Information Provided By:
Fly News Breaks for July 20, 2017
BWLD, RCL, HPQ, BGS, NKE
Jul 20, 2017 | 10:18 EDT
Catch up on today's top five analyst upgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Nike (NKE) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley with analyst Jay Sole saying the window to buy Nike is closing as earnings and North America sales growth rates are likely troughing. 2. B&G Foods (BGS) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citi with analyst Cornell Burnett saying the second quarter should mark a positive inflection in organic sales after five consecutive quarters of declines. 3. HP Inc. (HPQ) upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital with analyst Amit Daryanani saying he sees a "string of beats/raises" ahead amid stabilizing PC fundamentals and market share gains as Lenovo struggles. 4. Royal Caribbean (RCL) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan with analyst Joseph Greff saying he views the current valuation as "undemanding" and notes his recent channel checks suggest continued good operating momentum. 5. Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD) upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at Wedbush with analyst Nick Setyan saying investors understand that the company could report weaker than expected results and his other concerns about the company "are well understood." This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here.
News For NKE;BGS;HPQ;RCL;BWLD From the Last 2 Days
NKE
Mar 27, 2024 | 13:03 EDT
Morgan Stanley lowered the firm's price target on Nike to $116 from $124 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. Following Nike's Q3 earnings report, the firm reduced its Q4 topline and profitability forecasts based on weaker Q4 sales gross margin guidance than previously assumed. The firm now projects 80c EPS, versus the implied guidance of about 77c-78c and the firm's prior 91c forecast.