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☆ This restaurant chain specializing in salads is primed to surge nearly 50%, Oppenheimer says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The firm reiterated an outperform rating on the restaurant chain stock and listed it as a top pick. Oppenheimer's $34 per share price target implies nearly 50% upside from Monday's $22.74 close. "We believe the model is in the early innings of a powerful earnings revision cycle," analyst Brian Bittner wrote Monday. Bittner, however, sees Sweetgreen reporting a smaller-than-expected loss due to strong margins. However, "our work suggests now is the time to get aggressive as the model transitions to sustainable EBITDA profitability starting in 2024."

Persons: Oppenheimer, Sweetgreen, Brian Bittner, Sweetgreen's, Bittner Organizations: FactSet

The firm initiated coverage on the stock with a buy rating and $60 price target, implying 37.2% upside from where shares closed on Monday. Analyst Mark Lipacis has a target price of $1,160 on shares, suggesting around 35% upside from where shares closed on Monday. However, it kept its $9 price target, which implies upside of just 7.7% over the next 12 months. The stock price now better considers some of our midterm concerns," worte analyst Joseph Spak. Analyst Frank Lee also raised his price target to $225 from $180, implying shares rallying nearly 38% from Monday's close.

Persons: Rivian, Goldman, DraftKings, Goldman Sachs, Ben Miller, Miller, — Hakyung Kim, Joe Ritchie, Ritchie, Nvidia isn't, it's, Mark Lipacis, Lipacis, Hakyung Kim, hasn't, Nicole DeBlase, DeBlase, Joseph Spak, we'd, Fred Imbert, Frank Lee, Lee, Nvidia's GB200 Organizations: CNBC, UBS, HSBC, AMD, US Online Gaming, GE, GE Vernova, General Electric, Nvidia, ISI, Honeywell, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, Rivian Automotive Locations: NVDA, Monday's

Raymond James raised its price target on Nvidia to $1,100, noting revenue momentum will stay strong. On a more sour note, Bank of America lowered its price target on Boeing to $190, citing risks around the company's ongoing safety issues. He raised his price target by $30 to $160, which suggests more than 25% potential upside for shares. Analyst Bryan Bergin initiated coverage of Mastercard with a buy rating and $545 price target, which indicates 16.2% potential upside. — Pia Singh 5:50 a.m.: Bank of America cuts Boeing price target Boeing's latest troubles made Bank of America even more skeptical on the stock's prospects.

Persons: Raymond James, Berenberg, Andres Castanos, Mollor, — Pia Singh, Bernstein, Johnson, Callum Elliott, Kenvue, Elliott, Lorraine Hutchinson, Hutchinson, Nike's, TD Cowen, Bryan Bergin, Bergin, Blackwell, Srini Pajjuri, Ronald Epstein, Dave Calhoun, Epstein, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Nvidia, Bank of America, Boeing, Johnson, Nike, Mastercard, Visa, of America, New York Times Locations: Albemarle, underperform, China, Europe, Asia

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Tesla, Amazon, Take-Two, BJ's, Dell, Disney, Broadcom, Apple & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

"We are reinstating coverage of AVGO with a buy rating and a new price target of $1,500." "We are upgrading Take-Two from Neutral to Buy and raising our target price from $170 to $200." KeyBanc reiterates Nvidia as overweight Key raised its price target on the stock to $1,200 per share from $1,100. Oppenheimer reiterates Alphabet as outperform Oppenheimer raised its price target on the stock to $185 per share from $172. "We resume coverage after a period of Rating Suspended with a Buy/High Risk (1H) rating and target price of $11."

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, Piper Sandler, Piper, selloff, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Bernstein, Tesla, underperform Bernstein, Wolfe, Eaton, underperform, ETN, Needham, it's, KeyBanc, Oppenheimer, Chipotle, Stefan Larsson, Zac Coughlin, Investor Relations Sheryl Freeman, Evercore, Cantor Fitzgerald, Cantor, Nvidia, Huntington, BTIG, Truist, Melius, Dell Organizations: Norfolk Southern, CP, NSC, JPMorgan, GE, Deutsche Bank reinstates Broadcom, Deutsche, Tesla, Citi, Netflix, AMD, ARM, Meta, Google, NASDAQ, Investor Relations, Disney, Susquehanna, Nvidia, Bank of America, of America, U.S, TAM, Dell, Apple Locations: FSLY, F1Q

