Below we highlight the stocks in the S&P 500 whose consensus price targets are the furthest above their current prices. We also include each stock's change in price and price target over the last three months. With an average price target that is 39.77% above its current price, analysts are the most bullish on Apollo Group (APOL) at the moment. RR Donnelley (RRD) ranks second with a spread of +38.39%, followed by Cephalon (CEPH), Kroger (KR), Questar (STR), and McGraw-Hill (MHP).
Interestingly, the top three stocks have all seen their price targets actually decline over the last three months. Investors may be more interested in names on the list like KR, MHP, BIG, DRI, and TSN. These companies have seen their stock prices decline slightly over the last few months, but analysts have still increased their price targets over the same time period. Southwest Energy (SWN) is the stock on the list that has seen the biggest increase in its price target over the last three months at +14.74%. Over the same time period, the stock has only gone up 1.76%, so analysts are definitely looking for more gains.
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