U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Beacon Roofing Supply, Graftech International, Pacwest Bancorp

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09/02/2021 07:36

Feb 9 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on
several U.S.-listed companies, including Beacon Roofing Supply, Graftech International and
Pacwest Bancorp, on Tuesday. 
    
    HIGHLIGHTS
     * Beacon Roofing Supply Inc  BECN.O : RBC raises to sector perform from underperform 
     * Community Financial Corp(Maryland)  TCFC.O : Piper Sandler ups to overweight from neutral     
     * CRH Medical Corp  CRHM.N : Canaccord Genuity cuts to hold from buy 
     * Graftech International Ltd  EAF.N : Citigroup raises to buy from neutral 
     * Pacwest Bancorp  PACW.O : Stephens raises to overweight from equalweight
                    
Following is a summary of research actions on U.S. companies reported by Reuters on Tuesday.
Stock entries are in alphabetical order. 

     * Affiliated Managers Group Inc  AMG.N : Barrington Research raises PT to $145 from $120 
     * Affiliated Managers Group Inc  AMG.N : Credit Suisse raises target to $130 from $118 
     * Affiliated Managers Group Inc  AMG.N : Jefferies raises target price to $130 from $107 
     * Amerisourcebergen Corp  ABC.N : Mizuho raises target price to $114 from $104 
     * Amkor Technology Inc  AMKR.O : Credit Suisse raises target price to $23 from $16.50 
     * Antero Resources Corp  AR.N : Northland Capital raises target price to $14 from $10 
     * Apollo Global Management Inc  APO.N : Citigroup raises price target to $54 from $51 
     * Arbor Realty Trust Inc  ABR.N : JP Morgan raises price target to $15.50 from $14.50 
     * Avalonbay Communities Inc  AVB.N : Jefferies raises target price to $150 from $146 
     * Avrobio Inc  AVRO.O : Wedbush raises target price to $40 from $36 
     * Beacon Roofing Supply Inc  BECN.O : RBC raises target price to $48 from $37 
     * Beacon Roofing Supply Inc  BECN.O : RBC raises to sector perform from underperform 
     * Beacon Roofing Supply Inc  BECN.O : Truist Securities raises target price to $49 from $43 
     * Berry Global Group Inc  BERY.N : Citigroup raises price target to $70 from $67 
     * Berry Global Group Inc  BERY.N : Credit Suisse raises target price to $78 from $72 
     * Berry Global Group Inc  BERY.N : Credit Suisse raises target price to $78 from $72 
     * Berry Global Group Inc  BERY.N : Jefferies raises target price to $70 from $68 
     * Brookfield Renewable Partners LP  BEP.N : Simmons Energy raises target to $43 from $37 
     * Cabot Oil & Gas Corp  COG.N : Northland Capital raises target price to $22 from $18 
     * Carnival Corp  CCL.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $23 from $25 
     * Cdk Global Inc  CDK.O : Evercore ISI cuts target price to $55 from $56 
     * CDW Corp  CDW.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $131 from $120 
     * Cerence Inc  CRNC.O : Cowen and Company cuts target price to $126 from $130 
     * Cerence Inc  CRNC.O : Jefferies raises target price to $143 from $122 
     * Cerence Inc  CRNC.O : RBC raises target price to $105 from $88 
     * Chegg Inc  CHGG.N : Northland Capital raises target price to $110 
     * Chegg Inc  CHGG.N : Piper Sandler raises target price to $124 from $110 
     * Citizens Financial Group Inc  CFG.N : Jefferies raises target price to $42 from $40 
     * Civista Bancshares Inc  CIVB.O : Stephens raises price target to $21 from $18.50 
     * Coca-Cola Co  KO.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $53 from $57 
     * Community Financial Corp(Maryland)  TCFC.O : Piper Sandler raises target to $34 from $30 
     * Community Financial Corp(Maryland)  TCFC.O : Piper Sandler ups to overweight from neutral 
     * Coresite Realty Corp  COR.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $127 from $130 
     * Corporate Office Properties Trust  OFC.N : Raymond James raises target to $30 from $28 
     * CRH Medical Corp  CRHM.N : Canaccord Genuity cuts to hold from buy 
     * Cubic Corp  CUB.N : Canaccord Genuity raises target price to $70 from $64 
     * Cummins Inc  CMI.N : Cowen and Company raises target price to $243 from $239 
     * Diana Shipping Inc  DSX.N : BTIG initiates coverage with buy rating; target price $5 
