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Barclays Keeps Overweight Ratings on Seven Companies

Barclays maintained Overweight ratings on seven companies, raising targets for Cloudflare, Helmerich & Payne and VF Corp and cutting PG&E’s target.

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what happened

On October 12, 2026, Barclays maintained an Overweight rating on Cloudflare, Cognex, Procore Technologies, Helmerich & Payne, FirstEnergy, PG&E and VF Corp, Newsmetry API reported, citing Benzinga data. The rating actions were published at 19:18, 19:30, 19:26, 19:42, 19:38, 19:54 and 20:02 GMT, respectively.

Barclays lifted Cloudflare’s price target from $355.00 to $400.00 per share, Helmerich & Payne’s from $50.00 to $51.00, and VF Corp’s from $23.00 to $24.00. The target for PG&E was reduced from $18.00 to $17.00 per share. No target-price changes were listed for Cognex, Procore Technologies or FirstEnergy.

why it matters

The maintained Overweight ratings show Barclays’ stance on the seven stocks, while the target revisions indicate updated assessments for four companies. Such actions may be considered by market participants when evaluating the affected shares.

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sources

  1. Cloudflare Is Maintained at Overweight by Barclays — Newsmetry API, 12 October 2026 at 19:18 UTC
  2. Cognex Is Maintained at Overweight by Barclays — Newsmetry API, 12 October 2026 at 19:30 UTC
  3. Procore Technologies Is Maintained at Overweight by Barclays — Newsmetry API, 12 October 2026 at 19:26 UTC
  4. Helmerich & Payne Is Maintained at Overweight by Barclays — Newsmetry API, 12 October 2026 at 19:42 UTC
  5. FirstEnergy Is Maintained at Overweight by Barclays — Newsmetry API, 12 October 2026 at 19:38 UTC
  6. PG&E Is Maintained at Overweight by Barclays — Newsmetry API, 12 October 2026 at 19:54 UTC
  7. VF Corp Is Maintained at Overweight by Barclays — Newsmetry API, 12 October 2026 at 20:02 UTC

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