Upgrades: Raymond James upgraded shares of Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) from a market perform rating to a strong-buy rating in a report released on Monday morning, MarketBeat.com reports. They currently have $185.00 price objective on the insurance provider’s stock. Several other analysts also recently commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Travelers Companies from $172.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an equal weight rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 12th. Wolfe Research reiterated a peer perform rating on shares of Travelers Companies in a research report on Thursday, June 23rd. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Travelers Companies from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report on Saturday, July 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded shares of Travelers Companies from a neutral rating to a sell rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $190.00 to $170.00 in a research report on Friday, June 3rd. Finally, MKM Partners upped their price objective on shares of Travelers Companies from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 6th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $174.20. Read more ... Unilever (NYSE:UL) was upgraded by equities researchers at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report issued on Tuesday, The Fly reports. Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Societe Generale cut Unilever from a "buy" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Monday, May 16th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised Unilever from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Unilever from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold". UL traded up $1.74 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $48.88. 412,859 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,153,132. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $45.45 and a 200 day moving average of $47.03. Unilever has a 52 week low of $42.54 and a 52 week high of $58.16. Read more ... Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC) (TSE:MFC) was upgraded by investment analysts at Scotiabank from a "sector perform" rating to a "sector outperform" rating in a research note issued on Wednesday, The Fly reports. Several other equities analysts have also commented on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered shares of Manulife Financial from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, May 13th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on shares of Manulife Financial from C$29.00 to C$26.00 in a report on Friday, May 13th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Manulife Financial from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 17th. TD Securities dropped their target price on shares of Manulife Financial from C$37.00 to C$34.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 12th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group downgraded shares of Manulife Financial from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, May 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $30.33. Read more ... Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) had its price target boosted by analysts at Susquehanna from $520.00 to $530.00 in a research note issued to investors on Friday, The Fly reports. Susquehanna's price target suggests a potential upside of 16.62% from the company's previous close. A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on NOC. Robert W. Baird raised Northrop Grumman from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $488.00 to $529.00 in a research report on Friday. Seaport Res Ptn restated a "buy" rating on shares of Northrop Grumman in a research note on Tuesday, April 19th. Argus raised their target price on Northrop Grumman from $420.00 to $495.00 in a research note on Thursday, May 12th. UBS Group raised their target price on Northrop Grumman from $410.00 to $450.00 in a research note on Friday, April 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Northrop Grumman from $521.00 to $530.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 12th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $468.18. Read more ... Downgrades: Piper Sandler downgraded shares of Westlake (NYSE:WLK) from an overweight rating to a neutral rating in a research report released on Monday morning, MarketBeat reports. They currently have $115.00 target price on the specialty chemicals company’s stock, down from their previous target price of $147.00. A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on WLK. Bank of America decreased their price objective on Westlake from $167.00 to $147.00 and set a buy rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, June 14th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on Westlake from $135.00 to $148.00 in a report on Monday, May 16th. StockNews.com downgraded Westlake from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating in a report on Monday, May 9th. Barclays decreased their price objective on Westlake from $150.00 to $120.00 and set an equal weight rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 11th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on Westlake from $128.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an outperform rating in a report on Tuesday, April 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Westlake currently has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus price target of $132.55. Read more ... Enbridge (NYSE:ENB - Get Rating) (TSE:ENB) was downgraded by equities research analysts at US Capital Advisors from an "overweight" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, The Fly reports. Several other brokerages have also recently commented on ENB. TD Securities boosted their price target on shares of Enbridge from C$61.00 to C$62.00 in a research report on Monday, May 9th. Scotiabank boosted their price target on shares of Enbridge from C$58.00 to C$62.