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Jefferies Sticks With Buy on McDonald’s Ahead of Q4 Results, Cites Share Gains and Cost Opportunities

Jefferies Sticks With Buy on McDonald’s Ahead of Q4 Results, Cites Share Gains and Cost Opportunities

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…

Wolfe Research Raises Rating on National Storage Affiliates Trust as Earnings Show Signs of Stabilizing

Wolfe Research Raises Rating on National Storage Affiliates Trust as Earnings Show Signs of Stabilizing

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…

Jefferies Cuts Sempra Energy Target to $89, Cites California Litigation and Cost-of-Capital Pressure

Jefferies Cuts Sempra Energy Target to $89, Cites California Litigation and Cost-of-Capital Pressure

Jefferies has trimmed its price target on Sempra Energy to $89 from $95 while keeping a Hold rating, pointing to litigation involving Southern California Gas and shifts in California cost-of-capital assumptions. The move comes as the stock trades near the new target and follows a quarter in which Sempra beat expectations on both earnings and revenu…

Evercore Reiterates $875 Target for Meta Ahead of Q4 Results

Evercore Reiterates $875 Target for Meta Ahead of Q4 Results

Evercore ISI has reaffirmed an Outperform rating and a $875 price target on Meta Platforms ahead of the company’s fourth-quarter earnings on January 28. The firm expects a modest beat and bracket in Q4, cites favorable advertising checks and AI-driven ad performance gains, and labels Street revenue and operating profit estimates as reasonable while…

Goldman Sachs Lifts DT Midstream Price Target to $108, Retains Sell Rating Citing Valuation Stretch

Goldman Sachs Lifts DT Midstream Price Target to $108, Retains Sell Rating Citing Valuation Stretch

Goldman Sachs increased its 12-month price target for DT Midstream to $108 from $102 while keeping a Sell rating ahead of the company’s fourth-quarter 2025 earnings report scheduled for February 13. The new target remains below DT Midstream’s prevailing share price of $122.31. Goldman forecasts near-term EBITDA roughly in line with consensus, proje…

Goldman Increases Kinetik Holdings Target to $42, Flags Waha Headwinds and Near-Term EBITDA Pressure

Goldman Increases Kinetik Holdings Target to $42, Flags Waha Headwinds and Near-Term EBITDA Pressure

Goldman Sachs has lifted its price objective for Kinetik Holdings Inc to $42 from $40 while retaining a Buy rating ahead of the company’s fourth-quarter 2025 results. The bank trimmed near-term EBITDA expectations on Waha price and volume impacts and projects lower 2026 EBITDA driven by a weaker year-end 2025 exit rate. Other broker activity has pr…