Stifel Nicolaus Upgrades Costco to Buy, Downgrades Wal-Mart to Hold (COST, WMT)

July 27, 2010 8:50 AM EDT Send to a Friend
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Price: $110.19 -1.7%

Rating Summary:
    9 Buy, 8 Hold, 2 Sell

Rating Trend: = Flat

Today's Overall Ratings:
    Up: 12 | Down: 19 | New: 22
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A retail analyst at Stifel Nicolaus made an interesting call this morning, upgrading shares of Costco (Nasdaq: COST) while at the same time downgrading shares of Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT).

The firm now rates Costco shares a Buy, up from Hold previously, and now sees Wal-Mart as a Hold, down from Buy previously. Stifel believes shares of Costco will rise to $68 over the next year.

With COST shares trading up 1% to $56.31 this morning, the firm's new price target suggests potential upside of almost 21%.

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