Analyst recommendations: Accenture, Garmin, 3M Company, Walmart, Centrica...

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.

• Accenture Plc: Deutsche Bank downgrades to hold from buy with a price target reduced from USD 409 to USD 295.
• Albemarle Corporation: Baptista Research downgrades to hold from outperform with a price target raised from USD 140.60 to USD 146.50.
• Arista Networks, Inc.: William O'Neil & Co Incorporated upgrades to buy from dropped coverage.
• Devon Energy Corporation: Baptista Research downgrades to hold from outperform with a price target raised from USD 51.50 to USD 56.40.
• Garmin Ltd.: Baptista Research downgrades to underperform from hold with a price target raised from USD 150 to USD 154.
• 3M Company: Melius Research LLC maintains its hold recommendation and raises the target price from USD 92 to USD 111.
• Trane Technologies Plc: Melius Research LLC maintains its buy recommendation and raises the target price from USD 291 to USD 350.
• Marathon Oil Corporation: Baptista Research upgrades to outperform from buy with a price target raised from USD 31.70 to USD 32.70.
• Walmart Inc.: Wells Fargo maintains its overweight recommendation and reduces the target price from USD 200 to USD 67.
• Centrica Plc: AlphaValue/Baader Europe upgrades to add from buy with a price target raised from GBX 173 to GBX 175.
• Virgin Money UK: Peel Hunt downgrades to hold from add with a target price raised from GBX 200 to GBX 218.
• Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.: JP Morgan upgrades to neutral from rating suspended with a target price of USD 41.