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Tuesday's Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Arista Networks, Block, Cheniere Energy, Datadog, Foot Locker, Intuit, Kroger, TechnipFMC, Workday and More

Callaway Golf Co. (NYSE: ELY): Goldman Sachs raised the price target on the Neutral-rated popular golf club and accessories stock to $31 from $27. The consensus target is up at $40.17. Monday’s last trade was reported at $24.74, which was up over 3% on the day.

Cheniere Energy Inc. (NYSE: LNG): Goldman Sachs reiterated its Buy rating on the Conviction List member and kept a $155 price target. The consensus target for shares of the liquid natural gas giant is $127.24. The stock closed above that level Monday, up 3% to $133.12.

Columbia Sportswear Inc. (NASDAQ: COLM): Zacks selected this as its Bull of the Day stock, pointing out that this outdoor and active lifestyle retailer just reported record earnings and revenue in its latest quarter. Shares last closed at $92.72 and have a consensus price target of $114.00.

Datadog Inc. (NASDAQ: DDOG): Goldman Sachs added the stock to its prestigious Conviction List of top stock picks, and the firm has a huge $250 target price. The consensus target is $213.15. Monday’s close was at $161.11 a share.

EPAM Systems Inc. (NYSE: EPAM): Piper Sandler downgraded the stock to Neutral and guillotined the $776 price objective to $410. The $685.79 consensus target soon will be lower. The share ended Monday at $207.75, down an incredible 46% after the company withdrew financial forecasts as it makes software in war-torn Ukraine.

Foot Locker Inc. (NYSE: FL): Morgan Stanley cut its Equal Weight rating to Underweight and slashed the $47 target price to $23. Citigroup downgraded the shares to Sell from Buy, and its price target dropped to $25 from $73. Yet, the last trade on Monday hit the tape at $31.62, up close to 9% for the day.


Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU): Goldman Sachs reiterated a Buy rating but lowered the target price to $715 from $840 after the company posted in-line earnings results. The consensus target is $701.16. The shares closed Monday at $466.82, which was down almost 4% for the day.

Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR): Telsey Advisory upgraded the supermarket chain to Outperform from Market Perform and raised the $47 target price to $54. The consensus target is $46. The shares ended trading on Monday at $46.80.

Lear Corp. (NYSE: LEA): Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock to Overweight from Equal Weight and lowered the price objective to $175 from $200. The consensus target is $188.73. The final trade for Monday was reported at $157.34, down close to 6% for the day.

MacroGenics Inc. (NASDAQ: MGNX): Though Citigroup upgraded the stock to Buy from Neutral, it also trimmed the $23 target price to $21. The consensus target is a stunning $37.30, when compared to the $9.35 per share closing trade for Monday, which was down over 3% for the day.

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