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BMO Capital Markets raised its price target on Booking Holdings to $6,200 from $6,000 and kept an Outperform rating after the company reported fourth-quarter 2025 results that beat Street expectations on bookings and adjusted EBITDA. While the top-line outlook for 2026 topped consensus, margins came in below Street expectations as management earmar…
Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a Buy rating and a $50.00 price target on Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) ahead of the company's fiscal fourth-quarter earnings, forecasting continued revenue momentum driven by growing Amazon business and initial volume 800G transceiver shipments. The firm expects roughly $133 million in Q4 revenue and projects mean…
Fiverr drew multiple analyst downgrades following an earnings report and guidance that highlighted a more challenging transition to higher-value customers. While higher-ticket transactions are strengthening, revenue and EBITDA guidance for Q1 and 2026 missed consensus and prompted concerns about execution risk, subdued marketplace trends and near-t…
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was detained on his 66th birthday as police investigate whether he leaked government material to Jeffrey Epstein, in connection with alleged misconduct in a public office during his tenure as a UK trade envoy. The arrest compounds decades of controversies that have eroded his public standing, including a civil settlement …
Nu Skin (NUS) trades at depressed multiples despite positive free cash flow, a modest debt load, and returns on capital consistent with a healthy business. This trade idea lays out a long trade with defined entry, stop, and target using current valuation and technical context - the idea is to own the stock while management executes on customer acqu…
Bernstein SocGen Group increased its price target on Analog Devices to $375 from $270 while maintaining a Market Perform rating. The firm raised its fiscal 2027 EPS estimate and applied a higher earnings multiple, even as other brokers pushed up targets after strong quarterly results and a dividend increase. Valuation concerns and recent strong sha…
Guggenheim increased its price target on NewAmsterdam Pharma to $45 from $41 and kept a Buy rating after moving up its estimate for an EU launch of obicetrapib to 2027 from 2029. The firm cited faster regulatory timing and ongoing progress in the PREVAIL outcomes trial, while broader analyst sentiment remains bullish and regulatory milestones for 2…
Guggenheim reduced its 12-month price target on DoorDash Inc. to $255 from $275 while keeping a Buy recommendation. The firm pointed to stronger-than-expected marketplace order trends and raised top-line forecasts but trimmed the target to reflect multiple compression across the tech sector. Management reiterated its 2026 margin guidance and outlin…
BMO Capital lowered its rating on Mister Car Wash Inc. (MCW) from Outperform to Market Perform and adjusted its price target to $7.00, aligning with Leonard Green & Partners' all-cash proposal to buy the remaining 33% stake for $764.9 million. The move follows a recent surge in the stock and coincided with the company reporting stronger-than-expect…
Summary: Needham increased its price target on Clean Harbors (CLH) to $308 from $290 and kept a Buy rating after the company's fourth-quarter results beat consensus on both revenue and adjusted EBITDA. The stock trades near $276.25 with an implied upside of about 11.5% to the new target. Clean Harbors reported its strongest quarterly revenue growth…
Needham raised its price objective on Bel Fuse Inc. (NASDAQ: BELFB) to $250 from $212 while retaining a Buy rating after fourth-quarter results beat expectations on revenue, gross margin and earnings. The company reported a 17% year-over-year sales increase in Q4, book-to-bill of 1.3, and guidance pointing to healthy first-quarter revenue growth, e…
Needham raised its price target on MKS Instruments to $300 from $260 and kept a Buy rating after the company delivered stronger-than-expected guidance for the first quarter and reported solid fourth-quarter results. The firm highlighted continued strength in the Electronics & Packaging segment and increased shipments in the Semi division. MKS also …
