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Aug 13 (Reuters) -Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S.-listed companies including Apollo, Blackstone and Hershey, on Tuesday.


HIGHLIGHTS


* Apollo APO.N: Jefferies cuts target price to $114 from $129

* Blackstone BX.N: Jefferies raises target price to $147 from $138

* Hershey Co HSY.N: Goldman Sachs initiates coverage with sell rating

* Palomar Holdings Inc PLMR.O: KBW raises target price to $113 from $96

* Walmart WMT.N: CFRA raises target price by $3 to $75


Following is a summary of research actions on U.S. companies reported by Reuters on Tuesday. Stock entries are in alphabetical order.

* 10X Genomics Inc TXG.O: Morgan Stanley cuts target price to $46.00 from $50.00

* 10X Genomics Inc TXG.O: UBS cuts target price to $25 from $30

* Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc ASO.O: TD Cowen cuts target price to $54 from $58

* Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc ASO.O: TD Cowen cuts to hold from buy

* Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc ASO.O: Wells Fargo cuts target price to $46 from $55

* Adverum Biotechnologies Inc ADVM.O: RBC cuts target price to $12 from $15

* AIG AIG.N: Jefferies cuts target price to $82 from $84

* AIG AIG.N: TD Cowen cuts target price to $80 from $83

* Airsculpt Technologies Inc AIRS.O: Leerink Partners cuts PT to $3.75 from $5

* Akamai Technologies Inc AKAM.O: D.A. Davidson raises target price to $120 from $115

* Akoya Biosciences Inc AKYA.O: Piper Sandler cuts target price to $4 from $6

* Alarm.com Holdings Inc ALRM.O: JP Morgan cuts target price to $65 from $70

* Alta Equipment Group Inc ALTG.N: D.A. Davidson cuts target price to $12 from $20

* AMC Networks Inc AMCX.O: TD Cowen cuts target price to $11 from $16

* American Public Education Inc APEI.O: Truist Securities cuts target to $15 from $20

* Amprius Technologies Inc AMPX.N: Northland Capital cuts target price to $4 from $10

* Antero Resources Corp AR.N: BMO cuts target price to $33 from $36

* Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc APLS.O: JP Morgan cuts target price to $64 from $72

* Apollo APO.N: Jefferies cuts target price to $114 from $129

* Aramark ARMK.N: Citigroup raises target price to $40.50 from $36.50

* Ardent Health Partners Inc ARDT.N: Stephens initiates coverage with overweight rating

* Ardent Health Partners Inc ARDT.N: Stephens initiates coverage with price target $24

* Ares Management Corp ARES.N: Jefferies cuts target price to $137 from $139

* ARS Pharmaceuticals Inc SPRY.O: Raymond James raises target price to $22 from $18

* ARS Pharmaceuticals Inc SPRY.O: Raymond James raises to strong buy from outperform

* Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. AJG.N: TD Cowen raises target price to $288 from $273

* Artiva Biotherapeutics Inc ARTV.O: Needham initiates with buy rating; PT $23

* Artiva Biotherapeutics Inc ARTV.O: TD Cowen initiates coverage with buy rating

* Artiva Biotherapeutics Inc ARTV.O: Wedbush initiates with outperform rating; PT $18

* Arvinas Inc ARVN.O: Citigroup cuts target price to $30 from $38

* Assurant Inc AIZ.N: UBS raises target price to $217 from $210

* Astria Therapeutics ATXS.O: Oppenheimer raises target price to $26 from $25

* Atea Pharmaceuticals Inc AVIR.O: Morgan Stanley raises PT to $6.88 from $2.00

* Atea Pharmaceuticals Inc AVIR.O: Morgan Stanley raises to equal-weight from underweight

* Azek Company Inc AZEK.N: JP Morgan cuts target price to $48 from $52

* Baker Hughes Co BKR.O: BMO raises target price to $43 from $40

* Baldwin Insurance Group Inc BWIN.O: UBS raises target price to $49 from $43

* Belite Bio, Inc BLTE.O: H.C. Wainwright raises target price to $60 from $59

* Biohaven Ltd BHVN.N: UBS cuts target price to $54 from $55

* Bioventus Inc BVS.O: Canaccord Genuity raises target price to $12 from $8

* Blackstone BX.N: Jefferies raises target price to $147 from $138

* Boundless Bio Inc BOLD.O: Guggenheim cuts target price to $20 from $24

* Boundless Bio Inc BOLD.O: Leerink Partners cuts target price to $21 from $25

* Broadwind Inc BWEN.O: Craig-Hallum cuts target price to $4 from $5

* Bsr Real Estate Investment Trust HOMu.TO: BMO raises PT to $14.50 from $13.50

* Cambium Networks Corp CMBM.O: Jefferies cuts target price to $1.75 from $4

* Cannae Holdings Inc CNNE.N: Stephens cuts target price to $28 from $31

* Carlyle Group Inc CG.O: Jefferies cuts target price to $44 from $45

* Centerpoint Energy CNP.N: Wells Fargo cuts to equal weight from overweight

* Centerpoint Energy, Inc. CNP.N: Wells Fargo cuts target price to $28 from $32

* Charles River Laboratories International CRL.N: Mizuho cuts target to $210 from $235

