Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Amazon, Dover, Facebook, Lam Research, Newmont Mining, Occidental, Six Flags, Tesla, 3D Systems and More

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Published: April 22, 2019 8:55 am

Last Updated: January 30, 2020 9:48 pm

Stocks were indicated to open lower on Monday after the Easter three-day weekend. With the major market indexes all still up well into the double-digit percentages year to date, both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are still very close to hitting all-time highs again. Investors ought to be considering how they want their portfolios positioned for the rest of the year and beyond.

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These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Monday, April 22, 2019.

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) was reiterated as Outperform with a $2,000 price target (versus a $1,861.69 prior close) at Wedbush Securities, with firm calling for upside to earnings with gross margins remaining the top story ahead of this Thursday’s earnings call.

Autoliv Inc. (NYSE: ALV) was downgraded to Sector Weight from Overweight at KeyBanc Capital Markets.

Dover Corp. (NYSE: DOV) was downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Robert W. Baird.

D.R. Horton Inc. (NYSE: DHI) was downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Keefe Bruyette & Woods.

Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) was reiterated as Outperform with a $200 price target (versus a $178.28 close) at Wedbush ahead of earnings. The firm is calling for revenue upside with strength in its ad product momentum and engagement growth.

IPG Photonics Corp. (NASDAQ: IPGP) was raised to Buy from Neutral with a $200 price objective (versus a $174.84 close) at Merrill Lynch.

Lam Research Corp. (NASDAQ: LRCX) was raised to Buy from Neutral and the target price was raised to $235 from $170 (versus a $194.77 close) at B. Riley FBR. The 52-week range is $122.64 to $209.92, and the consensus target price is $100.47.

Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ: NBIX) was raised to Overweight from Neutral and the target price was raised to $106 from $100 (versus a $78.43 close, after a 3.3% drop) at JPMorgan.

Newmont Mining Corp. (NYSE: NEM) was raised to Buy from Hold with a $46 price target (versus a $33.04 close, after a 3.3% drop) at TD Securities. The stock has a 52-week range of $29.06 to $41.49 and a consensus target price of $40.91.

Occidental Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: OXY) was downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Mizuho Securities and the price target was cut to $70 from $83 (versus a $61.82 close) in the call. The consensus target price is $78.07. The 52-week trading range is $56.83 to $87.67.

ONEOK Inc. (NYSE: OKE) was downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Seaport Global.