ANALYST RECOMMENDATIONS : Flutter, Hasbro, MGM Resort, Microsoft Vodafone...

Infinity Pharma reported earnings and sales that topped estimates, which led Wells Fargo Securities to raise its recommendation on the stock and sharply increase its price target. After Microsoft unveiled strong results and an upbeat outlook, Goldman Sachs decided to keep its Buy rating. Meanwhile, Peel Hunt changed its recommendations on Flutter, Virgin Money UK and FirstGroup.

 

Cadence Design : JPMorgan adjusts price target to $175 from $160, keeps overweight rating

FirstGroup Plc: Peel Hunt upgrades to buy from hold. PT up 19% to 100 pence

Flutter: Peel Hunt upgrades to buy from reduce. PT up 18% to 14,800 pence

Hasbro : Goldman Sachs adjusts pt to $121 from $112, maintains buy rating

Infinity Pharma: Wells Fargo Securities upgrades to overweight from equal-weight. PT jumps by 821% to $14

Lennox International : Goldman Sachs adjusts price target to $315 from $313, maintains sell rating

MGM Resorts: Goldman Sachs upgrades to neutral from sell. PT lifted 13% to $43

ResMed: Jefferies upgrades to hold from underperform. PT down 9.2% to $240

Merck : Truist assumes Merck & Company at buy rating with $92 price target

Microsoft: Goldman Sachs keeps Buy rating. The target price is unchanged at USD 340.

NBT Bancorp:  Piper Sandler upgrades to overweight from neutral. PT up 19% to $40

Reckitt Benckiser: RBC is keeping its Neutral rating. The target price is reduced from GBp 6500 to GBp 6000.

Virgin Money UK: Peel Hunt raises its recommendation to buy from add. PT up 34% to 264 pence

Vodafone: Goldman Sachs keeps Buy rating. The target price continues to be set at GBp 180.

Tenet Healthcare : Seaport Global Securities adjusts tenet healthcare pt to $85 from $80, maintains buy rating