ANALYST RECOMMENDATIONS : Ecolab, Texas Instruments, Cisco, Britvic, Shopify...

Every morning, find a selection of analysts' recommendations covering North America and the UK. The list only includes companies that have been the subject of a change of opinion or price target, or of a new coverage. It may be updated during the session. This information can be used to shed light on movements in certain stocks or on market sentiment towards a company.

• Devon Energy Corporation: Gerdes Energy Research LLC upgrades to buy from neutral with a target price of USD 60.
• Ecolab Inc.: Evercore ISI maintains its in-line recommendation and raises the target price from USD 195 to USD 250.
• Quest Diagnostics Incorporated: Argus Research Company maintains its buy recommendation and raises the target price from USD 163 to USD 215.
• Texas Instruments Incorporated: Wells Fargo initiates an underweight recommendation with a target price of USD 150.
• Stryker Corporation: Mirae Asset Securities initiates a trading buy recommendation with a target price of USD 374.
• Cisco: Wells Fargo maintains its equalweight recommendation and raises the target price from USD 52 to USD 57. 
• Intuitive Surgical, Inc.: Mirae Asset Securities initiates a trading buy recommendation with a target price of USD 443.
• Britvic Plc: Deutsche Bank downgrades to hold from buy with a price target raised from GBX 1040 to GBX 1080.
• Travis Perkins Plc: Barclays upgrades to overweight from equalweight with a price target raised from GBP 7.60 to GBP 10.50.
• Burberry Group Plc: CIC Market Solutions maintains a neutral recommendation with a price target reduced from GBP 12.50 to GBP 12. 
• Shopify Inc.: Daiwa Securities maintains its outperform recommendation and reduces the target price from USD 90 to USD 70.