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Amid another busy week of trading, here’s the latest analyst ratings and updates for Plug Power, Roku, Dave & Buster's and Salesforce.
Piper Sandler analyst Pearce Hammond upgraded Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG) from Neutral to Overweight and announced a $33 price target.
Shares of Plug Power soared higher last week. The clean energy manufacturing company opened Monday’s session at $25.32 and closed Friday higher by 6.52% at $26.97 for the week.
Guggenheim analyst Michael Morris upgraded Roku Inc (NASDAQ:ROKU) to Buy from Neutral with a $395 price target.
Shares of Roku traded higher last week. The digital media player company opened Monday’s session at $316.84 and closed Friday higher by 1.60% at $321.89 for the week.
Jefferies analyst Andy Barish upgraded Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:PLAY) from Hold to Buy and raised the price target from $40 to $56.
Shares of Dave & Buster’s climbed sharply higher last week. The restaurant and entertainment company opened Monday’s session at $35.44 and closed Friday higher by 17.33% at $41.58 for the week.
Piper Sandler analyst Brent Bracelin upgraded Salesforce.com, Inc. (NYSE:CRM) from Overweight from Neutral and increased the price target from $280 to $365.
Shares of Salesforce jumped higher last week. The cloud-based software company opened Monday’s session at $256.59 and closed Friday higher by 11.32% at $285.63 for the week.