U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Esperion Therapeutics, Sierra Wireless, WW Grainger

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03/08/2022 08:21

Aug 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on
several U.S.-listed companies, including Esperion Therapeutics, Sierra Wireless and WW Grainger,
on Wednesday. 

    HIGHLIGHTS
     * Esperion Therapeutics Inc  ESPR.O : Credit Suisse cuts to underperform from neutral 
     * Sierra Wireless Inc  SWIR.O : CIBC raises to neutral from underperformer 
     * WW Grainger Inc  GWW.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $440 from $425 
 
Following is a summary of research actions on U.S. companies reported by Reuters on Wednesday.
Stock entries are in alphabetical order. 

     * Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc  AJRD.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $50 from $49 
     * Aflac Inc  AFL.N : Piper Sandler raises target price to $67 from $66 
     * Airbnb Inc  ABNB.O : Baird cuts target price to $140 from $155 
     * Airbnb Inc  ABNB.O : D.A. Davidson cuts target price to $140 from $210 
     * Airbnb Inc  ABNB.O : RBC cuts target price to $115 from $175 
     * Alteryx Inc  AYX.N : Piper Sandler raises target price to $70 from $55 
     * American Tower Corp  AMT.N : Jefferies raises target price to $334 from $300 
     * Ametek Inc  AME.N : D.A. Davidson raises target price to $160 from $155 
     * Apollo Investment Corp  AINV.O : Compass Point raises target price to $13.5 from $12.5 
     * Apollo Investment Corp  AINV.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $12.5 from $11.5 
     * Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc  APAM.N : Jefferies cuts target to $34 from $35 
     * Aspen Aerogels Inc  ASPN.N : Benchmark cuts target price to $29 from $36 
     * Atkore Inc  ATKR.N : Credit Suisse raises target price to $143 from $130 
     * Atricure Inc  ATRC.O : JP Morgan cuts target price to $62 from $75 
     * Atricure Inc  ATRC.O : Piper Sandler cuts target price to $55 from $90 
     * BP  BP.N : TD Securities raises target price to $35 from $33 
     * Brandywine Realty Trust  BDN.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $11 from $14 
     * Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc  BFAM.N : JP Morgan cuts target to $118 from $145 
     * Caesars Entertainment Inc  CZR.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $60 from $59 
     * Caesars Entertainment Inc  CZR.O : Truist Securities raises target price to $72 from $70 
     * Caterpillar Inc  CAT.N : Credit Suisse raises target price to $236 from $226 
     * Centerpoint Energy Inc  CNP.N : Scotiabank raises target price to $33 from $32 
     * Centerspace  CSR.N : Compass Point raises target price to $100 from $90 
     * Century Communities Inc  CCS.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $55 from $57 
     * CF Industries Holdings Inc  CF.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $98 from $95 
     * Cirrus Logic Inc  CRUS.O : Cowen and Company raises target price to $100 from $90 
     * Clearway Energy Inc  CWEN.N : CIBC raises target price to $38 from $37 
     * CME Group Inc  CME.O : Credit Suisse cuts target price to $216 from $218 
     * Coca-Cola Femsa Sab De Cv  KOF.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $68 from $64 
     * Community Healthcare Trust Inc  CHCT.N : Janney raises fair value to $42 
     * Cummins Inc  CMI.N : Credit Suisse raises target price to $266 from $249 
     * Cytosorbents Corp  CTSO.O : Jefferies cuts target price to $7.5 from $9 
     * Davita Inc  DVA.N : Cowen and Company cuts target price to $95 from $110 
     * Dupont  DD.N : Credit Suisse cuts target price to $77 from $81 
     * Enact Holdings Inc  ACT.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $27 from $26 
     * Encompass Health Corp  EHC.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $63 from $79 
     * Equitrans Midstream Corp  ETRN.N : RBC raises target price to $10 from $9 
     * Esperion Therapeutics Inc  ESPR.O : Credit Suisse cuts target price to $6 from $7 
     * Esperion Therapeutics Inc  ESPR.O : Credit Suisse cuts to underperform from neutral 
     * Evolent Health Inc  EVH.N : BTIG raises target price to $50 from $45 
     * Evoqua Water Technologies Corp  AQUA.N : Credit Suisse raises target to $44 from $43 
     * Evoqua Water Technologies Corp  AQUA.N : Stifel raises target price to $44 from $43 
     * Exact Sciences Corp  EXAS.O : Cowen and Company cuts target price to $67 from $83 
     * Freshworks Inc  FRSH.O : Piper Sandler cuts target price to $17 from $20 
     * Hamilton Lane Inc  HLNE.O : JP Morgan cuts target price to $86 from $95 
     * Harmony Biosciences Holdings Inc  HRMY.O : Piper Sandler raises target to $61 from $57 
     * Henry Schein Inc  HSIC.O : Credit Suisse cuts target price to $90 from $100 
     * Henry Schein Inc  HSIC.O : Piper Sandler cuts target price to $96 from $100 
     * Illinois Tool Works Inc  ITW.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $225 from $215 
     * Illinois Tool Works Inc  ITW.N : Stifel raises target price to $192 from $163 
     * Inspire Medical Systems Inc  INSP.N : Truist Securities raises target to $280 from $250 
     * KBR Inc  KBR.N : Credit Suisse cuts target price to $63 from $66 
