Top Wall Street analysts changed their outlook on these top names. For a complete view of all analyst rating changes, including upgrades, downgrades and initiations, please see our analyst ratings page.

• Deutsche Bank analyst Nicole Deblase upgraded the rating for 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) from Hold to Buy and raised the price target from $110 to $150. 3M shares gained 1.3% to settle at $126.75 on Tuesday. See how other analysts view this stock. See how other analysts view this stock.
• Wells Fargo analyst Jonathan Reeder upgraded American States Water Company (NYSE:AWR) from Underweight to Equal-Weight, while increasing the price target from $80 to $87. American States Water shares gained 1.5% to close at $82.56 on Tuesday. See how other analysts view this stock.
• Citigroup analyst Patrick Cunningham upgraded the rating for Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) from Neutral to Buy, but lowered the price target from $267 to $265. Ecolab shares dipped 7.7% to settle at $228.86 on Tuesday. See how other analysts view this stock.
• B of A Securities analyst Lorraine Hutchinson upgraded The Gap, Inc. (NYSE:GPS) from Underperform to Neutral, while raising the price target from $18.5 to $25. Gap shares gained 2.4% to close at $22.78 on Tuesday. See how other analysts view this stock.
• Bernstein analyst Harshita Rawat upgraded the rating for PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) from Market Perform to Outperform and boosted the price target from $71 to $78. PayPal shares rose 8.6% to settle at $64.00 on Tuesday. See how other analysts view this stock.

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