Bernstein lowered its price target on Tesla, calling for 30% downside. Meanwhile, Mizuho raised its price target on Micron, citing a growing AI opportunity. The firm reiterated a buy rating on the computer storage and memory stock on Monday and raised its price target to $130 per share from $124. — Brian Evans 5:53 a.m.: Bernstein cuts Tesla price target Longtime Tesla bear Toni Sacconaghi lowered his price target on the EV maker to $120 from $150, citing growing demand constraints. TSLA YTD mountain TSLA ytd — Fred Imbert

Persons: Bernstein, Mizuho, Jason Getz, — Brian Evans, Toni Sacconaghi, Tesla, Sacconaghi, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Micron, Mizuho, Mizuho Securities Locations: China, Europe

☆ Goldman loves these stocks but the rest of Wall Street does not
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Investors who take the risk of owning certain unloved stocks could see outperformance down the road, according to Goldman Sachs. This basket of stocks consists of buy-rated names on which the firm's analysts are out of line with the rest of Wall Street. Here are a few of Goldman's differentiated buy names. About a quarter of analysts covering the stock have given it a buy or strong buy rating, according to LSEG. The pet retailer has buy or strong buy ratings from about one-third of Wall Street analysts covering the name, per LSEG.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Warren Buffett, Goldman, Deep Mehta, Instacart, Petco, Ron Coughlin Organizations: Investors, The New York Times, Citi, Capital, JPMorgan, Petco, Wall Street Locations: 2024E

Analyst Mike Mayo assigned an overweight rating and $70 price target, which suggests more than 25% upside for shares. Analyst Bill Katz raised his price target by $14 to $128 on the outperform-rated company, which has seen roughly 74% share price growth over the past year. He upped his price target by $25 to $350, implying roughly 19.5% upside for the company, which will report fiscal fourth-quarter results on Wednesday. "While LT debates around monetization and competition have yet to be resolved, we think risk-reward now skews attractive given an improving cloud demand backdrop." It also raised its price target to $86 from $75, but the new forecast still implies downside of more than 13% going forward.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, HashiCorp, Wells, Mike Mayo, Mayo, — Pia Singh, TD Cowen, Cowen, Bill Katz, Katz, Jefferies, Brent Thill, Thill, Salesforce, bode, Sanjit Singh, Singh, Yifeng Liu, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, HSBC, Moderna, Citigroup, Citi, Discover Financial Services, KKR, Salesforce, HSBC downgrades Moderna, Merck & Co Locations: Wells, monetization

☆ Here are Thursday’s biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Rivian, Sunrun, DoorDash and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Thursday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Morgan Stanley raises Nvidia price target Morgan Stanley increased its price target on shares to $795 from $750 after the chipmaker's earnings announcement. " UBS reiterates Nvidia as buy, but trims price target UBS reiterated its buy rating on Nvidia but reduced its price target to $800 from $850. Morgan Stanley upgrades DoorDash to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley's upgrade comes after the stock fell around 10% since its earnings report on Feb. 15. Morgan Stanley reiterates overweight rating on Rivian Automative Morgan Stanley kept its overweight rating on Rivian , but cited concerns on the company's outlook. Jefferies reiterates Sunrun as buy Jefferies also raised its price target on Sunrun to $31 from $25, implying shares nearly doubling from Wednesday's close.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Nvidia Goldman, Morgan, Rivian, Automative Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, Sunrun, Bernstein, Wendy's, Wendy, TD Cowen, Cowen, COTY, Cantor Fitzgerald, Root, Cantor, Remitly Organizations: NVIDIA, UBS, Nvidia, Data Center, RBC, Rivian Automotive, EV, Petrobras, ITC, Coty, BMO, Markets Locations: Argentine, China, Brazil, 2024E

The firm downgraded the cosmetics stock to hold from buy but maintained $530 per share price target. The firm maintained a neutral rating alongside a $13 per share price target, implying nearly 10% upside ahead. The firm is standing by an underperform rating on Robinhood stock with a $12 per share price target. HSBC downgraded the software stock to hold but maintained its $22 per share price target. First Solar shares have lagged in 2024, losing 11.6% amid concern that Federal Reserve rate cuts may not arrive until later than anticipated.

