U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-BlackRock, Pennant Group, Weyerhaeuser Co

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10/07/2026 09:33

    July 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S.-listed companies,
including BlackRock, Pennant Group and Weyerhaeuser Co, on Friday. 
    
    HIGHLIGHTS
    
     * BlackRock  BLK.N : KBW raises target price to $1,275 from $1,240
     * Norfolk Southern Corp  NSC.N : Baird raises target price to $360 from $330
     * Pennant Group Inc  PNTG.O : Jefferies raises target price to $46 from $40
     * SEI Investments Co  SEIC.O : KBW raises target price to $113 from $107
     * Weyerhaeuser Co  WY.N : Raymond James raises to strong buy from outperform
        
Following is a summary of research actions on U.S. companies reported by Reuters on Friday. Stock entries are in alphabetical order. 
    
     * Abbvie Inc  ABBV.N : Wells Fargo raises target price to $295 from $260
     * Acadia Healthcare Company Inc  ACHC.O : Jefferies raises target price to $37 from $30
     * Advanced Micro Devices  AMD.O : Stifel raises target price to $635 from $450
     * Aerovironment Inc  AVAV.O : Canaccord Genuity cuts target price to $240 from $280
     * Aerovironment Inc  AVAV.O : Citizens cuts target price to $230 from $350
     * Affiliated Managers Group Inc  AMG.N : BofA Global Research ups price objective to $458 from $400
     * Alpha Metallurgical Resources  AMR.N : UBS initiates coverage with neutral rating
     * Alpha Metallurgical Resources  AMR.N : UBS initiates target price $165
     * Alphabet Inc  GOOGL.O : Keybanc raises target price to $445 from $425
     * Ameriprise Financial  AMP.N : BofA Global Research cuts price objective to $565 from $594
     * Applied Materials Inc  AMAT.O : Needham raises target price to $740 from $530
     * Applied Materials Inc  AMAT.O : Stifel raises target price to $650 from $530
     * Array Digital Infrastructure Inc  AD.N : RBC cuts target price to $40 from $52
     * Asbury Automotive Group Inc  ABG.N : UBS raises target price to $221 from $202
     * Azz Inc  AZZ.N : Wells Fargo raises target price to $144 from $138
     * Blackbaud Inc  BLKB.O : Stifel cuts target price to $30 from $45
     * BlackRock  BLK.N : KBW raises target price to $1,275 from $1,240
     * Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp  BAH.N : Truist Securities cuts PT to $70 from $85
     * Brightspring Health Services  BTSG.O : Raymond James initiates coverage with outperform rating
     * Brightspring Health Services Inc  BTSG.O : Jefferies raises PT to $84 from $65
     * Brightspring Health Services Inc  BTSG.O : Raymond James initiates target price $80
     * Bristol-Myers Squibb Co  BMY.N : BofA Global Research cuts price objective to $66 from $67
     * Brown & Brown Inc  BRO.N : Citizens raises target price to $78 from $70
     * Byrna Technologies Inc  BYRN.O : B. Riley cuts target price to $12 from $21
     * CBOE Global Markets  CBOE.Z : BofA Global Research ups price objective to $359 from $340
     * Ceva Inc  CEVA.O : Stifel raises target price to $50 from $42
     * Cheesecake Factory Inc  CAKE.O : Citigroup raises target price to $90 from $76
     * Chemed Corp  CHE.N : Jefferies raises target price to $450 from $400
     * Chevron Corp  CVX.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $216 from $236
     * Chevron Corp  CVX.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $190 from $224
     * Chevron Corp  CVX.N : Mizuho cuts target price to $224 from $230
     * Chord Energy Corp  CHRD.O : UBS cuts target price to $153 from $179
     * Citizens Community Bancorp Inc  CZWI.O : Hovde Group cuts to market perform rating
     * Cloudflare  NET.N : BTIG raises target price to $314 from $269
     * CME Group Inc  CME.O : BofA Global Research cuts price objective to $226 from $230
     * Coca-Cola Co  KO.N : BofA Global Research raises price objective to $95 from $90
