Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Annaly, Amazon, Enterprise Products, Kinder Morgan, Lululemon, RealReal, Snap, Square, Under Armour and More

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Published: September 3, 2019 8:45 am

Last Updated: January 30, 2020 4:43 pm

Stocks were indicated to open lower on Tuesday after the long weekend on fears about how the new tariffs implemented on September 1 may face pushback from China. The bull market is well over 10 years old, and the Dow Jones industrials, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all still have double-digit percentage gains so far in 2019. Investors should be considering how to position their portfolios and assets heading into late 2019 and as 2020 approaches.

24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens of analyst research reports each day of the week to find new ideas for traders and long-term investors alike. Some of the daily analyst calls cover stocks to buy, while others cover stocks to sell or stocks to avoid.

We have provided these calls in a quick-hit summary for easy reading, and additional comments and trading data have been added on some of the calls. The consensus analyst price targets and other valuation metrics are from the Refinitiv (Thomson Reuters) sell-side research service.

These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations for Tuesday, September 3, 2019.

Actuant Corp. (NYSE: ATU) was downgraded to Neutral from Outperform with a $23 target price (versus a $22.21 prior close) at Robert W. Baird.

Annaly Capital Management Inc. (NYSE: NLY) was downgraded to Neutral from Buy and the target price of the MBS-REIT was cut to $8.00 from $9.50 (versus an $8.30 close) at UBS. Shares were indicated down 1.25 at $8.20 on Tuesday morning, in a 52-week range of $8.17 to $10.76 and with a prior consensus target price of $9.61.

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) was reiterated as Outperform and the target price was raised to $2,600 from $2,250 at RBC Capital Markets. One driver is an expected positive impact from Amazon offering new Prime one-day shipping. Amazon had a consensus target price of $2,269.04 ahead of this call, and Friday’s 0.57% drop to $1,776.29 compares with a 52-week range of $1,307.00 to $2,050.50.

Axonics Modulation Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: AXNX) was started with a Buy rating and assigned a $43 target price (versus a $33.27 close) at Needham.

Boston Beer Co. (NYSE: SAM) was downgraded to Underperform from Hold and the target price was cut to $332 from $360 (versus a $438.32 close) at Jefferies. Increased competition in the alcoholic seltzer and carbonated beverage markets was cited for the downgrade. Boston Beer had a consensus target price of $364.17.

Camping World Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CWH) was named as the Zacks Bear of the Day stock. The firm said that this RV retailer has been hit hard by changing consumer preferences. Shares closed most recently at $7.60 with a consensus price target of $12.92.

Eaton Corp. (NYSE: ETN) was downgraded to Neutral from Outperform with an $82 target price (versus an $80.72 close) at Robert W. Baird.

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE: EPD) was started with a Sector Outperform rating and assigned a $35 target at Scotia Howard Weil. The shares closed up 0.2% at $28.51 on Friday, and the consensus target price is $35.12.

Geron Corp. (NASDAQ: GERN) was started with a Buy rating and assigned a $4 price target (versus a $1.40 close) at H.C. Wainwright. It had a consensus target price of $3.83, and its 52-week trading range is $0.95 to $6.99.

HEICO Corp. (NYSE: HEI) was downgraded to Sell from Neutral at UBS, but the prior target price of $120 was lifted to $134 in the call. Shares closed down 0.88% at $144.67 ahead of the call, and the consensus target price was $146.50.

Kinder Morgan Inc. (NYSE: KMI) was started with a Sector Perform rating and assigned a $23 target at Scotia Howard Weil. The stock closed down just over 0.6% at $20.27 a share on Friday, and it had a consensus target price of $22.05.

Lending Tree Inc. (NASDAQ: TREE) was raised to Buy from Neutral and the target price was raised to $295 from $355 (versus a $310.09 close) at UBS. The consensus target price is $371.35, and the 52-week trading range is $183.25 to $434.94.

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Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) was reiterated as Buy and the target price was raised to $217 from $215 at MKM Partners. Lululemon closed down 0.75% at $184.67 on Friday, and its consensus target price was $193.88.

Medicines Co. (NASDAQ: MDCO) was reiterated as Outperform and the target price was raised to $60 from $52 (versus a $41.96 close, after a 2.4% drop) at Oppenheimer. Citigroup reiterated its Buy rating and raised its target price to $55 from $48. The stock was last seen up about 15% at $48.45 on news of a positive late-stage cholesterol treatment study meeting its main endpoints.

PC Connection Inc. (NASDAQ: CNXN) was named as the Bull of the Day at Zacks, which said that this tech retailer is posting record numbers across the board and earnings estimates are on the rise. Shares most recently closed at $35.23, with a consensus price target of $44.50.

Plains All American Pipeline L.P. (NYSE: PAA) was started with a Sector Outperform rating and assigned a $28 target at Scotia Howard Weil. The stock closed up just one cent at $21.43 a share on Friday, and it has a consensus target price of $27.91.

RealReal Inc. (NASDAQ: REAL) was started as Outperform with a $20 target price at Wells Fargo. The shares had closed down 6.5% at $13.07 on Friday, and the prior consensus target price was $30.17.

Rexnord Corp. (NYSE: RXN) was downgraded to Neutral from Outperform with a $29 target price (versus a $26.18 close) at Robert W. Baird.

Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) was raised to Outperform from In-Line and saw its target price raised to $20 from $18 at Evercore ISI, with the firm talking up Snap’s efforts to move into gaming. Shares closed up 0.35 at $15.83 on Friday and were indicated up 1.3% at $16.04 on Tuesday, in a 52-week range of $4.82 to $18.36 and with a consensus target price of $16.32.

Square Inc. (NYSE: SQ) was started with an Underweight rating and assigned a $55 price target at Atlantic Equities. MoffettNathanson raised its rating to Buy from Neutral as well. Square closed down 1.6% at $61.84 on Friday but was indicated up 0.5% at $62.15 on Tuesday. Its consensus target price was $84.03, and the 52-week trading range is $49.82 to $101.15.

Under Armour Inc. (NYSE: UAA) was raised to Market Perform from Underperform and the target price was raised to $17 from $16 at Bernstein. Under Armour closed down one cent a share at $18.61 on Friday and was indicated down 2.5% at $18.15 on Tuesday.

Wayfair Inc. (NYSE: W) was started with a Buy rating at Goldman Sachs, which assigned a $145 price target. The stock closed down 1.04% at $112.74 on Friday, and it has a 52-week range of $76.60 to $173.73 and a prior consensus target price of $157.60.

Werner Enterprises Inc. (NASDAQ: WERN) was raised to Buy from Neutral and the target price was raised to $40 from $32 (versus a $32.68 close) at Citigroup. Werner’s consensus target price is $35.81.

Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) was raised to In-Line from Underperform at Evercore ISI, with the firm feeling a bit more optimistic about the NAND flash memory prices ahead.

Williams Companies Inc. (NYSE: WMB) was started with a Sector Perform rating and assigned a $28 target price at Scotia Howard Weil. Shares closed down 0.46% at $23.60 on Friday and had a consensus target price of $30.16.