Analyst target price moves this week cut across sectors, with restaurants rising and grocers falling.
Darden Restaurants collected the most bullish treatment. The consensus target price rose to $226.23 from $225.58. 18 buy ratings back the stock. The $24B casual dining giant carries short interest of just 5.1% of free float, suggesting little bearish pushback.
The opposite story played out at General Mills. Analysts trimmed the average target to $37.00 from $37.56. Five sell ratings now sit alongside 11 holds. Short interest runs at 9.3% of free float — notable for a staples name.
Homebuilders also took a hit. Lennar saw its consensus target slip to $89.50 from $90.14. Nine buy ratings remain, but the downward TP revision reflects ongoing mortgage rate pressure on housing demand. Short interest sits at 8.8% of free float.
On the upside, Gilead Sciences got a target bump to $157.57 from $157.04. The biotech carries 23 buy ratings and zero sells. Short interest is a low 2.1% of free float.
Charles Schwab also edged higher, with the consensus target rising to $116.05 from $115.85. 19 buy ratings underpin the brokerage firm.
Mastercard bucked its own strong buy consensus with a small target cut — to $644.89 from $646.97 — though 35 buy ratings remain intact.
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