U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Abiomed, Albemarle, Comcast

RTR North American Financial News

Oct 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price

targets on several U.S.-listed companies, including Abiomed, Albemarle and Comcast on Thursday.

HIGHLIGHTS

* Abiomed Inc ABMD.O : Mizuho starts coverage with buy rating; target price $300

* Albemarle Corp ALB.N : Berenberg cuts to hold from buy

* Altice USA Inc ATUS.N : Citigroup raises to buy from neutral

* Comcast Corp CMCSA.O : Citigroup raises to buy from neutral

* Knowbe4 Inc KNBE.O : Needham cuts to hold from buy

Following is a summary of research actions on U.S. companies reported by Reuters on Thursday.

Stock entries are in alphabetical order.

* Abiomed Inc ABMD.O : Mizuho starts coverage with buy rating; target price $300

* ADMA Biologics Inc ADMA.O : Mizuho starts coverage with buy rating; target price $5

* AFC Gamma Inc AFCG.O : Jefferies cuts target price to $19 from $21

* Agnc Investment Corp AGNC.O : JP Morgan cuts target price to $10 from $11.50

* Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd AEM.N : Credit Suisse cuts target price to $54 from $58

* Albemarle Corp ALB.N : Berenberg cuts to hold from buy

* Albemarle Corp ALB.N : Berenberg raises target price to $270 from $260

* Align Technology Inc ALGN.O : Piper Sandler cuts target price to $300 from $340

* Ally Financial Inc ALLY.N : Citigroup cuts price target to $35 from $39

* Altice USA Inc ATUS.N : Citigroup cuts price target to $8 from $12

* Altice USA Inc ATUS.N : Citigroup raises to buy from neutral

* American Express Co AXP.N : Citigroup cuts price target to $130 from $159

* American Express Co AXP.N : Citigroup cuts to sell from neutral

* American Tower Corp AMT.N : Citigroup cuts price target to $230 from $290

* Angi Inc ANGI.O : JP Morgan cuts target price to $6 from $9

* Annaly Capital Management Inc NLY.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $20 from $26

* APi Group Corp APG.N : RBC cuts target price to $15 from $18

* Apple Inc AAPL.O : Credit Suisse cuts target price to $190 from $201

* Applied Materials Inc AMAT.O : JP Morgan cuts target price to $115 from $140

* Aramark ARMK.N : RBC cuts target price to $38 from $41

* Arbor Realty Trust Inc ABR.N : KBW cuts target price to $15 from $17.50

* Ares Capital Corp ARCC.O : Jefferies cuts target price to $22 from $24

* Asana Inc ASAN.N : Keybanc initiates with sector weight rating

* Asgn Inc ASGN.N : BMO cuts target price to $98 from $105

* Axalta Coating Systems Ltd AXTA.N : BMO cuts target price to $29 from $30

* Babylon Holdings Ltd BBLN.N : BTIG cuts target price to $4 from $7

* Barings BDC Inc BBDC.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $11.5 from $12.5

* Barrick Gold Corp GOLD.N : Credit Suisse cuts target price to $19 from $22

* Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc BMRN.O : RBC raises target price to $95 from $90

* Boeing BA.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $180 from $200

* Capital One Financial Corp COF.N : Citigroup cuts price target to $119 from $157

* Capital Southwest Corp CSWC.O : Jefferies cuts target price to $22 from $25

* Central Garden & Pet Co CENTA.O : JP Morgan cuts target price to $37 from $45

* Charter Communications Inc CHTR.O : Citigroup cuts price target to $350 from $475

* Church & Dwight Co Inc CHD.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $72 from $80

* Clorox Co CLX.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $126 from $129

* CNX Resources Corp CNX.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $24 from $26

* Colgate-Palmolive Co CL.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $79 from $78

* Colgate-Palmolive Co CL.N : JP Morgan raises to overweight from neutral

* Comcast Corp CMCSA.O : Citigroup cuts price target to $36 from $42

* Comcast Corp CMCSA.O : Citigroup raises to buy from neutral

* Crown Castle Inc CCI.N : Citigroup cuts price target to $155 from $200

* Diamondback Energy Inc FANG.O : JP Morgan cuts target price to $158 from $161

* Discover Financial Services DFS.N : Citigroup cuts price target to $103 from $115

