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Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) PT Raised to $95 at RBC Capital

April 29, 2024 6:35 AM EDT

RBC Capital analyst Nik Modi raised the price target on Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE: CL) to $95.00 (from $88.00) while maintaining a Sector Perform rating.

The analyst comments "Another impressive print for CL, displaying robust topline growth with upside coming from pricing and volume. Margin strength was... More

Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) PT Raised to $92 at Wells Fargo

April 29, 2024 5:48 AM EDT

Wells Fargo analyst Chris Carey raised the price target on Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE: CL) to $92.00 (from $90.00) while maintaining a Equal Weight rating.

The analyst comments "Most angles of CL valuation will show it at the highest relative premiums to HPC peers... More

Colgate-Palmolive (CL) tops Q1 expectations, raises sales guidance

April 26, 2024 7:03 AM EDT

Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL) shares climbed 3% following the release of their first-quarter earnings, which surpassed analyst expectations. The company reported an adjusted EPS of $0.86, which was $0.05 higher than the consensus estimate of $0.81. Revenue for the quarter was also above expectations at $5.07 billion, compared to the estimated $4.96 billion.

The company's net sales saw a 6.2% increase, and organic sales grew by 9.8%, signaling robust performance across all divisions and categories. This... More

Meta Platforms Inc. (META) PT Raised to $562 at Rosenblatt, 'Squishy-ish guidance'

April 25, 2024 6:31 AM EDT

Rosenblatt analyst Barton Crockett raised the price target on Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) to $562.00 (from $520.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.

The analyst comments "Squishy-ish guidance -- The revenue growth outlook for 2Q24 -- up 14% to 22% Y/Y -- is strong, but decelerating, reflective of comps that get 8 percentage points tougher Q/Q, and also of a 3 percentage point tougher foreign exchange backdrop and the lack of 1Q24's... More

Meta Platforms Inc. (META) PT Raised to $520 at MoffettNathanson, 'a more attractive entry point for Meta investors'

April 25, 2024 6:23 AM EDT

MoffettNathanson analyst Michael Nathanson raised the price target on Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) to $520.00 (from $185.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.

The analyst comments "Management guided to second quarter 2024 revenues in the range of $36.5 to $39 billion, which at the midpoint of $37.75 billion implies year-over-year growth of +18%. Yes, that is a marked deceleration from the... More

Meta Platforms Inc. (META) PT Lowered to $500 at Deutsche Bank

April 25, 2024 5:32 AM EDT

Deutsche Bank analyst Leo Horowitz lowered the price target on Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) to $500.00 (from $540.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.

The analyst comments "Meta is entering an investment cycle. We have been here a couple of times before, and each time it ended the same waygood for META's longer-term equity value. This time, Meta is making bigger investments in AI than we anticipated, which will likely result in Capex being much higher, for far... More

Meta Platforms Inc. (META) PT Raised to $510 at Roth/MKM, 'Buy On Weakness; AI Moat Now Deeper'

April 25, 2024 4:58 AM EDT

Roth/MKM analyst Rohit Kulkami raised the price target on Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) to $510.00 (from $500.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.

The analyst comments "META shares were down as much as -15% last night despite a clean beat on 1Q expectations and... More

Meta Platforms Inc. (META) PT Lowered to $570 at RBC Capital

April 25, 2024 4:45 AM EDT

RBC Capital analyst Brad Erickson lowered the price target on Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) to $570.00 (from $600.00) while maintaining a Outperform rating.

The analyst comments "META's Q1 was solid in terms of top-line/ad demand trends - the issue is an accelerated, multi-year AI... More