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Illinois Tool Works (ITW) looks set to outpace the market as automotive and industrial demand normalizes and the company extracts more operating leverage from restructuring and pricing. Valuation is not cheap, but free cash flow generation, a 2%+ dividend, and strong ROE support a disciplined long trade with a clear stop and target.
Sana (SANA) is a speculative long setup that pays to be small and patient. The company’s fusogen in vivo gene-editing work (published in Nature Biotechnology) is a real scientific milestone; the stock is cheap relative to upside if that program wins, but Sana faces cash burn, prior dilution and active litigation. Trade size accordingly and use a ha…
Morgan Stanley upgraded Allegro MicroSystems from Equalweight to Overweight and assigned a $51.00 price target, implying roughly a 21.9% upside from the current $41.83 share price. The firm points to the company’s positioning at the intersection of a cyclical recovery and secular tailwinds in automotive electronics, alongside industrial and emergin…
ConocoPhillips and its consortium will commit roughly 20 billion Norwegian crowns ($2.11 billion) to bring three fields in the Greater Ekofisk area back into production under the Previously Produced Fields (PPF) project. The plan targets gas and condensate recovery from Albuskjell, Vest Ekofisk and Tommeliten Gamma, which have been shut since 2019 …
European equity markets traded unevenly on Friday as investors processed another round of corporate results and an overnight selloff in U.S. technology shares ahead of flash eurozone growth data and U.S. inflation figures. Major benchmarks showed modest moves in both directions while energy markets reacted to forecasts of a sizeable supply surplus.
British equities ticked slightly higher at the Monday open as the pound weakened modestly against the dollar. NatWest Group reported a 24% rise in annual profit for 2025, beating internal consensus and raising its return on tangible equity goal. European indices were mixed and geopolitical developments, including planned defence procurement proposa…
Much of Asia will be closed for Lunar New Year as the calendar turns to the year of the fire horse, a signifier that markets describe as combining energy with volatility. Investors will be watching Walmart’s quarterly report for clues on U.S. consumer spending after mixed data, while earnings from Europe’s largest miners come amid record metal pric…
Novartis reported that Vanrafia reduced the rate of kidney function decline in adults living with IgA nephropathy (IgAN) based on phase 3 trial results. The company previously received accelerated approvals in the United States and China in 2025 to treat proteinuria associated with IgAN, and intends to file for traditional regulatory approval in 20…
AD Ports Group reported fiscal 2025 results that exceeded company consensus across key metrics, including EBITDA and net profit. Strong fourth-quarter performance was driven by the Maritime and Economic Cities & Free Zones divisions. Operating cash flow surged and the group recorded positive free cash flow for the first time, even as capital expend…
Bitcoin traded around $66,000 on Friday and was positioned to register a fourth consecutive weekly loss amid broad risk-off sentiment. The cryptocurrency last changed hands 1.1% lower at $66,464.6 by 02:24 ET (07:24 GMT) after dipping toward $65,000 in the prior session. Markets are focused on the U.S. Consumer Price Index report and have been infl…
Huhtamaki reported a slight fourth-quarter earnings beat with EBIT of €103 million and earnings per share of €0.65, alongside a robust €311 million in free cash flow. Sales declined 2% year-on-year, with volume gains in North America and Fiber, while Foodservice sales fell amid weaker volumes in Western Europe and the UK. Management says trading co…
Eos Energy is a high-volatility battery-storage stock that has re-rated on early commercial traction and a large project pipeline. Technicals show the stock pulling back toward support after a big run; the trade targets a breakout to $15 over the next 45 trading days while limiting downside with a $9 stop.
JPMorgan maintained its Overweight rating and set a $125 price target on Roku Inc. (ROKU), pointing to accelerating platform revenue growth and recent earnings outperformance as the basis for its positive stance. The bank highlights core growth acceleration in the fourth quarter, solid multi-year revenue trends, and a 2026 platform revenue guide ab…
Ukraine's debt management chief says formal approval of an $8.2 billion International Monetary Fund programme should arrive imminently, a largely procedural but politically significant step as Kyiv navigates large fiscal gaps and wartime financial constraints. The deal is intended to replace a prior $15.6 billion facility and help sustain public ex…
U.S. media reported late Thursday that a second U.S. aircraft carrier - the USS Gerald R. Ford - along with its escort ships will be deployed from the Caribbean to the Middle East amid heightened tensions with Iran. The move follows earlier comments by President Donald Trump indicating he was considering a second carrier if negotiations with Iran f…
Japan's equity market ended the session lower, with the Nikkei 225 sliding 1.24% at the close in Tokyo. Sectors including Paper & Pulp, Transport and Communication were among the weakest performers. While several individual stocks posted strong gains, a larger number of issues fell, and measures of implied volatility eased.
A set of recent Israeli decisions to streamline settler land purchases, repeal a Jordanian-era land law covering the West Bank, and expand monitoring and enforcement actions into territories with limited Palestinian self-rule has drawn sharp criticism from Palestinian leaders and raised fresh doubts about the viability of the two-state framework th…
Piper Sandler cut its rating on US Foods (NYSE:USFD) from Overweight to Neutral while increasing its price target to $103.00 from $85.00 after the company reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 results and updated fiscal 2026 guidance. The brokerage said the move reflects valuation pressures rather than a negative view of the company’s long-term prosp…
Jefferies upgraded Mitek Systems (MITK) from Hold to Buy and lifted its price target to $15 from $11, citing accelerating momentum in the company’s Fraud & ID business amid rising synthetic fraud. The firm projects high single-digit organic growth for the company overall and mid-teens growth or higher for Fraud & ID, while core Check Verification r…
Freedom Capital Markets opened coverage of Natural Grocers (NGVC) with a Buy rating and a $36.00 price objective, implying roughly 40% upside from the current share price of $25.86. The firm highlighted the retailer's small-format, natural-and-organic grocery model, everyday value pricing, measured unit growth and conservative balance sheet. Recent…
UBS updated its view of Rivian Automotive, moving the stock from Sell to Neutral and nudging its price target upward, while highlighting the company's stronger-than-expected 2026 delivery guidance and ongoing concerns about production execution and cash flow. Other broker notes and leadership changes add context ahead of Rivian's upcoming fourth-qu…
Jefferies upgraded Medpace (MEDP) from Hold to Buy and set a $560.00 price target, pointing to a meaningful inflection in biotech funding in the second half of 2025. The research house noted Medpace's solid revenue growth, a lag between funding and bookings that could support acceleration through H2 2026, and lowered near-term risk from AI to full-…
Evercore ISI increased its 12-month price target on Nova Measuring Instruments (NASDAQ: NVMI) to $485 from $340 and retained an Outperform rating. The firm projects Nova will grow 19% year-over-year in 2026, outpacing the broader wafer fabrication equipment market, supported by gains in gate-all-around technology, advanced memory and advanced packa…
RBC Capital has downgraded Volvo AB from Outperform to Sector Perform while increasing its price target to SEK360 from SEK350. The move follows a period of strong operational results for the Swedish vehicle maker and a recent run in the stock, but RBC flagged valuation and geographic exposure as reasons for the change even as it nudged up 2026/2027…
Two people were killed and a third was wounded in a shooting late Thursday evening at an apartment inside the Hugine Suites residential complex at South Carolina State University. The campus was placed on lockdown, university officials asked the State Law Enforcement Division to investigate, and university classes scheduled for Friday were canceled…
