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title: "This Shake Shack Analyst Turns Bullish; Here Are Top 5 Upgrades For Friday"
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description: "Top analysts upgraded several companies: Bentley Systems, Inc to Overweight with a price target raised to $45; United Parks & Resorts Inc to Outperform with a target of $47; Western Midstream Partners LP to Buy with a target of $46; Turning Point Brands Inc to Buy with a target of $125; and Shake Shack Inc to Buy with a lowered target of $85. These changes reflect a positive outlook from Wall Street analysts on these stocks."
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# This Shake Shack Analyst Turns Bullish; Here Are Top 5 Upgrades For Friday

Top Wall Street analysts changed their outlook on these top names. For a complete view of all analyst rating changes, including upgrades, downgrades and initiations, please see our analyst ratings page.

-   Piper Sandler analyst Clarke Jeffries upgraded **Bentley Systems, Inc** (NASDAQ:BSY) from Neutral to Overweight and raised the price target from $42 to $45. Bentley Systems shares closed at $33.62 on Thursday. See how other analysts view this stock.
-   Mizuho analyst Ben Chaiken upgraded **United Parks & Resorts Inc** (NYSE:PRKS) from Underperform to Outperform and raised the price target from $27 to $47. United Parks & Resorts shares closed at $37.06 on Thursday. See how other analysts view this stock.
-   Stifel analyst Selman Akyol upgraded **Western Midstream Partners LP** (NYSE:WES) from Hold to Buy and raised the price target from $42 to $46. Western Midstream shares closed at $43.30 on Thursday. See how other analysts view this stock.
-   Needham analyst Gerald Pascarelli upgraded **Turning Point Brands Inc** (NYSE:TPB) from Hold to Buy and announced a $125 price target. Turning Point Brands shares closed at $90.22 on Thursday. See how other analysts view this stock.
-   Stifel analyst Chris O’Cull upgraded **Shake Shack Inc** (NYSE:SHAK) from Hold to Buy and cut the price target from $105 to $85. Shake Shack shares closed at $69.24 on Thursday. See how other analysts view this stock.

Considering buying SHAK stock? Here’s what analysts think:

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