J.P. Morgan

Shares of Synaptics, Incorporated (NASDAQ: SYNA) fell sharply Friday amid differing views on the stock. Pacific Crest analyst John Vinh cut his rating on the company from Outperform to Sector Perform due to concerns that the company may have lost the touch controller socket contract on the...

JP Morgan upgraded Potash Corp./Saskatchewan (USA) (NYSE: POT) Friday from Neutral to Overweight and raised its price target from $34 to $40. Analyst Jeffrey J. Zekauskas expected Potash “to generate a 6.3 percent free cash flow yield in 2015 and a 7.1 percent free cash flow yield in 2016...

Zillow Inc (NASDAQ: Z) reported Q3 financial results Wednesday, beating EPS estimates but guiding Q4 lower. The stock responded by falling more 5 percent Thursday and recently traded at $98.04. Below are analyst comments on the Q3 results along with current ratings and price targets. J.P....

Groupon Inc's (NASDAQ: GRPN) third-quarter results set for release Thursday could show progress in a critical business model shift, analysts said recently. Brean Capital's Thomas Forte thinks if the company can succeed in its shift to a "pull" marketing strategy from its...

GoPro Inc (NASDAQ: GRPO) is scheduled to report Q3 2014 earnings after the market close on Thursday. Ahead of earnings, the stock had fallen 25.89 percent over the past month and traded at $68.12 Thursday. Consensus estimates for Q3 saw EPS at $0.08 on revenue of $263.45 million and Q4 EPS at...

In a report published Thursday, J.P. Morgan analyst Richard Shane upgraded the rating on American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) from Underweight to Neutral, but lowered the price target from $95.00 to $90.00. In the report, J.P. Morgan noted, “AXP reported earnings Wednesday AMC. Billed business grew...

In a report published Thursday, J.P. Morgan analyst Sterling Auty upgraded the rating on FireEye Inc (NASDAQ: FEYE) from Neutral to Overweight, and reiterated the $54.00 price target. In the report, J.P. Morgan noted, “Expectations have actually gotten quite low—hard to imagine for such a fast...

Analysts at JP Morgan initiated coverage on Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO) with a Neutral rating and $59 price target Tuesday. Phil Gresh finds that Valero is the purest way to play the Gulf Coast crude theme as the company maintains greater than 53 percent of its refining capacity in...

Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) shares opened sharply higher Friday on both an apparent short squeeze and investor enthusiasm for better-than-expected second-quarter results. But better than expected for Vancouver-based Lululemon, meant flat same-store sales that left a number of...

In a report published Tuesday, J.P. Morgan analyst Christopher Turnure reiterated a Neutral rating on Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. (NYSE: PNY), and raised the price target from $34.00 to $37.00. In the report, J.P. Morgan noted, “Piedmont reported a seasonal loss of $(0.09) in 3Q14, lower...

In a report published Tuesday, J.P. Morgan analyst Cory Kasimov reiterated an Overweight rating and $22.00 price target on Sangamo Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: SGMO). In the report, J.P. Morgan noted, “SGMO today provided an update on the ongoing Phase 1/2 trials of SB-728-T in HIV infected patients...

In a report published Tuesday, J.P. Morgan analyst Richard Shane initiated coverage on Synchrony Financial (NYSE: SYF) with an Overweight rating and $30.00 price target. In the report, J.P. Morgan noted, “We are initiating coverage of Synchrony Financial with an Overweight rating and a $30 Dec 15...