U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP- BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Synopsys
Reuters2026/07/16 07:46July 16 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S.-listed companies, including BlackRock, Goldman Sachs and Synopsys on Thursday.
HIGHLIGHTS
* BlackRock BLK.N: KBW raises target price to $1,300 from $1,275 |
* Goldman Sachs GS.N: Jefferies raises target price to $1,299 from $1,202 |
* Martin Marietta Materials Inc MLM.N: Jefferies cuts target price to $725 from $745 |
* Synopsys Inc SNPS.O: Benchmark initiates coverage with buy rating; target price $570 |
* WW Grainger GWW.N: RBC raises target price to $1,460 from $1,337 |
Following is a summary of research actions on U.S. companies reported by Reuters on Thursday. Stock entries are in alphabetical order.
* 3M Co MMM.N: RBC cuts target price to $123 from $133 |
* Aerovironment Inc AVAV.O: Raymond James raises to outperform from market perform |
* Ameren Corp AEE.N: JP Morgan raises target price to $137 from $126 |
* America'S Car-Mart Inc CRMT.O: Jefferies cuts target price to $5 from $14 |
* Amphenol Corp APH.N: JP Morgan raises target price to $215 from $200 |
* Arista Networks Inc ANET.N: JP Morgan raises target price to $220 from $200 |
* Arista Networks, Inc. ANET.N: Wells Fargo raises target price to $200 from $185 |
* AST Spacemobile ASTS.O: Piper Sandler initiates with overweight rating; target $100 |
* Bank of New York Mellon BNY.N: Morgan Stanley raises target to $151.00 from $147.00 |
* Bank of New York Mellon Corp BNY.N: Barclays raises target price to $178 from $149 |
* Bank of New York Mellon Corp BNY.N: Morgan Stanley raises target to $151 from $147 |
* Bank of New York Mellon Corp BNY.N: RBC raises target price to $168 from $142 |
* Bank of New York Mellon Corp BNY.N: Truist Securities raises target to $178 from $160 |
* BlackRock BLK.N: Deutsche Bank raises target price to $1258 from $1232 |
* BlackRock BLK.N: Evercore ISI raises target price to $1245 from $1145 |
* BlackRock BLK.N: JP Morgan raises target price to $1,364 from $1,165 |
* BlackRock BLK.N: JP Morgan raises to overweight from neutral |
* BlackRock BLK.N: KBW raises target price to $1,300 from $1,275 |
* BlackRock BLK.N: Morgan Stanley raises target price to $1488 from $1383 |
* BlackRock BLK.N: TD Cowen raises target price to $1190 from $1105 |
* BlackRock BLK.N: Morgan Stanley raises target price to $1,488.00 from $1,383.00 |
* Blackstone BX.N: JP Morgan cuts target price to $132 from $136 |
* Block Inc XYZ.N: Clear Street initiates coverage with hold rating; target price $82 |
* BP BP.L: TD Cowen cuts target price to 504p from 506p |
* BP BP.N: TD Cowen raises target price to $41 from $40 |
* Brinker International, Inc. EAT.N: Wells Fargo raises target price to $220 from $200 |
* Cadence Design Systems CDNS.O: Benchmark initiates with buy rating; target price $450 |
* CDW Corp CDW.O: JP Morgan raises target price to $175 from $130 |
* Celanese Corp. CE.N: Morgan Stanley cuts target price to $58.00 from $72.00 |
* Celsius Holdings Inc CELH.O: Stifel cuts target price to $45 from $62 |
* Ceva Inc CEVA.O: Benchmark initiates coverage with hold rating |
* Ceva Inc CEVA.O: JP Morgan raises target price to $45 from $36 |
* Cheniere Energy Inc LNG.N: TD Cowen raises target price to $280 from $270 |
* Choice Hotels International, Inc. CHH.N: Wells Fargo raises target price to $99 from $98 |
* Church & Dwight Co Inc CHD.N: JP Morgan raises target price to $105 from $99 |
* Cinemark Holdings, Inc. CNK.N: Wells Fargo cuts target price to $31 from $36 |
* Cinemark Holdings, Inc. CNK.N: Wells Fargo cuts to equal weight from overweight |
* Cintas Corp CTAS.O: Jefferies raises target price to $210 from $200 |
* Cintas Corporation CTAS.O: Wells Fargo raises target price to $250 from $245 |
