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Analysts Conflicted on These Materials Names: Nutrien (NTR), Mercer International (MERC) and Celanese (CE)

Companies in the Materials sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on Nutrien (NTRResearch Report), Mercer International (MERCResearch Report) and Celanese (CEResearch Report).

Nutrien (NTR)

RBC Capital analyst Andrew Wong CFA assigned a Buy rating to Nutrien yesterday and set a price target of $70.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $58.17.

According to TipRanks.com, CFA is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 8.6% and a 48.8% success rate. CFA covers the Basic Materials sector, focusing on stocks such as Cf Industries Holdings, Largo Resources, and Lsb Industries.

Currently, the analyst consensus on Nutrien is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $66.20, a 13.2% upside from current levels. In a report issued on May 9, Scotiabank also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $67.00 price target.

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Mercer International (MERC)

In a report released yesterday, Matt McKellar from RBC Capital assigned a Hold rating to Mercer International, with a price target of $11.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $10.51, close to its 52-week high of $11.20.

According to TipRanks.com, McKellar is a 3-star analyst with an average return of 2.8% and a 50.9% success rate. McKellar covers the Basic Materials sector, focusing on stocks such as Rayonier Advanced Materials, West Fraser Timber Co, and Clearwater Paper.

Mercer International has an analyst consensus of Hold, with a price target consensus of $10.50.

Celanese (CE)

In a report released yesterday, Arun Viswanathan from RBC Capital maintained a Buy rating on Celanese, with a price target of $176.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $156.69.

According to TipRanks.com, Viswanathan is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 3.0% and a 59.4% success rate. Viswanathan covers the Basic Materials sector, focusing on stocks such as Sherwin-Williams Company, Axalta Coating Systems, and Westlake Chemical.

Celanese has an analyst consensus of Hold, with a price target consensus of $166.60, a 3.2% upside from current levels. In a report issued on May 8, Robert W. Baird also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $165.00 price target.

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