BofA/Merrill Lynch Upgrades National Retail Properties (NNN) to Buy
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Rating Summary:
8 Buy, 11 Hold, 2 Sell
Rating Trend: Up
Today's Overall Ratings:
Up: 9 | Down: 14 | New: 50
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BofA/Merrill Lynch upgraded National Retail Properties (NYSE: NNN) from Neutral to Buy with a price target of $41.00 (from $38.50) citing cautious optimism on deal growth.
Analyst Juan Sanabria likes the company's: strong management team, smaller asset base ($7B EV) vs. peers off of which to grow via acquisitions, attractive cost of capital, focus on relationship deals, as well as its defensive balance sheet (33% debt + preferred / total capitalization).
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Shares of National Retail Properties closed at $37.79 yesterday.
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