11 Best UK Stocks to Buy Right Now

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8. Diageo plc (NYSE:DEO)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 35

Diageo plc (NYSE:DEO) is one of the best UK stocks to buy right now. On August 13, Kepler Capital analyst Richard Withagen maintained a Buy rating on Diageo plc (NYSE:DEO) and set a price target of p2,700.00.

Similarly, Evercore ISI also maintained a Buy rating on the stock on August 7, setting a £25.00 price target.

However, Deutsche Bank lowered the firm’s price target on Diageo plc (NYSE:DEO) to 2,020 GBp from 2,060 GBp on August 8, keeping a Hold rating on the shares.

Diageo plc’s (NYSE:DEO) median price target of $109.88 implies an upside of 17.15% from current levels.

Diageo plc (NYSE:DEO) produces and distributes alcoholic beverages. Its brands include Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, J&B and Buchanan’s whiskies, Smirnoff, Ciroc and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Casamigos, Tanqueray, and Guinness.

The company’s operations are divided into the following geographical segments: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America and Caribbean, Africa, and Corporate and Other.

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