ANALYST RECOMMENDATIONS : Microsoft, UnitedHealth, American Express, EOG Resources, Haleon...

Every day, 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 is used to shed light on the movements of certain stocks or the market sentiment on a company.

 

• American Express: Morgan Stanley raised the target to $155 from $143. Maintains equal-weight rating.
• AutoNation: Seaport Global Securities upgrades to buy from neutral. PT up 54% and set to $180.
• Discover Financial Services: BMO Capital adjusts price target to $118 from $131. Maintains market perform rating.
• EOG Resources: Goldman Sachs maintains neutral rating. PT upgrades to $124 from $122.
• Haleon: Jefferies & Co initiates coverage with hold rating.
• HCA Healthcare: Credit Suisse raised the target to $250 from $230. Maintains outperform rating.
• Microsoft: Rosenblatt Securitie adjusts price target to $330 from $349. Maintains buy rating.
• MicroStrategyy: Jefferies cut the recommendation to underperform from hold. PT down 32% to $180.
• Intuitive Surgical: Goldman Sachs adjusts price target to $273 from $319. Maintains buy rating.
• Lam Research: Barclays cut the recommendation to equal-weight from overweight. PT down 3% to $450.
• Playtech: Investec raised the recommendation to buy from hold. PT up 18% to 560 pence.
• SVB Financial Group: D.A. Davidson & Co cut the target to $400 from $450. Maintains neutral rating
• Tenet Healthcare: Citi cut the target to $99 from $110. Maintains buy rating.
• Travelers Companies: UBS maintains neutral rating and price target lowered to $169 from $184.
• Twilio: Macquarie downgrades to neutral from outperform and PT set to $96.
• UnitedHealth Group: Argus research maintains buy rating. PT up 25% to $650.
• Abbott Laboratories: Goldman Sachs lowers price target to $104 from $111. Maintains sell rating.