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Analysts Offer Insights on Consumer Cyclical Companies: Bright Horizons (BFAM), Wendy’s (WEN) and Penske Automotive Group (PAG)

Tipranks - Wed Feb 18, 5:22AM CST

Companies in the Consumer Cyclical sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on Bright Horizons (BFAMResearch Report), Wendy’s (WENResearch Report) and Penske Automotive Group (PAGResearch Report).

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Bright Horizons (BFAM)

In a report released today, Manav Patnaik from Barclays maintained a Buy rating on Bright Horizons, with a price target of $95.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $66.90.

According to TipRanks.com, Patnaik is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 6.6% and a 58.0% success rate. Patnaik covers the Industrial Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as Vestis Corporation, Verisk Analytics, and Mcgrath Rentcorp. ;'>

Currently, the analyst consensus on Bright Horizons is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $94.83, a 27.6% upside from current levels. In a report issued on February 14, TipRanks – DeepSeek also upgraded the stock to Buy with a $90.00 price target.

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Wendy’s (WEN)

In a report released today, Jeff Bernstein from Barclays maintained a Hold rating on Wendy’s, with a price target of $8.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $7.48.

According to TipRanks.com, Bernstein is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 4.0% and a 58.4% success rate. Bernstein covers the NA sector, focusing on stocks such as Restaurant Brands International, First Watch Restaurant Group, and Brinker International. ;'>

Wendy’s has an analyst consensus of Hold, with a price target consensus of $8.30, implying a 17.1% upside from current levels. In a report issued on February 3, Citi also maintained a Hold rating on the stock with a $8.00 price target.

Penske Automotive Group (PAG)

Barclays analyst John Babcock maintained a Buy rating on Penske Automotive Group today and set a price target of $195.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $171.35.

According to TipRanks.com, Babcock is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 13.6% and a 55.1% success rate. Babcock covers the NA sector, focusing on stocks such as Group 1 Automotive, Sonic Automotive, and Lithia Motors. ;'>

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Strong Buy analyst consensus rating for Penske Automotive Group with a $187.00 average price target.

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