated stock to $1.75. The consensus target is $3.89. The shares closed on Wednesday at $0.98.
W.R Berkley Corp. (NYSE: WRB): Though BofA Securities upgraded the stock to Buy from Neutral, it also trimmed its $77 target price to $76. The consensus target is $82.45. Wednesday’s close was at $60.30.
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Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Academy Sports and Outdoors, Asana, Charles Schwab, Estee Lauder, General Electric, GitLab, Home Depot, Match, Ovintiv, SoFi Technologies and United Airlines.
Originally published at 24/7 Wall St.
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