Wednesday Afternoon Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: BioNTech, United Airlines, Workhorse and More

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Wednesday Afternoon Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: BioNTech, United Airlines, Workhorse and More

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With the trading day almost halfway over, the S&P 500 and Dow Jones industrial average hit even more record highs in Wednesday’s session. While these indexes were pushing higher, the Nasdaq was hurting yet again, despite a positive start to the day. Earlier in the morning, the July CPI reportedly rose in line with analysts’ expectations, ultimately helping ease concerns over inflation.

24/7 Wall St. is reviewing some big analyst calls seen on Wednesday. We have included the latest analyst call on each stock, as well as a recent trading history and the consensus targets among analysts.

For those that might have missed it, 24/7 Wall St. had an earlier round of analyst calls on Wednesday that included Blackstone, Cleveland-Cliffs, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Nikola, Splunk and Virgin Galactic.

BioNTech S.E.: (NASDAQ: BNTX | BNTX Price Prediction): Bryan Ganier upgraded the to a Buy rating from Neural and has a $451 price target. Shares traded near $367 on Wednesday, in a 52-week range of $54.10 to $464.00.

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Dicerna Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: DRNA): Goldman Sachs downgraded it to Neutral from Buy and cut the price target to $25 from $36. Shares traded near $21 on Wednesday, in a 52-week range of $16.50 to $40.14. The consensus price target is $42.00.

Livent Corp. (NYSE: LTHM): BofA Securities reiterated an Underperform rating and raised the price target to $19 from $18. The stock was trading at around $24 a share on Wednesday, in a 52-week range of $7.22 to $25.60.

Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV): Redburn initiated coverage with a Buy rating. The stock was changing hands near $51 a share on Wednesday, in a 52-week range of $33.48 to $64.75.

United Airlines Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: UAL): Redburn initiated coverage with a Sell rating. The stock traded near $47 on Wednesday, in a 52-week range of $31.22 to $63.70. Its consensus price target is $62.33.

Unity Software Inc. (NYSE: U): Goldman Sachs started coverage with a Buy rating and a $135 price target. The stock traded near $115 on Wednesday, in a 52-week range of $65.11 to $174.94.

Workhorse Group Inc. (NASDAQ: WKHS): D.A. Davidson started coverage with a Neutral rating and a $10 price target. The stock was changing hands near $10 a share on Wednesday, in a 52-week range of $7.07 to $42.96.

WW International Inc. (NASDAQ: WW): The Jefferies downgrade to Hold from Buy included a price target cut to $30 from $41. The stock was trading near $23 a share on Wednesday, in a 52-week range of $17.75 to $41.13.

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Chris Lange is a writer for 24/7 Wall St., based in Houston. He has covered financial markets over the past decade with an emphasis on healthcare, tech, and IPOs. During this time, he has published thousands of articles with insightful analysis across these complex fields. Currently, Lange's focus is on military and geopolitical topics.

Lange's work has been quoted or mentioned in Forbes, The New York Times, Business Insider, USA Today, MSN, Yahoo, The Verge, Vice, The Intelligencer, Quartz, Nasdaq, The Motley Fool, Fox Business, International Business Times, The Street, Seeking Alpha, Barron’s, Benzinga, and many other major publications.

A graduate of Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, Lange majored in business with a particular focus on investments. He has previous experience in the banking industry and startups.

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