MarketBeat Daily Ratings for Thursday, July 17, 2025
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Analysts' Upgrades | | ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW) was upgraded by analysts at Stephens from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating. They now have a $60.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 32.7% upside from the current price of $45.22. | | Brixmor Property Group (NYSE:BRX) was upgraded by analysts at Mizuho from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating. They now have a $29.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 12.4% upside from the current price of $25.79. | | Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) was upgraded by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating. They now have a $14.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 6.1% upside from the current price of $13.20. | | CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) was upgraded by analysts at Bank of America Corporation from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating. They now have a $42.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $34.00. This represents a 21.5% upside from the current price of $34.56. | | Elanco Animal Health (NYSE:ELAN) was upgraded by analysts at Leerink Partners from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating. They now have a $18.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 22.0% upside from the current price of $14.76. | | Amicus Therapeutics (NASDAQ:FOLD) was upgraded by analysts at Morgan Stanley from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating.The current price is $6.40. | | Monarch Casino & Resort (NASDAQ:MCRI) was upgraded by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating. They now have a $89.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $83.00. This represents a 18.9% downside from the current price of $109.75. | | Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) was upgraded by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating. They now have a $78.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $66.00. This represents a 13.8% upside from the current price of $68.54. | | Steven Madden (NASDAQ:SHOO) was upgraded by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating. They now have a $32.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $26.00. This represents a 22.8% upside from the current price of $26.05. |
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Analysts' Downgrades | | Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG) was downgraded by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a "neutral" rating to an "underweight" rating. They now have a $225.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $235.00. This represents a 5.4% downside from the current price of $237.97. | | Crown (NYSE:CCK) was downgraded by analysts at Robert W. Baird from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating. They now have a $105.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 1.6% downside from the current price of $106.66. | | Group 1 Automotive (NYSE:GPI) was downgraded by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from an "overweight" rating to a "neutral" rating. They now have a $415.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $435.00. This represents a 1.0% downside from the current price of $419.30. | | Progressive (NYSE:PGR) was downgraded by analysts at Evercore ISI from an "outperform" rating to an "in-line" rating. They now have a $275.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 11.6% upside from the current price of $246.43. | | Quanta Services (NYSE:PWR) was downgraded by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating. They now have a $400.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $352.00. This represents a 2.6% upside from the current price of $389.77. | | Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) was downgraded by analysts at Stephens from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating. They now have a $82.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $72.00. This represents a 3.5% upside from the current price of $79.21. | | Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) was downgraded by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from a "hold" rating to an "underperform" rating. They now have a $76.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 17.8% downside from the current price of $92.49. | | Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK) was downgraded by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from a "hold" rating to an "underperform" rating. They now have a $120.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $100.00. This represents a 11.4% downside from the current price of $135.40. | | Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) was downgraded by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from an "overweight" rating to a "neutral" rating. They now have a $102.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $88.00. This represents a 10.2% upside from the current price of $92.56. | | Zoetis (NYSE:ZTS) was downgraded by analysts at Leerink Partners from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating. They now have a $155.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $180.00. This represents a 2.7% upside from the current price of $150.89. |
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Analysts' New Coverage | | Accenture (NYSE:ACN) is now covered by analysts at Evercore ISI. They set an "outperform" rating and a $330.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 18.0% upside from the current price of $279.57. | | Affirm (NASDAQ:AFRM) is now covered by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. They set a "buy" rating and a $78.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 14.1% upside from the current price of $68.34. | | BILL (NYSE:BILL) is now covered by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. They set a "hold" rating and a $49.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 5.0% upside from the current price of $46.67. | | Carlyle Secured Lending (NASDAQ:CGBD) is now covered by analysts at Raymond James Financial, Inc.. They set a "market perform" rating on the stock.The current price is $14.10. | | CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) is now covered by analysts at Macquarie. They set a "neutral" rating and a $465.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 0.8% downside from the current price of $468.61. | | Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) is now covered by analysts at Evercore ISI. They set an "outperform" rating and a $100.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 32.9% upside from the current price of $75.25. | | Vertical Aerospace (NYSE:EVTL) is now covered by analysts at Needham & Company LLC. They set a "buy" rating and a $9.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 36.3% upside from the current price of $6.60. | | Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) is now covered by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. They set a "buy" rating and a $120.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 14.7% upside from the current price of $104.66. | | Futu (NASDAQ:FUTU) is now covered by analysts at Barclays PLC. They set an "overweight" rating and a $176.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 20.1% upside from the current price of $146.53. | | Harmony Gold Mining (NYSE:HMY) is now covered by analysts at BMO Capital Markets. They set a "market perform" rating and a $16.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 16.2% upside from the current price of $13.77. | | Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) is now covered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co.. They set an "overweight" rating and a $30.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 43.1% upside from the current price of $20.96. | | CarMax (NYSE:KMX) is now covered by analysts at Benchmark Co.. They set a "buy" rating and a $75.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 20.8% upside from the current price of $62.10. | | NewAmsterdam Pharma (NASDAQ:NAMS) is now covered by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.. They set a "neutral" rating and a $27.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 28.3% upside from the current price of $21.05. | | Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) is now covered by analysts at Scotiabank. They set a "sector outperform" rating and a $300.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 21.7% upside from the current price of $246.42. | | PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) is now covered by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. They set a "hold" rating and a $75.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 2.2% upside from the current price of $73.38. | | RealReal (NASDAQ:REAL) is now covered by analysts at B. Riley. They set a "buy" rating and a $8.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 46.6% upside from the current price of $5.46. | | SBA Communications (NASDAQ:SBAC) is now covered by analysts at Scotiabank. They set a "sector perform" rating and a $252.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 7.6% upside from the current price of $234.21. | | Safe Pro Group (NASDAQ:SPAI) is now covered by analysts at Litchfield Hills Research. They set a "buy" rating and a $8.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 141.8% upside from the current price of $3.31. | | Scholar Rock (NASDAQ:SRRK) is now covered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. They set an "overweight" rating on the stock.The current price is $41.35. | | Toast (NYSE:TOST) is now covered by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. They set a "buy" rating and a $54.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 17.7% upside from the current price of $45.88. | | Beyond Air (NASDAQ:XAIR) is now covered by analysts at D. Boral Capital. They set a "buy" rating and a $11.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 232.8% upside from the current price of $3.31. |
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