As Wall Street banks cut their stock price targets this earnings season, only a handful of companies bucked the trend, according to an analysis by CNBC Pro. Of the nearly 300 S&P 500 companies that have reported results this earnings season, more than two-thirds — 72 percent — have seen their average price targets cut or unchanged by analysts. change from a month ago. About 20 stocks appear with price targets significantly higher by 5% or more than they were a month ago. Of these, only 13 stocks still have the potential to rise at least 5% from their current share price. United Airlines United executives were upbeat in their latest earnings report on October 18, saying the appetite to travel hasn’t slowed despite high airfares and concerns about travel. economy. JPMorgan equity analysts appear to be equally positive on the stock as they maintain a buy rating with an $81 price target for December 2023. That represents an 89% gain over price. current stock is $42.66. “Our Overweight rating reflects the efforts of UAL’s Next strategy which are beginning to be implemented as well as the early stages of recovery in international and business travel demand that will benefit for UAL compared to other entertainment-focused airlines,” said Wall Street bank analyst Jamie in a note to clients following the company’s results. “Economic and fuel considerations could clearly be in the way, and we’d like to model with caution … especially if the results continue to support the potential for equity growth,” he said. he added. While United’s market value remains at half its size before the pandemic, United’s stock has outperformed the broader market and is down just 3.6% this year. Schlumberger Schlumberger, the world’s largest provider of oilfield services, beat Wall Street’s expectations for earnings last quarter, perhaps unsurprisingly, given that energy was the only sector that stood out in the industry. this year in the S&P 500. The company’s stock, is branding itself. like “SLB,” has gained 72% this year, and analysts expect the stock to continue to rise. According to FactSet data, the average price target for the SLB represents a 13.5% upside potential. “The company exceeded our estimates for revenue, EBITDA margin and met its target,” RBC Capital Markets analysts led by Keith Mackey said in a note to clients on Nov. 1. reduce leverage ahead of time”. comfortable in the next phase of growth, which we believe will first be driven by the international upswing and amplified by oil and gas (and industrial) decarbonisation and opportunities new energy. CoStar Group, a data and analytics provider for the commercial real estate sector, reported revenue growth of 11.6%, net profit in the latest quarter up 36.5% year over year. CoStar has surpassed beat expectations, with analysts at Truist and RBC raising their price targets even further.The company’s stock has outperformed the broader market with a positive 2.73% return this year. By contrast, the data and internet services and real estate sub-sectors have fallen 45.1% and 23.27% respectively this year. “It is, in our opinion, well led by Founder and CEO Andrew Florance, who has a successful track record of penetrating and capturing market share,” said JMP equity analyst. share in new markets.” This season’s losers About 65% of companies that reported earnings over the past month have had stock analysts cut their average price targets. expected to significantly reduce future growth potential at SVB Financial, a Silicon Valley-based lender, Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, and Whirlpool, a maker of home appliances, with others. Loews Corp was excluded from the analysis because price targets or estimates were not available during the analysis. — Michael Bloom of CNBC contributed to this report.