Stocks to Watch: Hess, Smithfield and More ...
Stocks traded mixed after news that pending home sales rose 5.1 percent, and a slew of companies delivered a mixed batch of earnings, a day after the market hit record multi-year highs across-the-board.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose less than 10 pointsfollowing a rallysparked by Federal Chairman Ben Bernanke's remarks during his first-ever press conference on Wednesday.
Among Dow components, DuPont and Boeing gained, while Johnson & Johnson and Alcoa fell.
Here are six stocks that are on the move:
Hess
The oil and gas company was upgraded to outperform from neutral at Credit Suisse. The firm raised the price target to $115 from $105.
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Smithfield Foods
The food manufacturer was dowgraded to hold from buy at Deutsche Bank.
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Shutterfly
The Internet company was up more than 10 percent Thursday after getting upgraded to overweight from equal-weight at Morgan Stanley. Price target is $70.
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Teekay Tankers
The oil transport company was downgraded to sell from neutral at Goldman Sachs.
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Citrix Systems
The software company was upgraded to neutral from underperform at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
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ConocoPhillips
The oil and gas company was downgraded to hold from buy at Deutsche Bank.
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