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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades For the Week of July 22nd
Analyst upgrades, downgrades, and more
By Justin Nugent · July 22, 2024

July 26th Upgrades and Downgrades
Upgrades (Friday, July 26, 2024)
- Alexander & Baldwin (ALEX)
- Brokerage Firm: Piper Sandler
- Ratings Change: Neutral >> Overweight
- Price Target: $17 >> $22
- CBRE Group (CBRE)
- Brokerage Firm: Evercore ISI
- Ratings Change: In-line >> Outperform
- Price Target: $100 >> $123
- Duolingo (DUOL)
- Brokerage Firm: BofA Securities
- Ratings Change: Neutral >> Buy
- Price Target: $245
- Lockheed Martin (LMT)
- Brokerage Firm: Deutsche Bank
- Ratings Change: Hold >> Buy
- Price Target: $540 >> $600
- Mohawk (MHK)
- Brokerage Firm: BofA Securities
- Ratings Change: Underperform >> Buy
- Price Target: $120 >> $177
- Anglo American (NGLOY)
- Brokerage Firm: UBS
- Ratings Change: Neutral >> Buy
- Universal Health (UHS)
- Brokerage Firm: Barclays
- Ratings Change: Equal Weight >> Overweight
- Price Target: $256
- FTAI Aviation Ltd. (FTAI)
- Brokerage Firm: Stifel
- Ratings Change: Hold >> Buy
- Price Target: $69 >> $132
- Universal Health (UHS)
- Brokerage Firm: Cantor Fitzgerald
- Ratings Change: Underweight >> Neutral
- Price Target: $162 >> $219
- Invitation Homes (INVH)
- Brokerage Firm: Evercore ISI
- Ratings Change: In-line >> Outperform
- Price Target: $37
Downgrades (Friday, July 26, 2024)
- Amerant Bancorp (AMTB)
- Brokerage Firm: Janney
- Ratings Change: Buy >> Neutral
- Price Target: $25
- BJ Restaurants (BJRI)
- Brokerage Firm: The Benchmark Company
- Ratings Change: Buy >> Hold
- Dexcom (DXCM)
- Brokerage Firm: JP Morgan
- Ratings Change: Overweight >> Neutral
- Price Target: $145 >> $75
- Dexcom (DXCM)
- Brokerage Firm: Robert W. Baird
- Ratings Change: Outperform >> Neutral
- Price Target: $161 >> $80
- First Financial Northwest (FFNW)
- Brokerage Firm: Piper Sandler
- Ratings Change: Overweight >> Neutral
- Price Target: $23.5
- Huntington Banc (HBAN)
- Brokerage Firm: Robert W. Baird
- Ratings Change: Outperform >> Neutral
- Price Target: $15
- Laureate Education (LAUR)
- Brokerage Firm: Morgan Stanley
- Ratings Change: Overweight >> Equal-Weight
- Price Target: $17
- L3Harris (LHX)
- Brokerage Firm: Deutsche Bank
- Ratings Change: Buy >> Hold
- Price Target: $245 >> $257
- Lamb Weston (LW)
- Brokerage Firm: Consumer Edge Research
- Ratings Change: Overweight >> Equal Weight
- Lloyds Banking (LYG)
- Brokerage Firm: RBC Capital Mkts
- Ratings Change: Outperform >> Sector Perform
- Nestle (NSRGY)
- Brokerage Firm: UBS
- Ratings Change: Buy >> Neutral
- Nestle (NSRGY)
- Brokerage Firm: Deutsche Bank
- Ratings Change: Buy >> Hold
- Nestle (NSRGY)
- Brokerage Firm: Berenberg
- Ratings Change: Buy >> Hold
- RPM Inc (RPM)
- Brokerage Firm: JP Morgan
- Ratings Change: Overweight >> Neutral
- Price Target: $120
- Reliance, Inc. (RS)
- Brokerage Firm: Wolfe Research
- Ratings Change: Peer Perform >> Underperform
- Price Target: $262
- STMicroelectronics (STM)
- Brokerage Firm: Morgan Stanley
- Ratings Change: Overweight >> Equal-Weight
- WW (WW)
- Brokerage Firm: Morgan Stanley
- Ratings Change: Overweight >> Equal-Weight
- Price Target: $6.5 >> $1.25
- Teradyne (TER)
- Brokerage Firm: Craig Hallum
- Ratings Change: Buy >> Hold
- Price Target: $124
- GlycoMimetics (GLYC)
- Brokerage Firm: TD Cowen
