Analysts Conflicted on These Consumer Goods Names: Nestlé SA (OtherNSRGF) and Diageo (OtherDGEAF)


Companies in the Consumer Goods sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on Nestlé SA (NSRGF) and Diageo (DGEAF).

Nestlé SA (NSRGF)

Jefferies analyst Martin Deboo maintained a Hold rating on Nestlé SA today and set a price target of CHF102.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $109.63.

Deboo has an average return of 9.5% when recommending Nestlé SA.

According to TipRanks.com, Deboo is ranked #4123 out of 7331 analysts.

Nestlé SA has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $127.00, which is a 10.7% upside from current levels. In a report issued on February 12, Credit Suisse also maintained a Hold rating on the stock with a CHF105.00 price target.

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Diageo (DGEAF)

In a report released today, Olivier Nicolai from Goldman Sachs maintained a Buy rating on Diageo. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $42.62, close to its 52-week high of $43.07.

Nicolai has an average return of 19.8% when recommending Diageo.

According to TipRanks.com, Nicolai is ranked #3134 out of 7331 analysts.

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Moderate Buy analyst consensus rating for Diageo with a $45.63 average price target.

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