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Needham raised its price target for eBay to $122 from $115 and retained a Buy rating after the company reported strong fourth-quarter results and upbeat guidance. The broker increased its 2026 adjusted EBITDA forecast by 5% and highlighted durable growth in Focus Categories, Recommerce and C2C. Other analysts adjusted views as well while regulators…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture projects farmers will plant more soybeans and fewer acres of corn in 2026 compared with 2025, while both crops are expected to yield the second-largest harvests on record. Corn acreage is forecast at 94 million acres, down from 98.8 million acres in 2025, while soybean seedings are set to rise to 85 million acres …
Electrolux's recent margin improvement, reinforced by SEK 4.0bn in cost efficiency gains and Q4 operating margin expansion to 4.3%, suggests earnings upside that the market has not fully priced. With a $2.51B market cap, benign technicals and an improving product footprint in North America, ELUXY looks like a mid-term long trade. Entry $17.90, stop…
Stephens raised its price target on Rush Enterprises to $80 from $55 and kept an Overweight rating after the company posted fourth-quarter 2025 results that outperformed expectations. The uplift reflects stronger revenue, lower interest expense and a reduced tax rate; gross margin was weaker than anticipated. Rush continues to generate substantial …
Stephens reduced its price target for Sonic Automotive to $67 from $68 and kept an Equal Weight rating after the company's fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 results. Management signaled a pause in EchoPark growth until 2026 with a modest reopening cadence and a planned marketing outlay, while flagging potential tariff-driven price increases and consumer s…
Blue Owl Capital Inc. shares declined after the alternative asset manager said it will stop allowing quarterly redemptions from its retail-oriented private credit vehicle, Blue Owl Capital Corp II (OBDC II), and will instead return capital via periodic distributions funded by loan repayments, asset sales or other transactions. The move follows the …
Stephens cut its 12-month price target on Medifast to $12 from $15 while keeping an Equal Weight rating, pointing to margin pressures driven by volume deleverage and a challenging consumer environment influenced by GLP-1 adoption. Medifast beat revenue expectations for Q4 2025 but posted a sizeable EPS miss; the recovery of coach headcount and prod…
Stephens raised its price target on SM Energy to $49 from $48 and kept an Overweight rating after the company's announcement of a $950 million divestiture and other corporate developments. The broker highlighted the pace of asset sales relative to SM Energy's previously stated targets and adjusted its NAV-based target slightly higher. Credit agenci…
Stephens trimmed its target price on TFI International to $105 from $115 while maintaining an Equal Weight rating, citing softer guidance from the company. The move comes amid a quarterly beat driven by the logistics segment, but with first-quarter guidance and margins coming in below expectations and several analysts trimming future earnings estim…
Canada's merchandise trade deficit narrowed to C$1.31 billion in December as exports grew faster than imports, driven principally by metals and non-metallic mineral shipments, especially unwrought gold. The share of exports sent to the United States fell to just over 67.4% of total exports, the lowest proportion on record outside two pandemic month…
Cantor Fitzgerald downgraded Polestar (PSNY) to Underweight from Neutral after the EV maker trimmed its delivery outlook. The firm cited a significantly reduced volume projection for fiscal 2026, potential additional capital requirements, tariff and geopolitics risks tied to production in China and South Korea, and questions around autonomy strateg…
Italy will vote on March 22-23 in a constitutional referendum on a package of judicial reforms that would separate the careers of judges and public prosecutors, split the High Council of the Judiciary into two bodies, introduce sortition for membership selection, and create a High Disciplinary Court. The measures, already approved twice by parliame…
Avidbank Holdings Inc. director Mike Rosinus sold 11,602 shares on February 18, 2026, at $30.22 per share, generating $350,612 in proceeds. The transaction leaves him with indirect holdings of 171,520 shares and direct ownership of 16,680 shares. The sale came as the stock traded below its 52-week high and after the company reported fourth-quarter …
TransUnion reports U.S. unsecured loan balances rose 10% last year to a record $276 billion, driven largely by subprime borrowers and consolidation of credit card debt. The bureau expects credit growth to normalize, forecasting modest increases across unsecured loans, mortgages and refinancings in 2026 while projecting a small contraction in auto l…
Russia cautioned against an "unprecedented escalation of tension" around Iran and called for restraint as a U.S. military reinforcement in the region continues, a senior U.S. official said would be complete by mid-March. The warning coincides with Iranian-Russian naval activity in the Gulf of Oman, ongoing nuclear negotiations described as only par…
Needham & Company upgraded Analog Devices to Buy in a note on Thursday, highlighting better-than-expected fiscal first-quarter results and guidance that exceeded expectations. The firm raised its view after the stock rallied sharply since its prior report, set a $400 price target based on a 30-times 2027 earnings multiple, and pointed to several ca…
Viavi has moved beyond a pure telecom-capex rebound. Q2 strength, upbeat guidance and expanding addressable markets in AI, data-center testing and defense/aerospace make the stock a tactical long. The trade uses a precise entry at $26.32, a stop at $22.00 and a $37.00 target over a 180 trading-day horizon.
Alliance Global Partners cut its recommendation on Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (GEN) from buy to neutral, saying recent stock appreciation has narrowed upside and the company is now trading at a valuation that largely reflects the dry bulk market outlook. The analyst also said the firm does not expect the outstanding buyout offer nor DSX’s att…
Strive, Inc. CFO Benjamin Pham bought a total of $115,094 in Class A common stock across two transactions on February 17 and 18, 2026, according to a Form 4 filing. The purchases occurred through a 401(k) plan and an IRA. Separately, Strive closed a $225 million follow-on offering of Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock to address debt …
Vanda (VNDA) is a small-cap pharma with a pending regulatory event this week that could re-rate the stock. At roughly $6, market-implied valuation is modest (EV/Sales ~1.3) but fundamentals and technicals are weak. This is a high-risk, event-driven trade: defined-entry long before PDUFA with a tight stop and an upside target near prior highs.
JPMorgan has resumed coverage of VisionChina Media (VISN) with a Neutral rating and a price target of $24, up from a prior $8 target. The new target implies roughly 29% upside from the current price of $18.91. The bank highlighted medium-term mid-single-digit revenue growth and low-teens EBITDA expansion over the next couple of years, while flaggin…
Northland Capital Markets elevated Select Water Solutions, Inc. (WTTR) from Market Perform to Outperform and increased its price target to $18 from $12. The analyst cited bullish fourth-quarter results and commentary, infrastructure network effects, and gains in the chemicals business. The stock trades near its 52-week high and the company declared…
Goldman Sachs upgraded eBay Inc. to Neutral from Sell and raised its price target to $88 from $77 following a fourth-quarter 2025 earnings beat. The results featured robust gross profit margins and revenue growth, and management approved a new $2 billion share repurchase authorization. Analysts remain mixed on medium-term growth, and the company is…
American Airlines has chosen CFM International’s LEAP-1A engines for future deliveries of Airbus A321neo jets it ordered, with the supplier to keep providing long-term maintenance support. The decision maintains engine commonality across the carrier’s A321neo sub-fleet and follows a March 2024 order that included 85 A321neos as part of a 260-aircra…
Berenberg has opened coverage of enterprise software firm 74Software (EPA:74SW) with a Buy rating and a 44 euro price target, implying roughly 53% upside from the last closing price. The research highlights projected free cash flow expansion driven by working capital optimisation, potential annual cost savings of 6-8 million euros, margin improveme…
