This Hilton Hotels Analyst Turns Bullish; Here Are Top 5 Upgrades For Thursday

Benzinga Earnings10-29 21:09

Top Wall Street analysts changed their outlook on these top names. For a complete view of all analyst rating changes, including upgrades, downgrades and initiations, please see our analyst ratings page.

BNP Paribas analyst Laurent Vasilescu upgraded VF Corp (NYSE:VFC) from Underperform to Neutral and raised the price target from $13 to $16. VF closed at $17.23 on Wednesday. See how other analysts view this stock.
Mizuho analyst Ben Chaiken upgraded Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT) from Neutral to Outperform and boosted the price target from $329 to $421. Hilton Worldwide shares closed at $349.63 on Wednesday. See how other analysts view this stock.
UBS analyst Melissa Wedel upgraded Ares Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:ARCC) from Neutral to Buy and maintained the price target of $21. Ares Capital closed at $18.53 on Wednesday. See how other analysts view this stock.
Wells Fargo analyst Ken Gawrelski upgraded eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) from Underweight to Equal-Weight and raised the price target from $91 to $106. eBay shares closed at $118.02 on Wednesday. See how other analysts view this stock.
UBS analyst Timur Braziler upgraded Wintrust Financial Corp (NASDAQ:WTFC) from Neutral to Buy and boosted the price target from $160 to $180. Wintrust Financial closed at $150.28 on Wednesday. See how other analysts view this stock.

Considering buying HLT stock? Here’s what analysts think:

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