Analysts Warm to Johnson Controls, Split on Fertilizers

Johnson Controls International picked up a consensus upgrade today, with the average target price edging up to $169.70. The building-technology group now has one sell, nine holds, and twelve buys. It is the only outright rating upgrade in today's batch.

DA Davidson initiated two government-software names at Buy. Tyler Technologies got a $460 target and Broadridge Financial Solutions a $214 target, both from analyst Peter Heckmann. Neither stock has a sell recommendation in the current consensus.

Fertilizer stocks drew a mixed read from UBS. The Mosaic Company had its target cut to $19 from $23. Analyst Lucas Beaumont kept a Hold rating. CF Industries Holdings went the other way. UBS lifted its target to $134 from $123, also maintaining a Hold.

Centene Corporation saw its consensus target tick up to $72. PayPal Holdings followed suit, with the average target rising to $57.07 across 43 analysts.

Corning Incorporated was the day's target-cut standout. The consensus target slipped to $187 from $187.41, though the stock carries 14 buys and no sells. UBS trimmed its target on animal-health firm Zoetis to $85 from $80 but kept a Hold.