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title: "This Crane Analyst Begins Coverage On A Bullish Note; Here Are Top 5 Initiations For Monday"
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description: "Top Wall Street analysts initiated coverage on several stocks with bullish outlooks. BMO Capital upgraded Crane Co (CR) to Outperform with a $253 target. HSBC initiated Apollo Global Management (APO) with a Buy and $145 target. Morgan Stanley rated DPC Holdings (DPC) Equal-Weight at $47. Mizuho initiated BP PLC (BP) with an Outperform rating and $51 target. HC Wainwright initiated Sophia Genetics (SOPH) with a Buy and $12 target."
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# This Crane Analyst Begins Coverage On A Bullish Note; Here Are Top 5 Initiations For Monday

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.

-   BMO Capital analyst Daniel DiCicco initiated coverage on **Crane Co** (NYSE:CR) with an Outperform rating and announced a price target of $253. Crane shares closed at $217.49 on Friday. See how other analysts view this stock.
-   HSBC analyst Vikram Gandhi initiated coverage on **Apollo Global Management** (NYSE:APO) with a Buy rating and announced a price target of $145. Apollo Global Management shares closed at $120.47 on Friday. See how other analysts view this stock.
-   Morgan Stanley analyst Kristine Liwag initiated coverage on **DPC Holdings** (NYSE:DPC) with an Equal-Weight rating and announced a price target of $47. DPC Holdings shares closed at $46.27 on Friday. See how other analysts view this stock.
-   Mizuho analyst Nitin Kumar initiated coverage on **BP PLC** (NYSE:BP) with an Outperform rating and announced a price target of $51. BP shares closed at $41.90 on Friday. See how other analysts view this stock.
-   HC Wainwright & Co. analyst Swayampakula Ramakanth initiated coverage on **Sophia Genetics SA** (NASDAQ:SOPH) with a Buy rating and announced a price target of $12. Sophia Genetics shares closed at $5.87 on Friday. See how other analysts view this stock.

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

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