What Made Oppenheimer Downgrade Best Buy Co’s Stock?


In a report released today, Brian Nagel from Oppenheimer downgraded Best Buy Co (BBY) to Hold, with a price target of $125.00. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $117.46, close to its 52-week high of $121.10.

According to TipRanks.com, Nagel is a top 25 analyst with an average return of 27.3% and a 77.3% success rate. Nagel covers the Consumer Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as Dick’s Sporting Goods, Lululemon Athletica, and The Lovesac Company.

Best Buy Co has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $122.50.

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The company has a one-year high of $121.10 and a one-year low of $48.11. Currently, Best Buy Co has an average volume of 2.31M.

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 120 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of BBY in relation to earlier this year. Most recently, in August 2020, Rajendra Mohan, the President & COO of BBY sold 65,000 shares for a total of $7,337,961.

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Best Buy Co., Inc. provides consumer technology products and services. It operates through two business segments: Domestic and International. The Domestic segment is comprised of the operations in all states, districts and territories of the U.S., operating under various brand names, including but not limited to, Best Buy, Best Buy Mobile, Geek Squad, Magnolia Audio Video, Napster and Pacific Sales. The International segment is comprised of all operations outside the U.S. and its territories, which includes Canada, Europe, China, Mexico and Turkey. It also markets its products under the brand names: Best Buy, bestbuy.com, Best Buy Direct, Best Buy Express, Best Buy Mobile, Geek Squad, GreatCall, Magnolia and Pacific Kitchen and Home. The company was founded by Richard M. Schulze in 1966 and is headquartered in Richfield, MN.

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