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Indian equity benchmarks ended the trading session higher on Tuesday, supported by gains in the Metals, Public Sector Undertakings and Banking sectors. The Nifty 50 rose 0.51% and the BSE Sensex 30 climbed 0.39% as select large-cap stocks outperformed, even as a larger number of issues fell on both major exchanges.
Kepler Cheuvreux downgraded Alstom to "reduce" from "hold" and lowered its 12-month target price to €25 from €27.50, pointing to ongoing execution risks and weak profit-to-cash conversion. The broker also cut adjusted EBIT and EPS forecasts by 11%-18%, prompting a share drop of over 3% on Tuesday and leaving the stock trading below the revised targ…
Goldman Sachs has reiterated a Buy rating on Roblox Corp. (NYSE:RBLX) and set a $180 price target, highlighting the company’s exposure to artificial intelligence initiatives and an expanding creator economy. The firm projects material bookings and margin expansion over the medium term, while other brokers present a range of views amid recent declin…
RBC Capital has lifted its 12-month price target on Bausch & Lomb Corp. (NYSE: BLCO) to $21.00 from $19.00 while retaining an Outperform rating. The firm projects slightly above-consensus Q4/25 revenue and EBITDA, flags a roughly $28 million foreign-exchange revenue tailwind, and points to an increased probability of corporate separation as drivers…
Goldman Sachs has reaffirmed a Neutral rating on Yeti Holdings with an unchanged $45 price target, citing improving revenue momentum into the first half of 2026 driven by drinkware stabilization, new product innovation and expanding bags sales. Despite a more constructive outlook for 2026 revenue and EPS, Goldman says much of that improvement appea…
BofA Securities raised its target for BHP Group to AUD57.00 from AUD56.00 while retaining a Buy rating, citing higher coal price forecasts driven by supply concerns and supportive demand-side factors. The bank's commodity team increased 2026 Newcastle and Australian hard coking coal price assumptions, a change that feeds through to BHP's valuation.…
Jefferies maintained its Buy rating on Roku Inc. and set a $135 price target, implying roughly 26% upside from the current $107 share price. The firm flagged potential upside to fourth-quarter and first-quarter platform revenue relative to consensus ahead of Roku's February 12 earnings report, and outlined a series of 2026 catalysts that could driv…
RBC Capital reaffirmed an Underperform rating and a $50.00 price target on Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) ahead of the company's February 2 earnings release. The target implies a substantial decline from the current share price of $167.47 despite the stock’s 122% gain over the past year. RBC points to three central themes shaping its view: a slo…
Prediction markets have rapidly elevated BlackRock's Rick Rieder to frontrunner status to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, but analysts at Wolfe Research say they remain unconvinced that markets have the full picture. While Rieder's views on lower rates and a softer balance-sheet stance align with President Trump's preferences, Wolfe hi…
Evercore ISI lowered its price objective on Capital One Financial to $265 from $290 while keeping an Outperform rating after the bank reported fourth-quarter results and announced the acquisition of Brex. The firm trimmed 2026 and 2027 EPS estimates, factored in modest tangible book and core EPS dilution related to the planned Brex transaction, and…
Shares of ABB Ltd rose after Kepler Cheuvreux upgraded the Swiss engineering group to Buy from Hold and increased its price target to 70 Swiss francs from 56. The broker argued ABB's recent restructuring and alignment with electrification and automation markets have improved revenue and earnings visibility, prompting higher medium-term forecasts an…
Hamas is pushing to integrate its roughly 10,000-strong police force and more than 40,000 civil and security employees into a U.S.-backed transitional administration for Gaza, even as international plans link further Israeli withdrawals to the militant group's disarmament. The proposal highlights deep divisions between Hamas and Israel over governa…
Barclays raised its rating on Burberry to "overweight" from "equal weight" in a note dated Tuesday, and increased its price target to £11 from £8. The broker said the company has progressed from diagnosing its issues to implementing a reset across product, pricing and distribution, with early signs of stabilisation in a tough luxury trading environ…
Kepler Cheuvreux raised its rating on ABB from Hold to Buy and increased the price target to CHF70 from CHF56, citing five years of portfolio optimization and management improvements. The firm lifted its 2027 revenue and operating EBITA estimates, pointed to Electrification and Motion as primary growth drivers, and said the USD5.4 billion Robotics …
Strattec Security (STRT) is an overlooked auto supplier trading at modest earnings and low sales multiples despite strong free cash flow generation, low leverage, and improving operational execution. With the stock consolidating below recent highs and valuation still reasonable, the setup favors a defined-risk long trade aimed at a retest of the 52…
Wells Fargo downgraded Matador Resources (MTDR) from Overweight to Equal Weight and trimmed its price objective to $47 from $61, pointing to higher capital intensity and inconsistent productivity trends. While multiple brokerage firms continue to endorse Matador with Outperform/Buy ratings and varying price targets, the downgrade underscores invest…
Wells Fargo upgraded Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp. (NYSE:MGY) from Underweight to Equal Weight and increased its price target to $22.00 from $21.00. The firm cited Magnolia’s execution, capital framework, low reinvestment levels and recurring shareholder returns as drivers of free cash flow stability, while noting an elevated valuation that limits upsid…
Kroger has quietly tightened its narrative around core grocery, leaned into personalization through Google Cloud’s Gemini CX rollout, and backed shareholder returns with a new $2 billion repurchase authorization. With shares near $63.70, improving momentum signals, and a defensive demand profile, KR offers a pragmatic mid-term long setup: defined d…
LSL Property Services reported fiscal 2025 results consistent with market expectations, with revenue rising 6% to around £183 million and underlying operating profit up 15% year-over-year. Margins reached roughly 18% and the group finished the year with net cash of £27.8 million. Management announced a new £12 million share buyback after completing…
ClearPoint Neuro sold off hard into $14 despite improving momentum signals and steady liquidity metrics. With the stock sitting near its 50-day average, short interest elevated, and the business positioned around MRI-guided minimally invasive neurosurgery platforms, the risk-reward favors a defined mid-term rebound trade back toward the mid-teens t…
BofA Securities trimmed its 12-month price target on Amazon.com to $286 from $303 while retaining a Buy recommendation ahead of the company's February 5 earnings release. The research house projects revenue and operating income above Street consensus, expects AWS growth to accelerate to 22% year-over-year, and points to potential North American mar…
UBS published a research note on Tuesday recommending a long position in EUR/CHF with a target of 0.945 from current levels near 0.92 and a suggested stop-loss at 0.91. The bank cites improving European macro conditions - notably firmer German PMIs and ifo Index readings tied to fiscal stimulus - and a more procyclical global growth backdrop that s…
The British pound has rallied this week largely because large short positions in GBP/USD were exposed when the dollar weakened, according to ING strategist Chris Turner. Turner warns that current rates in the high 1.36s to low 1.37s may mark peaks for the quarter and possibly the year, while UK political developments and external bond-market pressu…
Siegfried's stock climbed more than 9% following the announcement that the Swiss life sciences firm will acquire drug-substance operations from Noramco and Extractas Bioscience. The transaction adds three sites across Delaware, Georgia and Tasmania, increases Siegfried’s U.S. facility count to five, and links early-phase development platforms with …
Shares of India's largest car manufacturers dropped after New Delhi and the European Union unveiled a trade agreement that cuts import duties on European cars to 10% over five years and establishes a 250,000-vehicle annual quota. Market movement reflected concerns about increased competition, with Mahindra and Mahindra retreating to multi-month low…
