John Lawrence

Stephens issued a research brief on Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) after an investor meeting with members of the executive team including CEO Greg Foran. Currently Stephens rates Wal-Mart as Overweight with a $97 price target. Analyst John Lawrence wrote, "The overarching premise of the meeting...

Stephens analyst John Lawrence upgraded Copart (NASDAQ: CPRT) from Equal-Weight to Overweight and raised the price target from $34 to $40 following earnings report. Copart reported 1Q14 earnings of $0.32 versus Stephens' estimate of $0.35 and consensus of $0.34. Revenue grew 17.2% to $279.9...

Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) license to operate its website in China has recently been renewed. On the same day, analyst Clayton Moran of Benchmark Co reiterated his “buy” rating on GOOG’s stock. He also maintained his price target for Google, owner of the world's most-used search engine, at $600. In...