Analysts Offer Insights on Industrial Goods Companies: Global Payments (GPN) and Mueller Water Products (MWA)

Analysts fell to the sidelines weighing in on Global Payments (GPN – Research Report) and Mueller Water Products (MWA – Research Report) with neutral ratings, indicating that the experts are neither bullish nor bearish on the stocks.

Global Payments (GPN)

Mizuho Securities analyst Dan Dolev maintained a Hold rating on Global Payments on December 14 and set a price target of $110.00. The company’s shares closed last Monday at $127.38.

According to TipRanks.com, Dolev is a 3-star analyst with an average return of 0.9% and a 52.3% success rate. Dolev covers the Technology sector, focusing on stocks such as Fidelity National Info, Fleetcor Technologies, and Robinhood Markets.

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Strong Buy analyst consensus rating for Global Payments with a $142.40 average price target, which is a 10.9% upside from current levels. In a report issued on December 4, BMO Capital also initiated coverage with a Hold rating on the stock with a $138.00 price target.

See today’s best-performing stocks on TipRanks >>

Mueller Water Products (MWA)

In a report issued on December 14, Michael Halloran from Robert W. Baird maintained a Hold rating on Mueller Water Products, with a price target of $15.00. The company’s shares closed last Monday at $14.22.

According to TipRanks.com, Halloran is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 10.2% and a 59.6% success rate. Halloran covers the Industrial Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as Advanced Drainage Systems, Watts Water Technologies, and Emerson Electric Company.

Currently, the analyst consensus on Mueller Water Products is a Hold with an average price target of $14.50, representing a 3.1% upside. In a report issued on December 14, RBC Capital also maintained a Hold rating on the stock with a $14.00 price target.

TipRanks has tracked 36,000 company insiders and found that a few of them are better than others when it comes to timing their transactions. See which 3 stocks are most likely to make moves following their insider activities.

Read More on GPN:

• Early notable gainers among liquid option names on December 15th
• Shift4 Payments price target raised to $96 from $80 at DA Davidson
• Global Payments studying possible deal to buy Shift4, Bloomberg says
• Shift4 Payments up 9% after report of Global Payments studying takeover
• Global Payments weighing deal for rival Shift4 Payments, Bloomberg says