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Merck shares climbed after Deutsche Bank elevated the stock to Buy with a $150 price target, arguing the market is underpricing the company amid concerns about Keytruda's patent expiry. The bank projects a trough earnings level above Street consensus and highlights acquisitions and pipeline potential that could offset revenue pressure from Keytruda…
Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill said underlying inflation in the U.K. appears to be stabilizing near 2.5% annually, above the BoE's 2% target. Pill made the comment in London and noted that removing a half percentage-point budget effect would leave the April/May forecast at about 2.5%. He recently voted with a narrow majority to keep the B…
Tuya is a rare combination in the small-cap tech bucket: reported profitability (P/E ~27), platform-scale AI interactions, and a market cap of roughly $1.34B. The market prices the stock like a cyclical IoT vendor; we see a reasonable asymmetric upside over the next 45 trading days if product monetization and adoption signals continue to improve.
Hacker Interstellar (SOUD) has filed for a proposed initial public offering. The company positions itself as a voice-first social networking and AI voice technology provider focused on South Asia, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. It cited user growth for its YoYo platform, published monthly active user and Registered User totals for specified p…
Deutsche Bank opened coverage of Mondi with a 'hold' recommendation and a 915p price target. The bank's analyst, Kevin Fogarty, described Mondi as a major sustainable paper and packaging producer operating in more than 30 countries, with core operations in Europe, North America and Africa. Deutsche Bank warns that industry overcapacity, pricing pre…
U.S. stock futures moved slightly lower as traders took a cautious stance ahead of important inflation figures. Several individual equities showed pronounced premarket moves: Applied Materials and Arista Networks posted double-digit gains on upbeat guidance and margin resilience, while Pinterest and DraftKings fell sharply after weak revenue and gu…
Loop Capital downgraded Pinterest Inc (PINS) from Buy to Hold and reduced its price target to $18.00 from $45.00 following quarterly results that missed expectations. The firm pointed to a revenue shortfall, reduced forward guidance and plans for increased spending as drivers of the action, while acknowledging the platform's user growth and commerc…
Jon R. Moeller, Executive Chairman of Procter & Gamble Co., sold 173,268 shares on February 11 and 12, 2026, generating $28.1 million in proceeds and concurrently exercised options to acquire the same number of shares at $113.23 per share for $19.6 million. The company reported fiscal second-quarter 2026 results with EPS of $1.88 versus consensus $…
Balaji Purushothaman, Procter & Gamble’s Chief Human Resources Officer, sold 12,827 shares of common stock on February 11, 2026, for a weighted average price of $160.3093, raising $2,056,287. On the same day he exercised options to acquire 12,827 shares at $91.07, a transaction valued at $1,168,154. Following these moves he directly holds 12,638.80…
Prospect Capital Corp's Chief Operating Officer, M. Grier Eliasek, acquired 942,800 shares on February 11, 2026, in a transaction valued at roughly $2.75 million. The purchase increases Eliasek's direct holdings to 3,443,930.422 shares. The move occurs as PSEC stock has risen in the past week but remains lower year-over-year, and as the company and…
Crocs reported a solid Q4 and remains underappreciated by the market. At roughly $98.46, the stock trades at about a $5.1B market cap with free cash flow of $716M, implying a FCF yield in the low double-digits and an EV/EBITDA of ~6.2. That combination of strong cash conversion, brand strength, and buyback optionality makes CROX an actionable long …
Immunic, Inc. (NASDAQ:IMUX) jumped 20% in early trading after revealing an oversubscribed private placement that could bring up to $400 million to finance late-stage trials of vidofludimus calcium and to support the company's shift toward becoming a commercial entity. The financing provides $200 million upfront with a potential additional $200 mill…
BofA Securities downgraded Pinterest Inc. (PINS) from Buy to Neutral and reduced its price target to $19.00 from $39.00, citing weaker-than-expected engagement gains, tariff-related headwinds, and competition from AI-enhanced advertising platforms that are limiting Pinterest’s ability to capture ad spend. The move comes after Pinterest reported sli…
BofA Securities upgraded SPX Technologies (SPXC) from Neutral to Buy and increased its price target to $280 from $240, backing roughly 20% projected EPS growth through 2027 driven by organic capacity additions, product introductions and capital deployment. The firm also raised its 2026 EPS forecast to $8.15, factoring in contributions from announce…
Needham reduced its price objective for Tyler Technologies (TYL) to $400 from $750 while keeping a Buy rating following the company's fourth-quarter results. The firm noted solid performance in SaaS bookings, which grew 9.6% year-over-year, and Tyler raised its fiscal 2026 SaaS revenue guide to a midpoint of 21.5%. The stock, however, has fallen ro…
Needham has reaffirmed a Buy rating on Twilio (NYSE:TWLO) with a $145.00 price target after the company delivered better-than-expected fourth-quarter results. Organic revenue grew 12% in Q4, driven by a high-teens increase in the voice business and a 49% year-over-year rise in Voice AI revenue. Twilio posted EPS of $1.33 on $1.37 billion in revenue…
Gary A. Coombe, CEO - Grooming at Procter & Gamble Co, sold 36,093 shares on February 12, 2026 for $5.86 million at a weighted average price of $162.33 to $162.35. On the same day he exercised options to acquire the same number of shares at $78.52, costing $2.83 million. After these transactions Coombe holds 34,993.7893 directly and small additiona…
Shares of major U.S. metal producers fell after reports surfaced that the Trump administration is reviewing steel and aluminum tariff lists with an eye toward exemptions, halting list expansions, and pursuing narrower national security investigations. Market participants reacted to the prospect of reduced trade protections, driving declines in Alco…
Britain's main equity indexes were subdued on Friday as investors grappled with renewed volatility tied to recent artificial intelligence tool rollouts. The FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 each dipped 0.1% by 1140 GMT but remained on course for modest weekly gains. Technology, life insurers and banks led weekly declines, while defence names rose on reports o…
U.S. stock index futures were largely unchanged following an AI-related market selloff that extended beyond software into brokerages and transportation. Traders stayed cautious ahead of the January Consumer Price Index due at 8:30 a.m. ET, a report that could affect expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts. Major index futures drifted lower in ea…
Oppenheimer raised its rating on International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) from Perform to Outperform and set a $97 price target, citing an improving volume environment, a shift toward stronger cash generation and the potential for value creation if IFF pursues a sale of its Food Ingredient business. The upgrade follows mixed fourth-quarter 2025 res…
Needham has increased its price objective on Arista Networks to $185 from $165 while retaining a Buy rating. The adjustment follows stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter results, a roughly 6% upward revision to fiscal 2026 revenue guidance, robust deferred revenue growth and a higher artificial intelligence revenue target. Despite the operational b…
Analysts at BCA Research, including Peter Berezin, argue that the artificial intelligence revolution may not boost profit margins for most firms even as it raises aggregate economic profits. They suggest the primary beneficiaries could instead be natural resources and assets tied to land, and they favor long positions in gold and copper plus a bask…
Global markets closed the week amid a swirl of conflicting signals: a decisive electoral victory in Japan that bolstered stocks, bonds and the yen; sharp moves in U.S. equity sectors tied to AI and disappointing corporate results; and a set of U.S. economic releases that pulled forward and then pushed back expectations for Federal Reserve easing. E…
Gray Media owns the largest portfolio of local TV stations in the U.S., and its expanding Spanish-language footprint plus upcoming sports and political programming create a clear revenue lever for 2026. Valuation metrics look cheap at the equity level, but leverage is high. This trade targets a re-rating into the mid-$6s as political and sports ad …
