Companies in the Consumer Goods sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on ViaSat (NASDAQ:VSAT) and NL Industries (NYSE:NL).
ViaSat (VSAT)
In a report released yesterday, Mathieu Robilliard from Barclays maintained a Sell rating on ViaSat, with a price target of $50. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $62.52.
Robilliard has an average return of 4.8% when recommending ViaSat.
According to TipRanks.com, Robilliard is ranked #1799 out of 4847 analysts.
ViaSat has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $72.20.
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NL Industries (NL)
In a report released yesterday, Duffy Fischer from Barclays maintained a Hold rating on NL Industries, with a price target of $12. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $8.10, close to its 52-week low of $6.95.
According to TipRanks.com, Fischer is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 17.7% and a 61.4% success rate. Fischer covers the Consumer Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as Sherwin-Williams Company, Axalta Coating Systems, and Venator Materials Plc.
The word on The Street in general, suggests a Hold analyst consensus rating for NL Industries with a $16 average price target.
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