- Ratings Change: Buy >> Hold
- TriCo Bancshares (TCBK)
- Brokerage Firm: Janney
- Ratings Change: Buy >> Neutral
- Colgate-Palmolive (CL)
- Brokerage Firm: HSBC Securities
- Ratings Change: Buy >> Hold
Coverage Initiated (Friday, July 26, 2024)
- Acumen Pharmaceuticals (ABOS)
- Brokerage Firm: Citigroup
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $7
- CervoMed (CRVO)
- Brokerage Firm: Morgan Stanley
- Ratings Change: Overweight
- Price Target: $35
- DoorDash (DASH)
- Brokerage Firm: Redburn Atlantic
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $170
- Dianthus Therapeutics (DNTH)
- Brokerage Firm: Robert W. Baird
- Ratings Change: Outperform
- Price Target: $58
- AG Mortgage Investment Trust (MITT)
- Brokerage Firm: Piper Sandler
- Ratings Change: Overweight
- Price Target: $9
- Biodesix (BDSX)
- Brokerage Firm: Craig Hallum
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $3
- Assertio Therapeutics (ASRT)
- Brokerage Firm: Maxim Group
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $3
- Dave, Inc. (DAVE)
- Brokerage Firm: Lake Street
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $53
July 24th Upgrades and Downgrades
Upgrades – Wednesday, July 24, 2024
- Akamai Tech (AKAM)
- Brokerage Firm: HSBC Securities
- Ratings Change: Reduce>>Hold
- Price Target: $96
- A.O. Smith (AOS)
- Brokerage Firm: Stifel
- Ratings Change: Hold>>Buy
- Price Target: $97>>$98
- Estee Lauder (EL)
- Brokerage Firm: RBC Capital Mkts
- Ratings Change: Sector Perform>>Outperform
- Price Target: $131
- Lockheed Martin (LMT)
- Brokerage Firm: TD Cowen
- Ratings Change: Hold>>Buy
- Price Target: $480>>$560
- Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE)
- Brokerage Firm: Goldman
- Ratings Change: Neutral>>Buy
- Price Target: $41>>$45
- Spotify (SPOT)
- Brokerage Firm: DZ Bank
- Ratings Change: Hold>>Buy
- Price Target: $375
- Spotify (SPOT)
- Brokerage Firm: Goldman
- Ratings Change: Neutral>>Buy
- Price Target: $320>>$425
- Invitation Homes (INVH)
- Brokerage Firm: Deutsche Bank
- Ratings Change: Hold>>Buy
- Price Target: $35>>$41
- Ionis Pharma (IONS)
- Brokerage Firm: Leerink Partners
- Ratings Change: Market Perform>>Outperform
- Price Target: $53>>$62
- Malibu Boats (MBUU)
- Brokerage Firm: DA Davidson
- Ratings Change: Neutral>>Buy
- Price Target: $45
Downgrades – Wednesday, July 24, 2024
- Alexandria RE (ARE)
- Brokerage Firm: Wedbush
- Ratings Change: Outperform>>Neutral
- Price Target: $140>>$130
- Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT)
- Brokerage Firm: UBS
- Ratings Change: Buy>>Neutral
- Price Target: $140>>$125
- Cadence Bank (CADE)
- Brokerage Firm: Piper Sandler
- Ratings Change: Overweight>>Neutral
- Price Target: $33>>$34
- Colgate-Palmolive (CL)
- Brokerage Firm: Jefferies
- Ratings Change: Buy>>Hold
- Price Target: $103>>$95
- Centene (CNC)
- Brokerage Firm: Jefferies
- Ratings Change: Buy>>Hold
- Price Target: $83>>$69
- IQVIA (IQV)
- Brokerage Firm: Jefferies
- Ratings Change: Buy>>Hold
- Price Target: $266>>$242
- Moody’s (MCO)
- Brokerage Firm: BMO Capital Markets
- Ratings Change: Outperform>>Market Perform
- Price Target: $482>>$455
- NBT Bancorp (NBTB)
- Brokerage Firm: Raymond James
- Ratings Change: Outperform>>Mkt Perform
- Procter & Gamble (PG)
- Brokerage Firm: Jefferies
- Ratings Change: Buy>>Hold
- Price Target: $182>>$175
- Q2 Holdings (QTWO)
- Brokerage Firm: DA Davidson