Persons: Ulta, Anthony Chukumba, Chukumba, Brian Evans, Christopher Danely, — Brian Evans, Robinhood's, Robinhood, LSEG, JPMorgan's Kenneth Worthington, Goldman Sachs, Will Nance, America's Craig Siegenthaler, Wells, Biogen, Mohit Bansal, Stephen Bersey, Christopher Dendrinos, Dendrinos, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, U.S, Wednesday, RBC, HSBC, Palantir, Citi, Revenue, Bank, America's, Technologies, RBC Capital Markets, Enphase Energy, Shoals Technologies Locations: 2024e, Tuesday's, U.S

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Disney, Walmart, Apple, Arista, Ford, Rivian, Block & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Morgan Stanley initiates Ford as a top pick Morgan Stanley said it's standing by its top pick status on Ford. Morgan Stanley initiates Dynatrace as equal weight Morgan Stanley initiated the software stock with an equal weight and said patience is needed. Morgan Stanley reiterates Disney as overweight Morgan Stanley said Disney's participation in a sports streaming bundle is 'low-risk." Morgan Stanley adds Huntington Bancshares to the financials finest list Morgan Stanley added the regional bank to its financials finest list. Morgan Stanley reiterates Rivian as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's standing by its overweight rating on the stock, but that the company will need "substantial funding" to complete its Georgia plant.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, ANET, hyperscaler, Morgan Stanley, Ford, it's, Dynatrace, Redburn, Evercore, Susquehanna, Piper Sandler, Trimble, Piper, Riley, Bernstein, Disney, Huntington Bancshares, Huntington, Banks, Stephens, Cantor Fitzgerald, Stratasys, Cantor, Rivian Organizations: Arista Networks, Ford, downgrades, Airlines, UBS, Nvidia, NextEra Energy Partners, Taiwan Semiconductor, Apple, Apple Services, DIS, FOX, Deutsche Bank, Walmart, Citi, GSK, " Bank of America, of America Locations: NVDA's, North America, NAPA, Georgia

Morgan Stanley raised its price target on General Motors. 6:56 a.m.: Morgan Stanley calls Bloom Energy a 'secular winner' Morgan Stanley reiterated its overweight rating on Bloom Energy , naming it an underappreciated AI beneficiary. The firm also maintained its $22 price target on shares, which suggests shares surging more than 94% from where they closed on Wednesday. — Hakyung Kim 6:14 a.m.: Morgan Stanley steps to the sidelines on ZoomInfo ZoomInfo Technologies is "unlikely to zoom into a recovery," according to Morgan Stanley. — Hakyung Kim 5:40 a.m.: Morgan Stanley raises GM price target A focus shift back to internal combustion engine vehicles can give General Motors another jolt higher, according to Morgan Stanley.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Andrew Percoco, — Hakyung Kim, Antonio Reale, Reale, Hakyung Kim, Elizabeth Porter, Porter, Richard Choe, Choe, Jefferies, NYCB, Jon Arfstrom, Arfstrom, Christopher Danely, Danely, Bank of America's Tal Liani, Liani, Samik Chatterjee, Chatterjee, Adam Jonas, Jonas, — Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, General Motors, Qualcomm, Citi, Bloom, Bloom Energy, Bank of America, Santander Santander, Santander, ZoomInfo, JPMorgan, T, RBC, New York, Bancorp New, Bancorp New York Community, Bank, NYCB, Citi Citi, chipmaker Qualcomm, Samsung, Bank of America's, GM Locations: Spanish, Spain, Santander, Europe, U.S, Wednesday's, Bancorp New York

☆ Deutsche Bank downgrades Netflix, says all the good news is priced into stock
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Deutsche Bank is moving to the sidelines on shares of Netflix despite another solid quarter from the streaming giant. Analyst Bryan Kraft views the company as the "best story in media among the vertically integrated producers/programmers/distributors," but nevertheless downgraded Netflix to a hold rating. He said that its leadership position and good news look "fully priced" in to the stock already after its 65% runup in 2023. The downgrade from Deutsche Bank comes in the wake of another strong quarter from the dominant player in entertainment media . Netflix topped revenue estimates and added 13.1 million subscribers, easily topping the 8 million to 9 million additions expected by Wall Street analysts.

Persons: Bryan Kraft, Kraft, it's, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Deutsche Bank, Netflix, Wall Street, Kraft

Gould is more bullish than many on Wall Street, as the average price target of analysts polled by LSEG is $484.42. Analyst Harold Antor downgraded the stock to hold from buy and slashed his price target by $4 to $8. Analyst Jeffrey Stantial upgrade the sports betting stock to buy from hold and raised his price target by $5 to $45. Stantial's new price target implies shares can jump 19.9% over the next year from Thursday's close. UBS raised its rating on Texas Instruments to buy and increased its price target to $195 from $170.

