Deutsche Bank analyst Steve Powers downgraded both Procter & Gamble (PG) and Church & Dwight (CHD) to Hold from Buy saying Household & Personal Care is "in a tough spot." The analyst expects incremental pricing pressure to build over the course of 2018 in many categories. Perhaps as a result of tax reform, combined with pre-existing competition, retailers and manufacturers seem willing to reinvest aggressively in order to preserve share, Powers tells investors in a research note. He views this as a "troublesome set-up" for Household & Personal Care names. Along with the two downgrades, the analyst lowered his price targets for Kimberly-Clark (KMB), Edgewell Personal (EPC), Colgate-Palmolive (CL) and Clorox (CLX).

Deutsche Bank raised the firm's price target on Kimberly-Clark to $139 from $134 and keeps a Hold rating on the shares following the Q1 report.

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Notable gainers among liquid option names this morning include Globe Life (GL) $71.33 +4.94, Super Micro (SMCI) $764.85 +47.83, Danaher (DHR) $250.88 +14.79, Kimberly Clark (KMB) $136.87 +7.94, and General Motors (GM) $45.38 +2.17.

Kimberly-Clark is up 7.5%, or $9.70 to $138.63.

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