Analysts Conflicted on These NA Names: Nike (NKE), TrueCar (TRUE) and Barnes & Noble Education (BNED)

Companies in the NA sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on Nike (NKE – Research Report), TrueCar (TRUE – Research Report) and Barnes & Noble Education (BNED – Research Report).

Nike (NKE)

In a report released today, Piral Dadhania from RBC Capital maintained a Buy rating on Nike, with a price target of $134.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $108.62.

According to TipRanks.com, Dadhania is ranked #3128 out of 8533 analysts.

Nike has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $130.09, representing a 20.3% upside. In a report issued on July 17, Bernstein also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $134.00 price target.

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TrueCar (TRUE)

Craig-Hallum analyst Steven Dyer maintained a Hold rating on TrueCar today. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $2.35.

According to TipRanks.com, Dyer is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 21.1% and a 56.9% success rate. Dyer covers the NA sector, focusing on stocks such as Lazydays Holdings, Nautilus Group, and Cars.

Currently, the analyst consensus on TrueCar is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $3.33, representing a 44.8% upside. In a report issued on July 19, B.Riley Financial also initiated coverage with a Hold rating on the stock with a $3.00 price target.

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED)

In a report released today, Alex Fuhrman from Craig-Hallum maintained a Buy rating on Barnes & Noble Education. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $1.25, close to its 52-week low of $0.99.

According to TipRanks.com, Fuhrman ‘s ranking currently consits of 0 on a 0-5 ranking scale, with an average return of -6.4% and a 34.6% success rate. Fuhrman covers the Consumer Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as WW International, Laird Superfood, and 22nd Century.

The the analyst consensus on Barnes & Noble Education is currently a Moderate Buy rating.

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