S&P 500 Stocks Biggest Weekly Changes in Target Price
By Wendy Soong -
2012-03-02T16:04:14Z
The following tables show the biggest increases and decreases in analysts’ target price, according to Bloomberg data, for companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (SPX) from Feb. 24.
The average target price reflects forecasts for the next 12 months, a period that varies among brokerage firms. The ratings are averaged from the analysts’ recommendations made during the past 12 months with 5 being the highest recommendation.
Target Price Increases
Target # of Current Last Wk Current
Tkr Company Name %Chg Analyst Target Target Rating
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PCLN PRICELINE.COM 14.16 18 711.85 623.53 4.565
GPS GAP INC/THE 9.94 21 24.64 22.41 3.031
THC TENET HEALTHCAR 8.80 12 6.18 5.68 3.500
AIG AMERICAN INTERN 8.30 11 30.08 27.78 3.333
MU MICRON TECH 8.06 20 10.35 9.57 4.296
IPG INTERPUBLIC GRP 7.26 17 12.56 11.71 4.333
AZO AUTOZONE INC 6.93 15 405.06 378.80 3.960
LOW LOWE’S COS INC 5.72 20 30.05 28.42 3.857
ECL ECOLAB INC 5.43 12 69.58 66.00 4.111
WPX WPX ENERGY 4.71 4 22.25 21.25 4.200
SPLS STAPLES INC 4.16 13 17.34 16.65 3.714
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE 3.56 25 47.52 45.89 4.784
MSI MOTOROLA SOLUTI 3.55 14 51.50 49.73 3.478
ETN EATON CORP 3.41 16 58.94 57.00 4.333
JBL JABIL CIRCUIT 3.40 9 25.33 24.50 4.538
DNR DENBURY RESOURC 3.17 16 25.87 25.07 4.632
MSFT MICROSOFT CORP 3.13 24 33.00 32.00 4.231
PSA PUBLIC STORAGE 2.91 16 133.24 129.47 3.154
NU NORTHEAST UTILS 2.86 9 38.25 37.19 4.059
WDC WESTERN DIGITAL 2.69 14 43.27 42.13 4.263
ROST ROSS STORES INC 2.66 18 54.92 53.50 3.926
Target Price Decreases
Target # of Current Last Wk Current
Tkr Company Name %Chg Analyst Target Target Rating
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CVC CABLEVISION SY- -12.00 16 16.50 18.75 3.370
ANR ALPHA NATURAL R -11.06 22 27.77 31.23 4.107
APOL APOLLO GROUP-A -7.31 12 55.31 59.67 4.200
HSP HOSPIRA INC -3.52 6 33.29 34.50 3.118
FSLR FIRST SOLAR INC -3.29 25 36.90 38.15 3.000
SWN SOUTHWESTRN ENG -2.99 23 38.52 39.71 3.485
NEM NEWMONT MINING -2.64 13 76.58 78.66 3.700
EP EL PASO CORP -2.26 6 27.86 28.50 3.545
NFX NEWFIELD EXPLOR -2.10 21 48.95 50.00 3.967
QEP QEP RESOURCES I -2.05 12 44.27 45.20 4.118
VTR VENTAS INC -1.92 10 58.58 59.73 3.316
IGT INTL GAME TECH -1.90 15 19.72 20.10 4.182
FCX FREEPORT-MCMORA -1.84 17 54.26 55.28 4.750
CNP CENTERPOINT ENE -1.67 10 21.04 21.40 3.941
HCN HEALTH CARE REI -1.64 11 56.27 57.21 3.455
FRX FOREST LABS INC -1.52 13 35.27 35.81 3.429
EXPD EXPEDITORS INTL -1.51 10 52.20 53.00 3.667
CNX CONSOL ENERGY -1.35 25 52.16 52.88 4.710
BK BANK NY MELLON -1.34 18 24.95 25.29 3.462
NFLX NETFLIX INC -1.28 20 96.50 97.75 2.914
WAG WALGREEN CO -1.22 14 35.50 35.94 3.556
To contact the reporter on this story: Wendy Soong in New York at csoong@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Alex Tanzi at at atanzi@bloomberg.net
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