Barclays Upgrades Nielsen Holdings (NLSN) to Equalweight

Barclays analyst Manav Patnaik upgraded Nielsen Holdings (NYSE: NLSN) from Underweight to Equalweight with a price target of $27.00 (from $21.00).

The analyst sees the company's potential to remain a stand along business is grim and upgrades the name given the limitation to the downside now that activist investor Elliott Management has a acquired a stake. Patnaik price target assumes a 60% likelihood of an outright sale, sees downside at $15 is there is no action at all.

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Shares of Nielsen Holdings closed at $25.09 yesterday.

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