Analysts Have Conflicting Sentiments on These Financial Companies: Rent-A-Center (RCII) and Moelis (MC)

Companies in the Financial sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on Rent-A-Center (RCII – Research Report) and Moelis (MC – Research Report).

Rent-A-Center (RCII)

In a report released today, Bradley Thomas from KeyBanc maintained a Buy rating on Rent-A-Center, with a price target of $37.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $17.50.

According to TipRanks.com, Thomas is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 11.4% and a 58.3% success rate. Thomas covers the Consumer Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holding, Bed Bath & Beyond, and Tempur Sealy.

Currently, the analyst consensus on Rent-A-Center is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $32.00, a 66.6% upside from current levels. In a report released today, Bank of America Securities also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $30.00 price target.

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Moelis (MC)

J.P. Morgan analyst Ken Worthington maintained a Hold rating on Moelis today and set a price target of $42.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $33.81, close to its 52-week low of $33.12.

According to TipRanks.com, Worthington is a 2-star analyst with an average return of -0.1% and a 47.6% success rate. Worthington covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Victory Capital Holdings, Bridge Investment Group, and Janus Henderson Group.

Moelis has an analyst consensus of Moderate Sell, with a price target consensus of $40.00.

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