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Evercore ISI Group Upgrades U.S. Bancorp to Outperform, Raises Price Target to $72
Evercore ISI Group analyst Vijay Kumar upgrades U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB) from In-Line to Outperform and raises the price target from $65 to $72.
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