Charles River Laboratories attracted the most analyst action today. Barclays raised its target to $330 from $300 and kept a Buy rating. Mizuho followed, lifting its target to $295 from $264. Both moves came after CRL's latest results. The stock carries a $14B market cap. Short interest sits at just 4.7% of free float. Bears are not pressing this name.
Darden Restaurants saw a three-way split. Mizuho raised its target to $245, up from $235. Freedom Capital Markets moved to $260 from $255. BMO Capital trimmed its target to $220 from $225. That spread of $40 between the most bullish and cautious targets shows genuine disagreement on the $22.7B casual dining giant.
Bernstein initiated CF Industries with a Buy and a $162 target. The nitrogen fertilizer maker has a $17.4B market cap. Short interest of 6.3% of free float is modest. The call reflects improving fertilizer demand and margin recovery.
Costco faced two target cuts. Mizuho trimmed to $1,065 from $1,100. Bernstein shaved just $1 to $1,143. Both analysts held Buy ratings. The cuts are minor. They likely reflect stretched valuation after a strong run rather than any fundamental concern.
Paychex saw its consensus target price nudge down to $113.93 from $117.29.
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