     * Coca-Cola Co  KO.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $90 from $85
     * Cognizant Technology Solutionscorp.  CTSH.O : Wells Fargo cuts PT to $61 from $83
     * Cohu Inc  COHU.O : Stifel raises target price to $70 from $50
     * Coinbase Global  COIN.O : BofA Global Research cuts price objective to $203 from $218
     * CSX Corp  CSX.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $56 from $48
     * CubeSmart  CUBE.N : Barclays raises target price to $46 from $45
     * CubeSmart  CUBE.N : Barclays raises to overweight from equal-weight
     * CVS Health Corp  CVS.N : Jefferies raises target price to $120 from $98
     * Davita Inc  DVA.N : UBS raises target price to $270 from $235
     * Digital Realty Trust Inc  DLR.N : BTIG initiates coverage with buy rating; PT $215
     * Dte Energy Co  DTE.N : Truist Securities raises target price to $166 from $158
     * Eastgroup Properties Inc  EGP.N : Mizuho raises target price to $200 from $180
     * Eli Lilly  LLY.N : BofA Global Research raises price objective to $1,334 from $1,251
     * Enphase Energy Inc  ENPH.O : Susquehanna raises target price to $45 from $32
     * Epam Systems, Inc.  EPAM.N : Wells Fargo cuts target price to $125 from $151
     * Equinix Inc  EQIX.O : BTIG initiates coverage with buy rating; price target $1210
     * Evercore Inc  EVR.N : KBW raises target price to $390 from $375
     * Excelerate Energy Inc  EE.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $41 from $37
     * Expand Energy Corp  EXE.O : Truist Securities cuts target price to $117 from $134
     * Expand Energy Corp  EXE.O : UBS cuts target price to $127 from $135
     * Extra Space Storage Inc (Maryland)  EXR.N : UBS raises target price to $163 from $158
     * First Solar Inc  FSLR.O : Susquehanna raises target price to $270 from $250
     * First Tracks Biotherapeutics, Inc.  TRAX.O : H.C. Wainwright raises PT to $44 from $30
     * Fortinet Inc  FTNT.O : BTIG raises target price to $186 from $150
     * Gartner Inc.  IT.N : Morgan Stanley cuts target price to $173 from $183
     * Group 1 Automotive Inc  GPI.N : UBS cuts target price to $330 from $338
     * Gulfport Energy Corp  GPOR.N : Truist Securities cuts target price to $190 from $219
     * Hamilton Lane Inc  HLNE.O : KBW cuts target price to $105 from $115
     * Hanover Insurance Group Inc  THG.N : Citizens raises target price to $225 from $205
     * Honeywell Aerospace Inc  HONA.O : JP Morgan initiates coverage target price $255
     * Honeywell Aerospace Inc  HONA.O : JP Morgan initiates coverage with neutral rating
     * Houlihan Lokey Inc  HLI.N : BofA Global Research initiates coverage with buy rating
     * Houlihan Lokey Inc  HLI.N : BofA Global Research initiates price objective $164
     * Houlihan Lokey Inc  HLI.N : KBW cuts target price to $160 from $172
     * Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation  HYMC.O : B. Riley initiates coverage with buy rating; target price $28
     * IBM  IBM.N : Susquehanna initiates coverage with neutral rating; price target $303
     * Ichor Holdings, Ltd  ICHR.O : Stifel raises target price to $115 from $76
     * Independent Bank Corp  IBCP.O : Hovde Group raises to outperform rating
     * Insulet Corp  PODD.O : Stifel cuts target price to $225 from $250
     * Intel  INTC.O : Stifel raises target price to $120 from $75
     * Intercontinental Exchange  ICE.N : BofA Global Research cuts price objective to $240 from $251
     * Ionis Pharmaceuticals  IONS.O : Barclays cuts target price to $90 from $115
     * Ionis Pharmaceuticals  IONS.O : H.C. Wainwright cuts target price to $125 from $130
     * Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc  IONS.O : Canaccord Genuity cuts PT to $95 from $110
     * Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc  IONS.O : Citigroup cuts target price to $100 from $115
     * Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc  IONS.O : Needham cuts target price to $86 from $105
     * J B Hunt Transport Services Inc  JBHT.O : Bernstein raises PT to $329 from $192
     * J B Hunt Transport Services Inc  JBHT.O : Bernstein raises to outperform from market-perform
     * J B Hunt Transport Services Inc  JBHT.O : JP Morgan raises PT to $280 from $227
     * J&J  JNJ.N : BofA Global Research raises price objective to $263 from $254
     * KKR & Co. Inc.  KKR.N : Barclays raises target price to $124 from $122
     * Kla Corp  KLAC.O : Needham raises target price to $270 from $200
     * Kla Corp  KLAC.O : Stifel raises target price to $270 from $191
     * Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc  KNX.N : JP Morgan raises PT to $77 from $70
     * Kraft Heinz  KHC.O : BofA Global Research raises price objective to $23 from $21
     * Lam Research  LRCX.O : Needham raises target price to $390 from $300
     * Lam Research  LRCX.O : Stifel raises target price to $425 from $325
     * Lamar Advertising Co  LAMR.O : Citigroup cuts to neutral from buy; ups PT to $160 from $145
     * Landstar System Inc  LSTR.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $198 from $179
     * Las Vegas Sands Corp  LVS.N : Citigroup cuts target price to $73 from $78.50
     * Lazard Inc  LAZ.N : KBW cuts target price to $44 from $49
     * Lear Corp  LEA.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $159 from $153
     * Leidos  LDOS.N : Truist Securities cuts target price to $160 from $195
     * Levi Strauss & Co.  LEVI.N : Barclays raises target price to $27 from $26
     * Lithia & Driveway  LAD.N : UBS raises target price to $370 from $348
     * Madison Air Solutions Corporation  MAIR.N : Wells Fargo cuts PT to $46 from $47
     * Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp  MGY.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $29 from $32
     * Marketaxess Holdings  MKTX.O : BofA Global Research ups price objective to $187 from $170
     * Merck & Co Inc  MRK.N : Berenberg raises target price to $127 from $125
     * Meta  META.O : Citizens cuts target price to $800 from $825
     * Microsoft  MSFT.O : Argus Research cuts target price to $510 from $620
     * Microsoft  MSFT.O : HSBC cuts target price to $567 from $571
     * Mongodb Inc  MDB.O : Needham raises target price to $430 from $400
     * Moody's Corp.  MCO.N : Barclays raises target price to $575 from $550
     * MSCI Inc  MSCI.N : BofA Global Research raises price objective to $730 from $715
     * MSCI Inc.  MSCI.N : Barclays raises target price to $735 from $700
     * Nasdaq Inc  NDAQ.O : BofA Global Research raises price objective to $125 from $113
     * Nextpower Inc  NXT.O : Susquehanna cuts target price to $168 from $180
     * Nlight Inc  LASR.O : Needham raises target price to $90 from $80
     * Norfolk Southern Corp  NSC.N : Baird raises target price to $360 from $330
     * Norfolk Southern Corp  NSC.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $316 from $331
     * Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.  NRIX.O : H.C. Wainwright raises PT to $34 from $32
     * Okta Inc  OKTA.O : Keybanc raises target price to $175 from $130
     * Owens Corning  OC.N : RBC raises target price to $172 from $148
     * PDF Solutions Inc  PDFS.O : Rosenblatt Securities raises target price to $63 from $52
     * Pennant Group Inc  PNTG.O : Jefferies raises target price to $46 from $40
     * Penske Automotive Group Inc  PAG.N : UBS raises target price to $192 from $167
     * Pepsico  PEP.O : Citigroup cuts to neutral from buy; cuts PT to $145 from $170
     * Pepsico  PEP.O : Deutsche Bank cuts target price to $155 from $168
     * Pepsico  PEP.O : Piper Sandler cuts target price to $176 from $178
     * Pepsico  PEP.O : RBC cuts target price to $161 from $163
     * Pepsico  PEP.O : TD Cowen cuts target price to $145 from $150
