Stocks were indicated to open higher yet again on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average indicated up over 26,400 and the S&P 500 challenging 2,850. Now that the bull market is nine years old and the Dow has screamed higher in the first month of 2018, investors are looking to position their portfolios for this year and beyond. The trend that keeps winning is for investors to buy on pullbacks, even as interest rates are rising.

24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens of analyst research reports each day of the week. The goal is to find new investing and trading ideas for investors and traders alike. Some of these analyst reports and research reports cover stocks to buy. Other reports cover stocks to sell or to avoid.

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These were the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Friday, January 26, 2018.

Alamos Gold Inc. (NYSE: AGI) was raised to Outperform with an $8.00 price target (versus a $6.16 prior close, down 3.9%) at Credit Suisse. It has a 52-week trading range of $5.84 to $9.00 and a consensus analyst target price of $9.04.

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) was downgraded to Underweight from Neutral with an $18 price target (versus a $23.03 close, down 1.9%) at JPMorgan. Shares were indicated down over 4.5% at $22.00 in early Friday indications. Bed Bath & Beyond had a consensus target price of $23.00 and a 52-week range of $19.07 to $41.96.

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) was up 0.6% at $169.37 on Thursday after this week’s earnings report, and Credit Suisse reiterated its Outperform rating and raised its price target to $210 from $192.

CarMax Inc. (NYSE: KMX) was reiterated as Outperform with an $83 price target (versus a $71.54 close) at Credit Suisse. The firm feels the stock is undervalued based on tax reform and strategic initiatives. CarMax has a 52-week range of $55.37 to $76.81.

Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) was up almost 2% at $80.30 on Thursday after many analysts raised their ratings or targets. Now Argus has reiterated its Buy rating and raised its target price to $90 from a $74 prior price target. Discover Financial has a 52-week range of $57.50 and a consensus target price of $89.08.

FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) was raised to Buy from Neutral with a $36 price objective (versus a $32.09 close) at Merrill Lynch. The firm is reducing the discount versus utility peers on 2020 earnings with resolution on its FES liability within $1 billion earmark from agencies. FirstEnergy has a 52-week trading range of $27.93 to $35.22 and a consensus target price of $35.62.

Fortinet Inc. (NASDAQ: FTNT) was downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Raymond James. The stock closed at $45.41 (up 0.35%) on Thursday, in a 52-week range of $32.05 to $46.43 and with a consensus price target of $45.75.

Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) was raised to Buy from Hold with a $95 price target (versus an $81.19 close) at Jefferies. It has a 52-week range of $70.05 to $82.47 and a consensus target price of $86.54.

Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON) was reiterated as Outperform with a $168 price objective at Merrill Lynch. The firm talked up Honeywell beating earnings estimates, but also noted slightly lower organic growth. The 52-week range is $117.12 to $161.89. The consensus target price is $169.24.

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