This Morgan Stanley Analyst Turns Bullish; Here Are Top 5 Upgrades For Friday

Top Wall Street analysts changed their outlook on these top names. For a complete view of all analyst rating changes, including upgrades and downgrades, please see our analyst ratings page.

HSBC analyst Saul Martinez upgraded Morgan Stanley MS from Hold to Buy and announced a price target of $118. Morgan Stanley shares gained 0.1% to close at $104.57 on Thursday. See how other analysts view this stock.
Wolfe Research analyst Bill Carcache upgraded the rating for M&T Bank Corporation MTB from Peer Perform to Outperform and announced a $210 price target. M&T Bank shares fell 0.5% to close at $172.34 on Thursday. See how other analysts view this stock.
TD Cowen analyst Charles Ryhee upgraded CVS Health Corporation CVS from Hold to Buy and boosted the price target from $59 to $85. CVS Health shares rose 1.1% to close at $62.92 on Thursday. See how other analysts view this stock.
Morgan Stanley analyst Robert Kad upgraded The Williams Companies, Inc. WMB from Equal-Weight to Overweight and raised the price target from $52 to $58. Williams shares gained 1.2% to close at $48.21 on Thursday. See how other analysts view this stock.
BMO Capital analyst Phillip Jungwirth upgraded the rating for Diamondback Energy, Inc. FANG from Market Perform to Outperform and raised the price target from $205 to $215. Diamondback Energy shares gained 3.9% to close at $188.30 on Thursday. See how other analysts view this stock.