
U.S. stocks settled higher on Friday, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 200 points during the session as Wall Street shrugged off credit concerns that battered bank stocks recently.
Wall Street analysts make new stock picks on a daily basis. Unfortunately for investors, not all analysts have particularly impressive track records at predicting market movements. Even when it comes to one single stock, analyst ratings and price targets can vary widely, leaving investors confused about which analyst’s opinion to trust.