Nathan Jones

NOW Inc (NYSE: DNOW) is trading higher Friday after Stifel upgraded the stock from Hold to Buy and announced a $12 price target. Oil and gas customer spending likely reached a bottom in the first quarter and should begin to accelerate, Stifel analyst Nathan Jones said...

There are several reasons to be positive on industrial products company Crane Co. (NYSE: CR), according to an analyst at Stifel. The Analyst Stifel's Nathan Jones upgraded Crane from Hold to Buy, and increased his price target from $99 to $113. The Thesis Crane's emerging track record...

Gardner Denver Holdings Inc (NYSE: GDI), an industrial machinery maker, completed its initial public offering in early May. A slew of sell-side reports were released Tuesday, with the general consensus being bullish. Credit Suisse: Neutral Credit Suisse's Julian Mitchell initiated coverage of...

Xylem Inc (NYSE: XYL) shares have been declining steadily since the beginning of the year, down 18 percent year-to-date. Stifel’s Nathan Jones upgraded the rating for the company from Hold to Buy, while establishing a price target of $37. Although Xylem’s shares have been on a...

In a report published Monday, Stifel analyst Nathan Jones downgraded the rating on Xylem Inc (NYSE: XYL) from Buy to Hold, but reiterated the $42.00 price target. In the report, Stifel noted, “Xylem has considerable exposure to Europe (~25% of revenue), but due to the operating structure of the...

In a report published Wednesday, Stifel analyst Nathan Jones reiterated a Buy rating on CIRCOR International (NYSE: CIR), and raised the price target from $85.00 to $95.00. In the report, Stifel noted, “Very solid 1Q and we expect guidance is likely conservative after the 4Q13 miss. Given industry...

In a report published Tuesday, Stifel analyst Nathan Jones maintained a Buy rating on Eaton (NYSE: ETN), raising its price target from 83.00 to $90.00. According to the report, the target price rise is based on 12.5x 2014E EBITDA or 15x 2015E EPS. “As we enter 2014 we see the potential for Eaton...

In a report published Wednesday, Stifel analyst Nathan Jones reiterated a Buy rating on Pentair (NYSE: PNR), and raised the price target from $80.00 to $82.00. In the report, Stifel noted, “Pentair held its annual guidance call December 17th without a lot of surprises, in our view. The company...

In a report published Wednesday, Stifel analyst Nathan Jones initiated coverage on Xylem (NYSE: XYL) with a Hold rating. In the report, Stifel noted, “We are initiating coverage of Xylem Inc. (XYL) with a Hold rating on the shares. Xylem is a leading, global, pure play water company with...

In a report published Wednesday, Stifel analyst Nathan Jones initiated coverage on Pentair Ltd. (NYSE: PNR) with a Buy rating and $80.00 price target. In the report, Stifel noted, “We are initiating coverage of Pentair Ltd. (PNR) with a Buy rating on the shares. Pentair is a leading global...

In a report published Wednesday, Stifel analyst Nathan Jones initiated coverage on ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) with a Buy rating and $47.00 price target. In the report, Stifel noted, “We are initiating coverage of ITT Corporation (ITT) with a Buy rating on the shares. ITT is a leading global...

In a report published Friday, Stifel analyst Nathan Jones reiterated a Buy rating on Dover Corporation (NYSE: DOV), and raised the price target from $92.00 to $100.00. In the report, Stifel noted, “After beating consensus estimates by $0.03 in 3Q13, despite absorbing lower than expected revenue...