U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Altice USA, Charter Communications, Conagra Brands

Hamilton Thorne

09/04/2021 08:25

April 9 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets
on several U.S.-listed companies, including Altice USA, Charter Communications and Conagra
Brands, on Friday. 
    
    HIGHLIGHTS
    
     * Altice USA Inc  ATUS.N : Citigroup cuts to neutral from buy
     * Autozone Inc  AZO.N : CFRA cuts to buy from strong buy
     * Charter Communications Inc  CHTR.O : Citigroup cuts to neutral from buy
     * Conagra Brands Inc  CAG.N : CFRA cuts to buy from strong buy
     * Okta Inc  OKTA.O : BTIG raises to buy from neutral
    
Following is a summary of research actions on U.S. companies reported by Reuters on Friday.
Stock entries are in alphabetical order. 
     
     * Aflac Inc  AFL.N : KBW raises price target to $53 from $52
     * Alcoa Corp  AA.N : Jefferies raises price target to $30 from $25
     * Ally Financial Inc  ALLY.N : Evercore ISI starts with outperform rating; price target $55
     * Altice USA Inc  ATUS.N : Citigroup cuts to neutral from buy
     * American Equity Investment Life Holding Co  AEL.N : KBW raises PT to $35 from $34
     * Ameriprise Financial Inc  AMP.N : KBW raises price target to $265 from $240
     * Apogee Enterprises Inc  APOG.O : D.A. Davidson raises price target to $33 from $28
     * Assetmark Financial Holdings Inc  AMK.N : Jefferies cuts price target to $24 from $26
     * Athene Holding Ltd  ATH.N : KBW raises price target to $70 from $60
     * Autozone Inc  AZO.N : CFRA cuts to buy from strong buy
     * Baker Hughes Co  BKR.N : Simmons Energy cuts price target to $29 from $30
     * Bank of America Corp  BAC.N : Citigroup raises price target to $50 from $37
     * Bank of New York Mellon Corp  BK.N : Citigroup raises price target to $58 from $55
     * BlackRock Inc  BLK.N : JP Morgan raises price target to $913 from $815
     * Brighthouse Financial Inc  BHF.O : KBW raises price target to $51 from $46
     * Championx Corp  CHX.O : Simmons Energy raises price target to $19 from $18
     * Charles Schwab Corp  SCHW.N : Jefferies raises price target to $76 from $70
     * Charles Schwab Corp  SCHW.N : JP Morgan raises price target to $81 from $79
     * Charter Communications Inc  CHTR.O : Citigroup cuts to neutral from buy
     * Chuy's Holdings Inc  CHUY.O : Stifel cuts to hold from buy
     * CNO Financial Group Inc  CNO.N : KBW raises price target to $26 from $25
     * Comcast Corp  CMCSA.O : Citigroup raises price target to $62 from $59
     * CommScope Holding Company Inc  COMM.O : Jefferies raises PT to $15.50 from $12.50
     * Conagra Brands Inc  CAG.N : CFRA cuts to buy from strong buy
     * Conagra Brands Inc  CAG.N : Jefferies raises price target to $42 from $40
     * Conagra Brands Inc  CAG.N : RBC raises target price to $38 from $37
     * Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc  CNSL.O : Citigroup raises PT to $7.5 from $7
     * Constellation Brands Inc  STZ.N : Evercore ISI cuts price target to $285 from $290
     * Constellation Brands Inc  STZ.N : Jefferies cuts price target to $290 from $300
     * Constellation Brands Inc  STZ.N : JP Morgan cuts price target to $259 from $264
     * Coupa Software Inc  COUP.O : Evercore ISI cuts price target to $300 from $330
     * Crowdstrike Holdings Inc  CRWD.O : JP Morgan raises price target to $210 from $205
     * Delek US Holdings Inc  DK.N : JP Morgan cuts price target to $27 from $28
     * Dell Technologies Inc  DELL.N : Evercore ISI raises price target to $105 from $88
     * Dicerna Pharmaceuticals Inc  DRNA.O : SVB Leerink cuts price target to $44 from $45
     * Equitable Holdings Inc  EQH.N : KBW raises price target to $39 from $36
     * Floor & Decor Holdings Inc  FND.N : Jefferies raises price target to $118 from $111
     * focus Financial Partners Inc  FOCS.O : Jefferies cuts price target to $61 from $65
     * Halliburton Co  HAL.N : Simmons Energy raises price target to $24.25 from $22
     * Harley-Davidson Inc  HOG.N : CFRA cuts price target by $2 to $34
     * Honeywell  HON.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $250 from $200
     * Levi Strauss & Co  LEVI.N : JP Morgan raises price target to $29 from $24
     * Liberty Broadband Corp  LBRDA.O : Citigroup cuts price target to $179 from $196
     * Lincoln National Corp  LNC.N : KBW raises price target to $68 from $65
     * Lovesac Co  LOVE.O : BTIG raises price target to $77 from $62
     * LPL Financial Holdings Inc  LPLA.O : Jefferies raises price target to $167 from $136
     * Metlife Inc  MET.N : KBW raises price target to $68 from $64
     * Morgan Stanley  MS.N : Citigroup raises price target to $88 from $84
     * New York Community Bancorp Inc  NYCB.N : Credit Suisse ups price target to $13 from $11
     * Northern Trust Corp  NTRS.O : Citigroup raises price target to $115 from $103
     * Okta Inc  OKTA.O : BTIG raises to buy from neutral
     * Onemain Holdings Inc  OMF.N : Credit Suisse raises price target to $69 from $66
     * ONEOK Inc  OKE.N : JP Morgan raises price target to $50 from $49
     * Orbcomm Inc  ORBC.O : Canaccord Genuity cuts to hold from buy
     * Par Technology Corp  PAR.N : Jefferies raises target price to $90 from $75
     * Philip Morris International Inc  PM.N : JP Morgan raises price target to $105 from $81
     * Primerica Inc  PRI.N : KBW raises price target to $163 from $160
     * Principal Financial Group Inc  PFG.O : KBW raises price target to $67 from $64
     * Provention Bio Inc  PRVB.O : SVB Leerink cuts price target to $16 from $26
     * Prudential Financial Inc  PRU.N : KBW raises price target to $100 from $95
     * Reinsurance Group of America Inc  RGA.N : KBW raises price target to $138 from $136
     * RPM International Inc  RPM.N : RBC raises target price to $92 from $90
     * Schlumberger NV  SLB.N : Simmons Energy raises price target to $27 from $25
     * Silicon Motion Technology Corp  SIMO.O : Needham raises price target to $82 from $72
     * Simply Good Foods Co  SMPL.O : Citigroup raises price target to $37 from $35
     * Square Inc  SQ.N : Credit Suisse raises price target to $290 from $270
     * State Auto Financial Corp  STFC.O : Piper Sandler raises price target to $20 from $18
     * State Street Corp  STT.N : Citigroup raises price target to $105 from $92
     * Suro Capital Corp  SSSS.O : BTIG raises price target to $20 from $16
     * Synchrony Financial  SYF.N : Evercore ISI starts with outperform rating; price target $49
     * Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc  SKT.N : Citigroup raises PT to $15.5 from $10.5
     * T-Mobile US Inc  TMUS.O : Citigroup raises price target to $153 from $151
     * Unum Group  UNM.N : KBW raises price target to $32 from $31
     * Voya Financial Inc  VOYA.N : KBW raises price target to $72 from $70
     * Warrior Met Coal Inc  HCC.N : Jefferies cuts price target to $20 from $24
     * Wd-40 Co  WDFC.O : Jefferies raises price target to $280 from $250
 
    

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