Persons: Chipmakers, Wells, Bernstein, PDD, Robin Zhu, Zhu, Temu, there's, Shein, — Alex Harring, Alan Gould, Gould, Jefferies, Hertz, Harold Antor, Antor, There's, Saul Martinez, Martinez, Alex Harring, Stifel, Jeffrey Stantial, Stantial, Wells Fargo, Aaron Rakers, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, TXN, Timothy Arcuri, FCF –, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, UBS, Texas, Nvidia, Meta, PDD Holdings, Netflix, HBO, LSEG, Hertz, EV, Jefferies, HSBC, Discover, Facebook, Big Tech, Texas Instruments Locations: China, Thursday's

Early analyst calls on Wednesday included a downgrade to a legacy automaker and a rerating for a crypto mining stock that won big last year. "As we have parsed through our numbers, we think the road to recovery will be tougher for SEDG from the perspectives of top line, gross margins, and market share," analyst Christine Cho said. Morgan Stanley stock has slipped nearly 8% this year. The firm downgraded Ford to neutral from buy in a Tuesday note and reiterated a $12 per share price target. Ford shares have struggled this year, losing 6%.

Persons: BTIG, Wall, Joseph Spak, Spak, — Brian Evans, Barclays downgrades SolarEdge, Christine Cho, Cho, SolarEdge, JPMorgan downgrades Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley, Ted Pick, Kian Abouhossein, UBS downgrades Ford, Ford, Jim Farley's, Gregory Lewis, Lewis, MARA 1Y, MARA, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, UBS, Ford Motor, Barclays downgrades, Barclays, SolarEdge, Enphase Energy, JPMorgan, Ford, U.S, General Motors, Crypto, Marathon, Marathon Digital, BTC Locations: U.S, Tuesday's

☆ Wall Street made bold calls on 4 of our stocks this week. Here's where we stand
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Wall Street analysts revealed bold predictions on four portfolio stocks this week, as investors digested the latest inflation data and December earnings season kicked off. Morgan Stanley Wall Street's take: HSBC cut Morgan Stanley's rating to hold from buy on Monday, citing weaker guidance for the firm's wealth management business. MS 1Y mountain Morgan Stanley 1 year The Club's take: We don't blame analysts for stepping to the sidelines. Still, Morgan Stanley has strong growth prospects from its investment banking segment, a business we see improving on a better macroeconomic outlook and a pickup in deal activity. Palo Alto Networks Wall Street's take: Morgan Stanley named Palo Alto Networks the bank's top cybersecurity pick on Wednesday.

Persons: Here's, Morgan Stanley Wall, Morgan Stanley, Apple's, FCF, We've, Baird, Price, Marc Benioff, shouldn't, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Brendan Mcdermid Organizations: HSBC, Morgan, Bank, Management, Apple, Palo, Palo Alto Networks, 22X, CNBC, Traders, New York Stock Exchange Locations: CY24, CQ4, Palo, New York City, U.S

Bank of America raised its rating on Adecoargo to buy , with its price target pointing to more than 26% upside. The firm maintained its $450 price target on the pizza chain, which implies shares could jump 12.6%. Analyst Doug Anmuth upped his price target by $15 to $220, implying shares could still gain more than 13%. The firm's new $230 price target implies the overweight-rated stock could gain 18.5% over the next 12 months. The analyst increased his 2024 year-end price target to $30 per share, which suggests 32.2% potential upside from Monday's close.

Persons: Piper Sandler, Oppenheimer Oppenheimer, Brian Bittner, Bittner, — Pia Singh, Jessica Reif Ehrlich, Ehrlich, Doug Anmuth, Morgan Stanley, Benjamin Swinburne, Roth, Chip Moore, Moore, Nuvera, Yuri Fernandes, Fernandes, …, Piper Sandler downgrades Albemarle, Charles Neivert, Neivert, Isabella Simonato, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Bank of America, Spotify, Analysts, JPMorgan, Yale, Hyster, Argentine Locations: Argentina, Albemarle, 4Q23, China, Europe, 2024E, 2025E

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Netflix, Apple, IBM, Coinbase, Nike, Domino's, Meta, Charles Schwab and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Goldman Sachs reiterates Nike as buy After a transfer of analyst coverage, Goldman Sachs said it sees improving growth for Nike shares. UBS downgrades United Rentals to neutral from buy UBS said in its downgrade of the equipment rental company that it sees a more balanced risk/reward. UBS reiterates Apple as neutral UBS said its analysis of Apple's App Store shows revenue increasing. UBS reiterates Netflix as buy UBS said it's standing by its buy rating on Netflix shares after hosting the company at a conference. William Blair reiterates Charles Schwab as outperform William Blair named Schwab a top pick for 2024, noting it's well-positioned.

