Tuesday’s Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Altria, Apple, GE, Pfizer, Silvergate, Tesla, Verizon and More

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE): Jefferies started coverage with a Hold rating and a $43 target price. That compares with a $52.52 consensus target and Monday’s closing share price of $41.11.

Prometheus Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ: RXDX): Oppenheimer reiterated an Outperform rating with a $150 target price. The consensus target is $156. Monday’s $122.55 closed was down almost 3% on the day.

Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc. (NYSE: RHP): Truist Financial raised its $104 target price to $115 while maintaining a Buy rating. The consensus target is $104.00. The shares closed on Monday at $96.07.

Silvergate Capital Corp. (NYSE: SI): Wedbush lowered its Neutral rating to Underperform and cut the $9 target price in half to $4. The consensus target is $11.13. The shares closed on Monday at $5.41, down over 6% for the day, as the negative crypto issues continue.

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA): Jefferies reiterated a Buy rating with a $230 target price after assessing the company’s investors day data from last week. The consensus target is $195.74. The last trade on Monday was for $193.81 a share, down 2% on the day.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ): Oppenheimer reiterated an Outperform rating with a $46 target price. The consensus target is $44.84. Monday’s close was at $38.15.

Vir Biotechnology Inc. (NASDAQ: VIR): J.P. Morgan upgraded the stock to Overweight from Neutral. The analyst also trimmed the $35 target price to $34, while the consensus target is up at $53.71. The stock closed on Monday at $23.09.

Yeti Holdings Inc. (NYSE: YETI): Citing disappointing earnings guidance and falling estimates, Zacks selected this outdoor goods maker as its Bear of the Day. Shares have traded as high as $65.46 in the past year but closed most recently at $38.51, after retreating more than 16% in the past month.

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Monday’s top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Apple, Broadcom, Costco Wholesale, C3.ai, Deere, First Solar, Hormel Foods, Kroger, Lowe’s Companies, Marvell Technology, Procter & Gamble, Range Resources and Zscaler.

Originally published at 24/7 Wall St.

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