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 19th. National Bank Financial upped their target price on shares of Enbridge from C$57.00 to C$60.00 in a report on Monday, May 9th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on shares of Enbridge from C$60.00 to C$65.00 in a report on Monday, May 9th. Finally, StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of Enbridge in a report on Thursday, March 31st. They issued a "hold" rating on the stock. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $58.04. Read more ... Fortis (NYSE:FTS) was downgraded by stock analysts at Edward Jones from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note issued on Wednesday, The Fly reports. Other research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company lowered Fortis from an "equal weight" rating to an "underweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 1st. National Bank Financial upped their target price on Fortis from C$59.00 to C$60.00 in a research note on Friday, May 6th. StockNews.com began coverage on Fortis in a research note on Thursday, March 31st. They issued a "hold" rating for the company. UBS Group lowered Fortis from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating and set a $56.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Thursday, June 30th. Finally, Scotiabank upped their target price on Fortis from C$61.00 to C$63.00 in a research note on Tuesday, April 19th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Fortis currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $60.10. Read more ... Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered shares of McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note published on Wednesday, The Fly reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft currently has $259.00 price target on the fast-food giant’s stock, down from their previous price target of $263.00. Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on the company. BTIG Research reduced their target price on McDonald’s from $295.00 to $280.00 and set a buy rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 19th. StockNews.com assumed coverage on McDonald’s in a research note on Thursday, March 31st. They set a hold rating for the company. Guggenheim reduced their target price on McDonald’s to $280.00 in a research note on Monday, July 4th. Barclays reduced their price objective on McDonald’s from $300.00 to $289.00 and set an overweight rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, June 9th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price objective on McDonald’s from $300.00 to $290.00 and set a buy rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 30th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of Moderate Buy and an average price target of $282.77. Read more ... Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) had its price target reduced by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $55.00 to $50.00 in a note issued to investors on Friday, The Fly reports. The firm presently has a "maintains" rating on the cable giant's stock. Morgan Stanley's price objective suggests a potential upside of 26.87% from the company's current price. CMCSA has been the topic of several other research reports. Macquarie lowered Comcast from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and decreased their price target for the company from $40.00 to $33.00 in a research note on Friday. Vertical Research lowered Comcast to a "positive" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price target on Comcast from $62.00 to $60.00 in a research note on Friday, April 29th. Pivotal Research cut their price objective on Comcast from $55.00 to $47.00 and set a "maintains" rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Finally, TD Securities cut their price objective on Comcast from $65.00 to $60.00 in a research report on Wednesday, June 29th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Comcast currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $53.13. Read more ... StockNews.com downgraded shares of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (NYSE:FMS) from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating in a research report report published on Thursday morning. Several other research firms have also commented on FMS. Credit Suisse Group cut their target price on shares of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA from €66.00 ($69.47) to €61.00 ($64.21) in a research note on Tuesday, March 1st. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA from $34.00 to $27.00 and set a hold rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Berenberg Bank dropped their price objective on shares of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA from €84.90 ($89.37) to €83.40 ($87.79) in a research note on Thursday, March 17th. Societe Generale dropped their price objective on shares of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA from €61.00 ($64.21) to €57.00 ($60.00) in a research note on Friday, February 25th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA from €48.70 ($51.26) to €51.00 ($53.68) and gave the stock an underweight rating in a research note on Thursday, May 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA presently has an average rating of Hold and an average price target of $52.09. Read more ... QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) was downgraded by analysts at DZ Bank from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a note issued to investors on Friday, Briefing.com reports. They currently have a $150.00 price objective on the wireless technology company's stock. DZ Bank's price target indicates a potential upside of 2.42% from the company's previous close. Several other equities research analysts have also commented on the stock. StockNews.com lowered shares of QUALCOMM from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday. Cowen set a $185.00 target price on shares of QUALCOMM in a report on Tuesday, July 19th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their target price on shares of QUALCOMM from $190.00 to $170.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 20th. Mizuho upped their target price on shares of QUALCOMM from $168.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Edward Jones raised shares of QUALCOMM from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, QUALCOMM has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $191.69. Read more ... More