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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BofA Securities has reinstated coverage of Rollins Inc. (NYSE: ROL) and assigned a Buy rating with a $67.00 price target, implying roughly 12% upside from the stock's quoted price of $59.89. The bank highlighted a combined growth model of steady organic expansion and targeted acquisitions to scale Rollins' decentralized, multi-brand platform. The c…
BofA Securities reinstated coverage of Aramark Holdings with a Buy rating and a $50.00 price target, citing customer wins, record retention and technology-led cost reductions as catalysts for revenue and margin improvement. The target implies more than 26% upside from the stock's current level, and follows a quarter in which Aramark beat earnings a…
Freedom Capital Markets upgraded Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) to a Buy rating from Hold, driven by robust AMVUTTRA revenue growth in the U.S. and abroad and expectations for continued patient momentum into 2026. The firm trimmed its price target to $410 from $470 to reflect revised near-term revenue and margin assumptions, and highlighted pricing…
B. Riley increased its price objective for Intuitive Machines Inc. (LUNR) to $25 from $20 and maintained a Buy rating, applying a higher EV/sales multiple to fiscal 2026 estimates. The firm pointed to an expanding commercial and governmental focus on lunar activity that will require communications, navigation and surface mobility services, areas wh…
Piper Sandler increased its 12-month price objective for Yeti Holdings Inc. (NYSE:YETI) to $54 from $43 and kept an Overweight rating, saying the U.S. drinkware business appears to be moving past difficult year-over-year comps and is poised to return to growth in the fourth quarter. The firm pointed to new product rollouts, favorable retailer feedb…
Piper Sandler has reaffirmed an Overweight rating and a $130.00 price target on Walmart Inc. (WMT), projecting Q4 comparable sales and continued strength in e-commerce and Walmart Connect advertising. The target sits close to the stock's trading level and near its 52-week high. With Walmart's earnings report imminent, the firm expects results to be…
Piper Sandler reiterated an Overweight rating on Ford Motor Co. and left its price target at $16.00, highlighting the automaker's traction in software and service revenue. The firm projects nearly $1.7 billion in software- and service-related EBIT by 2027, representing over 15% of Ford's total EBIT, and noted free cash flow strength that can suppor…
Piper Sandler reiterated an Overweight rating on BGC Group and held a $14.00 price target after the company reported stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter 2025 results and provided first-quarter 2026 guidance that implies accelerating organic revenue growth. The firm raised its 2026 EPS estimate by one cent to $1.38 and pointed to performance in En…
Piper Sandler has reaffirmed an Overweight rating and a $230 price target on Natera (NTRA), citing a roughly 12% upside from the prevailing share price and pointing to Japan as a potentially underappreciated growth market for the company’s Signatera test. The firm emphasized a 2026 approval target in Japan and commercialization with reimbursement i…
KeyBanc has kept a Sector Weight rating on American Tower while lowering its 2026 adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) per share estimate to $10.84. The firm flags a modest 1.2% year-over-year AFFO increase that now incorporates DISH churn and expects the companys 2026 guidance to land 3% to 6% below consensus. Despite near-term uncertainties and…
KeyBanc upheld its Sector Weight rating on Wendy’s following the company’s fourth-quarter 2025 results and 2026 guidance, while lowering its 2026 earnings estimate to $0.58. The fast-food chain reported notable same-store sales declines domestically and modest international losses in Q4, and said sales trends would remain pressured through 2026. We…
KeyBanc has reaffirmed an Overweight rating on Cogent Communications (CCOI) and kept a $30.00 price target. The stock, trading at $26.46, is assessed as fairly valued by a Fair Value model despite a greater-than-65% decline over the past year. The firm sees modest downside risk to fourth-quarter results but remains constructive on longer-term reven…
