U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP- Alteryx, Microsoft, Workday

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24/11/2020 07:07

Nov 24 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several
U.S.-listed companies, including Alteryx, Microsoft and Workday on Tuesday. 
    
    HIGHLIGHTS 
     * Alteryx Inc  AYX.N : KeyBanc initiates coverage with sector weight rating
     * Microsoft  MSFT.O : KeyBanc initiates coverage with overweight rating
     * Texas Roadhouse Inc  TXRH.O : Baird raises to outperform from neutral
     * Workday Inc  WDAY.O : KeyBanc initiates coverage with overweight rating
        
Following is a summary of research actions on U.S. companies reported by Reuters on Tuesday. Stock
entries are in alphabetical order. 
    
     * Agilent Technologies Inc  A.N : Cowen and Company raises target price to $120 from $107
     * Agilent Technologies Inc  A.N : Evercore ISI raises target price to $122 from $110
     * Agilent Technologies Inc  A.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $125 from $110
     * Agilent Technologies Inc  A.N : SVB Leerink raises target price to $120 from $100
     * Align Technology Inc  ALGN.O : Credit Suisse raises target price to $515 from $432
     * Align Technology Inc  ALGN.O : Evercore ISI raises target price to $500 from $400
     * Align Technology Inc  ALGN.O : Piper Sandler raises target price to $525 from $500
     * Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc  ALNY.O : SVB Leerink raises target price to $91 from $90
     * Alteryx Inc  AYX.N : KeyBanc initiates coverage with sector weight rating
     * Altice USA Inc  ATUS.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $40 from $35
     * Altimmune Inc  ALT.O : Evercore ISI resumes coverage with outperform rating and $25 PT
     * Ambarella Inc  AMBA.O : Cowen and Company raises target price to $81 from $72
     * Analog Devices Inc  ADI.O : RBC raises target price to $150 from $135
     * Annaly Capital Management Inc  NLY.N : Piper Sandler raises target price to $9 from $8.50
     * Applied Materials  AMAT.O : BofA Global Research raises price objective to $93 from $78
     * Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc  ARWR.O : RBC raises target price to $80 from $62
     * Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc  ARWR.O : SVB Leerink cuts target price to $34 from $35
     * Baozun Inc  BZUN.O : Jefferies raises target price to $45 from $43
     * Bellring Brands Inc  BRBR.N : Jefferies raises target price to $26 from $24
     * Berry Global Group Inc  BERY.N : Jefferies raises target price to $68 from $60
     * Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc  BCRX.O : Evercore ISI initiates with outperform rating 
     * Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc  BCRX.O : Evercore ISI initiates with $12 target price
     * Bj'S Restaurants Inc  BJRI.O : Baird raises target price to $38 from $36
     * Central Garden & Pet Co  CENTA.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $40 from $38
     * Change Healthcare Inc  CHNG.O : Cantor Fitzgerald raises target price to $19 from $18
     * Check Point Software Technologies  CHKP.O : KeyBanc initiates coverage with sector weight rating
     * Cheesecake Factory Inc  CAKE.O : Baird raises target price to $36 from $33
     * Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc  CMG.N : Baird raises target price to $1625 from $1600
     * Chuy's Holdings Inc  CHUY.O : Baird raises target price to $25 from $24
     * CSX Corp  CSX.O : RBC raises target price to $102 from $89
     * Cytokinetics Inc  CYTK.O : H.C. Wainwright cuts target price to $22 from $43
     * Darden Restaurants Inc  DRI.N : Baird raises target price to $132 from $104
     * Darden Restaurants Inc  DRI.N : Baird raises to outperform from neutral
     * Datadog Inc  DDOG.O : Keybanc initiates coverage with sector weight rating
     * Domino's Pizza Inc  DPZ.N : Baird raises target price to $455 from $450
     * Eaton Vance Corp  EV.N : JP Morgan cuts to neutral from overweight