     * Pepsico  PEP.O : UBS cuts target price to $159 from $172
     * Pepsico Inc  PEP.O : Morgan Stanley cuts target price to $160 from $180
     * Pepsico Inc  PEP.O : Wells Fargo cuts target price to $140 from $150
     * Perella Weinberg Partners  PWP.O : KBW cuts target price to $19 from $23.5
     * Pershing Square Inc  PS.N : BofA Global Research raises price objective to $48 from $42
     * Pfizer  PFE.N : BofA Global Research cuts price objective to $26 from $27
     * PJT Partners Inc  PJT.N : KBW raises target price to $185 from $175
     * Polaris Inc.  PII.N : Wells Fargo raises target price to $65 from $60
     * Public Storage  PSA.N : Barclays cuts to equal-weight from overweight
     * Public Storage  PSA.N : UBS raises target price to $326 from $314
     * Quanta Services Inc  PWR.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $784 from $857
     * Raymond James Financial Inc  RJF.N : BofA Global Research price objective to $193 from $172
     * Raymond James Financial Inc  RJF.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $175 from $168
     * Regal Rexnord Corp  RRX.N : Oppenheimer raises target price to $255 from $225
     * Republic Services Inc  RSG.N : Citigroup raises target price to $259 from $247
     * ResMed Inc  RMD.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $225 from $240
     * Robinhood Markets  HOOD.O : BofA Global Research raises price objective to $132 from $119
     * Rollins Inc  ROL.N : RBC cuts target price to $52 from $67
     * Roper Technologies Inc  ROP.O : BMO initiates coverage with market perform rating
     * Roper Technologies Inc  ROP.O : BMO initiates target price $393
     * Rubrik Inc  RBRK.N : BMO raises target price to $98 from $87
     * Ryder System Inc  R.N : Citigroup cuts to neutral from buy; ups PT to $280 from $276
     * Ryder System Inc  R.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $259 from $250
     * S&P Global Inc  SPGI.N : BofA Global Research cuts price objective to $550 from $575
     * SBA Communications Corp  SBAC.O : RBC cuts target price to $210 from $245
     * SEI Investments Co  SEIC.O : KBW raises target price to $113 from $107
     * Sonic Automotive Inc  SAH.N : UBS raises target price to $109 from $90
     * Stifel Financial Corp  SF.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $80 from $87
     * T Rowe price Group Inc  TROW.O : KBW raises target price to $120 from $107
     * the Procter & Gamble Company  PG.N : BofA Global Research cuts price objective to $166.00 from $170.00
     * Toll Brothers Inc  TOL.N : Citigroup ups to buy from neutral; raises PT to $176 from $146
     * Travelers  TRV.N : Truist Securities initiates coverage with buy rating; PT $395
     * UMB Financial Corp  UMBF.O : Truist Securities raises target price to $161 from $140
     * Union Pacific Corp  UNP.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $304 from $275
     * United Parks & Resorts Inc  PRKS.N : Citigroup raises target price to $46 from $38
     * United Therapeutics Corp  UTHR.O : BofA Global Research cuts price objective to $613 from $620
     * Victory Capital Holdings  VCTR.O : BofA Global Research ups price objective to $110 from $92
     * Virtu Financial Inc  VIRT.N : BofA Global Research ups price objective to $73 from $62
     * Voya Financial Inc  VOYA.N : UBS raises target price to $125 from $95
     * Western Digital Corp.  WDC.O : Wells Fargo raises target price to $730 from $575
     * Weyerhaeuser Co  WY.N : Raymond James raises to strong buy from outperform
     * Weyerhaeuser Co  WY.N : Raymond James raises to strong buy from outperform
     * Wintrust Financial Corp  WTFC.O : Truist Securities raises PT to $183 from $170
     * X4 Pharmaceuticals Inc  XFOR.O : Wells Fargo initiates coverage with overweight rating
     * X4 Pharmaceuticals Inc  XFOR.O : Wells Fargo initiates target price $11
 
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