NetApp Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP): Morgan Stanley upgraded the shares to Equal Weight from Underweight and raised its $60 target price to $74. The consensus target is $75.35. The stock closed on Wednesday at $77.47.
Omega Healthcare Investors Inc. (NYSE: OHI): Wells Fargo downgraded the stock to Equal Weight from Overweight. The $31.27 consensus target is below Wednesday’s close at $32.78.
PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR): Lake Street started coverage with a Buy rating and a $39 target. The consensus price objective is $40.20. The stock closed on Wednesday at $33.26.
RTX Corp. (NYSE: RTX): Morgan Stanley’s downgrade to Equal Weight from Overweight came with a target price reduction to $95 from $110. The $109.34 consensus target is higher, and Wednesday’s closing print was $85.24.
Sherwin-Williams Co. (NYSE: SHW): Zacks named this stock as its Bull of the Day, citing fresh 2023 highs after a recent earnings report. The shares closed most recently at $280.90, almost 23% higher than 90 days ago.
Spotify Technology S.A. (NYSE: SPOT): Deutsche Bank upgraded the shares to Buy from Hold and has a $180 target price. The consensus target is $170.34. Wednesday’s close was at $145.28.
Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS): Though Morgan Stanley reiterated an Overweight rating, the analyst also reduced the target price to $105 from $110. The consensus target is $102.84. The stock closed on Wednesday at $85.35.
WW International Inc. (NASDAQ: WW): As Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock to Overweight from Equal Weight, its $5 target price jumped to $13. The consensus target is $9.70 for now. The shares closed almost 17% higher on Wednesday to $11.54 on the upgrade and meme stock buying.
Seven big-dividend stocks offer growth if the market continues higher, but also a degree of safety if the AI-driven bubble bursts and market declines and volatility return, as J.P. Morgan warns in a new report.
Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades and downgrades included C3.ai, Datadog, Electronic Arts, Goldman Sachs, Meta Platforms, Mobileye Global, Monster Beverage, Progressive, Qualcomm, SoFi Technologies, Trade Desk, Walmart, Walt Disney and ZScaler.
Originally published at 24/7 Wall St.
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