DuPont: Analysts' New Targets, Estimates

DuPont's price target is lifted to $56 at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch, which maintains its buy rating on the stock.
By TheStreet Staff ,

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Brown-Forman

(BF.B)

numbers boosted at Goldman Sachs. Shares now seen reaching $67, and estimates were also upped, given better sales volumes. Neutral rating.

Ciena

(CIEN) - Get Report

estimates, target upped at UBS. Estimates were boosted through 2012. Sales momentum should accelerate into the new year. Neutral rating and new $19 price target.

Consol Energy

(CNX) - Get Report

numbers reduced at UBS. Estimates were cut through 2011. Company is facing lower natural gas prices, UBS said. Buy rating and new $65 price target.

DuPont

(DD) - Get Report

price target lifted at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch. Price target increased to $56 from $54. 12% EPS growth through 2015, reducing fixed costs by $300 million, and a lower tax rate, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch noted. Maintain Buy rating.

Esterline

(ESL)

estimates, target increased at Jefferies. Estimates were raised through 2012, Jefferies said. Company is carrying strong operating momentum into the new year. Buy rating and new $80 price target.

National Semiconductor

(NSM)

estimates lowered at UBS through 2012. Company is being hurt by lower handset and industrial demand. Neutral rating and $13 price target.

Omnivision

(OVTI)

estimates, target raised at Oppenheimer. Shares now seen reaching $40. Estimates also increased, following positive channel checks in Asia. Outperform rating.

Pall

(PLL) - Get Report

estimates, target raised at Jefferies. Shares now seen reaching $55. Estimates also increased, as the company is seeing better profit trends. Buy rating.

Charles Schwab

(SCHW) - Get Report

estimates increased at UBS. Estimates were raised through 2011, UBS said. Company is operating in a favorable interest rate environment and is seeing higher asset gathering. Buy rating and $18 price target.

United Technologies

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price target boosted at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch to $100 from $90. At investor meeting in New York, management provided upbeat outlook for 2011, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch said.

United Technologies estimates were raised through 2012 at Jefferies. Company should continue to generate above-average returns. Buy rating and new $90 price target.

VMWare

(VMW) - Get Report

estimates, target raised at Morgan Stanley. Shares now seen reaching $98. Estimates also increased, as virtualization spending should continue to ramp, Morgan Stanley said. Overweight rating.

Wesco

(WCC) - Get Report

estimates, target boosted at UBS. Shares now seen reaching $58, according to UBS. Estimates also upped, following the TVC acquisition. Buy rating.

This article was written by a staff member of TheStreet.

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