U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Etsy, Liberty Global, Xylem
RTR North American Financial News
Sept 20 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets
on several U.S.-listed companies, including Etsy, Liberty Global and Xylem, on Friday.
HIGHLIGHTS
* Etsy Inc ETSY.O : RBC raises to outperform from sector perform
* Liberty Global Plc LBTYA.O : Citigroup cuts to sell from buy
* Pentair Plc PNR.N : Jefferies starts with hold rating; price target $40
* Roku Inc ROKU.O : Pivotal Research initiates with sell; price target $60
* Xylem Inc XYL.N : Jefferies starts with buy rating; price target $90
Following is a summary of research actions on U.S. companies reported by Reuters on Friday.
Stock entries are in alphabetical order.
* Acadia Healthcare Company Inc ACHC.O : UBS raises price target to $34 from $29
* Akorn Inc AKRX.O : SunTrust Robinson Humphrey raises target price to $4 from $3.50
* Ally Financial Inc ALLY.N : Sandler O'neill raises PT to $39 from $37; rating buy
* Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O : Baird raises target price to $1400 from $1360
* American Electric Power Company Inc AEP.N : UBS raises price target to $105 from $100
* Antero Midstream Corp AM.N : Capital One Securities cuts target price to $11 from $12
* Apollo Global Management Inc APO.N : UBS raises price target to $45 from $37
* Brown-Forman Corp BFb.N : Citigroup raises price target to $67 from $57
* Burlington Stores Inc BURL.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $242 from $237
* Cheniere Energy LNG.A : Morgan Stanley resumes coverage with equal weight rating;pt $74
* Cheniere Energy PartnersCQP.A :Morgan Stanley resumes coverage with equal weight rating
* Cheniere Energy Partners CQP.A : Morgan Stanley resumes coverage with pt $42
* CME Group Inc CME.O : Jefferies raises target price to $245 from $231
* Cognex Corp CGNX.O : Canaccord Genuity raises target price to $46 from $39
* Comcast Corp CMCSA.O : Credit Suisse raises price target to $55 from $52
* Constellation Brands Inc STZ.N : Morgan Stanley raises target price to $227 from $217
* Crown Holdings Inc CCK.N : Baird raises price target to $75 from $65; rating outperform
* E.L.F. Beauty Inc ELF.N : Cowen and Company raises price target to $20 from $19
* Edison International EIX.N : UBS raises price target to $81 from $77
* Edwards Lifesciences Corp EW.N : Jefferies raises price target to $255 from $245
* Etsy Inc ETSY.O : RBC raises price target to $68 from $63
* Etsy Inc ETSY.O : RBC raises to outperform from sector perform
* Evergy Inc EVRG.N : UBS raises price target to $68 from $65
* FirstEnergy Corp FE.N : Mizuho cuts to neutral from buy
* FirstEnergy Corp FE.N : Mizuho raises price target to $48.50 from $46
* Flexion Therapeutics Inc FLXN.O : Northland raises target price to $28
* Globe Life GL.N : Credit Suisse initiates coverage with outperform rating and $114 tp
* Golar LNG Ltd GLNG.O : Morgan Stanley resumes coverage with overweight rating, pt $17
* Herc Holdings Inc HRI.N : Goldman Sachs raises to buy from sell
* Herc Holdings Inc HRI.N : Goldman Sachs raises target price to $60 from $37
* Hometrust Bancshares Inc HTBI.O : Compass Point cuts target price to $30 from $31
* Intricon Corp IIN.O : Dougherty assumes coverage with buy rating and $34 price target
* Liberty Global Plc LBTYA.O : Citigroup cuts target price to $25 from $31
* Liberty Global Plc LBTYA.O : Citigroup cuts to sell from buy
* LivePerson Inc LPSN.O : Needham raises price target to $45 from $40
* Merit Medical Systems Inc MMSI.O : Canaccord Genuity cuts target price to $37 from $53
* Micron Technology Inc MU.O : JP Morgan raises price target to $65 from $50
* Microsoft MSFT.O : Independent Research raises PT to $147.00 from $145.00; rating hold
* Navios Maritime Partners LP NMM.N : Citigroup cuts price target to $21.50 from $33.75
* New Fortress Energy NFE.O :Morgan Stanley resumes coverage with overweight rating;pt $25
* Nextdecade Corp NEXT.O : Morgan Stanley initiates with underweight rating and pt $5
* Nexpoint Residential Trust Inc NXRT.N : Baird initiating coverage with outperform
* Nexpoint Residential Trust Inc NXRT.N : Baird initiating coverage with $50 price target
* OGE Energy Corp OGE.N : Mizuho Raise price target to $45 from $43.50
* ON Semiconductor Corp ON.O : Benchmark starts with buy; price target $26
* Pentair Plc PNR.N : Jefferies starts with hold rating; price target $40
* Pinnacle West Capital Corp PNW.N : UBS raises price target to $104 from $99
* Pool Corp POOL.O : Berenberg raises price target to $188 from $176
* Premier Inc PINC.O : Jefferies cuts price target to $43 from $50
* RH RH.N : Wedbush raises price target to $185 from $170
* Roku Inc ROKU.O : Pivotal Research initiates with sell; price target $60
* Seagate Technology Plc STX.O : Benchmark raises price target by $5 to $60
* Seagate Technology Plc STX.O : Cowen and Company raises price target to $51 from $40
* Seagate Technology Plc STX.O : Craig Hallum cuts to hold from buy
* Seagate Technology Plc STX.O : Mizuho raises price target to $50 from $46
* Seagate Technology Plc STX.O : Morgan Stanley raises target price to $56 from $51
* Skyworks Solutions Inc SWKS.O : Benchmark initiates with buy rating and PT of $94
* Solaredge Technologies Inc SEDG.O : Credit Suisse raises price target to $80 from $70
* Square Inc SQ.N : Keybanc cuts price target to $75 from $100
* Steelcase Inc SCS.N : Raymond James raises PT to $23 from $21; rating strong buy
* TCP Pipelines LP TCP.N : BofA Merrill raises price objective to $47 from $34
* TCP Pipelines LP TCP.N : BofA Merrill raises to buy from underperform
* Tellurian Inc TELL.O : Morgan Stanley initiates with underweight rating and pt $6
* Tractor Supply Co TSCO.O : Guggenheim cuts price target to $110 from $120
* United Rentals Inc URI.N : Goldman Sachs raises to buy from neutral
* United Rentals Inc URI.N : Goldman Sachs raises target price to $165 from $128
* Viasat Inc VSAT.O : Jefferies raises price target to $75 from $67; rating hold
* Wayfair Inc W.N : Berenberg starts with sell rating; price target $100
* Weight Watchers International Inc WW.O : UBS raises price target to $38 from $26
* Xilinx Inc XLNX.O : BofA Merrill cuts price objective to $115 from $150
* Xilinx Inc XLNX.O : BofA Merrill cuts to neutral from buy
* Xylem Inc XYL.N : Jefferies starts with buy rating; price target $90
(Compiled by Bengaluru Newsroom)