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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AutoZone, Best Buy, Bloomin' Brands, EOG Resources, Lemonade, Pure Storage, QuantumScape, Stitch Fix, Twilio and More
March 9, 2021 8:59 am
Last Updated: May 13, 2021 12:27 pm
QuantumScape Corp. (NYSE: QS) was started with an Outperform rating and a $57 price target at Cowen. The consensus target for the shares of the battery company backed by Bill Gates and Volkswagen is $56.75. The stock closed Monday at $46.87, up almost 6%, and the shares were up an additional 5% in the premarket.
Southwestern Energy Co. (NYSE: SWN) was raised from Hold to Buy with a $6.75 price target at Johnson Rice. The consensus target is just $4.50. The shares closed at $3.78 on Monday.
Stitch Fix Inc. (NASDAQ: SFIX) was downgraded at Deutsche Bank from Buy to Hold with a $54 price target. The consensus target is $54.13. Monday’s last trade of $68.52 was down over 6% for the day.
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc. (NYSE: SKT) was downgraded at Goldman Sachs from Neutral to Sell with a $12.50 price target. The consensus target is $11.67, and the last Monday trade came in at $17.12. The shares were down over 4% in the premarket and have been on a roller-coaster after the Reddit/WallStreetBets crowd zeroed in on the highly shorted company.
Twilio Inc. (NYSE: TWLO) was started with a Buy rating and a $415 price target at Jefferies. The consensus objective is even higher at $508.75. Monday’s close at $320.59 a share was down almost 5% on the day. Shares rebounded over 4% in the premarket.
Whiting Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: WLL) was raised at Wells Fargo from Equal Weight to Overweight with a $40 price target. The consensus target is $32.25, and the shares closed on Monday at $33.67.
Xpeng Inc. (NASDAQ: XPEV) was raised from Sell to Buy with a $34 price target at Daiwa Securities. The consensus target is a much higher $54.43, and the stock last closed at $26.92, down almost 4% on Monday.
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Monday’s early top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Accenture, Coca-Cola, Fastly, First Solar, Lemonade, Marvell Technology, Peloton Interactive and Target. Analyst calls seen later in the day were on Bumble, NextEra Energy, Wheaton Precious Metals and more.
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