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title: "This Essex Property Trust Analyst Turns Bullish; Here Are Top 4 Upgrades For Friday"
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description: "Wall Street analysts upgraded four stocks on Friday: Needham upgraded Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) to Buy with a $16 target; BMO upgraded American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) to Outperform maintaining a $39 target; Evercore ISI upgraded Americold Realty Trust (COLD) to Outperform raising the target to $18; and Raymond James upgraded Essex Property Trust (ESS) to Outperform with a $320 target."
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# This Essex Property Trust Analyst Turns Bullish; Here Are Top 4 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.

-   Needham analyst Ryan MacDonald upgraded **Barnes & Noble Education Inc** (NYSE:BNED) from Hold to Buy and announced a $16 price target. Barnes & Noble Education shares closed at $13.43 on Thursday. See how other analysts view this stock.
-   BMO Capital analyst Juan Sanabria upgraded **American Homes 4 Rent** (NYSE:AMH) from Market Perform to Outperform and maintained the price target of $39. American Homes 4 Rent shares closed at $33.29 on Thursday. See how other analysts view this stock.
-   Evercore ISI Group analyst Samir Khanal upgraded Americold Realty Trust Inc (NYSE:COLD) from In-Line to Outperform and raised the price target from $17 to $18. Americold Realty Trust shares closed at $14.93 on Thursday. See how other analysts view this stock.
-   Raymond James analyst Buck Horne upgraded **Essex Property Trust Inc** (NYSE:ESS) from Market Perform to Outperform and announced a $320 price target. Essex Property Trust shares closed at $285.57 on Thursday. See how other analysts view this stock.

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

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- [COLD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/COLD.US.md)
- [BNED.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BNED.US.md)
- [AMH-G.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AMH-G.US.md)
- [AMH-H.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AMH-H.US.md)

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