U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP -A O Smith, Cerence, Comerica

Bicycle Therapeutics

06/10/2021 07:45

Oct 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on
several U.S.-listed companies, including A O Smith, Cerence and Comerica on Wednesday. 
    
    HIGHLIGHTS
     * A O Smith Corp  AOS.N : Baird raises to outperform rating
     * Cerence Inc  CRNC.O : RBC raises to outperform from sector perform 
     * Comerica Inc  CMA.N : Wolfe Research raises to outperform from underperform 
     * Truist Financial Corp  TFC.N : Wolfe Research cuts to underperform from outperform 
                   
Following is a summary of research actions on U.S. companies reported by Reuters on Wednesday.
Stock entries are in alphabetical order. 

     * A O Smith Corp  AOS.N : Baird raises to outperform rating
     * A O Smith Corp  AOS.N : Baird raises target price to $85 from $82 
     * Bicycle Therapeutics Plc  BCYC.O : Jefferies raises target price to $52 from $42 
     * BlackRock Inc  BLK.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $1,052 from $1,029 
     * Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp  BAH.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $92 from $93 
     * Caesars Entertainment Inc  CZR.O : Keybanc raises target price to $127 from $125 
     * Cerence Inc  CRNC.O : RBC raises to outperform from sector perform
     * Cerence Inc  CRNC.O : RBC cuts target price to $110 from $112 
     * Charles Schwab Corp  SCHW.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $89 from $87 
     * Chevron Corp  CVX.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $105 from $108 
     * Churchill Downs Inc  CHDN.O : Keybanc raises target price to $270 from $250 
     * Comerica Inc  CMA.N : Wolfe Research raises target price to $101 from $80 
     * Comerica Inc  CMA.N : Wolfe Research raises to outperform from underperform 
     * Devon Energy Corp  DVN.N : Wells Fargo raises target price to $42 from $39 
     * Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc  EGLE.O : BTIG raises target price to $65 from $55 
     * Eversource Energy  ES.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $91 from $98 
     * Exxon Mobil  XOM.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $55 from $58 
     * FirstEnergy Corp  FE.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $39 from $42 
     * Intercontinental Exchange Inc  ICE.N : Raymond James raises PT to $144 from $140 
     * Itron Inc  ITRI.O : Cowen and Company cuts target price to $94 from $113 
     * Itron Inc  ITRI.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $100 from $97 
     * Mersana Therapeutics Inc  MRSN.O : JP Morgan cuts target price to $12 from $18 
     * Monday.Com Ltd  MNDY.O : Canaccord Genuity raises target price to $350 from $330 
     * Neurocrine Biosciences Inc  NBIX.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $126 from $119 
     * Noodles & Co  NDLS.O : Piper Sandler raises target price to $15 from $14 
     * NU Skin Enterprises Inc  NUS.N : D.A. Davidson cuts target price to $47 from $61 
     * Occidental Petroleum Corp  OXY.N : Jefferies raises target price to $33 from $30 
     * Phillips 66  PSX.N : Piper Sandler raises target price to $87 from $85 
     * Phillips 66  PSX.N : Piper Sandler raises to overweight from neutral 
     * Southern Co  SO.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $63 from $68 
     * Sunpower Corp  SPWR.O : Cowen and Company cuts target price to $26 from $27 
     * Sunpower Corp  SPWR.O : Evercore ISI raises target price to $28 from $27 
     * Taysha Gene Therapies Inc  TSHA.O : Needham raises target price to $47 from $45 
     * Tractor Supply Co  TSCO.O : CFRA cuts to hold from buy 
     * Truist Financial Corp  TFC.N : Wolfe Research cuts to underperform from outperform 
     * Volta Inc  VLTA.N : D.A. Davidson initiates coverage with buy rating and $11 target 
     * Whiting Petroleum Corp  WLL.N : Wells Fargo raises target price to $67 from $63 
     * Williams Companies Inc  WMB.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $31 from $30 
 
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