Evercore ISI lowered the firm’s price target on Fortune Brands Innovations to $71 from $78 and keeps an In Line rating on the shares ahead of Q3 season for homebuilders and housing related companies. Q3 earnings season is “likely to be a downbeat affair,” says the analyst in the group preview. The firm has tempered its outlook for housing starts and resales, and modestly lowered earnings estimates and target prices, to reflect a higher-than-expected rate environment over the next six months, the analyst tells investors.
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