Tuesday’s Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Alphabet, Charles Schwab, DuPont, Goodyear, Meta Platforms, SoFi and More

BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE: BWA): Morgan Stanley’s upgrade to Overweight from Equal Weight included a target price bump to $50 from $49. The consensus target is $54. Monday’s close was at $44.54.

Camden Property Trust (NYSE: CPT): BofA Securities cut its Buy rating to Neutral and its $132 target price to $121. The consensus target is $132.21. The shares closed on Monday at $108.84.

Catalent Inc. (NYSE: CTLT): When Deutsche Bank downgraded the stock to Hold from Buy, it hammered the $55 price target down to $29. The consensus target is $55.42, and the stock closed on Monday at $33.19.

Charles Schwab Corp. (NYSE: SCHW): Raymond James upgraded the stock from Market Perform to Outperform with a $63 target price. The consensus target is $66.99. Monday’s $50.96 close was up over 4% for the day due to the upgrade.

DuPont de Nemours Inc. (NYSE: DD): Deutsche Bank’s upgrade was to Buy from Hold. The analyst also raised the $70 target to $80, still well below the $91.78 consensus target. The shares closed on Monday at $65.62.

Ellington Financial Inc. (NYSE: EFC): Keefe Bruyette upgraded it from Market Perform to Outperform with a $13.75 target price. The consensus target is $14.28. Monday’s closing share price was $12.46.

Essex Property Trust Inc. (NYSE: ESS): The Peer Perform rating at Wolfe Research dropped to Underperform with a $204 target price. The consensus target is $236.32, and Monday’s close was at $214.05.

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE: FDS): BMO Capital Markets started coverage with a Market Perform rating and a $424 target. The consensus target is up at $441.48. Monday’s close was at $396.03.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (NASDAQ: GT): Exane BNP Paribas upgraded the stock to Neutral from Underperform. Its $13 target price is near the $13.58 consensus target, but shares closed on Monday at $14.91.

Jack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ: JACK): Oppenheimer reiterated an Outperform rating. The firm’s $96 target price increased to $108, well above the $92.44 consensus target. The stock closed on Monday at $95.78.

LXP Industrial Trust (NYSE: LXP): KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded the stock to Overweight from Sector Weight and has a $12 target price. The consensus target is $11, and shares closed on Monday at $9.97.

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META): As Loop Capital’s Hold rating rose to Buy, the target price exploded from $220 to $320. The consensus is $270.19. Monday’s final trade was for $238.86 a share.

Park National Corp. (NYSE: PRK): Piper Sandler downgraded the stock to Underweight from Neutral and lowered its $115 target price to $103. The consensus target is $123.67. The stock closed on Monday at $101.29.

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