KeyBanc maintained a Sector Weight rating on Azenta, Inc. (NASDAQ: AZTA) after the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening 2026 Conference in Boston. The company drew a strong turnout at a pre-conference showcase for its biorepository and demonstrated interest in automation products, while recent quarterly results showed a revenue beat but …
KeyBanc has reaffirmed its Overweight rating and $28.00 price target on SM Energy (NYSE:SM), citing an inexpensive trading multiple and projected deleveraging despite cuts to capital expenditure, production, and earnings forecasts. The company’s shares trade well below the target price, and recent balance-sheet and credit developments have prompted…
Bernstein SocGen Group trimmed its price objective on Wendy’s to $9.00 from $10.00 while retaining a Market Perform rating, after the fast-food operator reported steep same-store sales declines in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025. The company’s shares trade near their 52-week low, and management has guided to flat system-wide sales for fiscal 2026…
Bernstein SocGen Group reduced its price target for DraftKings Inc. (DKNG) to $28 from $32 while keeping an Outperform rating, citing limited near-term visibility after the company's latest guidance. The new target aligns with InvestingPro's Fair Value assessment, and comes amid strong gross margins and a recent quarterly beat that still failed to …
Bernstein SocGen Group maintained an Outperform rating and a $189.00 price target on Hyatt Hotels (NYSE:H), signaling roughly 14% upside from the prevailing share price. The broker highlights Hyatt's fiscal 2026 EBITDA guidance - 13-18% growth based on a conservative 1-3% RevPAR assumption - as the primary support for the call, while noting idiosyn…
Bernstein SocGen Group reiterated a Market Perform rating on Birkenstock Holding plc (NYSE:BIRK) with a $50 price target, in close alignment with InvestingPro’s Fair Value estimate. The stock, trading at $39.80, appears to offer upside against analyst targets and valuation models, but the firm cites investor skepticism about the brand’s trajectory …
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced its price target on Sixth Street Specialty Lending (NYSE: TSLX) to $22.00 from $23.00 while retaining an Outperform rating after a quarter marked by depreciation-driven NAV pressure. Earnings and revenue beat expectations, credit quality held steady, and the company laid out 2026 ROE guidance and a new joint venture …
Roth/MKM upgraded Yeti Holdings Inc. (NYSE: YETI) to a Buy from Neutral and lifted its price target to $60 from $37, citing sustained sales and margin momentum through 2026 and into 2027. The stock, trading near $48 within a 52-week range of $26.61 to $51.29, has gained 44% since early November, outpacing the Russell 2000. Other brokers have issued…
Bernstein SocGen Group raised its price target on IPG Photonics to $162 from $100 while keeping an Outperform rating, pointing to a cyclical recovery and structural improvements. The new target implies roughly 5% upside versus the stock's recent price, with shares having gained sharply year-to-date. Bernstein expects margin expansion over the next …
Bernstein SocGen has reaffirmed a Market Perform rating and a $256 price target on Expedia Group Inc. following the company's fourth-quarter results. The update comes amid accelerating B2B revenue growth, consistent gains across B2C brands, a near 90.12% gross profit margin, and raised fiscal 2026 EBITDA forecasts. Other firms likewise tempered ent…
Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded Onto Innovation Inc. (NYSE: ONTO) to Overweight from Neutral and increased its price target to $275 from $170, citing expected earnings upside, stronger guidance prospects and strategic benefits from a recent acquisition. The firm projects first-half 2026 revenue of $575 million to $600 million and anticipates higher cale…
Melius Capital initiated coverage of EquipmentShare (NASDAQ: EQPT) with a buy rating and a $55 price target, implying roughly 63% upside from the stock's current $33.77 level. The firm cites ambitious organic growth, industry positioning and precedent valuation premiums in rental sector peers as reasons for the recommendation, while noting the comp…
Melius moved Chevron (CVX) from Hold to Buy with a $205.00 price target, highlighting the oil major's shareholder-return focus, selective exploration in frontier areas, and a shift to cash harvesting in the Permian. The firm also flagged potential upside tied to developments in Venezuela and noted recent corporate moves including the Hess acquisiti…
