Evercore ISI upgraded Toll Brothers to Outperform from In Line with a price target of $176, up from $174. The market has already priced in much of the bad news for the builder stocks, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Evercore says the homebuilders \"hit their historic buy signal last week\" when the median small-cap builder traded below 0.80-times tangible book value. The group may lack a near-term catalyst, but downside from here \"may be manageable,\" the firm contends. It upgraded three names, saying they are \"relatively more resilient than peers to the current industry challenges.\"
