Wall Street reshuffled healthcare and retail ratings on Monday, with managed care names winning upgrades while hospital operators faced cuts.
HCA Healthcare saw its consensus target price trimmed to $490. That's a drop from $493, reflecting analyst caution after recent sector volatility. The stock carries a $90 billion market cap.
Managed care was a brighter story. Centene, Elevance Health, and CVS Health all received upward target revisions. Elevance's average target rose to $436 from $431. Analysts appear more comfortable with the managed care business model after recent earnings results.
eBay picked up a target increase to $108.43. The e-commerce platform trades at a $52 billion market cap with short interest a modest 3.3% of free float.
First Solar attracted a new recommendation. Consensus sits at $251.89 per share. Short sellers hold 8.4% of the free float — the highest among names covered today.
Autodesk was the lone notable downgrade, with its consensus target edged lower to $318.30 from $318.53. The software firm's $44 billion valuation leaves little room for disappointment.
Starbucks rounded out the session with a small target lift to $106.03, as analysts show renewed patience with the chain's ongoing turnaround plan.
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