- Ratings Change: Buy>>Neutral
- Price Target: $65>>$76
- Red Rock Resorts (RRR)
- Brokerage Firm: Wells Fargo
- Ratings Change: Overweight>>Equal Weight
- Price Target: $63>>$64
- SmartFinancial (SMBK)
- Brokerage Firm: Piper Sandler
- Ratings Change: Overweight>>Neutral
- Price Target: $26>>$28
- TE Connectivity (TEL)
- Brokerage Firm: HSBC Securities
- Ratings Change: Buy>>Hold
- Price Target: $162
- Truist (TFC)
- Brokerage Firm: Citigroup
- Ratings Change: Buy>>Neutral
- Price Target: $45>>$47
- Ulta Beauty (ULTA)
- Brokerage Firm: Piper Sandler
- Ratings Change: Overweight>>Neutral
- Price Target: $494>>$404
- General Motors (GM)
- Brokerage Firm: Morgan Stanley
- Ratings Change: Overweight>>Equal-Weight
- Price Target: $46>>$47
- Autohome (ATHM)
- Brokerage Firm: The Benchmark Company
- Ratings Change: Buy>>Hold
- Tesla (TSLA)
- Brokerage Firm: Cantor Fitzgerald
- Ratings Change: Overweight>>Neutral
- Price Target: $230>>$245
- Tesla (TSLA)
- Brokerage Firm: New Street
- Ratings Change: Buy>>Neutral
- Price Target: $225
- Five Below (FIVE)
- Brokerage Firm: Gordon Haskett
- Ratings Change: Accumulate>>Hold
- Polaris Industries (PII)
- Brokerage Firm: Longbow
- Ratings Change: Buy>>Neutral
- Western New England Bancorp (WNEB)
- Brokerage Firm: Seaport Research Partners
- Ratings Change: Buy>>Neutral
- BWX Technologies (BWXT)
- Brokerage Firm: Barclays
- Ratings Change: Equal Weight>>Underweight
- Price Target: $75>>$90
- Community Financial System (CBU)
- Brokerage Firm: Raymond James
- Ratings Change: Outperform>>Mkt Perform
Coverage Initiated – Wednesday, July 24, 2024
- AAON (AAON)
- Brokerage Firm: Robert W. Baird
- Ratings Change: Neutral
- Price Target: $100
- Biohaven (BHVN)
- Brokerage Firm: Morgan Stanley
- Ratings Change: Overweight
- Price Target: $58
- JFrog (FROG)
- Brokerage Firm: TD Cowen
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $50
- M/I Homes (MHO)
- Brokerage Firm: Raymond James
- Ratings Change: Strong Buy
- Price Target: $200
- MindMed (MNMD)
- Brokerage Firm: ROTH MKM
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $36
- Meritage (MTH)
- Brokerage Firm: Raymond James
- Ratings Change: Outperform
- Price Target: $220
- Smith & Nephew (SNN)
- Brokerage Firm: Deutsche Bank
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Taylor Morrison Home (TMHC)
- Brokerage Firm: Raymond James
- Ratings Change: Outperform
- Price Target: $75
- IMAX (IMAX)
- Brokerage Firm: Seaport Research Partners
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $23
- LandBridge (LB)
- Brokerage Firm: Johnson Rice
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $35
July 22nd Upgrades and Downgrades
Upgrades:
- Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) – JP Morgan – Neutral to Overweight – $167 to $194
- C.H. Robinson (CHRW) – BofA Securities – Underperform to Buy – $76 to $99
- EastGroup (EGP) – Wedbush – Neutral to Outperform – $162 to $208
- Henry Schein (HSIC) – Robert W. Baird – Neutral to Outperform – $81 to $92
- Intl Flavors (IFF) – Stifel – Hold to Buy – $95 to $115
- Independent Bank (INDB) – Seaport Research Partners – Neutral to Buy – $65
- Portland Gen Elec (POR) – KeyBanc Capital Markets – Sector Weight to Overweight
- Selective Insurance (SIGI) – Keefe Bruyette – Mkt Perform to Outperform – $104 to $99
- STAG Industrial (STAG) – Wedbush – Neutral to Outperform – $38 to $44
