S&P 500 Stocks Biggest Weekly Changes in Target Price
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Feb 8, 2013
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 from Feb. 1.
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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FSLR FIRST SOLAR INC 13.85 14 27.41 24.07 2.742
CSC COMPUTER SCIENC 12.49 11 45.04 40.04 3.250
TSN TYSON FOODS-A 12.31 11 26.55 23.64 4.286
FLIR FLIR SYSTEMS 10.31 9 26.89 24.38 3.462
TWX TIME WARNER INC 9.06 22 57.28 52.52 4.344
EMN EASTMAN CHEMICA 8.94 12 81.79 75.08 4.294
ORLY O’REILLY AUTOMO 8.90 17 107.90 99.08 4.154
MCHP MICROCHIP TECH 8.71 14 38.27 35.20 3.833
EXPE EXPEDIA INC 8.45 20 72.95 67.27 3.929
CFN CAREFUSION CORP 8.25 9 35.00 32.33 4.294
LIFE LIFE TECHNOLOGI 8.06 16 63.35 58.63 3.720
BDX BECTON DICKINSO 7.65 13 88.13 81.87 3.000
CI CIGNA CORP 7.51 12 66.50 61.86 4.250
CCE COCA-COLA ENTER 7.40 10 37.67 35.08 3.824
BIIB BIOGEN IDEC INC 6.94 18 171.00 159.90 4.065
ETN EATON CORP PLC 6.83 14 64.41 60.29 4.263
CMI CUMMINS INC 6.81 15 128.71 120.50 4.273
GILD GILEAD SCIENCES 6.60 20 46.00 43.15 4.563
RL RALPH LAUREN CO 6.49 9 192.39 180.67 4.059
ADM ARCHER-DANIELS 6.43 7 31.75 29.83 3.000
WYN WYNDHAM WORLDWI 6.19 11 66.96 63.05 4.400
Target Price Decreases
Target # of Current Last Wk Current
Tkr Company Name %Chg Analyst Target Target Rating
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YUM YUM! BRANDS INC -8.69 19 67.00 73.38 3.966
AKAM AKAMAI TECHNOLO -6.54 15 41.30 44.19 3.741
JCP J.C. PENNEY CO -5.25 16 19.00 20.05 2.619
NOV NATL OILWELL VA -4.00 26 85.52 89.08 4.514
WIN WINDSTREAM CORP -3.21 11 9.73 10.05 3.250
STZ CONSTELLATION-A -3.20 7 37.00 38.22 3.714
GAS AGL RESOURCES -2.87 4 40.60 41.80 3.600
FTR FRONTIER COMMUN -2.84 8 5.06 5.21 3.737
HAR HARMAN INTL -2.84 5 51.33 52.83 3.667
WHR WHIRLPOOL CORP -2.78 4 122.50 126.00 4.000
TDC TERADATA CORP -2.48 15 75.71 77.63 4.208
TE TECO ENERGY INC -2.45 9 17.45 17.89 3.000
WMB WILLIAMS COS IN -1.67 6 38.25 38.90 4.533
MHP MCGRAW-HILL COS -1.64 7 60.00 61.00 4.455
APA APACHE CORP -1.22 23 102.67 103.95 4.294
KSS KOHLS CORP -1.22 17 48.40 49.00 3.667
MUR MURPHY OIL CORP -1.21 8 65.20 66.00 3.667
PSX PHILLIPS 66 -1.15 11 67.29 68.07 4.238
TWC TIME WARNER CAB -1.13 23 104.31 105.50 4.125
VFC VF CORP -1.11 10 172.56 174.50 4.333
PEG PUB SERV ENTERP -1.03 12 30.93 31.25 2.900
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