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Below are the dividend stocks that were subject to analyst moves before the bell. Analysts weigh in with insight and commentary as to what you can expect going forward.
Gabelli upgraded BlackRock (BLK ) from Hold to Buy. Shares of BlackRock closed at $307.90 yesterday. BlackRock offers an annual payout of $8.72 (paid quarterly) and has a yield of 2.83%.
BMO Capital upgraded JPMorgan (JPM ) from Market Perform to Outperform. Shares of JPMorgan closed at $63.58 yesterday. The company offers an annual payout of $1.76 (paid quarterly) and has a yield of 2.77%.
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey upgraded Oracle (ORCL ) from Neutral to Buy, with a price target of $48.00. Shares of Oracle closed at $37.99 yesterday. The company offers an annual payout of 60 cents (paid quarterly) and has a yield of 1.56%.
Goldman Sachs downgraded SanDisk Liquid error: internal from Buy to Neutral and lowered its price target to $55.00 (from $73.00) on softer NAND supply-demand outlook. Shares of SanDisk closed at $55.72 yesterday. The company offers an annual payout of $1.20 (paid quarterly) and has a yield of 2.20%.
KeyBanc downgraded WestRock LLC (WRK ) from Overweight to Sector Weight. Shares of WestRock LLC closed at $59.68 yesterday. The company offers an annual payout of $1.50 (paid quarterly) and has a yield of 2.51%.