ANALYST RECOMMENDATIONS : ConvaTec, DiscoverIE, LKQ, Unite Group, WidomTree...

Today's selection of recommendations includes several reactions to recent earnings reports. LKQ reported profits and sales that topped estimates for the quarter on July 29, which led Raymond James to raise its recommendation. Infinity Pharma also posted better-than-expected earnings and sales and was upgraded by JP Morgan. Other companies getting a better recommendation following quarterly results include WisdomTree and Unite Group.

 

• AptarGroup: William Blair & Co cut the recommendation to market perform from outperform.
• ConvaTec Group Plc: Stifel cut the recommendation to hold from buy. PT up 1.3% to 240 pence
• DiscoverIE: Jefferies downgrades to hold from buy. PT up 4.3 % to 1,085 pence
• LKQ: Raymond James upgrades to outperform from market perform. PT up 18 % to $60
• Reckitt Benckiser: Bernstein raised the recommendation to market perform. PT down 2.2 % to 5,400 pence
• Telephone and Data Systems Inc: J.P. Morgan cut the recommendation to underweight from neutral. PT up 2.9% to $23
• Unite Group: Barclays upgrades to overweight from underweight. PT up 0.8% to 1,250 pence
• U.S. Cellular: J.P. Morgan downgrades to underweight from neutral. PT down 1% to $36
• Infinity Pharma: J.P. Morgan upgrades to overweight from neutral. PT jumps 183% to $6
• WisdomTree: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgrades to outperform from market perform. PT up 29% to $8