Upgrades, downgrades, and outlook changes from major analysts.
Coverage of analyst actions including upgrades, downgrades, initiations, and price-target changes. This category tracks how institutional research influences market perception, momentum shifts, and short-term price behavior.
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Jefferies reduced its price objective on W.R. Berkley to $70 from $75 and maintained a Hold rating following the insurer's fourth-quarter 2025 results. The firm cut its EPS forecasts by 2% and projects deterioration in underlying loss ratios over the next two years, even as the company reported an EPS beat and a sizable revenue surprise. BofA Secur…
Jefferies reduced its 12-month price target on NRG Energy to $181 from $198 but retained a Buy recommendation, pointing to softer assumptions for Texas power prices and PJM capacity. The bank nonetheless emphasized NRG's robust free cash flow yield of roughly 14% and its positioning to add scale through an LS Power purchase that has secured final U…
BMO Capital has increased its 12-month price objective for Hecla Mining Co. (HL) to $28.00 from $16.00 while retaining a Market Perform rating. The stock is trading above that target at $29.97 and carries a P/E of 98.32. The company reported quarterly production that was modestly shy of the analyst's forecast but delivered at the top end of its 202…
BMO Capital Markets has increased its 12-month price objective on Baker Hughes from $55 to $65 while keeping an Outperform rating. The forecast change follows stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter 2025 results from the Industrial & Energy Technology (IET) segment and upgraded guidance for 2026, prompting BMO to raise near- and full-year earnings an…
Goldman Sachs has reiterated a Buy rating on Roblox Corp. (NYSE:RBLX) and set a $180 price target, highlighting the company’s exposure to artificial intelligence initiatives and an expanding creator economy. The firm projects material bookings and margin expansion over the medium term, while other brokers present a range of views amid recent declin…
RBC Capital has lifted its 12-month price target on Bausch & Lomb Corp. (NYSE: BLCO) to $21.00 from $19.00 while retaining an Outperform rating. The firm projects slightly above-consensus Q4/25 revenue and EBITDA, flags a roughly $28 million foreign-exchange revenue tailwind, and points to an increased probability of corporate separation as drivers…
Goldman Sachs has reaffirmed a Neutral rating on Yeti Holdings with an unchanged $45 price target, citing improving revenue momentum into the first half of 2026 driven by drinkware stabilization, new product innovation and expanding bags sales. Despite a more constructive outlook for 2026 revenue and EPS, Goldman says much of that improvement appea…
BofA Securities raised its target for BHP Group to AUD57.00 from AUD56.00 while retaining a Buy rating, citing higher coal price forecasts driven by supply concerns and supportive demand-side factors. The bank's commodity team increased 2026 Newcastle and Australian hard coking coal price assumptions, a change that feeds through to BHP's valuation.…
Jefferies maintained its Buy rating on Roku Inc. and set a $135 price target, implying roughly 26% upside from the current $107 share price. The firm flagged potential upside to fourth-quarter and first-quarter platform revenue relative to consensus ahead of Roku's February 12 earnings report, and outlined a series of 2026 catalysts that could driv…
RBC Capital reaffirmed an Underperform rating and a $50.00 price target on Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) ahead of the company's February 2 earnings release. The target implies a substantial decline from the current share price of $167.47 despite the stock’s 122% gain over the past year. RBC points to three central themes shaping its view: a slo…
Evercore ISI lowered its price objective on Capital One Financial to $265 from $290 while keeping an Outperform rating after the bank reported fourth-quarter results and announced the acquisition of Brex. The firm trimmed 2026 and 2027 EPS estimates, factored in modest tangible book and core EPS dilution related to the planned Brex transaction, and…
Kepler Cheuvreux raised its rating on ABB from Hold to Buy and increased the price target to CHF70 from CHF56, citing five years of portfolio optimization and management improvements. The firm lifted its 2027 revenue and operating EBITA estimates, pointed to Electrification and Motion as primary growth drivers, and said the USD5.4 billion Robotics …
