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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BMO Capital trimmed its price target on Hexcel Corp. to $85 from $88 while keeping a Market Perform rating, pointing to valuation concerns even after the company reported a solid fourth-quarter earnings beat and provided robust 2026 EPS guidance. Morgan Stanley separately upgraded the stock and raised its target on signs of margin improvement and h…
RBC Capital reduced its 12-month price target for United Rentals (URI) to $1,041 from $1,123 while keeping an Outperform rating after the equipment rental company reported a mixed fourth-quarter. Revenue advanced but margins contracted, and guidance for 2026 was largely consistent with consensus, a factor RBC says helps explain recent stock movemen…
Goldman Sachs moved its price objective on SanDisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) to $700 from $320 while retaining a Buy recommendation, pointing to stronger-than-expected quarterly results and guidance, constrained NAND supply and accelerating demand. Other major banks have also raised targets after the company posted substantial earnings and revenue beats for fi…
RBC Capital increased its price target for BB&T Capital (NYSE:BBT) to $31.00 from $28.00 while retaining a Sector Perform rating. The move follows BB&T’s fourth-quarter results, which RBC described as the company’s first full combined quarter and indicative of steady core trends. RBC cited an upcoming systems conversion planned for February that is…
William Blair has initiated coverage of RxSight Inc. (NASDAQ:RXST) with a Market Perform rating. The research note cites strong revenue growth and high gross margins from 2021 to 2024, a slowdown in 2025, and competitive and operational headwinds. Management is reportedly taking steps to bolster customer support and education while the firm watches…
RBC Capital raised its price target on Caterpillar to $658 from $587 after the company reported fourth-quarter results that beat consensus across all metrics and released 2026 guidance. Power generation led growth, driven by data center demand, and a record $51 billion backlog supported the revised target, even as RBC held a Sector Perform rating. …
RBC Capital increased its price target on O’Reilly Automotive to $111 from $110 and kept an Outperform rating, nudging up quarterly comparable-sales and earnings estimates while flagging potential SG&A pressure. The company recently enlarged its share repurchase authorization and disclosed an insider trading plan tied to option exercises, as other …
Goldman Sachs increased its 12-month price target on Western Digital Corp. to $220 from $165 while retaining a Neutral rating. The decision follows a quarterly report and guidance the bank described as strong, but the stock is trading substantially above Goldman’s new target and InvestingPro Fair Value estimates after a dramatic rally over the past…
Mizuho has initiated coverage of Pulse Biosciences (PLSE) with an Outperform rating and a $25 price target, implying roughly 75% upside from the current share price of $13.62. The research call highlights positive physician feedback supporting rapid adoption of the company’s nanosecond pulsed field ablation (nsPFA or nPulse) technology after FDA cl…
Wells Fargo upgraded International Paper (IP) from Underweight to Equal Weight and increased its price target to $40 from $36, citing substantial operational improvements in the company's PSNA business over roughly the past two years. The firm moved to a sum-of-the-parts valuation and raised its 2026 and 2027 EBITDA forecasts to $3.4 billion and $4…
Goldman Sachs has initiated coverage of Kerry Group PLC with a Buy rating and a EUR95.00 price target, indicating roughly 30% upside from current levels. The bank points to attractive valuation, a 9% adjusted EPS CAGR projected for FY26-29E, and margin expansion driven by cost efficiencies, mix improvement and China utilization normalization.
