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Analysts’ Opinions Are Mixed on These Financial Stocks: First Horizon (FHN), S&P Global (SPGI) and WP Carey & Co (WPC)

Analysts have been eager to weigh in on the Financial sector with new ratings on First Horizon (FHNResearch Report), S&P Global (SPGIResearch Report) and WP Carey & Co (WPCResearch Report).

First Horizon (FHN)

In a report issued on February 28, Jon Arfstrom from RBC Capital maintained a Hold rating on First Horizon, with a price target of $25.00. The company’s shares closed last Tuesday at $23.44, close to its 52-week high of $24.24.

According to TipRanks.com, Arfstrom is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 27.0% and a 63.1% success rate. Arfstrom covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Zions Bancorporation National Association, Old National Bancorp Capital, and Provident Financial Services.

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Moderate Buy analyst consensus rating for First Horizon with a $21.19 average price target, which is a -9.3% downside from current levels. In a report issued on February 28, Wedbush also downgraded the stock to Hold with a $25.00 price target.

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S&P Global (SPGI)

In a report released yesterday, Ashish Sabadra from RBC Capital maintained a Buy rating on S&P Global, with a price target of $540.00. The company’s shares closed last Tuesday at $390.58.

According to TipRanks.com, Sabadra is a 3-star analyst with an average return of 3.9% and a 44.5% success rate. Sabadra covers the Services sector, focusing on stocks such as Vivint Smart Home, ARAMARK Holdings, and Nielsen Holdings.

S&P Global has an analyst consensus of Strong Buy, with a price target consensus of $497.57.

WP Carey & Co (WPC)

RBC Capital analyst Brad Heffern maintained a Buy rating on WP Carey & Co on February 28 and set a price target of $87.00. The company’s shares closed last Tuesday at $77.49.

Heffern has an average return of 2.6% when recommending WP Carey & Co.

According to TipRanks.com, Heffern is ranked #278 out of 7793 analysts.

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Strong Buy analyst consensus rating for WP Carey & Co with a $88.00 average price target, a 13.4% upside from current levels. In a report issued on February 15, Evercore ISI also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $85.00 price target.

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