* Chevron Corp CVX.N: BMO cuts target price to $160 from $175

* Chord Energy Corp CHRD.O: BMO cuts target price to $205 from $220

* Civitas Resources Inc CIVI.N: BMO cuts target price to $75 from $82

* Clearway Energy Inc CWEN.N: RBC raises target price to $30 from $26

* Cogent Communications Holdings CCOI.O: BofA Global Research raises PT to $75 from $70

* Coherent Corp COHR.N: Stifel raises target price to $75 from $68

* CommScope Holding Company Inc COMM.O: Jefferies raises PT to $2.50 from $1

* Compass Therapeutics Inc CMPX.O: Leerink Partners cuts target price to $5 from $10

* Conagra Brands Inc CAG.N: Goldman Sachs initiates coverage with buy rating

* Conagra Brands Inc CAG.N: Goldman Sachs initiates coverage with target price $36

* Conocophillips COP.N: BMO cuts target price to $123 from $130

* Constellation Energy Corp CEG.O: RBC cuts target price to $214 from $218

* Construction Partners Inc ROAD.O: D.A. Davidson raises target price to $55 from $50

* Coterra Energy Inc CTRA.N: BMO cuts target price to $32 from $33

* Crown Castle Inc CCI.N: BofA Global Research raises price objective to $115 from $110

* CVR Energy Inc CVI.N: UBS cuts target price to $30 from $33.75

* CVS Health Corp CVS.N: Mizuho cuts target price to $66 from $72

* Cytek Biosciences Inc CTKB.O: Piper Sandler cuts target price to $8 from $8.5

* Danimer Scientific Inc DNMR.N: TD Cowen cuts target price to $1 from $2

* Danimer Scientific Inc DNMR.N: TD Cowen cuts to hold from buy

* Deere & Co DE.N: JP Morgan cuts target price to $360 from $375

* Dell Technologies Inc DELL.N: Barclays raises to equal weight from underweight

* Devon Energy Corp DVN.N: BMO cuts target price to $52 from $55

* Diamondback Energy Inc FANG.O: UBS cuts target price to $245 from $257

* Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. DKS.N: Wells Fargo cuts target price to $227 from $230

* Digital Realty Trust Inc DLR.N: Truist Securities raises PT to $168 from $160

* Draftkings Inc DKNG.O: Morgan Stanley cuts target price to $47.00 from $51.00

* Duke Energy Corp DUK.N: RBC raises target price to $119 from $113

* Dyne Therapeutics Inc DYN.O: Chardan Capital Markets raises PT to $50 from $42

* Dyne Therapeutics Inc DYN.O: H.C. Wainwright raises target price to $55 from $48

* Dyne Therapeutics Inc DYN.O: Jefferies raises target price to $50 from $42

* Dyne Therapeutics Inc DYN.O: Piper Sandler raises target price to $53 from $43

* Echostar Corp SATS.O: UBS raises target price to $15 from $14

* Envestnet Inc ENV.N: Jefferies raises target price to $63.15 from $59

* EOG Resources Inc EOG.N: BMO raises target price to $140 from $137

* EQT Corp EQT.N: BMO cuts target price to $39 from $45

* Equinix EQIX.O: Deutsche Bank raises target price to $910 from $880

* Esperion Therapeutics Inc ESPR.O: Needham cuts target price to $6 from $8

* Exxon Mobil XOM.N: BMO raises target price to $127 from $125

* Eyepoint Pharmaceuticals Inc EYPT.O: JP Morgan cuts target price to $29 from $32

* Fortrea Holdings Inc FTRE.O: Citigroup cuts target price to $30 from $42

* Fortrea Holdings Inc FTRE.O: Evercore ISI cuts target price to $22 from $27

* Fortrea Holdings Inc FTRE.O: Jefferies cuts target price to $25 from $32

* Fortrea Holdings Inc FTRE.O: Mizuho cuts target price to $22 from $27

* Fortrea Holdings Inc FTRE.O: TD Cowen cuts target price to $23 from $27

* General Mills GIS.N: Goldman Sachs initiates coverage with buy rating

* General Mills GIS.N: Goldman Sachs initiates coverage with target price $76

* Genprex Inc GNPX.O: Alliance Global Partners cuts target price to $7.50 from $8

