S&P 500 Stocks Biggest Weekly Changes in Target Price
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Mar 1, 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 (SPX) from Feb. 22.
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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COG CABOT OIL & GAS 9.06 19 61.33 56.24 3.679
PCLN PRICELINE.COM 8.83 22 819.70 753.20 4.448
DLTR DOLLAR TREE INC 7.77 19 49.84 46.25 4.040
BBY BEST BUY CO INC 7.76 15 16.35 15.18 3.071
CRM SALESFORCE.COM 6.74 30 200.18 187.54 4.429
IP INTL PAPER CO 5.49 12 50.54 47.91 4.625
HRB H&R BLOCK INC 5.20 6 24.57 23.36 3.909
SWY SAFEWAY INC 5.14 15 21.65 20.59 3.043
ADSK AUTODESK INC 4.88 12 42.15 40.19 3.800
MYL MYLAN INC 4.76 13 32.57 31.09 4.381
HD HOME DEPOT INC 4.24 22 71.18 68.29 3.774
IPG INTERPUBLIC GRP 4.11 14 14.38 13.81 4.565
LOW LOWE’S COS INC 3.98 20 39.83 38.30 3.786
KR KROGER CO 3.93 10 29.40 28.29 4.000
HPQ HEWLETT-PACKARD 3.75 16 16.73 16.12 2.722
VRSN VERISIGN INC 3.69 6 42.92 41.39 3.375
PNR PENTAIR LTD-REG 3.07 10 57.17 55.46 3.941
AIG AMERICAN INTERN 3.06 15 42.09 40.84 4.182
TGT TARGET CORP 2.76 17 70.90 68.99 4.393
IRM IRON MOUNTAIN 2.76 5 40.43 39.34 3.909
CNP CENTERPOINT ENE 2.68 8 22.33 21.75 3.875
Target Price Decreases
Target # of Current Last Wk Current
Tkr Company Name %Chg Analyst Target Target Rating
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FSLR FIRST SOLAR INC -10.79 17 25.43 28.50 2.467
CVC CABLEVISION SY- -6.45 12 15.94 17.04 3.348
EXPD EXPEDITORS INTL -5.28 14 44.87 47.36 3.773
NEM NEWMONT MINING -4.71 17 54.08 56.76 3.800
DRI DARDEN RESTAURA -4.15 22 49.00 51.12 3.485
FTR FRONTIER COMMUN -3.26 8 4.95 5.12 3.556
ANF ABERCROMBIE & F -2.66 23 53.54 55.00 3.970
JCP J.C. PENNEY CO -2.53 16 18.00 18.47 2.545
MNST MONSTER BEVERAG -2.25 6 59.00 60.36 3.833
FE FIRSTENERGY COR -2.14 11 42.46 43.39 3.300
VMC VULCAN MATERIAL -2.11 8 59.71 61.00 3.467
X US STEEL CORP -1.81 13 23.93 24.38 3.083
APOL APOLLO GROUP-A -1.73 9 21.25 21.63 3.300
LO LORILLARD INC -1.72 6 44.44 45.22 3.714
LTD LIMITED BRANDS -1.45 18 51.42 52.18 4.037
NFX NEWFIELD EXPLOR -1.29 18 36.37 36.84 3.963
CF CF INDUSTRIES H -1.28 14 227.75 230.71 3.409
WPX WPX ENERGY -1.23 9 18.63 18.86 3.417
OKE ONEOK INC -1.10 6 53.57 54.17 4.286
DD DU PONT (EI) -1.09 15 52.18 52.75 3.462
CHRW CH ROBINSON -1.00 15 69.21 69.91 3.375
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