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Amazon (AMZN) looks great in headlines: top of the Fortune 500 and AWS still dominant. But under the hood the stock is priced for near-perfection, free cash flow recently turned negative, and technical momentum is failing. This actionable short trade targets a retreat toward the $170 area over the next 45 trading days with a $220 stop.
Canaccord Genuity reduced its price target for iRhythm Technologies to $198 from $212 while retaining a Buy rating. The move follows the company’s robust fourth-quarter results, which included revenue above initial guidance, positive GAAP earnings in the quarter and the first fiscal-year positive free cash flow in company history. Medicare Advantag…
BMO Capital raised its price target on Targa Resources to $241 from $205 while maintaining an Outperform rating, pointing to the company's robust position in the Permian Basin and sanctioned projects that support future volume growth. Targa outlined solid fiscal 2026 EBITDA guidance and boosted its base plan for plant additions, even as its fourth-…
Pleasant Lake Partners disclosed a stake of roughly 10% in Funko and urged the collectible toymaker to immediately and thoroughly evaluate strategic and financial alternatives, including a potential sale. The filing notes Fund 1 holds about 5.5 million shares and that Pleasant Lake is prepared to participate in a sale process, citing prior take-pri…
Spain's foreign minister has urged the European Union to lift sanctions targeting Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, following approval of a limited amnesty bill by Venezuelan lawmakers. Rodriguez, who assumed power after the U.S. removed President Nicolas Maduro, has taken measures aligned with U.S. demands on oil sales and ordered th…
CSB Bancorp President and CEO Eddie L. Steiner acquired $72,332 worth of company stock across three transactions filed on a Form 4 with the SEC. The purchases took place February 18-19, 2026, at prices between $56.50 and $57.50 per share. After the transactions, Steiner holds 33,577.578 shares directly and 41,445 shares indirectly through an IRA. T…
Kosmos Energy shares climbed about 9% in premarket trading following Ghana's parliamentary approval to extend petroleum licenses for the West Cape Three Points and Deepwater Tano agreements through 2040. The move covers the Jubilee and TEN fields and is expected to unlock up to $2 billion of additional investment, expand Jubilee drilling, and incre…
Viatris (VTRS) looks attractively priced today with a market cap near $18.7B, roughly $1.65B in annual free cash flow, and valuation multiples that sit below what you'd expect for a global pharmaceuticals player. Combine that with favorable policy headlines for generics and multiple end-market growth tailwinds, and there is a defendable long trade …
Bernstein SocGen Group has increased its price target on Deere & Co. to $615 from $521 while keeping a Market Perform rating after the company delivered results and guidance that beat expectations. Deere posted stronger-than-expected first-quarter earnings and raised its 2026 net income midpoint, prompting another firm, Oppenheimer, to raise it…
Needham reduced its 12-month price target for Universal Display to $145 from $150 but left its Buy rating intact after the company issued a 2026 revenue outlook below Street expectations. Universal Display posted fourth-quarter revenue in line with consensus and earnings per share that exceeded estimates. Management projects 2026 revenue to be flat…
Bernstein SocGen Group cut its price target on Molson Coors Beverage Co. to $45 from $50 while retaining a Market Perform rating, citing fiscal 2026 guidance that met revenue expectations but fell short on profit. The brewer reported mixed quarterly results, announced cost savings and increased share-buyback authorization, and flagged commodity inf…
Needham reduced its price target for Etsy to $65 from $76 while keeping a Buy rating following Etsy's Q4 results and the announced sale of Depop. The research house flagged Depop's mixed role as a growth contributor but an adjusted EBITDA drag, and noted that sale proceeds equal a material portion of Etsy's valuation. Management is prioritizing fre…
Needham increased its price target for Onto Innovation Inc. (NYSE: ONTO) to $275 from $260 while retaining a Buy rating, citing stronger 2026 cadence, solid quarterly results and growth in Advanced Packaging and Advanced Nodes. Cantor Fitzgerald also raised its view and target to $275, forecasting higher revenue and notable upside to earnings estim…
Bernstein SocGen Group lifted its price target on Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) to $200 from $185 and kept an Outperform rating, pointing to nearly 50% visibility in the confirmed touring pipeline and management’s reiterated path to double-digit AOI growth independent of Ticketmaster. The firm trimmed its weighted average cost of capital and high…
Needham cut its price objective for Axon Enterprise to $600 from $870 while retaining a Buy recommendation. The downgrade in target reflects valuation pressure after a 42% share decline over six months, but independent channel checks and recent contract wins point to continued bookings strength and ecosystem-driven upsell opportunities. Other broke…
Needham reduced its 12-month price objective for N-Able Inc. (NABL) to $8.00 from $10.00 while retaining a Buy rating. The move reflects broader multiple compression across the market even as the company reported ARR growth and set guidance that implies accelerating growth in the second half of calendar 2026. N-Able’s latest quarter showed revenue …
Bernstein SocGen Group increased its price objective for Quanta Services to $515 from $471 while retaining a Market Perform rating. The company reported stronger-than-expected Q4 results, a growing backlog and multiple acquisitions that Bernstein said will boost sales, backlog and EPS, even as the stock trades materially above the analyst target an…
Envirotech Vehicles Inc. (NASDAQ: EVTV) saw premarket gains after Azio AI Corp. disclosed receipt of a purchase order for 28 next-generation ASIC compute systems from EVTV, with payment for the initial tranche completed. Azio AI plans to begin shipments in the coming weeks for installation inside EVTV's leased liquid-immersion-cooled modular contai…
President Donald Trump posted on his social media platform shortly before the Bureau of Economic Analysis released fourth-quarter GDP figures, suggesting the data would show weakness. The BEA reported a 1.4% annualized increase in inflation-adjusted GDP for Q4, below the 2.8% consensus and down from 4.4% in the prior quarter. The government estimat…
Main Street Capital (MAIN) is trading at about 1.77x book with a ~5.25% trailing dividend yield and a sub-10x P/E. Recent price weakness has pushed technicals into oversold territory and created a tactical long entry for investors who want monthly income plus modest capital appreciation. This trade plan defines a clear entry, stop and target while …
Core personal consumption expenditures (PCE) inflation excluding food and energy climbed 0.4% in December after a 0.2% rise in November, lifting the 12-month core PCE rate to 3.0%. The advance GDP report included the data, which, together with sticky services inflation and outsized legal-services moves, reinforces expectations that the Federal Rese…
Spain's foreign minister has urged the European Union to lift sanctions imposed on Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, following the approval of a narrowly tailored amnesty by Venezuela's legislature. Madrid argues the move signals a potential path toward normalisation and that sanctions should be calibrated to support peaceful, democra…
Bank of America's latest valuation review finds the S&P 500 broadly overvalued, with the index 'statistically expensive on 18 of 20 valuation metrics' and four measures near record highs. Analyst Savita Subramanian says the firm still expects earnings-driven multiple compression and maintains a year-end 2026 target of 7,100 for the benchmark, notin…
Retail sales in Canada declined 0.4% in December to $70.0 billion as shoppers pared back on large purchases during the holiday period. The drop was led by motor vehicle and parts dealers, while online sales advanced and full-year 2025 figures posted growth driven by automotive gains. Early estimates point to a rebound in January.
Tata Starbucks Pvt. is accelerating its store rollout in India and testing menu innovations such as protein foam coffee even as the unit reports widening losses. Company leadership says investment and growth are the priority over near-term profit, noting the business has returned to cash-positive operations but offering no timeline for reaching ful…