* Getty Images Holdings Inc GETY.N: Citigroup cuts target price to $5 from $6

* Getty Images Holdings Inc GETY.N: Macquarie cuts target price to $3.5 from $4

* Gitlab Inc GTLB.O: Mizuho cuts target price to $58 from $62

* Glacier Bancorp Inc GBCI.N: Piper Sandler cuts target price to $38 from $39

* Guardant Health Inc GH.O: Piper Sandler raises target price to $34 from $30

* Halliburton Co HAL.N: BMO cuts target price to $40 from $44

* Hamilton Lane Inc HLNE.O: Morgan Stanley raises target price to $140 from $132

* Hanover Insurance Group Inc THG.N: KBW raises target price to $144 from $142

* Hershey Co HSY.N: Goldman Sachs initiates coverage with sell rating

* Hershey Co HSY.N: Goldman Sachs initiates coverage with target price $185

* Hess HES.N: BMO cuts target price to $155 from $170

* HF Sinclair Corp DINO.N: BMO cuts target price to $57 from $60

* HF Sinclair Corp DINO.N: UBS cuts target price to $70 from $73

* Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc HLT.N: CFRA cuts target price to $236 from $242

* Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc HLT.N: Morgan Stanley cuts PT to $233 from $237

* Horace Mann Educators Corp HMN.N: KBW cuts target price to $39 from $40

* Hormel Foods Corp HRL.N: Citigroup raises target price to $37 from $33

* Hormel Foods Corp HRL.N: Citigroup raises to buy from neutral

* Humacyte Inc HUMA.O: BTIG cuts target price to $10 from $11

* Idacorp Inc IDA.N: Mizuho raises target price to $102 from $99

* Illumina Inc ILMN.O: Piper Sandler cuts target price to $195 from $200

* Immunome Inc IMNM.O: Piper Sandler cuts target price to $23 from $27

* Immunovant Inc IMVT.O: UBS cuts target price to $41 from $42

* Inozyme pharma Inc INZY.O: Jefferies assumes coverage with buy rating

* Inozyme pharma Inc INZY.O: Jefferies assumes coverage with target price $17 vs $16

* Jeld-Wen Holding Inc JELD.N: Jefferies cuts target price to $15 from $16

* Kellanova K.N: Goldman Sachs initiates coverage with neutral rating; PT $75

* Kemper Corp KMPR.N: UBS raises target price to $71 from $67

* Keycorp KEY.N: CFRA raises target price by $5 to $17

* Keycorp KEY.N: CFRA raises to hold from sell

* Keycorp KEY.N: Citigroup raises target price to $19 from $18

* Keycorp KEY.N: Wedbush raises target price to $17 from $16

* Kilroy Realty Corp KRC.N: Jefferies cuts target price to $42 from $45

* KKR KKR.N: Jefferies raises target price to $130 from $126

* Kraft Heinz KHC.O: Goldman Sachs initiates coverage with sell rating

* Kraft Heinz KHC.O: Goldman Sachs initiates coverage with target price $34

* Lexeo Therapeutics, Inc. LXEO.O: H.C. Wainwright cuts target price to $21 from $22

* Littelfuse Inc LFUS.O: Stifel raises target price to $280 from $270

* Littelfuse Inc LFUS.O: Stifel raises to buy from hold

* Main Street Capital Corp. MAIN.N: Oppenheimer raises target price to $44 from $43

* Marathon Oil Corp MRO.N: BMO cuts target price to $29 from $30

* Marathon Oil Corp MRO.N: UBS cuts target price to $30 from $32

* Marathon Petroleum Corp MPC.N: BMO raises target price to $200 from $195

* Maravai Lifesciences MRVI.O: Morgan Stanley cuts target price to $10.00 from $11.00

* Maravai Lifesciences MRVI.O: Morgan Stanley cuts to equal-weight from overweight

* Marriott International Inc MAR.O: UBS cuts target price to $244 from $267

* Matador Resources Co MTDR.N: BMO cuts target price to $75 from $79

* MeiraGTx Holdings Plc MGTX.O: RBC cuts target price to $9 from $11

* Meridianlink Inc MLNK.N: UBS raises target price to $18 from $17

* Mind Medicine (Mindmed) Inc MNMD.O: RBC cuts target price to $20 from $22

* Mondelez MDLZ.O: Goldman Sachs initiates coverage with buy rating

* Mondelez MDLZ.O: Goldman Sachs initiates coverage with target price $80

* Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund MSDL.N: RBC cuts target price to $22 from $23

