Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Comcast, Diamond Offshore, Home Depot, KB Home, Liberty Global, Wayfair and More

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September 25, 2019 8:50 am

Last Updated: January 30, 2020 3:29 pm

Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) saw its target price raised to $220 at Telsey Advisory Group after the firm met with the retailer’s chief financial officer. The consensus price target is $226.89, and the stock ended Tuesday at $225.81.

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ: HURN) was named as the Bull of the Day at Zacks, which said that this health care focused firm is expected to grow earnings by the double digits this year. Its shares most recently closed at $61.22, with a consensus price target of $67.33.

Ichor Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: ICHR) was downgraded from Outperform to Market Perform with a $26 price target at Cowen. The consensus target is $26.38, and the stock closed right in line at $26.00 on Tuesday.

KB Home (NYSE: KBH) was raised from Market Perform to Outperform with a $35 price target at Raymond James. The consensus target is $31.17. The stock closed above that level on Tuesday at $31.44.

Lennar Corp. (NYSE: LEN) is another builder that was raised to Outperform from Market Perform at Raymond James, which has a $61 price objective here. The consensus target is set at $60.13. The stock was last seen trading at $55.20.

Liberty Global PLC (NASDAQ: LBTYA) was downgraded to Equal Weight with a $30 price target from Overweight at Barclays. The consensus target is slightly lower at $29.37. The stock closed Tuesday at $24.74.

MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI) was started with a Neutral rating and a $235 price target at Atlantic Equities. The consensus target is $247.50. The closing trade on Tuesday came in at $225.61.

Nabors Industries Inc. (NYSE: NBER) was downgraded to Sector Perform from Outperform at RBC Capital Markets. The stock has traded in a 52-week range of $1.60 to $6.65, with a $3.51 consensus price target. The shares closed trading on Tuesday at $2.17 and were slightly lower in premarket action.

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Thor Industries Inc. (NYSE: THO) was named as the Zacks Bear of the Day stock. The firm said that it thinks the North American RV market may be near the bottom. Shares last closed at $50.55. The consensus price target is $64.00.

Ultra Clean Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: UCTT) was downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Cowen, which also lowered the target price to $18. The current consensus target is $17.60. Shares were last seen on Tuesday at $16.05.

Viper Energy Partners L.P. (NASDAQ: VNOM) was started with a Buy rating and a price objective of $35 at Goldman Sachs. That compares to the higher consensus target of $39.81. The stock ended Tuesday trading at $29.24.

Wayfair Inc. (NYSE: W) was started with a Neutral rating and a $125 price target at UBS. The consensus target is much higher at $154.41. The stock closed Tuesday at $116.04.

Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Apple, Blackstone, CBS, Global Payments, Netflix, Ralph Lauren, Walt Disney, Wynn Resorts and many more.

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