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Fly News Breaks for June 7, 2017
VVV, SLF, DPS, COT, THC, ORA
Jun 7, 2017 | 10:32 EDT
Catch up on today's top five analyst upgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Ormat Technologies (ORA) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan with analyst Paul Coster saying he believes the company is well positioned to continue posting revenue growth and margin expansion over the next few years. 2. Tenet (THC) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Leerink. 3. Cott Corp. (COT) and Dr Pepper Snapple (DPS) were upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital. 4. Sun Life Financial (SLF) upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital with analyst Darko Mihelic saying net flows and Assets Under Management at the company's MFS unit have improved over the last two months. He also notes that the stock has fallen about 12% since February. 5. Valvoline (VVV) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Seaport Global with analyst Michael Harrison saying he expects the oil market to return to looser supply/demand and pricing to decline in the summer once Motiva completes its Port Arthur, TX turnaround in June, which would be a positive for Valvoline margins. 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 ORA;THC;COT;DPS;SLF;VVV From the Last 2 Days
THC
Mar 27, 2024 | 04:50 EDT
Wolfe Research upgraded Tenet Healthcare to Outperform from Peer Perform with a $122 price target. The analyst sees upside to estimates from the Michigan supplemental Medicaid payment increase in 2024 coupled with the company's deleveraging story. The firm confirmed that Michigan has increased its Provider Tax program by $2B for the state fiscal year 2024. Its analysis of state info and Tenet filings points to potential for a $150M to $200M benefit to the company's bottom line or approximately 6%-8% upside versus Wolfe's $2.64B 2024 EBITDA estimate.