Scotiabank increased its price target on FirstEnergy to $56 from $55 and kept a Sector Outperform rating, citing a larger capital expenditure program and upward adjustments to its estimates. FirstEnergy reported fiscal 2025 adjusted EPS of $2.55 and revenue of $15.1 billion, and reaffirmed 2026 guidance; the firm now forecasts roughly 8% earnings g…
Guggenheim raised its price objective on Wingstop to $315 from $300 while keeping a Buy rating, reflecting higher 2026 EBITDA and EPS estimates after the company's fourth-quarter 2025 results. The new target implies about 13% upside from a quoted share price of $279.08, though InvestingPro data indicates the stock may be trading slightly above its …
Capital Economics analysts say that fresh U.S. strikes on Iran could disrupt oil supplies, lifting Brent crude and reducing the scope or timing of expected interest rate cuts by major central banks. Analysts point to recent geopolitical tensions, a spike in Brent near $70 per barrel, and Iran's role in global oil flows and control of the Strait of …
Southern Co raised its planned capital expenditures for 2026-2030 to about $81 billion and reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings that missed analyst forecasts. The company said it has contracted 10 gigawatts of large-load customers and expects adjusted 2026 earnings slightly below consensus, while operating costs outpaced revenue growth for the…
Needham raised its price target for Allegro MicroSystems Inc. to $45 from $41 while keeping a Buy rating, after attending the company's Analyst Day in Boston. The $45 target implies roughly 17% upside from the prevailing share price. At the event, Allegro provided a 3-5 year financial blueprint that includes mid-teens revenue growth, non-GAAP gross…
Cantor Fitzgerald reduced its price objective for Booking Holdings to $4,495 from $5,830 while maintaining a Neutral stance. The downgrade reflects concerns about AI-related risks that may weigh on valuation multiples, even as Booking delivered stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter operating results and returned capital to shareholders.
Bernstein SocGen Group cut its price objective on Insulet Corporation to $330 from $380 while retaining an Outperform rating, citing mounting competition in the insulin pump market and investor unease from recent prescription data. The firm lowered its fiscal 2027 price-to-sales multiple to 6.0x and flagged persistent high earnings multiples versus…
Bernstein SocGen Group increased its price target on Amrize Ltd (NYSE:AMRZ) to $75 from $70 and kept an Outperform rating, pointing to the company's fiscal 2026 guidance as a key driver. Amrize projects 4% to 6% revenue growth and 8% to 11% EBITDA growth, with the latter expected across both Building Materials and Building Envelope segments. The fi…
Bernstein SocGen Group reduced its price target on DoorDash Inc. (DASH) to $270 from $285 while keeping an Outperform rating, citing the company’s widening footprint beyond restaurant delivery and early signs of profitability across those initiatives. DoorDash’s shares trade well below their 52-week high even as revenue growth and positive EPS sign…
Cantor Fitzgerald cut its price target on DoorDash Inc. (NASDAQ:DASH) to $230 from $285 while keeping an Overweight rating. The move comes after a quarter that delivered modest beats on gross order value and EBITDA, strong year-over-year core order growth, and guidance showing robust gross order value growth alongside lower-than-expected EBITDA dri…
Needham reduced its price target for DoorDash to $265 from $275 while retaining a Buy rating, pointing to higher planned investments that depress near-term adjusted EBITDA. The new target is based on 25 times Needham’s 2027 adjusted EBITDA estimate and still implies upside from the stock’s prevailing market price. Analysts continue to debate valuat…
Bernstein SocGen Group reiterated an Outperform rating and a $350 price target on Wingstop (WING), signaling roughly 25% upside from the current share price of $279.08. The firm pointed to easing macro headwinds, better-than-expected fourth-quarter 2025 comps, and execution on initiatives such as a smart kitchen rollout and an upcoming loyalty prog…
Bernstein SocGen Group reaffirmed an Outperform rating on Linde and kept a $537.00 price target after the industrial gas company extended its streak of adjusted earnings-per-share beats to 28 consecutive quarters. Linde reported guidance for the first quarter of 2026 that was modestly ahead of expectations, while InvestingPro metrics flag a relati…
