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Analysts Offer Insights on Financial Companies: Mastercard (MA), Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) and Lazard (LAZ)

Tipranks - Sat Jan 31, 10:08AM CST

Companies in the Financial sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on Mastercard (MAResearch Report), Bread Financial Holdings (BFHResearch Report) and Lazard (LAZResearch Report).

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Mastercard (MA)

In a report released today, Trevor Williams from Jefferies maintained a Buy rating on Mastercard, with a price target of $675.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $538.75.

According to TipRanks.com, Williams is a 1-star analyst with an average return of -0.3% and a 51.9% success rate. Williams covers the Technology sector, focusing on stocks such as Corpay Inc, Payoneer, and Block. ;'>

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Strong Buy analyst consensus rating for Mastercard with a $666.19 average price target, implying a 23.1% upside from current levels. In a report issued on January 26, Cantor Fitzgerald also initiated coverage with a Buy rating on the stock with a $650.00 price target.

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Bread Financial Holdings (BFH)

Morgan Stanley analyst Jeffrey Adelson maintained a Sell rating on Bread Financial Holdings today and set a price target of $68.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $73.16.

According to TipRanks.com, Adelson is currently ranked with 0 stars on a 0-5 stars ranking scale, with an average return of -10.1% and a 40.2% success rate. Adelson covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Capital One Financial, Synchrony Financial, and Rocket Companies. ;'>

Currently, the analyst consensus on Bread Financial Holdings is a Hold with an average price target of $82.50, which is a 14.0% upside from current levels. In a report released yesterday, Barclays also maintained a Sell rating on the stock with a $64.00 price target.

Lazard (LAZ)

In a report released today, Ebrahim Poonawala from Bank of America Securities maintained a Buy rating on Lazard. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $53.60.

According to TipRanks.com, Poonawala is a top 100 analyst with an average return of 17.3% and a 74.2% success rate. Poonawala covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Pinnacle Financial Partners, Canadian Bank of Commerce, and Bank of New York Mellon. ;'>

Lazard has an analyst consensus of Hold, with a price target consensus of $60.00, which is a 10.9% upside from current levels. In a report released yesterday, TipRanks – Google also upgraded the stock to Buy with a $58.00 price target.

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