Analysts Conflicted on These Financial Names: Invesco (IVZ), Lazard (LAZ) and Principal Financial (PFG)

Companies in the Financial sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on Invesco (IVZ – Research Report), Lazard (LAZ – Research Report) and Principal Financial (PFG – Research Report).

Invesco (IVZ)

Wells Fargo analyst Finian O’Shea maintained a Buy rating on Invesco yesterday and set a price target of $19.00. The company’s shares closed last Monday at $16.37.

According to TipRanks.com, O’Shea is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 7.5% and a 59.5% success rate. O’Shea covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as MidCap Financial Investment Corporation, Sixth Street Specialty Lending, and Bain Capital Specialty Finance.

Invesco has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $17.98, representing a 12.8% upside. In a report released yesterday, KBW also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $19.50 price target.

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Lazard (LAZ)

In a report released yesterday, Michael Brown from KBW maintained a Buy rating on Lazard, with a price target of $51.00. The company’s shares closed last Monday at $38.55.

According to TipRanks.com, Brown is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 16.9% and a 64.8% success rate. Brown covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, Perella Weinberg Partners, and Apollo Global Management.

Lazard has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $44.67, implying a 15.3% upside from current levels. In a report issued on February 5, Argus Research also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $46.00 price target.

Principal Financial (PFG)

KBW analyst Ryan Krueger maintained a Hold rating on Principal Financial yesterday and set a price target of $80.00. The company’s shares closed last Monday at $78.94.

According to TipRanks.com, Krueger is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 12.5% and a 72.0% success rate. Krueger covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Brighthouse Financial, Ameriprise Financial, and Prudential Financial.

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Hold analyst consensus rating for Principal Financial with a $80.88 average price target, representing a 3.0% upside. In a report released yesterday, Bank of America Securities also reiterated a Hold rating on the stock with a $86.00 price target.

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Read More on IVZ:

• Invesco Closed-End Funds Pay Dividends
• Invesco High Income Trust II, and Invesco Senior Income Trust Declare Dividends
• Invesco Closed-End Funds Declare Dividends
• Invesco price target raised to $18 from $17 at Argus
• Invesco price target lowered to $19 from $20 at Wells Fargo