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[hohld] / hoʊld /










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The shares picked up five Buy ratings and one Hold.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

Morgan Stanley rates shares Hold, although its target is $23, just a little below the average $25.40 target for the Buy-rated analysts.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

Powers rates the stock a Hold with a $12 price target, roughly 14% below where the shares currently trade.

From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026

Of the 33 firms polled by FactSet, 17 rate it Buy; three rate it Overweight; 11 rate it Hold; and two rate it Sell, according to FactSet.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

"Hold still, ho-o-old still," crooned Herbert Thatcher to the squirming mass of brown and yellow fur in his hands.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville




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