* Cisco CSCO.O: JP Morgan raises target price to $145 from $120 |
* Coherent Corp COHR.N: JP Morgan raises target price to $435 from $380 |
* Colgate-Palmolive Co CL.N: JP Morgan raises target price to $104 from $96 |
* Compass Diversified Holdings CODI.N: TD Cowen resumes with buy rating; target $12.50 |
* Conagra Brands Inc CAG.N: JP Morgan raises target price to $15 from $14 |
* Conagra Brands Inc CAG.N: RBC cuts target price to $14 from $16 |
* Corning GLW.N: JP Morgan raises target price to $200 from $185 |
* Crowdstrike CRWD.O: Citigroup raises target price to $250 from $195 |
* CSX Corp CSX.O: Bernstein raises target price to $47 from $39 |
* CubeSmart CUBE.N: Raymond James resumes coverage with outperform rating; target $44 |
* Dakota Gold Corp. DC.A: H.C. Wainwright raises target price to $10.75 from $10.50 |
* Dell Technologies Inc DELL.N: JP Morgan raises target price to $550 from $500 |
* Denali Therapeutics Inc. DNLI.O: Deutsche Bank raises target price to $35 from $31 |
* Dexcom Inc DXCM.O: Truist Securities raises target price to $87 from $80 |
* Diamondback Energy Inc FANG.O: JP Morgan cuts target price to $211 from $240 |
* Diamondback Energy Inc FANG.O: Truist Securities cuts target price to $220 from $242 |
* Domino's Pizza, Inc. DPZ.O: Wells Fargo cuts target price to $325 from $350 |
* DTE Energy Co DTE.N: JP Morgan raises target price to $162 from $155 |
* Duke Energy Corp DUK.N: JP Morgan raises target price to $141 from $136 |
* Eagle Materials Inc EXP.N: Jefferies raises target price to $210 from $200 |
* Elevance Health ELV.N: Jefferies raises target price to $450 from $393 |
* Elevance Health, Inc. ELV.N: Wells Fargo cuts target price to $473 from $492 |
* Elf Beauty Inc ELF.N: JP Morgan raises target price to $94 from $80 |
* Entergy ETR.N: JP Morgan raises target price to $139 from $129 |
* Estée Lauder EL.N: JP Morgan cuts target price to $94 from $99 |
* Etsy Inc ETSY.N: BTIG cuts to neutral from buy |
* Extra Space Storage Inc (Maryland) EXR.N: Raymond James resumes with outperform rating; PT $155 |
* Eyepoint Inc EYPT.O: Stifel initiates coverage with buy rating; target price $40 |
* F5 Inc FFIV.O: JP Morgan raises target price to $500 from $435 |
* First Horizon Corp FHN.N: JP Morgan cuts target price to $27 from $28.5 |
* Flex Ltd FLEX.O: JP Morgan raises target price to $175 from $160 |
* Glaukos Corp GKOS.N: Truist Securities raises target price to $180 from $160 |
* Globus Medical Inc GMED.N: Truist Securities cuts target price to $100 from $115 |
* Goldman Sachs GS.N: BofA Global Research raises price objective to $1,300.00 from $1,150.00 |
* Goldman Sachs GS.N: Citigroup raises target price to $1,200 from $1,100 |
* Goldman Sachs GS.N: Jefferies raises target price to $1,299 from $1,202 |
* Goldman Sachs GS.N: RBC raises target price to $1220 from $1030 |
* Hershey HSY.N: Jefferies cuts target price to $190 from $199 |
* Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. HLT.N: Wells Fargo raises target to $379 from $376 |
* HP Inc HPQ.N: JP Morgan raises target price to $27 from $26 |
* Hyatt Hotels Corporation H.N: Wells Fargo raises target price to $186 from $182 |
* Idex Corp IEX.N: RBC raises target price to $261 from $252 |
* Insight Enterprises Inc NSIT.O: JP Morgan raises target price to $135 from $105 |
* Intel INTC.O: Susquehanna raises target price to $115 from $80 |
* IRhythm Holdings, Inc IRTC.O: Truist Securities cuts target price to $160 from $174 |
* J B Hunt Transport Services Inc JBHT.O: Baird raises target price to $320 from $290 |
* J B Hunt Transport Services Inc JBHT.O: Citigroup raises target to $309 from $278 |
* J B Hunt Transport Services Inc JBHT.O: JP Morgan raises target to $313 from $280 |