* Murphy Oil Corp MUR.N: BMO cuts target price to $42 from $50

* Murphy Oil Corp MUR.N: UBS cuts target price to $45 from $49

* Myriad Genetics Inc MYGN.O: Jefferies raises target price to $22 from $20

* Myriad Genetics Inc MYGN.O: Piper Sandler raises target price to $30 from $28

* Natera Inc NTRA.O: Morgan Stanley raises target price to $132.00 from $125.00

* Natera Inc NTRA.O: Piper Sandler raises target price to $150 from $120

* Neuronetics Inc STIM.O: Canaccord Genuity cuts target price to $3 from $6

* Neuronetics Inc STIM.O: William Blair cuts to market perform

* Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N: BMO cuts target price to $70 from $75

* Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N: JP Morgan cuts target price to $71 from $73

* Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N: Stephens raises target price to $77 from $76

* Oric Pharmaceuticals ORIC.O: Oppenheimer cuts target price to $15 from $17

* Ovintiv Inc OVV.N: BMO cuts target price to $54 from $61

* Pacific Biosciences of California PACB.O: Stephens cuts PT to $2.50 from $3.50

* Pacira Biosciences Inc PCRX.O: Truist Securities cuts target price to $8 from $30

* Pacira Biosciences Inc PCRX.O: Truist Securities cuts to sell from buy

* Pacs Group Inc PACS.N: Citigroup raises target price to $41 from $34

* Pacs Group Inc PACS.N: Oppenheimer raises target price to $40 from $32

* Pacs Group Inc PACS.N: Oppenheimer raises target price to $40 from $32

* Pacs Group Inc PACS.N: Stephens raises target price to $40 from $37

* Palo Alto Networks Inc PANW.O: Mizuho raises target price to $380 from $350

* Palo Alto Networks Inc PANW.O: UBS raises target price to $345 from $300

* Palomar Holdings Inc PLMR.O: KBW raises target price to $113 from $96

* Par Pacific Holdings Inc PARR.N: Mizuho cuts target price to $30 from $33

* Paycor HCM Inc PYCR.O: Truist Securities cuts target price to $20 from $33

* PBF Energy Inc PBF.N: BMO cuts target price to $42 from $50

* PBF Energy Inc PBF.N: UBS cuts target price to $44 from $57

* Permian Resources Corp PR.N: BMO cuts target price to $21 from $22

* Perspective Therapeutics CATX.A: Oppenheimer cuts target price to $17 from $19

* Phillips 66 PSX.N: BMO raises target price to $155 from $150

* Plymouth Industrial REIT Inc PLYM.N: Truist Securities raises target to $26 from $24

* Prudential Financial Inc PRU.N: UBS raises target price to $119 from $112

* Range Resources Corp RRC.N: BMO cuts target price to $33 from $38

* Replimune Group Inc REPL.O: JP Morgan cuts target price to $14 from $17

* Revance Therapeutics Inc RVNC.O: Guggenheim cuts to neutral from buy

* Revance Therapeutics Inc RVNC.O: H.C. Wainwright cuts to neutral; raises PT to $6.6

* Revance Therapeutics Inc RVNC.O: Mizuho cuts target price to $6.66 from $8

* Revance Therapeutics Inc RVNC.O: Needham cuts to hold from buy

* Revance Therapeutics Inc RVNC.O: Piper Sandler cuts to neutral from overweight

* Revance Therapeutics Inc RVNC.O: Piper Sandler raises target price to $6.66 from $6

* Revance Therapeutics Inc RVNC.O: William Blair cuts to market perform

* Rockwell Automation Inc ROK.N: Berenberg cuts target price to $250 from $270

* Root Inc ROOT.O: UBS cuts target price to $61 from $71

* Rubrik Inc RBRK.N: Mizuho cuts target price to $43 from $46

* RXO Inc RXO.N: Jefferies cuts target price to $31 from $33

* Ryan Specialty Holdings Inc RYAN.N: UBS raises target price to $76 from $67

* Savara Inc SVRA.O: Jefferies raises target price to $8.50 from $7

* Scpharmaceuticals Inc SCPH.O: Leerink Partners cuts target price to $20 from $22

* Seer Inc. SEER.O: Morgan Stanley cuts target price to $3.00 from $7.00

* Sharkninja Inc SN.N: BofA Global Research raises price objective to $110 from $100

