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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Alibaba, Electronic Arts, NVIDIA, Occidental Petroleum, SeaWorld, Yelp and More
May 10, 2017 9:10 am
Last Updated: January 12, 2020 12:09 pm
Stocks were indicated marginally lower on Wednesday after challenging all-time highs again. The bull market is now more than eight years old and investors have bought every single pullback. Now those same investors are looking for new trading and investing ideas.
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These were the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls on Wednesday, May 10, 2017.
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA) was reiterated as Overweight and the price target was raised to $132 from $130 (versus a $120.00 prior close) at Barclays. Alibaba has a 52-week trading range of $73.30 to $120.00 and a consensus analyst target price of $129.97.
Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) closed up 0.3% at $96.01 ahead of earnings but was indicated up 8.2% at $103.95 afterward. EA was reiterated as Buy at Jefferies and the price target was raised to $123 from $110, noting digital spending in Battlefield and FIFA drove a big earnings beat. Wedbush reiterated its Outperform rating and raised its price target to $116 from $95. 24/7 Wall St. has offered much more detail in expanded analyst coverage for EA shares.
NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) closed up almost 0.2% at $102.94 ahead of earnings and was up 12% at $115.45 after beating earnings and raising guidance. Jefferies reiterated its Buy rating and $140 target price, calling it a top pick. Barclays has an Equal Weight rating but raised its target to $105 from $90.
Occidental Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: OXY) was raised to Neutral from Underweight and the price target was raised to $67 from $66 (versus a $59.88 close) at JPMorgan. Occidental has a 52-week range of $57.20 to $78.48, and the consensus target price was $73.57.
SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: SEAS) closed up 3.2% at $18.11 on Tuesday after earnings, in a 52-week range of $11.77 to $20.13. SeaWorld was reiterated as Buy with a $25 fair value estimate (versus an $18.11 close) at Janney, noting that the outlook continues to improve and that it’s time to get on board. Wedbush maintained its Neutral rating and $20 price target, noting that guidance was underwhelming.
Yelp Inc. (NYSE: YELP) was down 2.8% at $34.70 ahead of earnings, but it was down almost 25% at $26.10 afterward. Wedbush maintained its Neutral rating and lowered its price target to $29 from $37. RBC cut its rating to Sector Perform from Outperform, and the price target was slashed to $27 from $49. JPMorgan maintained an Overweight rating but cut its target to $37 from $48.
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