Wells Fargo downgraded Matador Resources (MTDR) from Overweight to Equal Weight and trimmed its price objective to $47 from $61, pointing to higher capital intensity and inconsistent productivity trends. While multiple brokerage firms continue to endorse Matador with Outperform/Buy ratings and varying price targets, the downgrade underscores invest…
Wells Fargo upgraded Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp. (NYSE:MGY) from Underweight to Equal Weight and increased its price target to $22.00 from $21.00. The firm cited Magnolia’s execution, capital framework, low reinvestment levels and recurring shareholder returns as drivers of free cash flow stability, while noting an elevated valuation that limits upsid…
BofA Securities trimmed its 12-month price target on Amazon.com to $286 from $303 while retaining a Buy recommendation ahead of the company's February 5 earnings release. The research house projects revenue and operating income above Street consensus, expects AWS growth to accelerate to 22% year-over-year, and points to potential North American mar…
Barclays upgraded BCE from Underweight to Equalweight and increased its price objective to $26 from $21, citing an improving competitive environment in Canada and a 'path to long-term optionality' that could support valuation. The new target is anchored to a 7x multiple on 2026 estimated EBITDA and follows other broker moves that have raised foreca…
JPMorgan downgraded Venture Global from Overweight to Neutral while nudging its price target to $11 from $10. The move follows the company’s latest 8-K that reduced 2025 adjusted EBITDA guidance for the third time since the initial outlook, and comes amid sizable leverage, negative free cash flow, and near-term supply growth expected to pressure LN…
Goldman Sachs has resumed coverage of Compass Inc. with a Neutral rating and a $14.00 price target, reflecting modest upside from current levels. The reinstatement follows Compass's completed merger with Anywhere Real Estate on January 9, 2026, which broadened the company's footprint and shifted its revenue mix toward higher-margin, less volatile s…
Goldman Sachs has opened coverage of Versant Media Group (NASDAQ: VSNT) with a Neutral rating and a $34 price target, mirroring a Fair Value view and coming as the newly independent media company navigates falling pay-TV revenues and investments in digital marketplaces and FAST channels. The stock is trading near the bank's target, while analysts d…
Kepler Cheuvreux cut its rating on TotalEnergies SE from Hold to Reduce while nudging its price target up to EUR52.00. The broker cited expectations of a looming oil surplus and downside risks in LNG pricing, even as the company posts attractive valuation metrics and other analysts adjust their targets and ratings.
Wolfe Research upgraded FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) from Peerperform to Outperform and set a $50.00 price target, pointing to incremental FERC transmission capital expenditure upside that should lift the utility's rate base growth to roughly 10%. The firm expects EPS growth to track toward the top of FirstEnergy's 6-8% guidance range and flagged s…
JPMorgan lowered its rating on Enbridge Inc. from Overweight to Neutral and cut the price target to C$69 from C$74. The downgrade reflects concerns about constrained growth in the company's crude oil franchise - roughly half of Enbridge's EBITDA - and emerging competitive risks tied to Venezuelan supply. The bank acknowledged Enbridge's stable cash…
Wolfe Research downgraded Kinetik Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KNTK) from Outperform to Peerperform, citing commodity-price pressure and recent company messaging. The firm trimmed its forecasts ahead of fourth-quarter results, setting 2026 EBITDA at $960 million - roughly 10% below sell-side consensus and below buy-side expectations near $1 billion. Other …
Wolfe Research downgraded Exelon from Outperform to Peerperform, pointing to regulatory headwinds in key states including Illinois and Maryland and to rising affordability concerns driven by recent commodity and capacity price volatility within PJM. The company still meets near-term guidance and maintains a long running dividend record, while oppor…
HSBC initiated coverage of Waters Corp. (WAT) with a Buy rating and a $460 price target, implying roughly 18% upside from the current share price of $390.90. The bank characterizes Waters as a growth-at-a-reasonable-price opportunity, pointing to an equipment replacement cycle, expected synergies from the pending BD Biosciences and Diagnostic Solut…
