BofA Analyst Bullish on Merck; Thursday's Top 5 Analyst Upgrades

Top Wall Street analysts are changing their minds on these popular stocks. For a full look at all analyst rating changes, including upgrades, downgrades, and initiations, see our Analyst Ratings page.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Meyer Shields upgraded Progressive Corp from Market Perform to Outperform and raised the price target from $226 to $250. Progressive closed at $217.27 on Wednesday. See what other analysts think of the stock.

Morgan Stanley analyst Terence Flynn upgraded Merck & Co Inc from Equal-Weight to Overweight and raised the price target from $116 to $179. Merck shares closed at $152.20 on Wednesday. See what other analysts think of the stock.

Keybanc analyst Upal Rana upgraded EPR Properties from Sector Weight to Overweight and set a price target of $70. EPR Properties closed at $60.62 on Wednesday. See what other analysts think of the stock.

BofA Securities analyst Curtis Nagle upgraded Etsy Inc from Neutral to Buy and raised the price target from $88 to $105. Etsy shares closed at $80.46 on Wednesday. See what other analysts think of the stock.

Seaport Global analyst Jay Goldberg upgraded Analog Devices Inc from Neutral to Buy and set a price target of $425. Analog Devices closed at $373.26 on Wednesday. See what other analysts think of the stock.

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