     * Lear Corp  LEA.N : Jefferies raises price target to $165 from $143 
     * Leggett & Platt Inc  LEG.N : Piper Sandler raises target price to $37 from $36 
     * Leidos Holdings Inc  LDOS.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $120 from $115 
     * LGI Homes Inc  LGIH.O : Wedbush cuts target price to $94 from $115 
     * LPL Financial Holdings Inc  LPLA.O : Jefferies raises target price to $244 from $219 
     * Marriott  MAR.O : Jefferies raises target price to $183 from $181 
     * Marriott  MAR.O : JP Morgan cuts target price to $151 from $175 
     * Match Group Inc  MTCH.O : Jefferies cuts target price to $90 from $100 
     * Meridian Corp  MRBK.O : Piper Sandler cuts target price to $40 from $42 
     * Microchip Technology Inc  MCHP.O : Cowen and Company raises target price to $72 from $60 
     * Microchip Technology Inc  MCHP.O : JP Morgan cuts target price to $92 from $100 
     * Microchip Technology Inc  MCHP.O : Wells Fargo raises target price to $75 from $60 
     * Mohawk Industries Inc  MHK.N : Credit Suisse cuts target price to $140 from $160 
     * Molson Coors Beverage Co  TAP.N : Jefferies raises target price to $68 from $66 
     * MPLX LP  MPLX.N : RBC raises target price to $43 from $40 
     * NMI Holdings Inc  NMIH.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $27 from $26 
     * Paycom Software Inc  PAYC.N : Barclays raises target price to $339 from $308 
     * Paycom Software Inc  PAYC.N : Cowen and Company raises target price to $400 from $385 
     * Paycom Software Inc  PAYC.N : Credit Suisse raises target price to $375 from $350 
     * Paycom Software Inc  PAYC.N : Jefferies raises target price to $390 from $335 
     * Paycom Software Inc  PAYC.N : Piper Sandler raises target price to $387 from $361 
     * PayPal Holdings Inc  PYPL.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $120 from $112 
     * Pulmonx Corp  LUNG.O : Piper Sandler cuts target price to $25 from $37 
     * Repligen Corp  RGEN.O : SVB Securities raises target price to $250 from $220 
     * Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc  RIGL.O : Jefferies raises target price to $1.2 from $1 
     * RingCentral Inc  RNG.N : Oppenheimer cuts target price to $85 from $100 
     * RingCentral Inc  RNG.N : Piper Sandler cuts target price to $59 from $75 
     * RingCentral Inc  RNG.N : Raymond James cuts target price to $90 from $135 
     * Robinhood Markets Inc  HOOD.O : Piper Sandler cuts target price to $10 from $11 
     * Rocky Brands Inc  RCKY.O : BTIG cuts target price to $62 from $73 
     * S&P Global Inc  SPGI.N : Jefferies raises target price to $430 from $416 
     * S&P Global Inc  SPGI.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $410 from $415 
     * Sarepta Therapeutics Inc  SRPT.O : Credit Suisse raises target price to $93 from $90 
     * Sealed Air Corp  SEE.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $65 from $75 
     * Seaspine Holdings Corp  SPNE.O : Piper Sandler cuts target price to $12 from $21 
     * Sierra Wireless Inc  SWIR.O : CIBC raises to neutral from underperformer 
     * Sierra Wireless Inc  SWIR.O : CIBC raises target price to $31 from $15 
     * SL Green Realty Corp  SLG.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $57 from $56 
     * Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure  SOI.N : Capital One Securities ups PT to $17 from $16 
     * Solarwinds Corp  SWI.N : Baird cuts target price to $12 from $15 
     * Sprout Social Inc  SPT.O : Barclays cuts target price to $66 from $79 
     * Sprout Social Inc  SPT.O : Piper Sandler cuts target price to $70 from $76 
     * SSR Mining Inc  SSRM.O : CIBC cuts target price to $26 from $32 
     * Syneos Health Inc  SYNH.O : Baird cuts target price to $89 from $99 
     * Syneos Health Inc  SYNH.O : Jefferies cuts target price to $70 from $75 
     * Syneos Health Inc  SYNH.O : JP Morgan cuts target price to $85 from $115 
     * Syneos Health Inc  SYNH.O : Mizuho cuts target price to $87 from $94 
     * Uber Technologies Inc  UBER.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $50 from $48 
     * Uber Technologies Inc  UBER.N : Oppenheimer raises target price to $42 from $40 
     * Viewray Inc  VRAY.O : Piper Sandler cuts target price to $6 from $7 
     * Viper Energy Partners LP  VNOM.O : Credit Suisse raises target price to $37 from $36 
     * Viper Energy Partners LP  VNOM.O : TD Securities raises target price to $37 from $36 
     * Vishay Intertechnology Inc  VSH.N : Cowen and Company raises target price to $21 from $19 
     * Vornado Realty Trust  VNO.N : Piper Sandler cuts target price to $20 from $24 
     * Waters Corp  WAT.N : Cowen and Company raises target price to $378 from $358 
     * Waters Corp  WAT.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $340 from $335 
     * Williams Companies Inc  WMB.N : RBC raises target price to $40 from $39 
     * WW Grainger Inc  GWW.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $440 from $425 
     * Xylem Inc  XYL.N : Stifel raises target price to $105 from $94 
     * Zebra Technologies Corp  ZBRA.O : JP Morgan cuts target price to $430 from $466 
     * Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc  ZBH.N : Piper Sandler cuts target price to $120 from $130 
 
 (Compiled by Bengaluru Newsroom)
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