* Doximity Inc DOCS.N : BTIG initiates with neutral rating

* Duck Creek Technologies Inc DCT.O : D.A. Davidson cuts target price to $27 from $30

* Duck Creek Technologies Inc DCT.O : Raymond James cuts target price to $15 from $18

* Duck Creek Technologies Inc DCT.O : RBC cuts target price to $12 from $14

* Eldorado Gold Corp EGO.N : Credit Suisse cuts target price to $5.75 from $7

* Elf Beauty Inc ELF.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $45 from $39

* Energizer Holdings Inc ENR.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $27 from $32

* EQT Corp EQT.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $60 from $66

* Estee Lauder Companies Inc EL.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $273 from $314

* Evercore Inc EVR.N : KBW cuts target price to $106 from $115

* Foot Locker Inc FL.N : Telsey Advisory Group cuts target price to $37 from $42

* Fox Factory Holding Corp FOXF.O : Jefferies cuts target price to $120 from $130

* Franco-Nevada Corp FNV.N : Credit Suisse cuts target price to $130 from $150

* FS KKR Capital Corp FSK.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $24 from $25

* Generac Holdings Inc GNRC.N : Guggenheim cuts target price to $246 from $381

* Gilead Sciences Inc GILD.O : Jefferies raises target price to $76 from $72

* Gladstone Investment Corp GAIN.O : Jefferies cuts target price to $12 from $15

* Gold Resource Corporation GORO.A : H.C. Wainwright cuts target price to $5 from $5.25

* Greenhill & Co Inc GHL.N : KBW cuts target price to $6 from $6.50

* Haemonetics Corp HAE.N : Mizuho starts coverage with buy rating; target price $90

* Hercules Capital Inc HTGC.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $18 from $20

* Hologic Inc HOLX.O : Mizuho starts coverage with buy rating; target price $75

* Honest Company Inc HNST.O : JP Morgan cuts target price to $5 from $6

* Houlihan Lokey Inc HLI.N : KBW cuts target price to $86 from $89

* IAMGOLD Corp IAG.N : Credit Suisse cuts target price to $1.2 from $1.6

* Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc ICPT.O : Jefferies cuts target price to $14 from $16

* Intuitive Surgical ISRG.O : Mizuho starts coverage with neutral rating; target $215

* Jakks Pacific Inc JAKK.O : Jefferies cuts target price to $21 from $23

* Kimberly-Clark Corp KMB.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $117 from $118

* Kinross Gold Corp KGC.N : Credit Suisse cuts target price to $4 from $4.25

* Knowbe4 Inc KNBE.O : Canaccord Genuity cuts target price to $24.90 from $25

* Knowbe4 Inc KNBE.O : Canaccord Genuity cuts to hold from buy

* Knowbe4 Inc KNBE.O : Needham cuts to hold from buy

* Knowbe4 Inc KNBE.O : Stephens cuts to equal weight from overweight

* Knowbe4 Inc KNBE.O : Stephens raises target price to $24.90 from $24

* Lantheus Holdings Inc LNTH.O : Mizuho starts coverage with buy rating; target price $105

* Liberty Broadband Corp LBRDK.O : Citigroup cuts price target to $91 from $130

* Loandepot Inc LDI.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $2.5 from $3

* Lumen Technologies LUMN.N : Citigroup cuts price target to $8 from $11

* Manpowergroup Inc MAN.N : BMO cuts target price to $80 from $85

* Mattel Inc MAT.O : Jefferies cuts target price to $22 from $24

* McDonald's MCD.N : Cowen and Company cuts target price to $280 from $290

* Meta Platforms Inc META.O : Cowen and Company cuts target price to $205 from $250

* Midcap Financial Investment Corp MFIC.O : Jefferies cuts target price to $14 from $15

* MiMedx Group Inc MDXG.O : Mizuho starts coverage with buy rating; target price $7

* Moderna Inc MRNA.O : Jefferies cuts target price to $140 from $170

* Moelis & Co MC.N : KBW cuts target price to $40 from $45

* Moody's Corp MCO.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $290 from $315

