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Analysts’ Opinions Are Mixed on These Industrial Goods Stocks: Jacobs Solutions (J), Global Payments (GPN) and Woodward (WWD)

Tipranks - Tipranks - Thu Jun 11, 6:36PM CDT

Companies in the Industrial Goods sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on Jacobs Solutions (J), Global Payments (GPN) and Woodward (WWD).

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Jacobs Solutions (J)

In a report released today, Andrew Kaplowitz from Citi assigned a Buy rating to Jacobs Solutions, with a price target of $181.00. The company’s shares closed last Wednesday at $121.76, close to its 52-week low of $118.71.

According to TipRanks.com, Kaplowitz is a top 100 analyst with an average return of 26.5% and a 68.6% success rate. Kaplowitz covers the Industrial Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as Madison Air Solutions Corp. Class A, Atkore International Group, and Emerson Electric Company. ;'>

Jacobs Solutions has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $157.11.

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Global Payments (GPN)

TD Cowen analyst Bryan Bergin assigned a Hold rating to Global Payments today and set a price target of $74.00. The company’s shares closed last Wednesday at $62.47.

According to TipRanks.com, Bergin is currently ranked with 0 stars on a 0-5 stars ranking scale, with an average return of -4.5% and a 39.8% success rate. Bergin covers the Technology sector, focusing on stocks such as Priority Technology Holdings, Automatic Data Processing, and Grid Dynamics Holdings. ;'>

Currently, the analyst consensus on Global Payments is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $93.00, representing a 47.5% upside. In a report issued on June 3, Wolfe Research also maintained a Hold rating on the stock.

Woodward (WWD)

Wells Fargo analyst David E. Strauss maintained a Buy rating on Woodward today and set a price target of $440.00. The company’s shares closed last Wednesday at $367.27.

According to TipRanks.com, Strauss is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 12.4% and a 65.1% success rate. Strauss covers the Industrial Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as Voyager Technologies, Inc. Class A, York Space Systems, Inc., and Rolls-Royce Holdings. ;'>

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Strong Buy analyst consensus rating for Woodward with a $437.22 average price target, representing a 14.8% upside. In a report issued on May 26, Susquehanna also initiated coverage with a Buy rating on the stock with a $423.00 price target.

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