* SM Energy Co SM.N: BMO cuts target price to $50 from $52

* Snowflake Inc SNOW.N: Mizuho cuts target price to $165 from $180

* Southwestern Energy Co SWN.N: BMO cuts target price to $7 from $8

* Starbucks SBUX.O: Piper Sandler raises target price to $103 from $85

* Starbucks SBUX.O: Piper Sandler raises to overweight from neutral

* Starbucks SBUX.O: TD Cowen raises to buy from hold; raises target to $105 from $81

* Sun Communities Inc SUI.N: Truist Securities raises target price to $138 from $127

* Sunnova Energy International Inc NOVA.N: Guggenheim raises PT to $14 from $10

* Syros Pharmaceuticals Inc SYRS.O: Piper Sandler cuts target price to $5 from $13

* Syros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. SYRS.O: H.C. Wainwright cuts target price to $6 from $15

* Talos Energy Inc TALO.N: Stephens raises target price to $25 from $24

* Targa Resources Corp TRGP.N: RBC raises target price to $153 from $147

* Target Corp TGT.N: Stifel cuts target price to $147 from $170

* Taysha Gene Therapies Inc TSHA.O: Needham cuts target price to $6 from $7

* Tela Bio Inc TELA.O: Canaccord Genuity cuts target price to $12 from $14

* Tela Bio Inc TELA.O: Jefferies cuts target price to $14 from $18

* Tela Bio Inc TELA.O: Piper Sandler cuts target price to $8 from $10

* Telos Corp TLS.O: BMO cuts target price to $3 from $4

* TPG Inc TPG.O: Jefferies raises target price to $43 from $40

* TPG Inc TPG.O: Morgan Stanley raises target price to $55 from $52

* Transdigm Group Inc TDG.N: Jefferies cuts target price to $1,515 from $1,625

* Travere Therapeutics Inc TVTX.O: JP Morgan raises target price to $20 from $19

* Trubridge Inc TBRG.O: RBC raises target price to $14 from $13

* TTEC Holdings Inc TTEC.O: Canaccord Genuity cuts target price to $4.50 from $8

* TTEC Holdings Inc TTEC.O: Northland Capital cuts target price to $16 from $19

* Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc RARE.O: Citigroup cuts target price to $111 from $118

* Unitil Corp UTL.N: RBC raises target price to $55 from $52

* Urgent.Ly Inc ULY.O: Needham cuts target price to $2 from $5

* US Foods Holding Corp USFD.N: CFRA cuts target price to $55 from $63

* US Foods Holding Corp USFD.N: CFRA cuts to hold from buy

* US Foods Holding Corp USFD.N: JP Morgan raises target price to $60 from $58

* Vacasa VCSA.O: Deutsche Bank cuts target price to $2.50 from $6.50

* Vera Therapeutics Inc VERA.O: JP Morgan cuts target price to $62 from $65

* Veracyte Inc VCYT.O: Stephens raises target price to $34 from $32

* Veralto Corp VLTO.N: UBS initiates coverage with neutral rating and target price $118

* Verastem Inc VSTM.O: Truist Securities cuts target price to $15 from $18

* Vicarious Surgical RBOT.N: TD Cowen adjusts PT to $10 from $1.50 to reflect 1-for-30 reverse stock split

* Victory Capital Holdings Inc VCTR.O: Morgan Stanley raises PT to $40.00 from $39.00

* Victory Capital Holdings Inc VCTR.O: RBC cuts target price to $55 from $56

* Vital Energy Inc VTLE.N: BMO cuts target price to $48 from $55

* Walmart WMT.N: CFRA raises target price by $3 to $75

* Walmart WMT.N: Stifel raises target price to $73 from $71

* Warner Bros Discovery Inc WBD.O: Bernstein cuts target price to $8 from $10

* Warner Bros Discovery Inc WBD.O: Bernstein cuts to market-perform from outperform

* Warner Music Group Corp WMG.O: Deutsche Bank cuts target price to $36 from $42

* Westlake Corp WLK.N: BMO raises target price to $171 from $167

* Whitestone REIT WSR.N: Truist Securities raises target price to $15 from $14

* Xylem Inc XYL.N: UBS initiates coverage with buy rating and target price $165

* Y-Mabs Therapeutics Inc YMAB.O: BMO cuts target price to $25 from $26

* Y-Mabs Therapeutics Inc. YMAB.O: Morgan Stanley cuts PT to $11.00 from $12.00

* Zoom Video Communications Inc ZM.O: Citigroup cuts target price to $67 from $77

* Zscaler Inc ZS.O: Mizuho cuts target price to $210 from $220


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