You've probably seen headlines on your stock broker's homepage or the financial news site you visit. "Analyst upgrades stock XYZ, raises price target." Or "Analyst trims price target on concerns over a recession."

So what does that mean? Wall Street is filled with analysts who research stocks and upgrade or downgrade them based on their opinions. Sometimes, these ratings can even move a stock's share price.

Analyst upgrades and downgrades are outside investors' control, but you can control what you do about them and how they impact your investment strategy.

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Source Fool.com