US BROKER MOVES: TWLO upgraded at Stifel; PEP downgraded at Citi
Newsquawk Staff ·
UPGRADES
- Cubesmart (CUBE) Upgraded to Overweight at Barclays; PT USD 46 (prev USD 45)
- Fox Corporation (FOXA) Upgraded to Buy at Rothschild Redburn; PT USD 71 (prev USD 48)
- Independent Bank (IBCP) Upgraded to Outperform at Hovde Group; PT USD 41 (prev USD 36)
- J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) Upgraded to Outperform at Bernstein SocGen Group; PT USD 329 (prev USD 192)
- Jackson Financial (JXN) Upgraded to Buy at Jefferies; PT USD 140 (prev USD 120)
- Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) Upgraded to Outperform at CLSA; PT USD 6 (prev USD 6.10)
- Seagate Technology (STX) Upgraded to Overweight at Wells Fargo; PT USD 1,100 (prev USD 900)
- Toll Brothers (TOL) Upgraded to Buy at Citi; PT USD 176 (prev USD 146)
- Twilio (TWLO) Upgraded to Buy at Stifel; PT USD 260 (prev USD 175)
- Weyerhaeuser (WY) Upgraded to Strong Buy at Raymond James; PT USD 30
DOWNGRADES
- CNO Financial Group (CNO) Downgraded to Hold at Jefferies; PT USD 55 (prev USD 53)
- Citizens Community Bancorp (CZWI) Downgraded to Market Perform at Hovde Group; PT USD 24
- Lamar Advertising (LAMR) Downgraded to Neutral at Citi; PT USD 160 (prev USD 145)
- Liberty Latin America (LILAK) Downgraded to Neutral at Citi; PT USD 8 (prev USD 6.45)
- PepsiCo (PEP) Downgraded to Neutral at Citi; PT USD 145 (prev USD 170)
- Public Storage (PSA) Downgraded to Equalweight at Barclays; PT USD 349
- Ryder System (R) Downgraded to Neutral at Citi; PT USD 280 (prev USD 276)
- Travelers (TRV) Downgraded to In Line at Evercore ISI; PT USD 329 (prev USD 321)
INITIATIONS
- Amprius Technologies (AMPX) Initiated Buy at Jones Trading; PT USD 30
- Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) Initiated Neutral at UBS; PT USD 165
- Digital Realty Trust (DLR) Initiated Buy at BTIG; PT USD 215
- Equinix (EQIX) Initiated Buy at BTIG; PT USD 1,210
- Houlihan Lokey (HLI) Initiated Buy at BofA Securities; PT USD 164
- JPMorgan Chase (HONA) Initiated Neutral at JPMorgan; PT USD 255
- IBM (IBM) Initiated Neutral at Susquehanna; PT USD 303
- Parker-Hannifin (PH) Initiated Neutral at Edgewater Research
- Roper Technologies (ROP) Initiated Market Perform at BMO Capital; PT USD 393
- Travelers (TRV) Initiated Buy at Truist Securities; PT USD 395
- X4 Pharmaceuticals (XFOR) Initiated Overweight at Wells Fargo; PT USD 11
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