Thursday’s Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AMD, Caesars Entertainment, CarMax, Chewy, Marriott, Microsoft, Uber and More

Prosperity Bancshares Inc. (NYSE: PB): Wolfe Research upgraded the stock to Outperform from Underperform. Its $68 target price is shy of the $68.43 consensus target. Wednesday’s close was at $59.68.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN): Truist Financial reiterated a Buy rating and lifted its $856 price target all the way to $1,050. The consensus target is $887.70, and shares closed on Wednesday at $803.17.

Restaurant Brands International Inc. (NYSE: QSR): Stifel raised its $65 target price on the Hold-rated stock to $72. The consensus target is $72. The last trade on Wednesday was at $71.77.

Thomson Reuters Inc. (NYSE: TRI): Canaccord Genuity’s downgrade was to Hold from Buy, though the analyst raised the target price to $131 from $124. That compares with a $128.18 consensus target. Wednesday’s $124.69 final print was down close to 5% for the day despite and earnings beat earlier this week.

Tri Pointe Homes Inc. (NYSE: TPH): Pondering whether the worst over for the homebuilders, Zacks selected this one as its Bull of the Day stock. Shares last closed at $28.73, and the $31.33 consensus price target would be an all-time high.

Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER): Susquehanna lifted its Neutral rating to Positive and its $40 target price to $48. The consensus target is $47.61. Wednesday’s $37.82 close was up over 3% for the day after solid quarterly results were posted.

Weatherford International PLC (NASDAQ: WFRD): Raymond James initiated coverage with a Strong Buy rating and a $100 target price. The consensus target is just $88. Wednesday’s final trade was for $59.03 a share.

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Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Annaly Capital Management, Capri, Chegg, Coinbase Global, CrowdStrike, Dell Technologies, Fortinet, HP, Kohl’s, Palo Alto Networks, Penn Entertainment, Shoals Technologies, SoFi Technologies and ZScaler.

Originally published at 24/7 Wall St.

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