Wall Street is reshuffling its financial sector views. Morgan Stanley earned an upgrade this week. The consensus moved from 13 Holds to 12 Holds. The average target price rose to $231.86, up from $226.48.
State Street saw the biggest target price move. Analysts lifted the average target to $196.89 from $185.04. That is a jump of nearly $12. State Street trades at a $50.5bn market cap. Short interest sits at just 1.8% of free float — bears are not crowding in.
On the other side, Prudential Financial was downgraded. A buy recommendation was removed. The insurer now has 5 Buys, 13 Holds, and 1 Sell. Its short interest is a modest 3.4% of FF.
Fox Corporation also took a downgrade. The consensus flipped one Hold to a Sell. That is notable given Fox carries a 21.1% SI % FF — already one of the more heavily shorted media names. Bears remain active here.
Netflix saw a small target price trim. The average fell from $98.77 to $98.15. The consensus remains heavily skewed to buys — 35 buy recommendations against zero sells.
The pattern is clear. Banks are getting fresh love. Insurers and media are facing harder questions.
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