Dominion Energy Inc. (NYSE: D): Though BMO Capital Markets reiterated an Outperform rating, its $63 target price dropped to $59. The consensus target is $59.77. The stock closed on Monday at $52.61.
Enhabit Inc. (NYSE: EHAB): BofA Securities reiterated an Underperform rating while lowering its $12 target price to $10. The consensus target is higher at $14.19. Monday’s close was at $11.23.
Lucid Group Inc. (NYSE: LCID): Citigroup resumed coverage with a Neutral rating and an $8 target price. The consensus target is $8.33. Monday’s $7.39 close was up over 7% for the day after solid sales results were posted.
MasTec Inc. (NYSE: MTZ): Citigroup reiterated a Buy rating, and its $113 price target increased to $135. The consensus target is $119.64. Monday’s close was at $118.20.
Mercury Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY): RBC Capital Markets lowered its $45 target price to $40 while keeping a Sector Perform rating. The consensus target is $43.63. The stock closed on Monday at $34.97.
Moody’s Corp. (NYSE: MCO): Goldman Sachs reiterated a Neutral rating, but its target price rose to $362 from $328. The consensus target is $336, below Monday’s close at $346.39.
Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE): Though Baird reiterated an Outperform rating, its $148 price target dropped to $130. The consensus target is $128.87. The shares closed on Monday at $109.11.
Southern Co. (NYSE: SO): Goldman Sachs added the utility to the firm’s Conviction list of top stocks to buy. The firm’s $80 target price is well above the consensus target of $73.50 and Monday’s close at $70.57.
Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA): Goldman Sachs reiterated a Neutral rating but lifted its $248 target price to $275. Deutsche Bank maintained a Buy rating, and its target price increased to $270 from $260. The consensus target is $200.84 for now. Monday’s close at $279.82 was up almost 7% for the day after solid sales numbers were posted.
Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO): BofA Securities raised its $157 price target on the Buy-rated shares to $160. The consensus target is $143.84. The shares ended Monday trading at $117.43.
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (NASDAQ: WBA): Morgan Stanley reiterated an Underweight rating and cut the $37 target price to $27, below the $34.73 consensus target. Monday’s close was at $29.02. The company announced Monday that it would be closing 140 stores by 2024.
Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC): Raymond James reiterated a Strong Buy rating on the stock. Its $48 target price is now $51, higher than the $48.83 consensus target. The stock closed almost 2% higher on Monday at $43.30.
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Monday’s top analyst upgrades and downgrades included AMC Entertainment, Arch Resources, Bausch + Lomb, Lazard, Lucid, MicroStrategy and Paychex.
Originally published at 24/7 Wall St.
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