     * Eaton Vance Corp  EV.N : JP Morgan raises price target to $66 from $50
     * Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc  ENTA.O : Evercore ISI initiates with underperform rating 
     * Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc  ENTA.O : Evercore ISI initiates with $30 price target
     * Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc  ENTA.O : RBC cuts target price to $45 from $52
     * Energy Transfer LP  ET.N : Simmons Energy raises target price to $7 from $6
     * Enterprise Products Partners LP  EPD.N : Simmons Energy raises PT to $21 from $19
     * Fate Therapeutics Inc  FATE.O : Truist Securities raises target price to $65 from $40
     * Foot Locker Inc  FL.N : B Riley raises target price to $39 from $36
     * Foot Locker Inc  FL.N : Citigroup raises price target to $42 from $30
     * Fortinet Inc  FTNT.O : Keybanc initiates coverage with sector weight rating
     * Freeport-Mcmoran Inc  FCX.N : Jefferies raises target price to $35 from $25
     * Fulgent Genetics Inc  FLGT.O : BTIG cuts to neutral from buy
     * Healthcare Trust of America Inc  HTA.N : Jefferies raises target price to $33 from $31
     * Hubspot Inc  HUBS.N : KeyBanc initiates coverage with overweight rating
     * Hubspot Inc  HUBS.N : KeyBanc initiates coverage with target price of $445
     * Ii-Vi Inc  IIVI.O : BofA Global Research raises price objective to $80 from $70
     * Innate pharma SA  IPHA.O : Evercore ISI resumes coverage with outperform rating
     * Innate pharma SA  IPHA.O : Evercore ISI resumes coverage with $6 target price
     * Insmed Inc  INSM.O : Evercore ISI resumes coverage with outperform rating and $60 PT
     * Kla Corp  KLAC.O : BofA Global Research raises price objective to $268 from $225
     * Korn Ferry  KFY.N : Credit Suisse raises target price to $37 from $30
     * Lam Research Corp  LRCX.O : BofA Global Research raises price objective to $485 from $420
     * Leslie'S Inc  LESL.O : Baird initiates coverage with outperform rating and $25 PT
     * LTC Properties Inc  LTC.N : RBC raises target price to $33 from $32
     * Madrigal Pharmaceuticals  MDGL.O : Evercore ISI resumes coverage with outperform rating 
     * Madrigal Pharmaceuticals  MDGL.O : Evercore ISI resumes coverage with $180 target price
     * Marathon Oil Corp  MRO.N : Citigroup raises price target to $6 from $5.5
     * McDonald's  MCD.N : Baird raises target price to $242 from $238
     * Microsoft  MSFT.O : KeyBanc initiates coverage with overweight rating
     * Moog Inc  MOGa.N : Canaccord Genuity raises target price to $80 from $65
     * Neuronetics Inc  STIM.O : Piper Sandler raises target price to $9 from $7
     * New Relic Inc  NEWR.N : Keybanc initiates coverage with sector weight rating
     * New Residential Investment Corp  NRZ.N : BTIG assumes coverage with rating buy 
     * New Residential Investment Corp  NRZ.N : BTIG assumes coverage with $11 target price
     * Newmont  NEM.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $68 from $70
     * NGL Energy Partners LP  NGL.N : Simmons Energy cuts target price to $2 from $4
     * Niu Technologies  NIU.O : Piper Sandler raises target price to $38 from $31
     * Norfolk Southern Corp  NSC.N : RBC raises target price to $220 from $193
     * Nutanix Inc  NTNX.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $25 from $22
     * Nutanix Inc  NTNX.O : Piper Sandler raises target price to $30 from $26
     * Nutanix Inc  NTNX.O : RBC raises target price to $34 from $29
     * NXP Semiconductors NV  NXPI.O : BofA Global Research raises price objective to $175 from $160
     * Oasis Midstream Partners LP  OMP.O : Simmons Energy raises target price to $10 from $8
     * Okta Inc  OKTA.O : Keybanc initiates coverage with overweight rating
     * Omega Healthcare Investors Inc  OHI.N : Jefferies raises target price to $35 from $32
     * Oracle Corp  ORCL.N : KeyBanc initiates coverage with overweight rating
     * Palo Alto Networks Inc  PANW.N : KeyBanc initiates coverage with overweight rating
