Companies in the Consumer Goods sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on Coty (COTY) and Stanley Black & Decker (SWK).
Coty (COTY)
Barclays analyst Lauren Lieberman maintained a Hold rating on Coty on August 28 and set a price target of $4.00. The company’s shares closed last Monday at $3.58, close to its 52-week low of $3.02.
According to TipRanks.com, Lieberman is a 2-star analyst with an average return of 0.0% and a 52.7% success rate. Lieberman covers the Consumer Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as International Flavors & Fragrances, Coca-Cola European Partners, and Edgewell Personal Care.
The word on The Street in general, suggests a Hold analyst consensus rating for Coty with a $5.00 average price target, representing a 33.3% upside. In a report issued on August 28, Stifel Nicolaus also maintained a Hold rating on the stock with a $5.00 price target.
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Stanley Black & Decker (SWK)
In a report issued on August 28, Julian Mitchell from Barclays maintained a Buy rating on Stanley Black & Decker, with a price target of $184.00. The company’s shares closed last Monday at $161.30, close to its 52-week high of $173.67.
According to TipRanks.com, Mitchell is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 10.4% and a 68.3% success rate. Mitchell covers the Industrial Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as Emerson Electric Company, Honeywell International, and Lennox International.
Stanley Black & Decker has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $163.91, implying a -0.6% downside from current levels. In a report issued on August 28, Wells Fargo also maintained a Buy rating on the stock.
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