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Friday's Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Alcoa, Carvana, CSX, Dow, JetBlue, Lululemon, Netflix, Rio Tinto, Take-Two, Tesla, United Airlines and More

Comerica Inc. (NYSE: CMA): Baird reiterated its Neutral rating after earnings and has an $85 target. The consensus target is up at $104.16. The last trade Thursday was reported at $82.73, down over 5% for the day.

CSX Corp. (NASDAQ: CSX): Goldman Sachs maintained a Buy rating on the railroad giant and lifted the $41 target price to $43. The consensus target is $39.67. The final trade Thursday came in at $36.30, a gain of close to 3% for the day.

Dow Inc. (NYSE: DOW): Citigroup upgraded the chemical heavyweight to Buy from Neutral and lifted the $70 price target to $82. The consensus target is $70.10. The last trade for Thursday hit the tape at $69.51, up close to 3% on the day.

Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX): Baird reiterated an Outperform rating on the shares and has a $281 target price. The analysts suggested investors buy any weakness in the stock. The consensus target is $273.47. The shares closed Thursday over 8% lower to $202.95.

JetBlue Airways Corp. (NASDAQ: JBLU): Deutsche Bank downgraded the shares to Hold from Buy and lowered the price target to $16 from $21. The consensus target is $15.70. The stock closed Thursday at $13.53, up close to 4% on the day.

Lam Research Corp. (NASDAQ: LRCX): Stifel reiterated a Buy rating on the semiconductor capital equipment giant and has a massive $837 target. The consensus target is $701.62. The last trade for Thursday hit the tape at $469.51, down close to 3% on the day.

Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU): Goldman Sachs reiterated a Buy rating on the stock, which is on the firm’s Conviction List of top picks, and it has a $493 target price. The consensus target is $432.29. The stock closed at $377.25 on Thursday.

M&T Bank Corp. (NYSE: MTB): Baird maintained a Neutral rating and a $165 target price, which compares with the much higher $196.19 consensus and Thursday’s closing price of $177.78.

Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX): DZ Bank checked into the downgrade party late and lowered its rating from Buy to Hold with a $280 target price. The consensus target for now is $361.78. The last trade on Thursday was reported at $218.22, down close to 4% on the day as the carnage continues for the streaming giant.


PBF Energy Inc. (NYSE: PBF): Wells Fargo upgraded the shares to Equal Weight from Underweight and raised the $20 price target to $30. The consensus target is $23.85. The final trade on Thursday was posted at $27.41, down close to 6% for the day.

PennyMac Inc. (NYSE: PFSI): BTIG Research started coverage on the shares with the Buy rating and a $60 target price. That compares with the much higher $79.29 consensus target and the final print on Thursday at $50.14.

Range Resources Corp. (NYSE: RRC): Piper Sandler raised its Neutral rating to Overweight and boosted the $23 target price on the stock to $49. The consensus target is $33.21. The stock retreated nearly 4% on Thursday to close at $31.66.

Rexford Industrial Realty Inc. (NYSE: REXR): Baird reiterated an Outperform rating and raised its target price to $103 from $86. The consensus target is $88.38. The stock closed at $82.65 on Thursday.

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