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AVTR

William Blair analyst Matt Larew has downgraded Avantor (NYSE:AVTR) from Outperform to Market Perform.

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July 31, 2023 | 1:12 pm

TSCO

Barclays analyst Seth Sigman has downgraded Tractor Supply (NASDAQ:TSCO) from Overweight to Equal-Weight and lowered the price target from $254 to $224.

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July 31, 2023 | 1:10 pm

CHTR

Morgan Stanley analyst Benjamin Swinburne has reiterated an Equal-Weight rating on Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR) and maintained a price target of $460.

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July 31, 2023 | 1:09 pm

RETA

Ladenburg Thalmann analyst Matthew Kaplan has downgraded Reata Pharmaceuticals from Buy to Neutral, while raising the price target from $122 to $172.5.

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July 31, 2023 | 1:09 pm

HUN

Huntsman Corporation (HUN) is expected to report a sharp decline in its Q2 earnings, with analysts predicting earnings of 30 cents per share, down from $1.28 per share a year ago. The company's revenue is expected to be around $1.7 billion. Huntsman shares rose 2.1% to close at $29.74 on Friday. Several analysts have recently adjusted their price targets for the company, with changes ranging from a decrease to $29 to an increase to $33.

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July 31, 2023 | 1:09 pm

FUN

Morgan Stanley analyst Thomas Yeh has maintained an Overweight rating on Cedar Fair (NYSE:FUN) but lowered the price target from $53 to $48.

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July 31, 2023 | 1:08 pm

SAIA

Saia, Inc. (NYSE:SAIA) reported better-than-expected Q2 earnings of $3.42 per share, beating market estimates of $3.27 per share. The company's quarterly sales were $694.60 million, slightly below expectations of $702.61 million. Following the earnings announcement, several analysts including Barclays, Wells Fargo, Raymond James, Goldman Sachs, and Benchmark raised their price targets on Saia. Saia shares gained 3.7% to close at $425.89 on Friday, and added 3.3% in pre-market trading.

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July 31, 2023 | 1:08 pm

MTX

CL King analyst David Silver has upgraded Minerals Technologies (NYSE:MTX) from Neutral to Buy and set a price target of $72.

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July 31, 2023 | 1:08 pm

BNTX

Morgan Stanley analyst Matthew Korn has reiterated an Equal-Weight rating on BioNTech (NASDAQ:BNTX) and maintained a price target of $119.

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July 31, 2023 | 1:08 pm

VLO

Tudor Pickering analyst Matthew Blair has upgraded Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) from Hold to Buy and announced a price target of $145.

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July 31, 2023 | 1:07 pm