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Analysts’ Opinions Are Mixed on These Materials Stocks: Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA), Fire & Flower Holdings (OtherFFLWF) and Lundin Mining (OtherLUNMF)

Companies in the Materials sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA), Fire & Flower Holdings (FFLWF) and Lundin Mining (LUNMF).

Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA)

In a report released yesterday, Arun Viswanathan from RBC Capital maintained a Buy rating on Axalta Coating Systems, with a price target of $35.00. The company’s shares closed last Monday at $29.08, close to its 52-week high of $31.48.

According to TipRanks.com, Viswanathan is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 9.6% and a 64.3% success rate. Viswanathan covers the Basic Materials sector, focusing on stocks such as Sherwin-Williams Company, Berry Global Group, and Graphic Packaging.

Axalta Coating Systems has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $33.40, a 18.0% upside from current levels. In a report issued on February 17, Robert W. Baird also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $35.00 price target.

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Fire & Flower Holdings (FFLWF)

Stifel Nicolaus analyst Justin Keywood initiated coverage with a Buy rating on Fire & Flower Holdings today. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $1.12, close to its 52-week high of $1.20.

Keywood has an average return of 61.1% when recommending Fire & Flower Holdings.

According to TipRanks.com, Keywood is ranked #278 out of 7331 analysts.

Currently, the analyst consensus on Fire & Flower Holdings is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $1.39.

Lundin Mining (LUNMF)

In a report released today, Dalton Baretto from Canaccord Genuity maintained a Hold rating on Lundin Mining, with a price target of C$15.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $12.05, close to its 52-week high of $12.22.

According to TipRanks.com, Baretto is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 30.3% and a 61.4% success rate. Baretto covers the Basic Materials sector, focusing on stocks such as Turquoise Hill Resources, First Quantum Minerals, and Fortuna Silver Mines.

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Moderate Buy analyst consensus rating for Lundin Mining with a $9.67 average price target.

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