Analysts’ Opinions Are Mixed on These Industrial Goods Stocks: Union Pacific (UNP), FTAI Aviation (FTAI) and Waste Management (WM)

Companies in the Industrial Goods sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on Union Pacific (UNP – Research Report), FTAI Aviation (FTAI – Research Report) and Waste Management (WM – Research Report).

Union Pacific (UNP)

Stifel Nicolaus analyst Benjamin Nolan maintained a Hold rating on Union Pacific today and set a price target of $248.00. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $243.55.

According to TipRanks.com, Nolan is a top 100 analyst with an average return of 19.6% and a 67.3% success rate. Nolan covers the Industrial Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Canadian National Railway, and Star Bulk Carriers.

Union Pacific has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $265.15, a 10.4% upside from current levels. In a report released today, UBS also maintained a Hold rating on the stock with a $275.00 price target.

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FTAI Aviation (FTAI)

Stifel Nicolaus analyst Frank Galanti maintained a Hold rating on FTAI Aviation today and set a price target of $59.00. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $73.25, close to its 52-week high of $74.44.

Galanti has an average return of 44.1% when recommending FTAI Aviation.

According to TipRanks.com, Galanti is ranked #3007 out of 8795 analysts.

Currently, the analyst consensus on FTAI Aviation is a Strong Buy with an average price target of $73.67.

Waste Management (WM)

In a report released today, Michael E. Hoffman from Stifel Nicolaus maintained a Buy rating on Waste Management, with a price target of $227.00. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $212.70, close to its 52-week high of $214.54.

According to TipRanks.com, Hoffman is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 11.0% and a 57.7% success rate. Hoffman covers the Industrial Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as Montrose Environmental Group, PureCycle Technologies, and Waste Connections.

Currently, the analyst consensus on Waste Management is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $217.21, which is a 3.6% upside from current levels. In a report issued on April 12, Oppenheimer also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $221.00 price target.

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