U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Aspen Technology, Essex Property Trust, Unity Software

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28/10/2022 08:22

Oct 28 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several
U.S.-listed companies, including Aspen Technology, Essex Property Trust and Unity Software, on Friday. 
    HIGHLIGHTS
                 * Aspen Technology Inc  AZPN.O : Baird raises target price to $242 from $225 
 
                 * Essex Property Trust Inc  ESS.N : Piper Sandler cuts to neutral from overweight 
 
                 * Unity Software Inc  U.N : Piper Sandler raises to overweight from neutral 
 
 Following is a summary of research actions on U.S. companies reported by Reuters on Friday. Stock entries are in
alphabetical order. 
                 * Allegro Microsystems Inc  ALGM.O : Needham raises target price to $30 from $27 
 
                 * Altria Group Inc  MO.N : Cowen and Company raises target price to $47 from $45 
 
                 * Amazon.Com Inc  AMZN.O : Baird cuts target price to $130 from $150 
 
                 * Amazon.Com Inc  AMZN.O : Oppenheimer cuts target price to $130 from $165 
 
                 * Amazon.Com Inc  AMZN.O : Piper Sandler cuts target price to $125 from $175 
 
                 * Appfolio Inc  APPF.O : D.A. Davidson raises target price to $95 from $88 
 
                 * Apple Inc  AAPL.O : Credit Suisse cuts target price to $184 from $190 
 
                 * Ares Management Corp  ARES.N : Piper Sandler cuts target price to $86 from $90 
 
                 * argenx SE  ARGX.O : Truist Securities raises target price to $420 from $410 
 
                 * ASGN Inc  ASGN.N : Baird cuts target price to $108 from $120 
 
                 * Aspen Aerogels Inc  ASPN.N : Piper Sandler cuts target price to $33 from $45 
 
                 * Aspen Technology Inc  AZPN.O : Baird raises target price to $242 from $225 
 
                 * Automatic Data Processing Inc  ADP.O : Baird raises target price to $251 from $248 
 
                 * Avery Dennison Corp  AVY.N : Baird cuts target price to $210 from $250 
 
                 * Axalta Coating Systems Ltd  AXTA.N : Baird cuts target price to $30 from $35 
 
                 * Bio Rad Laboratories Inc  BIO.N : Credit Suisse cuts target price to $640 from $715 
 
                 * Bread Financial Holdings Inc  BFH.N : Credit Suisse raises target price to $40 from $38 
 
                 * Bridgewater Bancshares Inc  BWB.O : Piper Sandler raises target price to $20.5 from $19.5 
 
                 * Caterpillar Inc  CAT.N : Credit Suisse raises target price to $255 from $236 
 
                 * Caterpillar Inc  CAT.N : Daiwa Capital Markets raises target price to $205 from $190 
 
                 * Caterpillar Inc  CAT.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $247 from $220 
 
                 * Chemours Co  CC.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $28 from $39 
 
                 * CNX Resources Corp  CNX.N : Truist Securities cuts target price to $18 from $20 
 
                 * CTS Corp  CTS.N : Stephens cuts target price to $38 from $41 
 
                 * Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc  CFR.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $175 from $160 
 
                 * Dexcom Inc  DXCM.O : Baird raises target price to $120 from $97 
 
                 * Dexcom Inc  DXCM.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $135 from $100 
 
                 * Dexcom Inc  DXCM.O : Piper Sandler raises target price to $130 from $120 
 
                 * Edwards Lifesciences Corp  EW.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $95 from $120 
 
                 * Edwards Lifesciences Corp  EW.N : Piper Sandler cuts target price to $95 from $120 
 
                 * Edwards Lifesciences Corp  EW.N : Truist Securities cuts target price to $95 from $112 
 
                 * Entegris Inc  ENTG.O : Goldman Sachs cuts target price to $104 from $120 
 
                 * EQT Corp  EQT.N : Truist Securities cuts target price to $67 from $73 
 
                 * Essex Property Trust Inc  ESS.N : Piper Sandler cuts to neutral from overweight 
 
                 * Essex Property Trust Inc  ESS.N : Piper Sandler cuts target price to $250 from $297 
 
                 * F5 Inc  FFIV.O : Jefferies cuts target price to $150 from $170 
 
                 * First Solar Inc  FSLR.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $147 from $145 
 
                 * Fiserv Inc  FISV.O : Credit Suisse cuts target price to $115 from $120 
 
                 * Fiserv Inc  FISV.O : Jefferies cuts target price to $105 from $110 
 
                 * Gilead Sciences Inc  GILD.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $87 from $80 
 
                 * Hartford Financial Services Group Inc  HIG.N : JP Morgan raises target to $84 from $82 
 
                 * Heritage Commerce Corp  HTBK.O : Piper Sandler raises target price to $15 from $13 
 
                 * Heritage Financial Corp  HFWA.O : Piper Sandler raises target price to $38 from $34 
 
                 * Honeywell International Inc  HON.O : Credit Suisse raises target price to $202 from $186 
 
                 * Hub Group Inc  HUBG.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $88 from $84 
 
