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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Amex, Apple, Baidu, CarMax, Chewy, Disney, Lululemon, Micron, Moderna, Slack, Zoom Video and More
December 9, 2020 8:56 am
Last Updated: July 16, 2021 8:47 am
Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) was reiterated as Strong Buy and its price target was raised to $500 from $400 at Raymond James. Shares were last seen trading at $371.07.
Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) was named as the Bull of the Day at Zacks, which said that a long-awaited breakout finally came for Micron bulls. Shares most recently closed at $73.19, and they have a consensus price target of $74.33.
Moderna Inc. (NASDAQ: MRNA) was downgraded to Hold from Buy at Needham. The stock closed up 6.5% at $169.86 a share on Tuesday, and it has a $122.60 consensus target price.
PulteGroup Inc. (NYSE: PHM) was started with a Buy rating and assigned a $57 price target at UBS. The stock closed down 3.6% at $42.04 a share, and it had a $53.86 consensus target price ahead of the call.
RCI Hospitality Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: RICK) was named as the Zacks Bear of the Day stock. The firm said that upcoming earnings will question the bull’s ability to “make it rain.” Shares last closed at $28.01 and have a consensus price target of $32.00.
Slack Technologies Inc. (NYSE: WORK) was raised to Equal Weight from Underweight at Morgan Stanley.
Summit Materials Inc. (NYSE: SUM) was started with a Sell rating at UBS.
Toll Brothers Inc. (NYSE: TOL) was started with a Buy rating and a $62 price target at UBS. The stock closed down almost 8% at $45.32 per share ahead of the call. It has a $50.60 consensus target price.
VeriSign Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) was raised to Overweight with a $246 price target at JPMorgan. The stock closed at $206.92 ahead of the call and has a $240.57 consensus target price.
Vulcan Materials Co. (NYSE: VMC) was started with a Neutral rating at UBS.
Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) was raised to Overweight from Equal Weight and its target was set at $182 at Wells Fargo. KeyBanc Capital Markets started Disney with an Overweight rating and a $177 price target. The shares closed at $153.72 apiece, and they have a $154.84 consensus target price.
Zoom Video Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) was downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan. The stock closed up 1% at $412.00, and it has a $485.59 consensus price target.
The analysts at Goldman Sachs have lifted their price targets on three stocks that are rated Buy and are in a very sweet spot in their respective arenas. All three make sense for aggressive growth investors looking to rotate some capital now.
Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Clorox, Coca-Cola, Colgate-Palmolive, Garmin, Jabil, Newell Brands, Palo Alto Networks, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble and Smartsheet.
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