* J B Hunt Transport Services Inc JBHT.O: Raymond James raises target to $315 from $299 |
* J B Hunt Transport Services Inc JBHT.O: Truist Securities raises PT to $295 from $280 |
* J&J JNJ.N: Bernstein raises target price to $261 from $251 |
* J&J JNJ.N: Leerink Partners raises target price to $276 from $265 |
* J&J JNJ.N: Morgan Stanley raises target price to $294 from $284 |
* J&J JNJ.N: Raymond James raises target price to $265 from $258 |
* J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. JBHT.O: Wells Fargo raises target to $335 from $310 |
* Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N: Wells Fargo raises target price to $272 from $263 |
* Keysight Technologies Inc KEYS.N: JP Morgan raises target price to $400 from $390 |
* Kymera Therapeutics Inc KYMR.O: Mizuho raises target price to $140 from $120 |
* Lantheus Holdings Inc LNTH.O: Truist Securities raises target price to $125 from $115 |
* Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. LTH.N: Wells Fargo raises target price to $46 from $38 |
* Life360 LIF.O: BofA Global Research raises price objective to $66.00 from $60.00 |
* Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc LGND.O: Benchmark raises target price to $335 from $275 |
* Lumentum Holdings Inc LITE.O: JP Morgan raises target price to $1,165 from $1,130 |
* M&T Bank Corp MTB.N: Barclays raises target price to $267 from $236 |
* M&T Bank Corp MTB.N: Jefferies raises target price to $300 from $275 |
* M&T Bank Corp MTB.N: KBW raises target price to $250 from $242 |
* M&T Bank Corp MTB.N: RBC raises target price to $255 from $230 |
* M&T Bank Corporation MTB.N: Wells Fargo raises target price to $224 from $215 |
* Marriott International, Inc. MAR.O: Wells Fargo raises target price to $449 from $446 |
* Martin Marietta Materials Inc MLM.N: Jefferies cuts target price to $725 from $745 |
* Mastercard MA.N: Clear Street initiates coverage with buy rating; target price $617 |
* Matador Resources Co MTDR.N: JP Morgan cuts target price to $63 from $70 |
* McDonald's Corporation MCD.N: Wells Fargo cuts target price to $300 from $320 |
* Mid-America Apartment Communities MAA.N: JP Morgan initiates with neutral rating; PT$147 |
* Mohawk Industries Inc MHK.N: Jefferies raises target price to $118 from $105 |
* Monster Beverage Corp MNST.O: Stifel raises target price to $105 from $90 |
* Morgan Stanley MS.N: Barclays raises target price to $262 from $230 |
* Morgan Stanley MS.N: Jefferies raises target price to $261 from $252 |
* Morgan Stanley MS.N: JP Morgan raises target price to $195 from $187 |
* Morgan Stanley MS.N: KBW raises target price to $250 from $225 |
* Morgan Stanley MS.N: Wells Fargo raises target price to $240 from $225 |
* NetApp Inc NTAP.O: JP Morgan raises target price to $175 from $150 |
* Norfolk Southern Corp NSC.N: Bernstein raises target price to $396 from $378 |
* NRG Energy, Inc. NRG.N: Wells Fargo raises target price to $209 from $203 |
* Nutanix Inc NTNX.O: JP Morgan raises target price to $60 from $50 |
* Owens Corning OC.N: Jefferies raises target price to $176 from $146 |
* P&G PG.N: JP Morgan cuts target price to $162 from $164 |
* Parker-Hannifin Corp PH.N: Bernstein raises target price to $1,037 from $1,026 |
* PayPal PYPL.O: Canaccord Genuity raises target price to $55 from $42 |
* PayPal PYPL.O: Clear Street initiates coverage with hold rating; target price $61 |
* PNC Financial Services PNC.N: Barclays raises target price to $284 from $277 |
* PNC Financial Services PNC.N: Jefferies raises target price to $305 from $290 |
* PNC Financial Services PNC.N: Raymond James raises target price to $275 from $245 |
* PNC Financial Services PNC.N: Truist Securities raises target price to $264 from $257 |
* PNC Financial Services PNC.N: Wells Fargo raises target price to $285 from $270 |