     * Plains All American Pipeline LP  PAA.N : Simmons Energy raises target price to $9 from $8
     * Post Holdings Inc  POST.N : Jefferies raises target price to $106 from $105
     * PPG Industries Inc  PPG.N : Jefferies raises target price to $160 from $150
     * Rattler Midstream LP  RTLR.O : Simmons Energy raises target price to $8 from $7
     * Restaurant Brands International Inc  QSR.N : Baird raises target price to $63 from $60
     * Sabra Health Care REIT Inc  SBRA.O : Jefferies raises target price to $17 from $15
     * Salesforce.com Inc  CRM.N : KeyBanc initiates coverage with overweight rating 
     * Salesforce.com Inc  CRM.N : KeyBanc initiates coverage with target price of $310
     * ServiceNow Inc  NOW.N : KeyBanc initiates coverage with overweight rating 
     * ServiceNow Inc  NOW.N : KeyBanc initiates coverage with target price of $620
     * Shake Shack Inc  SHAK.N : Baird raises target price to $74 from $65
     * Sherwin-Williams Co  SHW.N : Jefferies raises target price to $800 from $760
     * Skyworks Solutions  SWKS.O : BofA Global Research cuts price objective to $165 from $180
     * Slack Technologies  WORK.N : KeyBanc initiates coverage with sector weight rating
     * Splunk Inc  SPLK.O : KeyBanc initiates coverage with overweight rating
     * Starbucks Corp  SBUX.O : Baird raises target price to $100 from $93
     * Starbucks Corp  SBUX.O : Citigroup raises price target to $111 from $101
     * Targa Resources Corp  TRGP.N : Simmons Energy raises target price to $23 from $19
     * Texas Roadhouse Inc  TXRH.O : Baird raises target price to $84 from $74
     * Texas Roadhouse Inc  TXRH.O : Baird raises to outperform from neutral
     * Theravance Biopharma Inc  TBPH.O : Evercore ISI resumes coverage with outperform rating 
     * Theravance Biopharma Inc  TBPH.O : Evercore ISI resumes coverage with $30 target price
     * Translate Bio Inc  TBIO.O : Evercore ISI resumes coverage with outperform rating 
     * Translate Bio Inc  TBIO.O : Evercore ISI resumes coverage with $25 target price
     * Travere Therapeutics Inc  TVTX.O : Evercore ISI initiates with outperform rating 
     * Travere Therapeutics Inc  TVTX.O : Evercore ISI initiates with $36 target price
     * Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd  TNP.N : Jefferies raises target price to $12 from $11
     * Twist Bioscience Corp  TWST.O : Evercore ISI raises target price to $125 from $82
     * Twist Bioscience Corp  TWST.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $100 from $80
     * Twist Bioscience Corp  TWST.O : SVB Leerink raises target price to $100 from $90
     * Two Harbors Investment Corp  TWO.N : BTIG initiates coverage with neutral rating
     * Ulta Beauty Inc  ULTA.O : Jefferies cuts to hold from buy
     * Union Pacific Corp  UNP.N : RBC raises target price to $232 from $211
     * United Fire Group Inc  UFCS.O : Piper Sandler raises target price to $23 from $21
     * Uniti Group Inc  UNIT.O : RBC raises target price to $11 from $10
     * Urban Outfitters Inc  URBN.O : B. Riley raises target price to $29 from $25
     * Urban Outfitters Inc  URBN.O : Barclays raises target price to $37 from $26
     * Urban Outfitters Inc  URBN.O : Jefferies raises target price to $37 from $27
     * Urban Outfitters Inc  URBN.O : RBC raises target price to $30 from $22
     * Valvoline Inc  VVV.N : Jefferies raises target price to $25 from $22
     * Vertex Pharmaceuticals  VRTX.O : Evercore ISI resumes with outperform vs in line rating
     * Vertex Pharmaceuticals  VRTX.O : Evercore ISI resumes with $270 vs $275 target price
     * Wingstop Inc  WING.O : Baird raises target price to $158 from $155
     * Woodward Inc  WWD.O : Jefferies raises target price to $130 from $120
     * Workday Inc  WDAY.O : KeyBanc initiates coverage with overweight rating
     * Workday Inc  WDAY.O : KeyBanc initiates coverage with target price of $251
     * Yum Brands  YUM.N : Baird raises target price to $119 from $112
 
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