- TaskUs (TASK) – BofA Securities – Underperform to Neutral – $12 to $18
- 10x Genomics (TXG) – Jefferies – Hold to Buy – $24
- Rentokil Initial plc (RTO) – Bernstein – Underperform to Mkt Perform
Downgrades:
- Comerica (CMA) – Truist – Buy to Hold – $55 to $53
- Mr. Cooper Group (COOP) – Keefe Bruyette – Outperform to Mkt Perform – $95
- CrowdStrike (CRWD) – BTIG Research – Buy to Neutral
- CrowdStrike (CRWD) – Guggenheim – Buy to Neutral
- Con Edison (ED) – Barclays – Equal Weight to Underweight – $97 to $92
- Estee Lauder (EL) – Raymond James – Strong Buy to Mkt Perform
- Fidelity Nat’l Info (FIS) – Morgan Stanley – Overweight to Equal-Weight – $79
- HDFC Bank (HDB) – JP Morgan – Overweight to Neutral
- Hippo (HIPO) – Keefe Bruyette – Outperform to Mkt Perform – $22 to $20
- Westamerica Banc (WABC) – Maxim Group – Buy to Hold
- Augmedix (AUGX) – B. Riley Securities – Buy to Neutral – $3 to $2.35
- Redwire Corporation (RDW) – B. Riley Securities – Buy to Neutral – $6 to $8
- Open Lending (LPRO) – Needham – Buy to Hold
- American Airlines (AAL) – Bernstein – Outperform to Mkt Perform – $18 to $12
- Berkshire Hills Bancorp (BHLB) – Janney – Buy to Neutral – $28
- CrowdStrike (CRWD) – Scotiabank – Sector Outperform to Sector Perform – $393 to $300
- Interpublic (IPG) – Morgan Stanley – Equal-Weight to Underweight – $34 to $28
- Lennar (LEN) – Goldman – Buy to Neutral – $180 to $174
- Nu Holdings (NU) – JP Morgan – Overweight to Neutral – $12 to $14.5
- PennyMac (PFSI) – Keefe Bruyette – Outperform to Mkt Perform – $102
- Stifel Financial (SF) – Wolfe Research – Outperform to Peer Perform
- Schneider National (SNDR) – BofA Securities – Neutral to Underperform – $23
- Savers Value Village (SVV) – JP Morgan – Overweight to Neutral – $21 to $12
- Texas Capital (TCBI) – Citigroup – Neutral to Sell – $60
- Augmedix (AUGX) – Lake Street – Buy to Hold
- Air Products (APD) – Deutsche Bank – Buy to Hold
Coverage Initiated:
- AnaptysBio (ANAB) – H.C. Wainwright – Buy – $55
- Axsome Therapeutics (AXSM) – Needham – Buy – $130
- Benitec Biopharma (BNTC) – Leerink Partners – Outperform – $13
- Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) – TD Cowen – Hold – $465
- Celcuity (CELC) – Leerink Partners – Outperform – $29
- CARGO Therapeutics (CRGX) – H.C. Wainwright – Buy – $33
- Driven Brands (DRVN) – BMO Capital Markets – Market Perform – $14
- Enovix (ENVX) – The Benchmark Company – Buy – $25
- EVgo Inc. (EVGO) – UBS – Neutral – $4
- Neumora Therapeutics (NMRA) – Needham – Buy – $23
- ArriVent BioPharma (AVBP) – Oppenheimer – Outperform – $35
- Lyft (LYFT) – Melius – Hold – $15
- nCino (NCNO) – JMP Securities – Mkt Outperform – $43
- Talos Energy (TALO) – Goldman – Buy – $14
- Tamboran Resources (TBN) – Piper Sandler – Overweight – $41
- Tamboran Resources (TBN) – RBC Capital Mkts – Sector Perform – $31
- Tamboran Resources (TBN) – Citigroup – Buy – $32
- Uber (UBER) – Melius – Hold – $77
- WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN) – Evercore ISI – Outperform – $30
- WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN) – JP Morgan – Neutral – $23
- WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN) – Morgan Stanley – Equal-Weight – $23
- WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN) – Goldman – Buy – $62
- WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN) – Deutsche Bank – Buy – $25
- American Vanguard (AVD) – Lake Street – Buy – $14
