Analysts Offer Insights on Consumer Goods Companies: Pinnacle Foods (NYSE: PF) and Esterline Techs (NYSE: ESL)

Companies in the Consumer Goods sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on Pinnacle Foods (NYSE: PF) and Esterline Techs (NYSE: ESL).

Pinnacle Foods (NYSE: PF)

In a report released yesterday, Robert Moskow from Credit Suisse maintained a Buy rating on Pinnacle Foods (NYSE: PF), with a price target of $68. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $62.88.

According to TipRanks.com, Moskow is a 3-star analyst with an average return of 1.7% and a 49.7% success rate. Moskow covers the Consumer Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as Mondelez International, TreeHouse Foods, and Bunge Limited.

Currently, the analyst consensus on Pinnacle Foods is Strong Buy and the average price target is $65, representing a 3.4% upside.

In a report issued on April 19, Jefferies also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $67 price target.

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Esterline Techs (NYSE: ESL)

Credit Suisse analyst Robert Spingarn maintained a Hold rating on Esterline Techs (NYSE: ESL) yesterday and set a price target of $63. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $73.10.

According to TipRanks.com, Spingarn is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 15.4% and a 70.7% success rate. Spingarn covers the Consumer Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as Maxar Technologies Ltd, General Dynamics Corp, and Transdigm Group Inc.

Esterline Techs has an analyst consensus of Moderate Sell, with a price target consensus of $74.

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