* Navient Corp NAVI.O : Citigroup cuts price target to $15 from $18

* New Gold Inc NGD.N : Credit Suisse raises target price to $1.2 from $1

* Newell Brands Inc NWL.O : JP Morgan cuts target price to $18 from $22

* Newmont NEM.N : Credit Suisse cuts target price to $50 from $55

* Nextera Energy Inc NEE.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $95 from $106

* Northern Oil and Gas Inc NOG.N : Truist Securities raises target price to $66 from $65

* Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp OCSL.O : Jefferies cuts target price to $8 from $8.5

* Olaplex Holdings Inc OLPX.O : JP Morgan cuts target price to $16 from $19

* Onemain Holdings Inc OMF.N : Citigroup cuts price target to $38 from $41

* Owens & Minor Inc OMI.N : Citigroup cuts to neutral from buy

* Owens & Minor Inc OMI.N : Citigroup cuts price target to $18 from $52

* P&G PG.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $140 from $152

* Pennantpark Investment Corp PNNT.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $6 from $7

* Pepsico Inc PEP.O : Jefferies raises target price to $181 from $171

* Pepsico Inc PEP.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $188 from $186

* Pepsico Inc PEP.O : RBC raises target price to $170 from $165

* Phreesia PHR.N : D.A. Davidson initiates coverage with neutral rating and $25 PT

* Piper Sandler Companies PIPR.N : KBW cuts target price to $115 from $130

* PJT Partners Inc PJT.N : KBW cuts target price to $81 from $83

* Plug Power Inc PLUG.O : JP Morgan cuts target price to $28 from $32

* Postal Realty Trust Inc PSTL.N : JP Morgan initiates with neutral rating; PT $17

* Prologis Inc PLD.N : Stifel initiates coverage with buy rating and $128 target price

* Prosperity Bancshares Inc PB.N : KBW raises target price to $84 from $82

* Puretech Health PRTC.O : Jefferies resumes coverage with buy rating and $55.5 PT

* Redwood Trust Inc RWT.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $10 from $12

* Redwood Trust Inc RWT.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $7.50 from $8.50

* Rexford Industrial Realty Inc REXR.N : Stifel initiates coverage with buy rating

* Rexford Industrial Realty Inc REXR.N : Stifel initiates coverage with $64 target price

* Reynolds Consumer Products Inc REYN.O : JP Morgan raises target price to $31 from $30

* Rocket Companies Inc RKT.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $8 from $10

* S&P Global Inc SPGI.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $390 from $410

* Sallie Mae SLM.O : Citigroup cuts to neutral from buy; cuts price target to $17 from $18

* SBA Communications Corp SBAC.O : Citigroup cuts price target to $295 from $380

* Smartsheet Inc SMAR.N : Keybanc initiates with overweight rating; target price $46

* Southern Co SO.N : JP Morgan cuts target price to $68 from $79

* Staar Surgical Co STAA.O : Mizuho starts coverage with buy rating; target price $85

* Synchrony Financial SYF.N : Citigroup cuts price target to $42 from $50

* Third Coast Bancshares Inc TCBX.O : Piper Sandler cuts target price to $22 from $23

* Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc RARE.O : Guggenheim raises to buy from neutral

* Uranium Energy Corp UEC.A : Canaccord Genuity raises target price to $6.50 from $6

* Uwm Holdings Corp UWMC.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $3.5 from $4

* Velocity Financial Inc VEL.N : Citigroup cuts to neutral from buy

* Velocity Financial Inc VEL.N : Citigroup cuts price target to $11 from $14

* Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc VRTX.O : Jefferies raises target price to $340 from $335

* Viper Energy Partners LP VNOM.O : JP Morgan cuts target price to $35 from $36

* Walker & Dunlop Inc WD.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $120 from $139

* Warner Bros Discovery Inc WBD.O : Credit Suisse cuts target price to $36 from $39

* Wipro Ltd WIT.N : Jefferies cuts target price to $4.5 from $4.7

* Yamana Gold Inc AUY.N : Credit Suisse cuts target price to $5.25 from $6

(Compiled by Bengaluru Newsroom)