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Thursday's Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Activision, Biogen, Carnival, HubSpot, Lam Research, Las Vegas Sands, Tesla, Zoom Video and More
October 21, 2021 8:41 am
Last Updated: October 21, 2021 12:42 pm
Carnival Corp. (NYSE: CCL): Berenberg raised its Sell rating on the cruise line to Hold with a $22.50 price target. The consensus target is up at $28.45 The last trade on Wednesday was at $22.44 per share.
Comerica Inc. (NYSE: CMA): Though Goldman Sachs raised the $78 price target to $86, the firm also maintained a Sell rating on the stock. The consensus price objective is $85.61. The stock popped almost 4% on Wednesday to close at $86.93.
Denny’s Corp. (NASDAQ: DENN): Truist Securities upgraded shares of the ubiquitous restaurant chain to Buy from Hold and has an $18 price target. The consensus target is $19.13. The stock was closed on Wednesday at $14.60.
Five9 Inc. (NASDAQ: FIVN): Barclays resumed coverage with an Overweight rating and a $215 price target. The consensus target is $201.83, and Wednesday’s closing share price was $158.83.
Fiverr International Ltd. (NYSE: FVRR): The RBC Capital Markets downgrade to Sector Perform from Overweight included a price target cut to $195 from $200. The consensus target is $215.78, and Wednesday’s last print of $192.81.
Hess Corp. (NYSE: HES): Goldman Sachs raised the price target on the oil giant to $118 from $106 and maintained its Buy rating. The consensus target is $101.58. The closing price on Wednesday was $89.56 per share.
HubSpot Inc. (NYSE: HUBS): Barclays started coverage with an Equal Weight rating and an $800 price target. That compares with a consensus price objective of $797.43 and Wednesday’s close at $795.39.
Krispy Kreme Inc. (NASDAQ: DNUT): HSBC Securities lowered its Buy rating on the popular donut maker to Hold with a $14 price target. The consensus target is up at $20.50. The final trade on Wednesday came in at $13.92.
Lam Research Corp. (NASDAQ: LRCX): Summit Insights downgraded shares of the semiconductor capital equipment giant to Hold from Buy. Over the past 52 weeks, the stock has traded between $333.31 and $673.80 a share, and it has a consensus price target of $723.25. The stock closed on Wednesday at $565.30.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS): Goldman Sachs reiterated its Buy rating on the gaming giant and noted that the recent sell-off in the stock has created an attractive risk-reward level for the shares. The firm’s huge $68 price target is well above the consensus target of $54.08. The stock closed trading at $39.52 on Wednesday.
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