Procter & Gamble price target raised to $159 from $155 at Barclays

Barclays analyst Lauren Lieberman raised the firm’s price target on Procter & Gamble to $159 from $155 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. The company’s fiscal Q2 results, which came in better than expected on the top and bottom line, provide more comfort in its second half of the fiscal year growth acceleration, the analyst tells investors in a research note.