S&P 500 Stocks Biggest Weekly Changes in Target Price
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Jul 27, 2012
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 July 20.
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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S SPRINT NEXTEL C 21.30 22 4.02 3.31 3.432
EXPE EXPEDIA INC 17.47 16 54.88 46.72 3.630
ALXN ALEXION PHARM 12.00 11 112.86 100.77 4.700
PCS METROPCS COMMUN 11.95 17 8.38 7.49 3.313
AMGN AMGEN INC 11.89 12 84.21 75.27 3.897
NRG NRG ENERGY 10.36 9 22.90 20.75 4.231
WDC WESTERN DIGITAL 9.27 17 45.52 41.66 4.000
PHM PULTEGROUP INC 8.69 15 11.86 10.91 3.773
KMB KIMBERLY-CLARK 8.27 10 87.25 80.58 3.471
CCI CROWN CASTLE IN 5.87 17 66.05 62.39 4.167
MAS MASCO CORP 5.71 6 14.80 14.00 2.889
MO ALTRIA GROUP IN 5.64 8 35.73 33.82 3.889
CL COLGATE-PALMOLI 5.13 12 106.93 101.71 3.462
WFM WHOLE FOODS MKT 4.34 18 102.60 98.33 4.000
PPG PPG INDS INC 4.21 10 123.83 118.83 4.235
VTR VENTAS INC 3.91 6 63.13 60.75 3.400
CVC CABLEVISION SY- 3.90 17 16.11 15.51 3.640
DPS DR PEPPER SNAPP 3.79 7 46.56 44.86 3.750
NEE NEXTERA ENERGY 3.78 14 70.27 67.71 4.154
RAI REYNOLDS AMERIC 3.66 6 44.44 42.88 3.000
T AT&T INC 3.65 24 35.74 34.48 3.571
Target Price Decreases
Target # of Current Last Wk Current
Tkr Company Name %Chg Analyst Target Target Rating
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DV DEVRY INC -32.15 10 25.27 37.25 3.500
LXK LEXMARK INTL-A -27.55 7 17.75 24.50 2.000
BTU PEABODY ENERGY -17.06 22 32.91 39.68 4.633
CLF CLIFFS NATURAL -17.04 14 64.93 78.27 3.957
IGT INTL GAME TECH -16.18 15 17.04 20.33 3.870
NFLX NETFLIX INC -15.36 18 75.11 88.74 2.970
WLP WELLPOINT INC -13.79 12 70.14 81.36 4.095
BSX BOSTON SCIENTIF -11.60 15 6.05 6.85 3.276
OI OWENS-ILLINOIS -10.28 7 23.89 26.63 4.231
VAR VARIAN MEDICAL -9.51 11 66.64 73.64 4.067
LRCX LAM RESEARCH -9.05 11 43.08 47.36 4.167
COL ROCKWELL COLLIN -8.59 9 57.08 62.44 3.762
CHRW CH ROBINSON -8.22 16 64.59 70.38 3.258
SBUX STARBUCKS CORP -8.15 21 59.63 64.92 4.548
XRX XEROX CORP -7.93 7 8.29 9.00 3.364
GLW CORNING INC -7.78 17 14.58 15.81 3.885
DOW DOW CHEMICAL CO -7.21 10 34.33 37.00 3.227
ATI ALLEGHENY TECH -7.13 8 53.75 57.88 4.692
MJN MEAD JOHNSON -7.02 11 81.46 87.62 4.059
ROK ROCKWELL AUTOMA -6.40 12 79.92 85.39 4.176
TXN TEXAS INSTRUMEN -6.27 31 31.12 33.20 3.711
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