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hold with

British  

verb

  1. (intr, preposition) to support; approve of

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
hold with Idioms  

  1. Agree with, support, as in I don't hold with that view of the situation. [c. 1300]

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Deutsche Bank upgrades the stock to buy from hold with a new target price of 40 euros.

From The Wall Street Journal

Out of the 17 analysts tracked by FactSet who cover the stock, 8 rate it Buy, none rate it Sell, and 8 rate it Hold, with an average price target of $14.

From Barron's

Truist analyst William Stein rates Tesla shares Hold, with a price target of $406, citing unproven physical AI technology projects.

From Barron's

Grzinic rates the stock a hold with a price target of just £20.00, some 10% below current levels.

From MarketWatch

Boeing stock increased by 0.6% to $202.15 after Freedom Capital upgraded shares to Buy from Hold, with a $223 price target.

From Barron's

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