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3M (MMM) PT Raised to $257 at BofA/Merrill Lynch Following 3Q

October 25, 2017 9:34 AM EDT

BofA/Merrill Lynch raised its price target on 3M (NYSE: MMM) to $257.00 (from $227.00) while maintaining a Buy rating following the company's 3Q. 3Ms EPS of $2.33 beat the consensus of $2.21. 3M recorded strategic investments of $48mn ($0.06/sh) in 3Q, below estimates of $0.11 but... More

Caterpillar (CAT) PT Raised to $152 at BofA/Merrill Lynch

October 25, 2017 9:10 AM EDT

BofA/Merrill Lynch raised its price target on Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) to $152.00 (from $135.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.

Analyst Ross Gilardi highlighted:

Dealer inventories below historical average Mining getting better: recovery still in early innings Focus on gas compression more than a rig count story

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Lockheed Martin (LMT) Secures $131M Contract from U.S. Air Force for Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bombs

October 25, 2017 9:04 AM EDT

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received a $131 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for follow-on production of Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) kits.

The contract represents the ninth consecutive year in which the U.S.... More

Caterpillar (CAT) PT Raised to $140 at Baird Following 3Q

October 25, 2017 8:42 AM EDT

Baird raised its price target on Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) to $140.00 (from $130.00) while maintaining a Neutral rating following the company's 3Q report. CAT reported adjusted EPS of $1.95, above consensus of $1.27.

2017 guidance was raised, given recent dealer inventory dynamics 4Q appears to have upside. CAT expects 2017... More

Lockheed Martin (LMT) PT Raised to $340 at Stifel Following 3Q

October 25, 2017 8:38 AM EDT

Stifel raised its price target on Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) to $340.00 (from $320.00) while maintaining a Buy rating following the company's 3Q report. Lockheed reported EPS of $3.24 which was $0.07 ahead of estimates, driven by a lower tax rate and non-op expenses, as operational performance was... More

3M (MMM) PT Raised to $209 at RBC Capital Following 3Q Beat

October 25, 2017 7:47 AM EDT

RBC Capital raised its price target on 3M (NYSE: MMM) to $209.00 (from $205.00) while maintaining a Sector Perform rating following the company's 3Q release. The company reported a 12c EPS beat in the quarter. 3M achieved flat pricing in 3Q17, quelling some of the... More