Analysts Conflicted on These Services Names: Booz Allen (BPI), Five Below Inc (FIVE) and BridgePoint Edu (BPI)

Analysts have been eager to weigh in on the Services sector with new ratings on Booz Allen (NYSE: BAH), Five Below Inc (NASDAQ: FIVE) and BridgePoint Edu (NYSE: BPI).

Booz Allen (NYSE: BAH)

Merrill Lynch analyst Ronald Epstein reiterated a Hold rating on Booz Allen (NYSE: BAH) today and set a price target of $47. The company’s shares opened today at $44.50, close to its 52-week high of $45.73.

Epstein has an average return of 3.3% when recommending Booz Allen.

According to TipRanks.com, Epstein is ranked #2520 out of 4826 analysts.

Booz Allen has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $50.67.

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Five Below Inc (NASDAQ: FIVE)

Barclays analyst Karen Short maintained a Hold rating on Five Below Inc (NASDAQ: FIVE) yesterday and set a price target of $80. The company’s shares opened today at $98.75, close to its 52-week high of $102.87.

According to TipRanks.com, Short is a 3-star analyst with an average return of 5.1% and a 54.8% success rate. Short covers the Services sector, focusing on stocks such as The Chefs’ Warehouse, United Natural Foods, and GNC Holdings Inc.

Currently, the analyst consensus on Five Below Inc is Moderate Buy and the average price target is $93.57, representing a -5.2% downside.

In a report released today, Morgan Stanley also maintained a Hold rating on the stock with a $78 price target.

BridgePoint Edu (NYSE: BPI)

Barrington analyst Alexander Paris maintained a Buy rating on BridgePoint Edu (NYSE: BPI) today. The company’s shares opened today at $7.13.

According to TipRanks.com, Paris is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 15.0% and a 69.2% success rate. Paris covers the Services sector, focusing on stocks such as Adtalem Global Education Inc, American Public Education, and Capella Education Company.

BridgePoint Edu has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy.

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