Thursday’s Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Etsy, Johnson Controls, Kosmos Energy, Levi Strauss, Snowflake, Tesla and More

Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE: LEVI): TD Cowen started coverage with an Outperform rating and a $16 target price. The consensus target is $16.45, and shares closed at $13.20 on Wednesday.

Nuvalent Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVL): Stifel started coverage with a Buy rating and a $65 target price. The consensus target is just $51.40. Wednesday’s $45.63 close was a gain of almost 9%, due to the upgrade and the potential for big clinical data coming soon.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN): Oppenheimer reiterated an Outperform rating with a target price of $1,050. The consensus target is just $906.76, and the shares closed on Wednesday at $832.56.

Rev Group Inc. (NYSE: REVG): D.A. Davidson’s upgrade was to Buy from Neutral. The analyst also lifted the target price from $16 to $20, above the $16.67 consensus target. Wednesday’s $15.81 close was up over 4% on the day.

Snowflake Inc. (NYSE: SNOW): Oppenheimer reiterated an Outperform rating with a $220 target price. The consensus target is $198.35. Wednesday’s close was at $147.52.

TechTarget Inc. (NYSE: TTGT): Raymond James resumed coverage with an Outperform rating. Its $32 target price compares with the consensus target of $33.44 and Wednesday’s close at $28.75, which was 6% higher for the day due to the upgrade.

Teledyne Technologies Inc. (NYSE: TDY): UBS started coverage with a Buy rating and a target price set at $495. That compares with the $484.67 consensus target and Wednesday’s closing print of $413.44.

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA): Though Deutsche Bank reiterated a Buy rating, the analyst trimmed the $300 target price to $285. The consensus target is still lower at $227.71. Wednesday’s final trade was for $240.50 a share.

Topgolf Calloway Brands Corp. (NYSE: MODG): Morgan Stanley initiated coverage with an Underweight rating and a $12 target price. The consensus target is up at $28.55, and shares closed on Wednesday at $13.48.

WW International Inc. (NASDAQ: WW): Craig Hallum raised its Sell rating to Hold and its $4 target price to $10. The consensus target is $11.40, and the stock closed on Wednesday at $11.08.

XPO Inc. (NYSE: XPO): When Evercore ISI upgraded the stock to Outperform from In Line, its $72 target price increased to $79, above the $77.41 consensus target. Friday’s close was at $70.07.

Yeti Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: YETI): Morgan Stanley resumed coverage with an Equal Weight rating and a $50 target price. The consensus target is $50.50. The shares closed at $46.03 on Wednesday.

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Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades and downgrades included AMC Entertainment, Bumble, Comerica, Dell Technologies, Edwards Lifesciences, Etsy, Fisker, Luminar Technologies, Micron Technology, Opendoor Technologies, Pinterest and Snap.

Originally published at 24/7 Wall St.

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