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Thursday's Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Analog Devices, Activision Blizzard, BP, Clorox, EA, MGM PayPal, Square, and More
June 24, 2021 9:03 am
Last Updated: June 24, 2021 9:09 am
The Clorox Co. (NYSE: CLX): UBS initiated coverage with a Sell rating and a $166 price target. The shares last closed near $173, and the consensus price target is $191.58.
Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE: CS): Berenberg upgraded to a Buy rating from Hold. The stock most recently closed at $10 and has a consensus price target of $10.05.
Denbury Inc. (NYSE: DEN): Stifel initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $93 price target. Shares last closed near $77 and have a consensus price target of $80.20.
Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR): Piper Sandler downgraded to a Neutral rating from Overweight and cut the price target to $102 from $117. The stock was last trading near $101. The consensus target is $118.42. The 52-week trading range is $84.41 to $120.37.
Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA): MoffettNathanson initiated coverage with a Neutral rating and a $151 price target. Shares last closed at $139, and the consensus price target is $162.97.
The Estee Lauder Companies PLC (NYSE: EL): UBS initiated coverage with a Neutral rating and a $323 price target. The consensus price target is $335.75. The stock has a 52-week range of $183.22 to $318.34 and recently closed near $302 a share.
GlaxoSmithKline PLC (NYSE: GSK): Deutsche Bank upgraded to a Hold rating from Sell. Shares last closed at $39.85, and the consensus price target is $49.17.
Kimberly-Clark Corp. (NYSE: KMB): UBS initiated coverage with a Neutral rating and a $135 price target. The stock was last traded near $130, in a 52-week range of $128.02 to $160.16. The consensus price target is $142.16.
MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM): Deutsche Bank upgraded to a Buy rating from Hold and raised the price target to $54 from $42. The stock closed near $43, in a 52-week range of $14.65 to $44.40. Analysts have a consensus price target of $44.28 for the stock.
Newell Brands Inc. (NASDAQ: NWL): UBS initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $33 price target. The stock closed near $26, in a 52-week range of $14.81 to $30.10.
Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ: OKTA) Daiwa Securities started with a Buy rating and a $282 price target. The shares last closed near $242, and the consensus price target is $276.19.
The Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG): UBS started with a Neutral rating and a $138 price target. The stock most recently closed at $132.93 and has a 52-week range of $115.04 to $146.92.
PLBY Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLBY): Stifel initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $52 price target. Shares last closed near $37 and have a consensus price target of $47.25.
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL): DA Davidson started with a Buy rating and a $325 price target. The stock was last trading near $288. The consensus target is $312.17. The 52-week trading range is $164.33 to $309.14.
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (NYSE: SMG): UBS started with a Buy rating and a $225 price target. Shares last closed at $191.68, and the consensus price target is $277.50.
Square Inc. (NYSE: SQ): DA Davidson initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $275 price target. The stock has a 52-week range of $101.22 to $283.19 and recently closed near $239 a share.
SeaGate Technology Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: STX): Northland Capital upgraded to an Outperform rating from Market Perform with a $98 price target. The stock most recently closed at $85 and has a consensus price target of $89.35.
YETI Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: YETI): UBS initiatied coverage with a Neutral rating and a $95 price target. Shares last closed at $89, and the consensus price target is $98.73.
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