     * Driven Brands Holdings Inc  DRVN.O : JP Morgan initiates coverage with overweight rating
     * Driven Brands Holdings Inc  DRVN.O : JP Morgan initiates coverage with target price $39 
     * Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc  EGLE.O : BTIG initiates coverage with buy rating; target $28 
     * Elevate Credit Inc  ELVT.N : Credit Suisse raises target price to $5.60 from $4.90 
     * Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc  ENTA.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $56 from $55 
     * Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc  ENTA.O : Oppenheimer raises target price to $55 from $50 
     * Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc  ENTA.O : RBC raises target price to $53 from $47 
     * Energizer Holdings Inc  ENR.N : Evercore ISI raises target price to $60 from $55 
     * Energizer Holdings Inc  ENR.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $51 from $50 
     * Energizer Holdings Inc  ENR.N : RBC raises target price to $55 from $48 
     * Essex Property Trust Inc  ESS.N : Jefferies raises target price to $230 from $221 
     * Estee Lauder Companies Inc  EL.N : RBC raises target price to $314 from $271 
     * Fathom Holdings Inc  FTHM.O : D.A. Davidson initiates coverage with buy rating; PT $54 
     * Fifth Third Bancorp  FITB.O : Jefferies raises target price to $36 from $35 
     * Gates Industrial Corporation Plc  GTES.N : Credit Suisse raises target to $18 from $15 
     * Gates Industrial Corporation Plc  GTES.N : RBC raises target price to $17 from $15 
     * General Finance Corp  GFN.O : D.A. Davidson raises target price to $16 from $12 
     * Global Payments Inc  GPN.N : Cowen and Company raises target price to $226 from $220 
     * Global Payments Inc  GPN.N : Credit Suisse raises target price to $220 from $215 
     * Global Payments Inc  GPN.N : Evercore ISI cuts target price to $246 from $254 
     * Global Payments Inc  GPN.N : Raymond James raises target price to $237 from $205 
     * Global Payments Inc  GPN.N : RBC raises target price to $221 from $214 
     * Global Payments Inc  GPN.N : Susquehanna raises target price to $239 from $220 
     * Golden Ocean Group Ltd  GOGL.O : BTIG raises target price to $7 from $6 
     * Graftech International Ltd  EAF.N : Citigroup raises price target to $15 from $7.5 
     * Graftech International Ltd  EAF.N : Citigroup raises to buy from neutral 
     * Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc  GPMT.N : JP Morgan raises price target to $10 from $9.50 
     * Hasbro Inc  HAS.O : D.A. Davidson raises target price to $115 from $105 
     * Hasbro Inc  HAS.O : Jefferies cuts target price to $110 from $115 
     * Healthequity Inc  HQY.O : RBC raises target price to $87 from $74 
     * Hubspot Inc  HUBS.N : Cowen and Company raises target price to $400 from $360 
     * I3 Verticals Inc  IIIV.O : D.A. Davidson raises target price to $40 from $34 
     * IAC/InterActiveCorp  IAC.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $280 from $225 
     * Insight Enterprises Inc  NSIT.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $98 from $87 
     * Kforce Inc  KFRC.O : Credit Suisse raises target price to $45 from $37 
     * KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc  KREF.N : JP Morgan raises target to $19 from $18.50 
     * KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc  KREF.N : JP Morgan raises to overweight from neutral 
     * Ladder Capital Corp  LADR.N : JP Morgan cuts to underweight from neutral 
     * Ladder Capital Corp  LADR.N : JP Morgan raises price target to $10 from $9.50 
     * Liberty Oilfield Services Inc  LBRT.N : Simmons Energy raises target to $8.80 from $8 
     * Lyft Inc  LYFT.O : KeyBanc raises target price to $57 from $55 
     * M&T Bank Corp  MTB.N : Jefferies raises target price to $149 from $148 
     * Medical Properties Trust Inc  MPW.N : RBC raises target price to $24 from $23 
     * Medical Properties Trust Inc  MPW.N : RBC raises target price to $24 from $23 
     * Meredith Corp  MDP.N : Citigroup raises price target to $28 from $21 
     * Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc  MAA.N : Citigroup raises target to $135 from $125 
     * Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc  MAA.N : Jefferies raises target to $152 from $144 
