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Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (BAMXF)
UBS analyst Patrick Hummel maintained a Buy rating on Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft today and set a price target of EUR90.00. The company's shares closed last Tuesday at $91.22.
According to TipRanks.com, Hummel is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 6.1% and a 49.4% success rate. Hummel covers the NA sector, focusing on stocks such as Continental Aktiengesellschaft, Mercedes-Benz Group, and Stellantis.
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $96.87, which is an 8.3% upside from current levels. In a report issued on June 27, Deutsche Bank also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a EUR85.00 price target.
Wendy's (WEN)
Goldman Sachs analyst Christine Cho maintained a Sell rating on Wendy's yesterday and set a price target of $12.00. The company's shares closed last Tuesday at $11.29.
Currently, the analyst consensus on Wendy's is a Hold with an average price target of $14.56.
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