The market tends to react one way or another when a major Wall Street analyst changes a rating for a stock or adjusts the 12-month price target. Whether they are ultimately right or wrong, their research notes and updates are certainly worth reading -- that's assuming you can access them, as most only go to institutional investors or are behind a paywall.

The commentary, while valuable, is often more short-term focused, and that doesn't always help long-term investors.

But when you get multiple analysts saying generally the same thing about a stock -- whether they are bullish or bearish or somewhere in between -- it can be a helpful resource alongside your own research. 

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