The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Thursday include AMD, Caterpillar, Chipotle, eBay, Facebook, Microsoft, Sirius XM and Starbucks.
Caterpillar, Apple, Chevron, and Coca-Cola led the DJIA to a lower close on Monday.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Friday include Bed Bath & Beyond, Caterpillar, FirstEnergy, Gilead Sciences, Intel, Starbucks and Yamana Gold.
Caterpillar handily beat fourth-quarter and full-year estimates when it reported results Thursday morning. The company expects even better results in the year ahead.
Paul Ausick Caterpillar is scheduled to release its most recent quarterly results before the markets open on Thursday.
Chris Lange The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Tuesday include Amgen, Caterpillar, Dollar General, Duke Energy, General Electric, Honeywell, 3M, Netflix and Sprint.
24/7 Wall St. has put together a preview of GE, Intel, Verizon and other Dow Jones Industrial Average companies due to report their quarterly results this week.
Boeing stock had another solid week, rising by about 3% to bolster its ranking as the best performing Dow stock so far in 2018. One analyst even raised his price target and…
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Friday include Altria, Amex, Apple, Chipotle, IBM, Netflix, Nike, Sirius XM and Switch.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Thursday include CarMax, Caterpillar, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Comcast, First Solar, Juno Therapeutics, UnitedHealth and Walmart.
Boeing shares added nearly 9% last week and the stock returned to its number one ranking as the best performing Dow stock of the year.
Chevron, Intel, Boeing, and Caterpillar led the DJIA to a solid gain on Thursday.
The include Albermarle, Applied Materials, Caterpillar, Electronic Arts, GoPro, GrubHub, Pandora, Snap and United Technologies.
Boeing, Visa, UnitedHealth Group, and Caterpillar led the DJIA to a new all-time high Friday.
Heavy machinery maker Caterpillar was the second-best performing stock among the Dow 30 last year. Another good year depends to a large degree on how the global economy performs.
Paul Ausick 
