The U.S. Federal Reserve is (finally!) back in into an interest rate cutting environment. The S&P 500 is at 6,664.36 and up against an all-time high with gains of 1% in the last week and 13% year-to-date. Should investors take their profits or let those gains ride deeper into a bull market? The answer will, of course, depend upon whom you ask. It turns out that more than 50% of all analyst ratings are Buy/Outperform and generally less than 10% (maybe only 5%) of analyst calls are actual “Sell” and “Underperform” ratings.
What if those “Sell” equivalent ratings are right after such strong gains? Oggonomics has tracked many stocks analysts want their clients buying as the market continues to rage. There is also another group of stocks — there were 15 well-known stocks that Wall Street analysts are telling their clients to sell out of now. These come with formal “Sell” ratings or an “Underperform” rating. And some of their price targets on those sell ratings are lower than the current share price.
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Here are 15 fresh analyst calls from the week of September 15-19. 2025 where analysts are telling their clients to sell out of.
APA Corp. (NYSE: APA) was reiterated as Underperform at Mizuho on 9/15, with the firm trimming the price target down to $18 from $19 in its call. APA was already down about 7% as the oil and gas exploration outfit is now substantially above its lows. It was at $23.50 late on Friday with a 52-week range of $13.58 to $27.48.
Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND) was going to change how protein was consumed with vegetarian meat-alternatives. That was then. Now it is just a $2.83 stock, with a 52-week range of $2.22 to $7.60 and a market cap oof barely $200 million. Beyond Meat was downgraded to Sell from Hold at Argus on 9/15, with the independent research firm issuing no price target but laser-focused on its current challenges, slowing sales and its weak balance sheet.
Camden Property Trust (NYSE: CPT) was downgraded to Sell from Neutral and its price target was cut to $106 from $118 at Goldman Sachs on 9/17. The apartment property owner and operator has roughly 60,000 U.S. apartment homes for rent in the U.S. Its stock was at $108.22 late on Friday, with a 52-week range of $102.35 to $127.69 and nearly a 3.9% dividend yield.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. (NASDAQ: CBRL) had a rough week after earnings, and its rebrand didn’t help matters ahead of the earnings report. Cracker Barrel was reiterated as Underperform and its price objective was cut to $42 from $48 at BofA Securities on 9/18. Citi also maintained its Sell rating and cut its target to $42 from $47 on 9/18. Its shares were down at $43.75 before Friday’s close for a loss of about 15% for the week.
CVR Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CVI) is an interesting call because the stock was up about 78% year-to-date. CVE Energy was downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at Mizuho on 9/15, although its price target was raised to $29 from $27 in that same call. The refining outfit for refining and marketing of petroleum, renewables and nitrogen fertilizer was trading closer to $34.00 shortly before Friday’s closing bell. Interestingly enough, its shares hit a new year high on Friday as the 52-week range is now $15.10 to $34.15.
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Deckers Outdoor Corporation NYSE: DECK) was initiated as Underperform with a $100 price target at Bernstein on 9/18. Its price late on Friday was $114.45 and its 52-week range is $93.72 to $223.98.
General Mills, Inc. (NYSE: GIS) was last seen down 20% as the packaged foods maker has had a bad 2025. The company said organic sales were down 3% its last quarter. General Mills was reiterated as Sell at UBS, with a price target cut to $47 from $49, on 9/18. The stock was at $50.35 late on Friday and its 52-week range is $48.29 to $75.33, with a dividend yield of 4.8% at the current time.
Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE: HR) was downgraded to Underperform from Market Perform at Raymond James on 9/15. Healthcare Realty was at $18.20 late on Friday and its 52-week range is $14.09 to $18.82. Its dividend yield is currently 5.3%.
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) saw a very mixed bag of analyst calls after its previously unexpected NVIDIA investment was in the news this week. Intel had popped 22% on Thursday and hit a 52-week high of $32.38 on the same day, but on Friday’s late-day trading it was at $29.60.
Lincoln National Corp. (NYSE: LNC) was initiated as Underperform with a $37 price target at Wolfe Research on 9/16. Lincoln National was trading up 3.4% at $41.15 late on Friday — after Morgan Stanley raised its rating to Overweight with a much stronger $58 target. Only one of these calls on the life insurance provider will prove to be correct in the months ahead, right?
Lyft Inc. (NASDAQ: LYFT) has had a strong 2025 with a gain of about 75% YTD, but not everyone is optimistic. Lyft was reiterated with an Underperform rating at BofA Securities on 9/18, although its price objective was raised to $14 from $12 in that call. Other firms such as Deutsche Bank, Canaccord Genuity and Jefferies have the equivalent of “Hold” ratings and they raised their price targets this week as a counterbalance to the BofA views.
Molson Coors Beverage Co. (NYSE: TAP) was downgraded to Underperform from Equal-Weight at Barclays on 9/15. While the price target was nudged higher to $50 from $49, this stock was at $48.42 ahead of the call. Molson Coors closed out the week at $46.57.
National Storage Affiliates (NSE: NSA) was maintained as Underperform by Evercore ISI Group, and other firms trimmed their targets as well. National Storage closed down 2.3% at $29.90 on Friday and was above $31 a week earlier. It also sports a dividend yield above 7%.
PBF Energy Inc. (NYSE: PBF) was maintained with an Underperform rating at Mizuho on 9/15. While the firm raised its price target to $26 from $23 in the call, PBF Energy closed out the week at $30.13. Please note that this stock closed up nearly 10% in this last week and the $3.5 billion oil and gas exploration outfit is up 13% YTD.
Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) continues to face pressure in 2025. It was down 2% for the last week and is now down 34% year-to-date and down 42% from this time a year ago. Target was initiated as Underperform with a $80 price target at Wolfe Research on 9/18. The stock was at $88.93 ahead of this “sell” rating and it implies roughly 10% more downside based on current prices (if the analyst is correct. Target now has an ‘accidentally high dividend yield of over 5% due to its dividend maintenance as share prices have come down. And if an $88 or $80 share price isn’t bad enough for the recent performance, Target’s stock was $260 back in 2021.
