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Raymond James raised its price target on Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI) to $69.00 from $61.00 while retaining an Outperform rating after the bank reported fourth-quarter results that beat expectations. The bank showed improved net interest income driven by a 7 basis point expansion in net interest margin, delivered stronger-than-expected diluted EP…
Micron has rerated hard, with MU printing fresh 52-week highs near $412 and pushing RSI into overbought territory. But the market is paying up for something real: a memory upcycle powered by AI infrastructure, tight supply, and improving profitability. This trade idea looks to participate in continued upside while acknowledging the very real risk o…
Supreme Court justices signaled reluctance to allow President Donald Trump to immediately remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, but appear likely to issue a limited ruling that could return the matter to lower courts for more factual development rather than settle broad questions about presidential authority to oust Fed officials or what const…
Raymond James reduced its price target on First Citizens BancShares to $2,350 from $2,440 while leaving a Strong Buy rating intact. The adjustment follows the bank's fourth-quarter report and management guidance for 2026, which pressured the stock. Despite an 8.5% share decline after results, the firm described the pullback as a buying opportunity …
Shares of USA Rare Earth jumped sharply in premarket trading after reports that the Trump administration would acquire a 10% stake in the company as part of a $1.6 billion debt-and-equity investment. The package is to be announced alongside a separate $1 billion private investment, with the company scheduling a morning conference call to outline te…
BofA Securities lowered its 12-month price target for JD.com to $36 from $38 while retaining a Buy rating, citing modest top-line growth for fourth-quarter 2025 and margin compression driven by heavy promotional activity. The firm projects total revenue of RMB356 billion for the quarter and models declines in direct sales, offset in part by gains i…
Raymond James increased its 12-month price target for Glacier Bancorp (GBCI) to $55 from $49 while retaining an Outperform rating following the bank's fourth-quarter 2025 results. The firm points to accelerating margin expansion, a growth push into Texas, and disciplined credit metrics as the rationale, and forecasts a net interest margin above 4% …
BMO Capital raised its price target for Gildan Activewear to $78 from $70 and kept an Outperform rating after attending the Impressions Expo and conducting retail channel checks. The firm highlighted Gildan's low-cost, vertically-integrated manufacturing and expected synergies from the HanesBrands acquisition as drivers of margin expansion, earning…
Mizuho raised its price target for Starbucks to $95 from $86 while keeping a Neutral rating, citing upside to same-store sales but cautioning that North American margin expansion faces several moving parts. Other firms have issued mixed views ahead of Starbucks’ investor day and a recently announced dividend.
BMO Capital has increased its price target for SLB to $55 from $53 while keeping an Outperform rating, following Schlumberger's fourth-quarter 2025 results that beat both BMO and consensus revenue and EPS forecasts. The firm raised its 2027 earnings estimates and highlighted drivers such as deepwater operations, data centers and activity in Venezue…
BTIG has reaffirmed a Neutral rating on Upstart Holdings Inc following reported improvement in the company’s credit indicators during the fourth quarter of 2025. The firm highlighted stronger monthly credit data in October and November and steady December trends, and said the Upstart Monthly Index moved back into a 1.4-1.5 range. Despite material r…
BofA Securities raised its price target on SLB to $55 from $50 and reiterated a Buy rating, reflecting an improved outlook for international revenue driven by strength in regions such as the Middle East and Saudi Arabia. The bank raised its EBITDA estimates for 2026 and 2027, citing synergies from the CHX acquisition and digital growth that could o…
On Jan 26, gold climbed to an unprecedented $5,100 per ounce, sending shares of major gold producers higher in premarket trading. The metal's sharp rise, driven by safe-haven demand, central bank buying and expectations of easier U.S. monetary policy, has pushed gold up about 64% in 2025 and more than 18% so far this year, boosting miners' revenues…
Jan 26 - Markets face a busy week with the Federal Reserve's policy meeting, a truce in transatlantic tensions over Greenland, major tech earnings from several U.S. and South Korean giants, political turbulence in Japan ahead of a snap election, and a raft of emerging market rate announcements. Investors will be watching for signals on policy direc…
Jefferies’ latest review of European capital goods coverage shows a clear predominance of buy recommendations across its universe, though the firm has trimmed ratings on select short-cycle industrial names in response to subdued industrial volumes and contracting manufacturing PMIs. The brokerage’s favored stocks for 2026 still include a cluster of…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has agreed to drop its enforcement action against the cryptocurrency exchange now known as Gemini Space Station after investors in its Gemini Earn lending program obtained a full in-kind return of their crypto assets via the Genesis Global Capital bankruptcy process between May and June 2024. The dismissa…
Wolfe Research cut its rating on Public Storage (NYSE: PSA) from Outperform to Peerperform, citing expectations that the stock could remain rangebound until clearer signs of earnings acceleration emerge. The company is trading at $282.63 with a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.49. Recent quarterly results showed an earnings-per-share beat but a sizabl…
Wolfe Research downgraded CubeSmart from Outperform to Peerperform, citing an expectation that shares may remain flat until clearer evidence of future growth appears. The REIT is trading near its fair value and recent analyst moves show a mix of cautious stances and continued conviction about longer-term prospects.
Recent industry checks from Wolfe Research point to robust commercial momentum at PTC Inc ahead of its February 4 earnings release, with multiple analysts raising forecasts and company metrics reflecting solid profitability and revenue growth. The broader security technology market produced uneven outcomes in the quarter, with particular strength i…
Jefferies has reiterated a Buy rating on McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) and maintained a $360 price target ahead of the company’s fourth-quarter earnings. The investment bank projects modest U.S. same-store sales growth and slightly below-consensus fourth-quarter EPS as it factors tax and interest assumptions into its model. Independent transaction and foo…
Stifel has trimmed its price target on Microsoft to $520 from $640 while keeping a Buy rating, citing anticipated operating margin compression across fiscal 2026 driven by lower gross margins and higher operating costs tied to AI talent and compute. The firm still expects above-consensus Azure growth, and other major banks continue to hold bullish …
Wolfe Research upgraded National Storage Affiliates Trust (NYSE: NSA) from Underperform to Peerperform, citing indications that the self-storage REIT's earnings may be stabilizing after multiple years of decline. The firm removed its price target in line with its Peerperform policy. NSA currently trades at a high P/E relative to peers but continues…
European Union governments have granted final approval to legislation that will outlaw imports of Russian gas by set deadlines, turning the bloc's political commitment into binding law. The measure passed despite opposition from two member states and an abstention, and includes staggered cutoffs for liquefied natural gas and pipeline deliveries, pl…
A potent winter storm across much of the United States prompted thousands of flight cancellations and hundreds of delays, while heavy snow, freezing rain and strong winds created dangerous travel conditions and left more than 820,000 customers without power in multiple states, officials said early Monday.
China’s defence ministry announced that Zhang Youxia, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and a member of the Communist Party Politburo, is under investigation for suspected serious violations of discipline and law. Liu Zhenli, the CMC’s Joint Staff Department chief of staff, is also being probed. The move marks the most prominen…
