Companies in the Consumer Goods sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on Lamb Weston Holdings (NYSE:LW), Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) and Xilinx (NASDAQ:XLNX).
Lamb Weston Holdings (LW)
In a report released today, Christopher Growe from Stifel Nicolaus maintained a Hold rating on Lamb Weston Holdings, with a price target of $74. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $72, close to its 52-week high of $73.19.
According to TipRanks.com, Growe is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 7.3% and a 66.1% success rate. Growe covers the Consumer Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as McCormick & Company, TreeHouse Foods, and Altria Group.
Currently, the analyst consensus on Lamb Weston Holdings is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $74.
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Columbia Sportswear (COLM)
In a report released today, Christopher Svezia from Wedbush maintained a Buy rating on Columbia Sportswear, with a price target of $103. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $90.36, close to its 52-week high of $95.58.
According to TipRanks.com, Svezia is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 10.3% and a 51.9% success rate. Svezia covers the Consumer Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as Steven Madden, Skechers USA, and Caleres Inc.
Columbia Sportswear has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $99.22, which is a 9.8% upside from current levels. In a report issued on September 18, Guggenheim also assigned a Buy rating to the stock with a $115 price target.
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Xilinx (XLNX)
BMO Capital analyst Ambrish Srivastava maintained a Buy rating on Xilinx today and set a price target of $90. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $80.19, close to its 52-week high of $81.26.
According to TipRanks.com, Srivastava is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 12.0% and a 71.8% success rate. Srivastava covers the Consumer Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as Skyworks Solutions, Texas Instruments, and Maxim Integrated.
The word on The Street in general, suggests a Moderate Buy analyst consensus rating for Xilinx with a $86.22 average price target, implying a 7.5% upside from current levels. In a report issued on September 27, Needham also initiated coverage with a Buy rating on the stock with a $100 price target.
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