U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Acuity Brands, Dunkin' Brands, Michaels Companies

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08/06/2020 08:39

June 8 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets
on several U.S.-listed companies, including Acuity Brands, Dunkin' Brands and Michaels
Companies, on Monday. 
    
    HIGHLIGHTS
     * Acuity Brands Inc  AYI.N : Oppenheimer raises to outperform from perform
     * Dunkin' Brands Group Inc  DNKN.O : Keybanc raises to overweight from sector weight
     * Michaels Companies Inc  MIK.O : JP Morgan raises to overweight from neutral
        
Following is a summary of research actions on U.S. companies reported by Reuters on Monday.
Stock entries are in alphabetical order. 
     * Acuity Brands Inc  AYI.N : Oppenheimer raises to outperform from perform
     * Acuity Brands Inc  AYI.N : Oppenheimer establishes price target of $135
     * Amazon.com Inc  AMZN.O : RBC raises target price to $3,300 from $2,700
     * Analog Devices Inc  ADI.O : Evercore ISI raises target price to $135 from $115
     * Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc  APLS.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $56 from $54
     * Baker Hughes Co  BKR.N : Altacorp Capital raises target price to $22.75 from $18
     * Brookfield Asset Management  BAM.N : JP Morgan initiates with overweight rating; PT of $44
     * Brookfield Renewable Partners  BEP.N : National Bank of Canada resumes with outperform
 rating; PT of $54
     * Cerence Inc  CRNC.O : Jefferies initiates with buy rating and $47 price target
     * Chevron Corp  CVX.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $109 from $103
     * Cisco  CSCO.O : Evercore ISI raises target price to $54 from $50
     * Community Healthcare Trust Inc  CHCT.N : Evercore ISI cuts to in line from outperform
     * Crocs Inc  CROX.O : Piper Sandler raises target price to $42 from $28
     * Crocs Inc  CROX.O : Susquehanna raises target price to $43 from $27
     * Denali Therapeutics Inc  DNLI.O : Evercore ISI raises target price to $36 from $28
     * Dunkin' Brands Group Inc  DNKN.O : Keybanc raises to overweight from sector weight
     * Electronic Arts Inc  EA.O : Ascendiant Capital raises target price to $138 from $121
     * Emergent Biosolutions Inc  EBS.N : Cowen and Company cuts target price to $64 from $77
     * Essential Properties Realty Trust  EPRT.N : Evercore ISI ups to outperform from in line
     * Evofem Biosciences  EVFM.O : Piper Sandler initiates with overweight rating and $11 PT
     * Garmin Ltd  GRMN.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $101 from $92
     * HP Inc  HPQ.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $21 from $20
     * International Money Express Inc  IMXI.O : Credit Suisse raises PT to $11.50 from $10
     * L Brands Inc  LB.N : Keybanc raises target price to $25 from $21
     * Lexington Realty Trust  LXP.N : Evercore ISI cuts to in line from outperform
     * Maxim Integrated Products Inc  MXIM.O : Evercore ISI raises target price to $68 from $60
     * Michaels Companies Inc  MIK.O : Credit Suisse raises target price to $5 from $4
     * Michaels Companies Inc  MIK.O : JP Morgan adds stock to its analyst focus list
     * Michaels Companies Inc  MIK.O : JP Morgan raises to overweight from neutral
     * Michaels Companies Inc  MIK.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $13 from $7
     * Novus Therapeutics Inc  NVUS.O : Ascendiant Capital cuts target price to $1.25 from $3.75
     * NXP Semiconductors NV  NXPI.O : Evercore ISI raises to outperform from in line
     * NXP Semiconductors NV  NXPI.O : Evercore ISI raises target price to $140 from $110
     * Potbelly Corp  PBPB.O : Piper Sandler cuts target price to $3 from $4
     * Primerica Inc  PRI.N : Credit Suisse raises target price to $159 from $128
     * Ruth'S Hospitality Group Inc  RUTH.O : Piper Sandler raises target price to $10 from $8
     * Texas Instruments Inc  TXN.O : Evercore ISI raises target price to $135 from $115
     * Tripadvisor Inc  TRIP.O : Ascendiant Capital raises target price to $32 from $26
     * Ultrapar Participacoes SA  UGP.N : Santander cuts Year-End 2020 PT to $4.20 from $6.20
     * Western Union Co  WU.N : Credit Suisse raises target price to $22 from $20
     * Yeti Holdings Inc  YETI.N : Jefferies raises target price to $50 from $33
 
 (Compiled by Bengaluru Newsroom)
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