* Primo Brands Corp PRMB.N: JP Morgan raises target price to $29 from $26 |
* Progressive PGR.N: BMO cuts target price to $205 from $220 |
* Progressive PGR.N: BofA Global Research cuts price objective to $308.00 from $313.00 |
* Progressive Corp PGR.N: KBW cuts target price to $226 from $231 |
* Public Storage PSA.N: Raymond James resumes coverage with market perform rating |
* Ralliant Corp RAL.N: RBC raises target price to $71 from $64 |
* Rambus Inc RMBS.O: Benchmark initiates coverage with buy rating; target price $165 |
* Revolution Medicines Inc RVMD.O: JP Morgan raises target price to $205 from $200 |
* Rocket Lab Corp RKLB.O: Piper Sandler initiates with neutral rating; target price $83 |
* Sanmina Corp SANM.O: JP Morgan raises target price to $275 from $210 |
* Schneider National Inc SNDR.N: Benchmark raises target price to $40 from $34 |
* Sharkninja Inc SN.N: JP Morgan raises target price to $170 from $146 |
* Smartstop Self Storage REIT SMA.N: Raymond James resumes with strong buy rating; PT $39 |
* Solstice Advanced Materials Inc SOLS.O: BMO cuts target price to $90 from $101 |
* Spacex SPCX.O: Piper Sandler initiates coverage with neutral rating; target price $156 |
* Starbucks Corporation SBUX.O: Wells Fargo raises target price to $120 from $115 |
* Synopsys Inc SNPS.O: Benchmark initiates coverage with buy rating; target price $570 |
* Targa Resources Corp TRGP.N: TD Cowen raises target price to $270 from $245 |
* TD Synnex SNX.N: JP Morgan raises target price to $350 from $325 |
* Teradyne Inc TER.O: JP Morgan raises target price to $450 from $400 |
* Texas Roadhouse, Inc. TXRH.O: Wells Fargo raises target price to $220 from $200 |
* the Bank of New York Mellon Corp BNY.N: Wells Fargo raises target to $162 from $152 |
* the Cheesecake Factory Inc CAKE.O: Wells Fargo raises target price to $75 from $65 |
* the Progressive Corporation PGR.N: Wells Fargo cuts target price to $198 from $205 |
* Tractor Supply Co TSCO.O: Jefferies cuts target price to $42 from $51 |
* Tradeweb Markets Inc TW.O: JP Morgan cuts target price to $125 from $143 |
* Union Pacific Corp UNP.N: Bernstein raises target price to $346 from $330 |
* UnitedHealth UNH.N: Piper Sandler raises target price to $475 from $420 |
* Veradermics Inc MANE.N: Citigroup raises target price to $160 from $135 |
* Vericel Corp VCEL.O: Truist Securities raises target price to $54 from $42 |
* Viper Energy Inc VNOM.O: JP Morgan cuts target price to $51 from $54 |
* Visa Inc V.N: Clear Street initiates coverage with buy rating; target price $403 |
* VTV Therapeutics Inc VTVT.O: BTIG raises target price to $57 from $49 |
* Vulcan Materials Co VMC.N: Jefferies cuts target price to $350 from $360 |
* W.R. Berkley WRB.N: BofA Global Research cuts price objective to $68.00 from $74.00 |
* W.R. Berkley WRB.N: BofA Global Research cuts to underperform from neutral rating |
* Waste Management Inc WM.N: Scotiabank raises target price to $260 from $250 |
* Waterbridge Infrastructure Llc WBI.N: JP Morgan raises target price to $38 from $32 |
* Watts Water Technologies Inc WTS.N: RBC raises target price to $350 from $323 |
* WEC Energy Group Inc WEC.N: Truist Securities raises target price to $122 from $119 |
* Western Digital Corp WDC.O: JP Morgan raises target price to $715 from $650 |
* Wingstop, Inc. WING.O: Wells Fargo cuts target price to $170 from $200 |
* WW Grainger GWW.N: RBC raises target price to $1,460 from $1,337 |
* Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. WH.N: Wells Fargo raises target price to $98 from $96 |
* Wynn Resorts Ltd WYNN.O: Stifel cuts target price to $140 from $150 |
* Xcel Energy XEL.O: JP Morgan raises target price to $102 from $91 |
(Compiled by Bengaluru Newsroom)
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