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Monday's Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Carvana, Comcast, Fisker, Monster Beverage, Twilio, Twitter, Virgin Galactic, Warner Bros Discovery and More
August 8, 2022 8:54 am
Last Updated: August 9, 2022 7:30 am
Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA): J.P. Morgan downgraded the shares from Neutral to Underweight with a $25 target. The consensus target is $31.32 for now. The last trade Friday was recorded at $24.26, which was down over 4% for the day on no news other than the downgrade.
Physicians Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: DOC): Colliers Securities cut its Buy rating to Neutral with a $19 target price. The consensus target is $19.07. The stock ended Friday’s session at $17.24.
Playtika Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: PLTK): MKM Partners downgraded the shares to Neutral from Buy and lowered the $17 price target to $13.50. The consensus target is $20.59. The stock closed 3% lower on Friday at $11.77.
Twilio Inc. (NYSE: TWLO): When Stifel downgraded the stock to Hold from Buy, it slashed its $200 target price in half to $90. The consensus target is $178.41 for now. The last trade for Friday came in at $84.92, down close to 14% on the day. Solid earnings were overshadowed after the company reported miserable third-quarter guidance.
Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR): Susquehanna downgraded the stock to Neutral from Positive. It also dropped its $50 price objective to $45. The consensus target is $43.05. The stock had a solid session Friday, closing up almost 4% at $42.52.
Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SPCE): Truist Financial’s downgrade to Sell from Hold included a target price cut to $5 from $8. The consensus target is $9.05. The shares closed Friday at $6.76, down almost 18% after the company pushed back the start date for its first commercial space flights.
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (NASDAQ: WBD): Wells Fargo slashed its target price in half, to $19 from $42. The consensus target is at $$29.25 for now. The shares closed Friday at $14.59, down a sharp 17% after the company posted a stunning $3.42 billion loss.
Zillow Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ZG): Wedbush downgraded the online real estate site to Neutral from Outperform and trimmed the $41 target price to $39. The consensus target is $46.42. The shares down 2% on Friday at $37.37.
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Friday’s early top analyst upgrades and downgrades included America Movil, Ball, Ciena, Costco Wholesale, Dish Network, Fortinet, Infinera, Levi Strauss, Match, RingCentral, Robinhood Markets and Yum! Brands. Analyst calls seen later in the day were on Acadia Pharmaceuticals, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Duke Energy, Kellogg, Paramount Global, Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and more.
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