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Analysts Offer Insights on Consumer Goods Companies: Lamb Weston Holdings (LW), Metcash Limited (OtherMCSHF) and Japan Tobacco (OtherJAPAF)

Tipranks - Wed May 13, 7:24AM CDT

Companies in the Consumer Goods sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on Lamb Weston Holdings (LW), Metcash Limited (MCSHF) and Japan Tobacco (JAPAF).

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Lamb Weston Holdings (LW)

In a report released today, Alexia Burland Howard from Bernstein maintained a Hold rating on Lamb Weston Holdings. The company’s shares closed last Monday at $40.34.

According to TipRanks.com, Howard is ranked 0 out of 5 stars with an average return of -9.9% and a 38.2% success rate. Howard covers the Consumer Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as Mondelez International, McCormick & Company, and The Hershey Company. ;'>

Lamb Weston Holdings has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $44.78, a 6.5% upside from current levels. In a report released yesterday, TD Cowen also maintained a Hold rating on the stock with a $40.00 price target.

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Metcash Limited (MCSHF)

In a report released yesterday, Michael Simotas from Jefferies upgraded Metcash Limited to Buy, with a price target of A$3.50. The company’s shares closed last Monday at $1.48.

According to TipRanks.com, Simotas has 0 stars on 0-5 stars ranking scale with an average return of -11.0% and a 30.0% success rate. Simotas covers the Consumer Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as Treasury Wine Estates Limited, Woolworths Group Ltd, and Coles Group. ;'>

Metcash Limited has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $2.44, implying a 23.2% upside from current levels. In a report released today, UBS also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a A$3.50 price target.

Japan Tobacco (JAPAF)

Jefferies analyst Andrei Andon Ionita maintained a Hold rating on Japan Tobacco yesterday and set a price target of Yen6200.00. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $40.05.

According to TipRanks.com, Ionita is ranked #9356 out of 12246 analysts.

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Strong Buy analyst consensus rating for Japan Tobacco with a $41.37 average price target, a 15.8% upside from current levels. In a report issued on May 9, TipRanks – Anthropic also reiterated a Hold rating on the stock with a Yen6115.00 price target.

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