Stocks to Watch: Deere, Baidu and More ...
Stocks fluctuated in a narrow range Wednesday as investors raked in profits a day after the market closed at fresh 2-1/2 year highs.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up more than 10 points, after the blue-chip index finished higher for a seventh-consecutive session on Tuesday.
Chevron , IBM and United Technologies slipped, while Disney and Coca-Cola were higher on the blue-chip index.
So which individual stocks are worth watching today? Here are six that are on the move:
Deere & Company
The commercial vehicles and truck company was trading at all-time highs Wednesday morning. The shares were up nearly 14 percent so far this year.
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Ingersoll-Rand PLC
The industrial machinery company was downgraded to hold from buy at Keybanc.
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McDonald's Corporation
The restaurant franchise was added to the key calls list at UBS with the price target at $86.
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Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
The building materials company was downgraded to neutral from buy at Davenport.
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Baidu Incorporation
The online marketing website was upgraded to overweight from neutral at HSBC. The firm also raised the price target to $158 from $116.
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Lennar Corporation
The homebuilder and financial service company was initiated outperform with a $22 price target at RBC Capital.
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