Key Takeaways
- • Wells Fargo analyst Daniel Welden maintained a Buy rating on Ares Management (ARES) with a $141.00 price target, against a last close of $127.47 that sits near its 52-week low of $125.23.
- • Wells Fargo analyst Finian O'Shea maintained a Buy rating on Hercules Capital (HTGC) with a $17.00 price target, versus a last close of $16.90.
- • Wells Fargo analyst Donald Fandetti maintained a Buy rating on PennyMac Financial (PFSI) with an $85.00 price target, versus a last close of $64.41.
- • TipRanks data put the analyst consensus at Moderate Buy for Ares ($146.07 average target, about 18% upside), Strong Buy for Hercules ($18.10 target, about 8.4% upside), and Moderate Buy for PennyMac ($81.40 average target).
Summary
Three analysts from Wells Fargo maintained Buy ratings on financial sector names in reports cited by TipRanks, as reproduced by The Globe and Mail. Daniel Welden set a $141.00 price target on Ares Management (ARES), while the company's shares closed at $127.47, close to a 52-week low of $125.23. TipRanks lists the analyst consensus on Ares as Moderate Buy with an average target of $146.07, implying roughly 18% upside. TipRanks also reports that TipRanks-DeepSeek upgraded the stock to Buy with a $132.00 target on October 14.
Finian O'Shea maintained a Buy rating on Hercules Capital (HTGC) with a $17.00 price target, compared with a last close of $16.90. TipRanks rates the analyst consensus as Strong Buy, with an average target of $18.10, or about 8.4% upside. A separate TipRanks-OpenAI upgrade to Buy carried an $18.50 target.
Donald Fandetti reiterated a Buy rating on PennyMac Financial (PFSI) with an $85.00 target, against a last close of $64.41. The broader analyst consensus is Moderate Buy with an $81.40 average price target.
The article is a syndicated TipRanks piece and does not provide fundamental analysis or earnings detail for these companies. Its ratings and price targets reflect individual analyst views and should be weighed against the sources' stated methodology and track records, which TipRanks reports as success rates of 57% to 61% for the covered analysts.
Finian O'Shea maintained a Buy rating on Hercules Capital (HTGC) with a $17.00 price target, compared with a last close of $16.90. TipRanks rates the analyst consensus as Strong Buy, with an average target of $18.10, or about 8.4% upside. A separate TipRanks-OpenAI upgrade to Buy carried an $18.50 target.
Donald Fandetti reiterated a Buy rating on PennyMac Financial (PFSI) with an $85.00 target, against a last close of $64.41. The broader analyst consensus is Moderate Buy with an $81.40 average price target.
The article is a syndicated TipRanks piece and does not provide fundamental analysis or earnings detail for these companies. Its ratings and price targets reflect individual analyst views and should be weighed against the sources' stated methodology and track records, which TipRanks reports as success rates of 57% to 61% for the covered analysts.
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