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Is Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) immune from Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s threat? According to analysts at MKM Partners the answer is yes. MKM Partners' Patrick McKeever upgrades Target's stock rating from Neutral to Buy with a price target boosted from $58 to $69 following Target's "...

L Brands Inc (NYSE: LB) was hammered Thursday after the company disappointed investors with its second-quarter earnings report. Not everyone on Wall Street was disappointed by what they saw from the company, however. MKM Partners analyst Nehal Chokshi says investors should be jumping on the...

Dicks Sporting Goods Inc (NYSE: DKS) experienced its greatest single day share decline after reporting weaker sales and earnings and cutting guidance in its second-quarter earnings report this week. The sporting goods leader was hit with a slew of downgrades, with increasing fears that defending...

Is Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN), once the epitome of hipster chic, in danger of falling completely out of fashion? “Fade away or here to stay?” wondered MKM Partners analyst Roxanne Meyer, who rated the kitschy clothier a Sell with a price target of $16. Shares were trading at...

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HTZ) shares jumped more than 18 percent on Wednesday morning despite the company reporting Q2 earnings and revenue misses. Investors weren’t the only ones that stayed bullish on Hertz following what appeared to be a lackluster quarter. MKM Partners analyst...

The European Commission’s $2.7 billion fine against Google parent Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) breathed fresh life in the growing conversation of how to evaluate mega-cap internet companies and judge antitrust concerns. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is widely considered to be...

While the rental car industry as a whole has struggled recently, the second quarter may be softer for Hertz Global Holdings Inc (NYSE: HRI). However, it could also mark a bottom for the company. “We are lowering our 2Q adj. Corp. EBITDA to $30mn from $55mn," said MKM Partners analyst...

In what he described as a “draconian view,” MKM Partners analyst Eric Handler reiterated a Buy rating on Imax Corp (USA) (NYSE: IMAX) and cut its price target from $40 to $30. The $30 price target still reflects a 41-percent upside from the low-$21 range IMAX shares were trading at...

KB Home (NYSE: KBH)'s beat-and-raise earnings report on Tuesday wasn't good enough for analysts at MKM Partners to change its Neutral stance on the stock. MKM's Megan McGrath maintains a Neutral rating on KB Home's stock but with a price target raised from $20 to $24 as the company's order growth...

It’s not just Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) and General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) that could see major changes to their businesses at the dawn of the automated-vehicle era. According to new reports, car rental companies Avis Budget Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CAR) and Hertz Global Holdings, Inc (NYSE...