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Wednesday's Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AutoZone, Etsy, Luminar, Nike, Norwegian Cruise, PayPal, Western Digital, Weyerhaeuser and More

Darden Restaurants Inc. (NYSE: DRI): Oppenheimer maintained an Outperform rating and a $155 price target. The consensus target is $139.83. The stock closed on Tuesday at $132.75.

EOG Resources Inc. (NYSE: EOG): KeyBanc Capital Markets initiated coverage with an Overweight rating and a $157 target price. The $148.43 consensus target is closer to Tuesday’s final print of $119.63.

Etsy Inc. (NASDAQ: ETSY): BofA Securities started coverage with a Neutral rating and a $120 price objective. The consensus target is $117.19. The stock on Tuesday at $103.97, down 7% on the day with the weak tape.

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM): As Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock to Overweight from Equal Weight, it boosted its $494 target price to $549. The consensus target for the healthcare giant is $541.48. Tuesday’s close was at $502.89.

Huntsman Corp. (NYSE: HUN): J.P. Morgan downgraded the stock to Underweight from Neutral. Its $25 target price is less than the $35.16 consensus target and near Tuesday’s close at $25.22.

Innoviz Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ: INVZ): J.P. Morgan started coverage with an Overweight rating and a $22 target. The consensus target is just $8.67. The shares closed on Tuesday at $5.78, up 4% for the day on the initiation.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (NASDAQ: JAZZ): Goldman Sachs slashed the $192 price target on the Neutral-rated shares to $148. The consensus target is $201.78. The stock closed down 7% at $137.84 on Tuesday.

Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (NYSE: LPX): The BofA Securities downgrade to Underperform from Neutral included a target price cut to $56 from $64. The consensus target is $70.22. The stock closed trading Tuesday at $52.44, a 4% drop for the day, likely on the downgrade.


Luminar Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: LAZR): J.P. Morgan initiated coverage with an Overweight rating and a $30 target. The consensus target is just $13.82. The stock closed on Tuesday at $9.53, up almost 5% for the day on the upgrade.

Martin Marietta Materials Inc. (NYSE: MLM): Exane BNP Paribas raised its Neutral rating to Outperform with a $407 price target. The consensus target is $410.63. The stock closed at $334.57 on Tuesday.

Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE): Barclays downgraded the athletic shoe and apparel heavyweight to Equal Weight from Overweight. It also lowered its $125 target price to $110, well lower than the $131.08 consensus target. Tuesday’s closing print of $102.42 was a 5% drop on the day after the downgrade.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: NCLH): Truist Financial upgraded the shares to Buy from Hold and slid its $18 target price up to $19, the same as the consensus target. Tuesday’s close was at $15.19.

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