UBS upgraded Royalty Pharma from Neutral to Buy and increased its price target to $49.00 from $38.00, citing a strengthened growth profile following recent royalty transactions and portfolio build-out. The firm raised its 2025-2030 revenue and EBITDA CAGR forecasts and pointed to a collection of late-stage drugs and strategic acquisitions as contri…
BofA Securities has reaffirmed a Buy rating on Apple (AAPL) and set a $325 price target, citing stronger-than-expected iPhone upgrades worldwide, improving gross margins amid commodity pressures, and product road map catalysts including AI-enabled Siri and a foldable iPhone planned for 2026. The firm highlights a record installed base and robust se…
Morgan Stanley raised its price target on SanDisk to $690 from $483 and maintained an Overweight rating, pointing to a memory industry upcycle the firm calls the strongest in 30 years. SanDisk’s guidance shows revenue growth of more than 52% quarter-over-quarter and significant sequential price gains, while a joint venture extension with Kioxia and…
Raymond James upgraded Valley National Bancorp (VLY) from Market Perform to Strong Buy and assigned a $15 price target, implying roughly 18% upside from the current $12.67 share price. The firm highlighted a strategic shift to offense, improving loan growth, rising net interest margin momentum, and credit costs that appear to have peaked. Valley Na…
Macquarie upgraded TAL International (NYSE:TAL) from Neutral to Outperform and lifted its price target to $18.00 from $13.10, implying roughly 42% upside from a $12.70 share price. The upgrade follows year-over-year gains across TAL’s learning services and learning devices segments, a reversal to non-GAAP operating profitability in Q3 FY2025, and s…
Morgan Stanley raised Hexcel Corp. (HXL) to Equalweight from Underweight and lifted its price target to $90 from $67 after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter 2025 results and signaled improving operating margins tied to rising commercial OEM production. The bank forecasts stronger EPS growth for Hexcel versus peers but notes t…
UBS downgraded Antofagasta from Buy to Neutral while increasing its price target to GBP42.00 from GBP35.00, pointing to the stock's substantial outperformance and stretched valuation. InvestingPro data shows the shares trading at $49.43 and flags elevated multiples versus historical norms, amid strong shareholder returns and sector-wide momentum dr…
UBS cut its recommendation on China Mobile from Buy to Neutral and trimmed the price target to RMB81.00 from RMB100.00, arguing the stock has limited upside from current levels. The broker points to a lack of re-rating catalysts, competitive pressure from internet hyperscalers in cloud and AI, and modest earnings growth expectations even as the com…
Jefferies has launched coverage of Engene Holdings Inc. (ENGN) with a Buy rating and a $28 price target, implying roughly 173% upside from the stock's current level of $10.27. The firm highlights Engene's ongoing pivotal study in high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (HR-NMIBC), a key data update expected in the second half of 2026, and favo…
Citizens has cut its rating on SAP from Market Outperform to Market Perform following a set of fourth-quarter results that mixed an above-consensus non-IFRS EPS and operating profit with revenue and cloud metrics that fell short of expectations. The stock has seen significant recent volatility, trading near $200 and sliding sharply in the week afte…
Jones Trading has begun coverage of RenovoRx Inc. (RNXT) with a Buy rating and an $8.00 price objective, implying substantial upside from the stock's current trading level of $0.96. Data from InvestingPro highlighted valuation metrics, balance-sheet strength and clinical development milestones, while the company’s most recent quarterly report recor…
BMO Capital upgraded Southwest Airlines from Market Perform to Outperform and raised its price target to $57.50 from $43.00, citing momentum from company initiatives and material earnings upside potential. The upgrade accompanies modestly mixed fourth-quarter results and a notable share-price rally on forward guidance and operational progress.
Jefferies reduced its recommendation on Kenvue Inc. from Buy to Hold and cut its price target to $18.00 from $23.00, arguing the stock now offers limited upside following shareholder approval of the planned merger with Kimberly-Clark. The firm removed Kenvue from its Franchise Pick list, pointing to litigation uncertainty and slowing business trend…
Stifel has downgraded Codere Online Luxembourg S.A. (NASDAQ: CDRO) from Buy to Hold and reduced its price target to $8.50 from $9.00, pointing to Mexico’s planned increase in gambling taxes from 30% to 50% as a material threat to earnings. The new target implies roughly 7.5% upside from a recent share price of $7.91, while third-party InvestingPro …