     * Mohawk Group Holdings Inc  MWK.O : Oppenheimer raises target price to $50 from $30 
     * Murphy USA Inc  MUSA.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $136 from $137 
     * Napco Security Technologies Inc  NSSC.O : Canaccord Genuity raises target to $34 from $30 
     * Newell Brands Inc  NWL.O : Jefferies raises target price to $30 from $28 
     * News Corp  NWSA.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $25 from $23 
     * Northern Oil and Gas Inc  NOG.A : RBC raises target price to $15 from $14 
     * Nov Inc  NOV.N : Citigroup cuts price target to $16 from $18 
     * Nov Inc  NOV.N : Simmons Energy cuts target price to $12.70 from $14.50 
     * Nov Inc  NOV.N : Stephens raises price target to $15 from $10 
     * Pacwest Bancorp  PACW.O : Stephens raises to overweight from equalweight
     * Pacwest Bancorp  PACW.O : Stephens raises target price to $41 from $34.50 
     * Petco Health and Wellness Co  WOOF.O : Baird initiates coverage with outperform rating
     * Petco Health and Wellness Co  WOOF.O : Baird initiates coverage with target price $30 
     * Philip Morris International Inc  PM.N : Credit Suisse raises target price to $84 from $78 
     * Post Holdings Inc  POST.N : Jefferies raises target price to $119 from $117 
     * Potlatchdeltic Corp  PCH.O : Raymond James raises target price to $61 from $51 
     * Purple Innovation Inc  PRPL.O : KeyBanc raises target price to $43 from $38 
     * Q2 Holdings Inc  QTWO.N : D.A. Davidson raises target price to $128 from $108 
     * Range Resources Corp  RRC.N : Northland Capital raises target price to $20 from $14 
     * Regions Financial Corp  RF.N : Jefferies raises target price to $22 from $21 
     * Rent-A-Center Inc  RCII.O : KeyBanc raises target price to $60 from $58 
     * Saia Inc  SAIA.O : Evercore ISI raises target price to $209 from $205 
     * Selectquote Inc  SLQT.N : Cantor Fitzgerald raises target price to $35 from $32 
     * Selectquote Inc  SLQT.N : Credit Suisse raises price target to $35 from $31 
     * Selectquote Inc  SLQT.N : Evercore ISI raises target price to $38 from $35 
     * Selectquote Inc  SLQT.N : Jefferies raises target price to $27 from $22 
     * Signature Bank  SBNY.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $250 from $180 
     * Simon Property Group Inc  SPG.N : Piper Sandler raises target price to $115 from $105 
     * Simpson Manufacturing Co Inc  SSD.N : D.A. Davidson raises target price to $106 from $98 
     * Smiledirectclub Inc  SDC.O : Stephens raises price target to $19 from $14 
     * Southwestern Energy Co  SWN.N : Northland Capital raises target price to $5 from $2.80 
     * Starwood Property Trust Inc  STWD.N : JP Morgan raises price target to $21 from $20 
     * Stonex Group Inc  SNEX.O : Jefferies raises target price to $73 from $70 
     * Take-Two Interactive Software Inc  TTWO.O : JP Morgan raises target to $215 from $210 
     * Tapestry Inc  TPR.N : KeyBanc raises target price to $45 from $41 
     * Tempur Sealy  TPX.N : KeyBanc raises target price to $33 from $30 
     * TG Therapeutics Inc  TGTX.O : H.C. Wainwright raises target price to $79 from $78 
     * TG Therapeutics Inc  TGTX.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $70 from $67 
     * Trane Technologies Plc  TT.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $134 from $125 
     * Trane Technologies Plc  TT.N : Stephens raises target price to $145 from $135 
     * Twilio Inc  TWLO.N : JP Morgan raises to overweight from neutral
     * Twilio Inc  TWLO.N : JP Morgan raises price target to $465 from $300 
     * Uber Technologies Inc  UBER.N : KeyBanc raises target price to $63 from $60 
     * Varonis Systems Inc  VRNS.O : Jefferies raises target price to $225 from $205 
     * Varonis Systems Inc  VRNS.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $240 from $160 
     * Varonis Systems Inc  VRNS.O : Piper Sandler raises target price to $200 from $180 
     * Varonis Systems Inc  VRNS.O : RBC raises target price to $215 from $200 
     * Viasat Inc  VSAT.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $70 from $60 
     * Zions Bancorporation Na  ZION.O : Jefferies raises target price to $52 from $51 
 
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