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Analysts Offer Insights on Financial Companies: Navient (NAVI), Prudential Financial (PRU) and Lendingtree (TREE)

Tipranks - Tue May 5, 7:24AM CDT

Analysts have been eager to weigh in on the Financial sector with new ratings on Navient (NAVI), Prudential Financial (PRU) and Lendingtree (TREE).

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Navient (NAVI)

In a report released today, Richard Shane from J.P. Morgan maintained a Hold rating on Navient, with a price target of $9.50. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $9.17.

According to TipRanks.com, Shane is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 11.6% and a 66.7% success rate. Shane covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as MidCap Financial Investment Corporation, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund, and Blackstone Secured Lending Fund. ;'>

Currently, the analyst consensus on Navient is a Moderate Sell with an average price target of $8.75, implying a -6.3% downside from current levels. In a report issued on April 30, Morgan Stanley also maintained a Hold rating on the stock with a $9.00 price target.

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Prudential Financial (PRU)

J.P. Morgan analyst Pablo Singzon maintained a Hold rating on Prudential Financial today and set a price target of $117.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $98.62.

According to TipRanks.com, Singzon is a 3-star analyst with an average return of 3.8% and a 42.6% success rate. Singzon covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Ethos Technologies Inc. Class A, Ategrity Specialty Holdings LLC, and Marsh & McLennan Companies. ;'>

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Moderate Sell analyst consensus rating for Prudential Financial with a $98.83 average price target, representing a 0.3% upside. In a report issued on April 22, Jefferies also downgraded the stock to Hold with a $98.00 price target.

Lendingtree (TREE)

J.P. Morgan analyst Daniel Pfeiffer maintained a Buy rating on Lendingtree today and set a price target of $52.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $38.81.

Lendingtree has an analyst consensus of Strong Buy, with a price target consensus of $65.83, a 46.6% upside from current levels. In a report issued on May 1, TipRanks – Google also upgraded the stock to Buy with a $55.00 price target.

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