This 3M Analyst Turns Bullish; Here Are Top 5 Upgrades For Wednesday

Top Wall Street analysts changed their outlook on these top names. For a complete view of all analyst rating changes, including upgrades, downgrades and initiations, please see our analyst ratings page.

Deutsche Bank analyst Nicole Deblase upgraded the rating for 3M Company MMM from Hold to Buy and raised the price target from $110 to $150. 3M shares gained 1.3% to settle at $126.75 on Tuesday. See how other analysts view this stock. See how other analysts view this stock.
Wells Fargo analyst Jonathan Reeder upgraded American States Water Company AWR from Underweight to Equal-Weight, while increasing the price target from $80 to $87. American States Water shares gained 1.5% to close at $82.56 on Tuesday. See how other analysts view this stock.
Citigroup analyst Patrick Cunningham upgraded the rating for Ecolab Inc. ECL from Neutral to Buy, but lowered the price target from $267 to $265. Ecolab shares dipped 7.7% to settle at $228.86 on Tuesday. See how other analysts view this stock.
B of A Securities analyst Lorraine Hutchinson upgraded The Gap, Inc. GPS from Underperform to Neutral, while raising the price target from $18.5 to $25. Gap shares gained 2.4% to close at $22.78 on Tuesday. See how other analysts view this stock.
Bernstein analyst Harshita Rawat upgraded the rating for PayPal Holdings, Inc. PYPL from Market Perform to Outperform and boosted the price target from $71 to $78. PayPal shares rose 8.6% to settle at $64.00 on Tuesday. See how other analysts view this stock.