                 * Impinj Inc  PI.O : Goldman Sachs raises target price to $100 from $89 
 
                 * Informatica Inc  INFA.N : Goldman Sachs cuts target price to $25 from $27 
 
                 * Insmed Inc  INSM.O : SVB Securities cuts target price to $50 from $52 
 
                 * Keurig DR Pepper Inc  KDP.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $43 from $41 
 
                 * Kinsale Capital Group Inc  KNSL.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $250 from $230 
 
                 * KLA Corp  KLAC.O : Goldman Sachs raises target price to $374 from $357 
 
                 * Labcorp  LH.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $260 from $315 
 
                 * Lendingclub Corp  LC.N : Stephens cuts target price to $12 from $15 
 
                 * Linde Plc  LIN.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $340 from $350 
 
                 * Live Oak Bancshares Inc  LOB.O : JP Morgan cuts target price to $34 from $38 
 
                 * Mastercard Inc  MA.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $395 from $463 
 
                 * McDonald's  MCD.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $250 from $242 
 
                 * Merck & Co Inc  MRK.N : Cantor Fitzgerald raises target price to $120 from $107 
 
                 * Meta Platforms  META.O : HSBC cuts target price to $110 from $150 
 
                 * Meta Platforms Inc  META.O : Goldman Sachs cuts target price to $165 from $200 
 
                 * Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc  MAA.N : Piper Sandler cuts PT to $185 from $186 
 
                 * Murphy USA Inc  MUSA.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $265 from $246 
 
                 * National Instruments Corp  NATI.O : Susquehanna cuts target price to $46 from $50 
 
                 * Northrop Grumman Corp  NOC.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $470 from $490 
 
                 * Northrop Grumman Corp  NOC.N : Wells Fargo raises target price to $575 from $516 
 
                 * Oceaneering International Inc  OII.N : Piper Sandler raises target price to $17 from $11 
 
                 * Olin Corp  OLN.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $65 from $85 
 
                 * Onemain Holdings Inc  OMF.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $40 from $38 
 
                 * Onto Innovation Inc  ONTO.N : D.A. Davidson cuts target price to $90 from $100 
 
                 * Oshkosh Corp  OSK.N : Credit Suisse raises target price to $99 from $95 
 
                 * Oshkosh Corp  OSK.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $85 from $82 
 
                 * Otis Worldwide Corp  OTIS.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $68 from $65 
 
                 * Overstock.Com Inc  OSTK.O : Needham cuts target price to $30 from $50 
 
                 * Pennymac Financial Services Inc  PFSI.N : Piper Sandler raises target to $82 from $78 
 
                 * Perficient Inc  PRFT.O : JP Morgan cuts target price to $80 from $86 
 
                 * Perficient Inc  PRFT.O : Needham cuts target price to $95 from $120 
 
                 * Pinterest Inc  PINS.N : Piper Sandler raises target price to $25 from $23 
 
                 * Pioneer Natural Resources Co  PXD.N : Credit Suisse raises target price to $300 from $285 
 
                 * Plexus Corp  PLXS.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $90 from $87 
 
                 * Precision Drilling Corp  PDS.N : Piper Sandler raises target price to $128 from $74 
 
                 * PTC Therapeutics Inc  PTCT.O : Credit Suisse cuts target price to $47 from $55 
 
                 * PTC Therapeutics Inc  PTCT.O : JP Morgan cuts target price to $59 from $66 
 
                 * QCR Holdings Inc  QCRH.O : Piper Sandler cuts target price to $64.5 from $71 
 
                 * Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co  RS.N : Keybanc raises target price to $210 from $207 
 
                 * Republic Services Inc  RSG.N : CIBC cuts target price to $146 from $151 
 
                 * S&P Global Inc  SPGI.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $380 from $390 
 
                 * Sallie Mae  SLM.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $17 from $16.5 
 
                 * Seagen Inc  SGEN.O : Oppenheimer cuts target price to $188 from $208 
 
                 * Summit Financial Group Inc  SMMF.O : Piper Sandler raises target price to $31 from $30.5 
 
                 * T Rowe price Group Inc  TROW.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $96 from $93 
 
                 * Teradyne Inc  TER.O : Goldman Sachs cuts target price to $93 from $106 
 
                 * Textron Inc  TXT.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $75 from $76 
 
                 * Tradeweb Markets Inc  TW.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $71 from $70 
 
                 * Tronox Holdings Plc  TROX.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $15 from $30 
 
                 * Unity Software Inc  U.N : Piper Sandler raises to overweight from neutral 
 
                 * Unity Software Inc  U.N : Piper Sandler cuts target price to $38 from $42 
 
                 * Upwork Inc  UPWK.O : Goldman Sachs cuts target price to $24 from $30 
 
                 * Usertesting Inc  USER.N : Needham cuts to hold from buy 
 
                 * Vertiv Holdings Co  VRT.N : Goldman Sachs raises target price to $16 from $15 
 
                 * Viking Therapeutics Inc  VKTX.O : Oppenheimer cuts target price to $10 from $12 
 
                 * Western Digital Corp  WDC.O : Wells Fargo cuts target price to $55 from $65 
 
                 * WEX Inc  WEX.N : Jefferies raises target price to $160 from $150 
 
                 * WEX Inc  WEX.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $177 from $209 
 
                 * Zynex Inc  ZYXI.O : Piper Sandler raises target price to $10 from $7 
 
 (Compiled by Bengaluru Newsroom)
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