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Nomura Securities Raises Price Target on JPMorgan (JPM) Following 1Q EPS Beat

Nomura Securities reiterates Neutral on JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM), and raised the price target to $66.00 (from $65.00), following the company's 1Q earnings report. JPM reported EPS of $1.35, handily beating the consensus estimate of $1.26. The beat was driven primarily by lower-than-expected expenses and trading results which were more... More

UBS Reiterates Buy on JPMorgan (JPM) Following Solid 1Q Results

UBS maintained a Buy rating and $68.00 price target on JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) following the company's better than expected 1Q earnings report.

Analyst Brennan Hawken commented, "JPM's better than expected 1Q results, solid expense control, outlook which was better than feared, and improving clarity... More

Stifel Remains Bullish on Juniper Networks (JNPR) Despite Soft March Pre-Announcement

Stifel maintained a Buy rating on Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR), and cut the price target to $28.00 (from $34.00), following the company's pre-announced march quarter results. Revenues and EPS are expected to come in below the companys, already below consensus, guidance. Stifel... More

Stifel Cuts Price Target on Alcoa (AA) Following 1Q Report

Stifel maintained a Buy rating on Alcoa (NYSE: AA), and cut the price target to $13.00 (from $14.00), following the company's 1Q earnings report. Alcoa reported adjusted EPS of $0.07, above the Street's estimate of $0.02. The upside is due to better than expected Primary Metals results. However,... More

UBS Reiterates Buy on Alcoa (AA) Following 1Q Report

UBS maintained a Buy rating and $11.00 price target on Alcoa (NYSE: AA) following the company's 1Q earnings report. UBS reported adjusted EPS of $0.07, above the consensus estimates of $0.02. Revenues of $4.95B were down 6% QOQ and missed consensus of $5.14B.

Analyst Matt Murphy... More