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Lockheed Martin picked up an analyst upgrade on August 22, lifting its consensus to 13 holds and 1 buy. The $130 billion defence contractor carries a consensus target of $632.95. Short interest sits at just 1.4% of free float — bears are not pressing the stock.
Automatic Data Processing saw its average target price nudge up to $287.27 from $286.93. The payroll giant is a $111 billion company. Short interest is 3.3% of free float — modest for a stock of this size.
CrowdStrike received a target price hike, moving the consensus target to $209.74. The cybersecurity firm is valued at $195 billion. With 40 buy ratings against just 1 sell, sentiment is firmly bullish.
Airbnb also got a target lift, reaching $175.50. The platform faces 23 sell ratings against 3 buys — a notably bearish analyst stance despite the price bump.
Deere & Company and Prudential Financial both received upward target revisions. Deere's consensus target hit $661.94. Prudential's edged up to $112.53 from $110.53. Neither carry heavy short pressure.
Evergy rounded out upgrades with a move to neutral — utilities drawing fresh attention as rate expectations shift.
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