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Another analyst puts USB on the nice list
Barclays analyst Jason Goldberg is sticking with an Overweight rating on U.S. Bancorp and lifting the price target to $67 from $65. Not exactly a moonshot, but in analyst-speak this is basically a polite tap on the shoulder that says, “yeah, we still like it.”
Why you should care
For a big bank like USB, price-target bumps aren’t fireworks. They’re more like a steady drumbeat of confidence. If analysts keep nudging targets higher, it can help reinforce the idea that earnings, credit quality, and the bank’s broader story are holding up better than the market may have expected.
The analyst chorus is getting louder
This isn’t happening in a vacuum, either. USB has already seen a couple of other fresh analyst calls in the last few days, so Barclays is joining a growing little fan club.
- Barclays: Overweight, target now $67
- Truist: also recently reiterated a bullish stance
- Investors are now watching whether that optimism translates into a more durable rerating for the shares
Big picture
A two-dollar target bump won’t rewrite the banking sector, but it does add to the “maybe this one deserves a closer look” pile. For a regional bank giant, that kind of sentiment can matter more than you’d think.