Analyst recommendations: Cheniere, Gilead, Lowe's, Palo Alto, Starbucks...

Every morning, find a selection of analysts' recommendations covering North America and the UK. The list only includes companies that have been the subject of a change of opinion or price target, or of a new coverage. It may be updated during the session. This information can be used to shed light on movements in certain stocks or on market sentiment towards a company.

• Cheniere Energy, Inc.: Baptista Research downgrades to hold from buy with a price target raised from USD 198 to USD 199.90.
• Corning Incorporated: Mizuho Securities upgrades to outperform from neutral with a price target raised from USD 44 to USD 47.
• Gilead Sciences, Inc.: Baptista Research downgrades to hold from outperform with a price target raised from USD 79.20 to USD 80.30.
• Lowe's Companies, Inc.: RBC Capital maintains its sector perform recommendation and reduces the target price from 245 to USD 238. 
• Palo Alto Networks, Inc.: President Capital Management Corp downgrades to neutral from buy with a target price raised from USD 355 to USD 385.
• Royalty Pharma Plc: Baptista Research downgrades to outperform from buy with a price target reduced from USD 44.10 to USD 31.60.
• Sonoco Products Company: Wells Fargo downgrades to underweight from equalweight with a price target reduced from USD 54 to USD 52.
• Starbucks Corporation: DZ Bank AG Research downgrades to sell from hold with a price target raised from USD 78 to USD 85.
• Texas Instruments Incorporated: Citi upgrades to buy from neutral with a price target raised from USD 200 to USD 235.
• Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.: Baptista Research upgrades to outperform from hold with a price target reduced from USD 648 to USD 623.70.
• Estee Lauder: Daiwa Securities maintains a neutral recommendation with a price target reduced from 137 to USD 95.
• Monday.com Ltd.: Tigress Financial Partners maintains its buy recommendation with a price target raised from USD 280 to USD 340.
• Nvidia Corporation: Raymond James maintains its strong buy recommendation and reduces the target price from USD 1200 to USD 120.
• Wolfspeed, Inc.: Deutsche Bank maintains its hold recommendation with a price target reduced from 25 to USD 17.
• Elementis Plc: Barclays upgrades to overweight from equalweight with a price target raised from GBP 1.55 to GBP 2.
• Victrex Plc: Jefferies downgrades to hold from underperform with a target price reduced from GBX 1150 to GBX 1100.