Analysts Offer Insights on Financial Companies: Upstart Holdings (UPST), CME Group (CME) and Regions Financial (RF)

Companies in the Financial sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on Upstart Holdings (UPST – Research Report), CME Group (CME – Research Report) and Regions Financial (RF – Research Report).

Upstart Holdings (UPST)

J.P. Morgan analyst Reginald Smith maintained a Sell rating on Upstart Holdings today and set a price target of $24.00. The company’s shares closed last Tuesday at $24.47.

According to TipRanks.com, Smith is a 2-star analyst with an average return of 1.5% and a 46.6% success rate. Smith covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Marathon Digital Holdings, Bread Financial Holdings, and Riot Platforms.

Upstart Holdings has an analyst consensus of Moderate Sell, with a price target consensus of $18.45, implying a -27.8% downside from current levels. In a report released yesterday, Bank of America Securities also reiterated a Sell rating on the stock with a $20.00 price target.

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CME Group (CME)

In a report released today, Benjamin Budish from Barclays maintained a Hold rating on CME Group, with a price target of $228.00. The company’s shares closed last Tuesday at $208.34.

According to TipRanks.com, Budish is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 6.3% and a 68.1% success rate. Budish covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Intercontinental Exchange, Apollo Global Management, and Marketaxess Holdings.

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Hold analyst consensus rating for CME Group with a $223.25 average price target, implying a 7.2% upside from current levels. In a report issued on April 25, J.P. Morgan also maintained a Hold rating on the stock with a $206.00 price target.

Regions Financial (RF)

Barclays analyst Jason Goldberg maintained a Sell rating on Regions Financial today and set a price target of $22.00. The company’s shares closed last Tuesday at $19.65.

According to TipRanks.com, Goldberg is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 10.7% and a 61.5% success rate. Goldberg covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Zions Bancorporation National Association, Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, and First Citizens BancShares.

Regions Financial has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $21.62.

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