U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP- Advance Auto Parts, Molina Healthcare, Walmart

Aug 16 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S.-listed companies, including Advance Auto Parts, Molina Healthcare and Walmart on Friday.

HIGHLIGHTS

* Advance Auto Parts Inc : JP Morgan cuts target price to $55 from

$68

* Dare Bioscience Inc : Jonestrading raises target price to $13

from $5

* Molina Healthcare Inc : Mizuho raises target price to $382 from

$350

* Roper Technologies Inc : Jefferies raises target price to $635

from $625

* Walmart : RBC raises target price to $80 from $74

Following is a summary of research actions on U.S. companies reported by Reuters on Friday. Stock entries are in alphabetical order.

* Advance Auto Parts Inc : JP Morgan cuts target price to $55 from $68

* AGNC Investment Corp : RBC raises target price to $11 from $10

* Alibaba Group : JP Morgan raises target price to $108 from $100

* Amcor Plc : Baird raises target price to $11 from $10

* Amicus Therapeutics Inc : JP Morgan cuts target price to $16 from $17

* Applied Materials Inc : JP Morgan raises target price to $250 from $240

* Ardent Health Partners Inc : Mizuho raises target price to $21 from $20

* BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc : JP Morgan raises PT to $76 from $74

* Brandywine Realty Trust : Evercore ISI raises target price to $5.50 from

$5

* Centene Corp : Mizuho raises target price to $77 from $76

* Cheniere Energy Inc : RBC raises target price to $201 from $198

* Dare Bioscience Inc : Jonestrading raises target price to $13 from $5

* Deere & Co : Daiwa Capital Markets cuts target price to $425 from $440

* Electra Battery Materials : Alliance Global Partners cuts PT to $1 from

$1.5

* ESS Tech Inc : Canaccord Genuity cuts target price to $1 from $1.25

* Globant SA : Piper Sandler raises target price to $240 from $238

* Mercury Systems Inc : Jefferies raises target price to $30 from $24

* Molina Healthcare Inc : Mizuho raises target price to $382 from $350

* Optimizerx Corp : RBC cuts target price to $14 from $17

* Perspective Therapeutics Inc : RBC cuts target price to $27 from $29

* Quipt Home Medical Corp : Canaccord Genuity cuts target price to $6

from $8

* Root Inc : KBW cuts target price to $82 from $88

* Roper Technologies Inc : Jefferies raises target price to $635 from $625

* Roper Technologies Inc : RBC raises target price to $675 from $674

* Sphere Entertainment Co : JP Morgan raises target price to $57 from $37

* Sphere Entertainment Co : JP Morgan raises to overweight from neutral

* UnitedHealth : Mizuho raises target price to $650 from $560

* Upwork Inc : Roth MKM cuts target price to $13 from $19

* Viracta Therapeutics : Leerink Partners cuts to market perform from

outperform

* Viracta Therapeutics : Leerink Partners cuts PT to $3 from $5

* $Vornado Realty Trust(VNO-N)$ : Evercore ISI raises target price to $32 from $31

* Walmart : D.A. Davidson raises target price to $85 from $75

* Walmart : HSBC raises target price to $85 from $81

* Walmart : Jefferies raises target price to $85 from $80

* Walmart : JP Morgan raises target price to $83 from $81

* Walmart : Piper Sandler raises target price to $83 from $81

* Walmart : RBC raises target price to $80 from $74

* Walmart : Roth MKM raises target price to $81 from $71

* Walmart : TD Cowen raises target price to $85 from $80

* Walmart : Telsey Advisory Group raises target price to $82 from $75

(Compiled by Bengaluru Newsroom)

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