Analysts upwardly revised their ratings and price targets on Yelp Inc (YELP), Activision Blizzard, Inc. (ATVI), and Goldcorp Inc. (USA) (GG)
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Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP), video game maker
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI), and gold stock
Goldcorp Inc. (USA) (NYSE:GG). Here's a quick roundup of today's bullish brokerage notes on YELP, ATVI, and GG.
- YELP is set to shoot up 10.8% at the open, after settling at $21.42 on Thursday. The company reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter earnings last night, and no fewer than 11 brokerage firms have already chimed in with price-target hikes. Credit Suisse set the loftiest target, at $46 -- a level the shares haven’t seen since last June. In fact, Yelp Inc has been in a downtrend, under pressure from its 160-day moving average for months -- though the stock got a lift from an activist investor earlier this week. Overall, analysts are mostly bearish, with 20 of 25 rating the shares a "hold" or worse.
- ATVI is 3.8% higher in pre-market trading, as the company also released a strong first-quarter earnings report and full-year outlook, thanks to its recent acquisition of "Candy Crush" creator King Digital Entertainment PLC. So far, at least 10 analysts have raised their price targets on the stock, to a range between $34 and $43, while the shares finished Thursday at $34.91. The brokerage bunch has generally been optimistic of late, and traders seem to be coming around, as well. Short interest on Activision Blizzard, Inc. fell by nearly 18% during the two most recent reporting periods, and now accounts for just 4% of the equity's float.
- GG is headed 2.2% higher leading up to the open, thanks to a rise in gold prices after three straight days of losses, and a price-target hike to $17 from $16.50 at RBC. Like many of its sector peers, Goldcorp Inc. has been on a tear this year, adding 62% so far and hitting an annual high earlier this week, before settling at $18.73 on Thursday. But option traders don't seem convinced that the gains can continue. At the International Securities Exchange (ISE), Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), and NASDAQ OMX PHLX (PHLX), the equity's 50-day put/call volume ratio of 0.82 sits in the 87th percentile of its annual range.
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