Persons: Raymond James, Piper Sandler downgrades Albemarle, Piper Sandler, it's, Goldman Sachs, Roth, Roth MKM, TD Cowen, Bernstein, Mizuho downgrades Prologis, Wells, Wells Fargo, Oppenheimer, Domino's, Elliott, Morgan Stanley, Meta, Needham, Coinbase, JPMorgan, Raymond James downgrades Lululemon, LULU, Strong, William Blair, Charles Schwab, Schwab Organizations: Crescent Energy, Energy Company, Eagle Ford, UW, Nike, Bank of America, UBS, Credit Suisse, Yale, HY, United Rentals, Apple, Semiconductors, JPMorgan, IBM, Consulting, Mizuho, Marriott, of America, Netflix, Management, Integra, Financial, ISI, Disney, BR, Cargo Therapeutics, Citi, Travere Therapeutics Locations: Houston, Uinta, Eagle, LTHM, 2024E, 2025E, Argentina, Boston, China, Mexican

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Boeing, Amazon, Delta, Spotify, Alibaba, Johnson & Johnson and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Friday: Stifel initiates Boeing at buy Stifel said it sees a "favorable" setup for Boeing shares. Citi downgrades Spotify to neutral from buy Citi said in its downgrade of Spotify that the risk/reward is less compelling. Jefferies initiates Arcos Dorados as a buy Jefferies said the Latin American McDonald's franchisee is a "consistent compounder." Jefferies initiates CSG Systems as buy Jefferies said in its initiation of the software-as-a-service company that it sees burgeoning growth. Jefferies initiates Amdocs as buy Jefferies said it sees opportunity for the Israel-based software and systems integration supplier. "

Persons: Stifel, TD Cowen, Morgan Stanley downgrades Alibaba, Morgan Stanley, it's, Alibaba, Tesla, Cantor Fitzgerald, Cantor, Jefferies, Piper Sandler, TXRH, Wells, Wells Fargo, Emerson, Oppenheimer, Goldman Sachs, Bonnie Herzog's, MarketWise, Redburn, Johnson Organizations: Boeing, Delta, Air Lines, Citi, Spotify, RBC, Western Alliance, Novo Nordisk, Arcos, American, Crescent Energy, Fortrea Holdings, ISI, Aspen Technology, Emerson, JPMorgan, Constellation Brands, Constellation, UBS, Bank of America, Norfolk Southern, of America, Norfolk, CSG Systems, Communication Service, Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, Westinghouse, Johnson, Innovative Medicine, Pharmaceutical Locations: Europe, China, Arcos, 4Q24, reaccelerate, Aspen, Norfolk, Israel

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Amazon, Tesla, Schwab, Pinterest, Exxon, Disney and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Here are Wednesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Piper Sandler downgrades Hershey to neutral from overweight Piper Sandler said it's concerned about rising cocoa costs for Hershey. UBS reiterates Apple as neutral UBS said its survey checks show wait times for Apple's iPhone are almost nonexistent. Piper Sandler reiterates Charles Schwab as buy Piper Sandler said the company is a "likely beneficiary of fed rate cuts." Piper Sandler reiterates Pinterest as overweight Piper Sandler raised its price target on Pinterest to $40 per share from $37 and says trends are improving. UBS reiterates Exxon as buy UBS said it's bullish heading into Exxon's corporate plan event on Dec. 6.

Persons: Piper Sandler downgrades Hershey, Piper Sandler, it's, Guggenheim, Tesla, Truist, Canaccord, Raymond James, TD Cowen, AZN, Goldman Sachs, Leslie's, Carlyle, Wells, Wells Fargo, Apple, Jefferies, Airbnb, ABNB, Cantor Fitzgerald, Microvast, Charles Schwab, SCHW, Morgan Stanley, Bernstein, PDD, Marti, Pinterest, D.A, Davidson, Estée Lauder Organizations: Hershey, UBS, Apple, " Bank of America, underperform Bank of America, AstraZeneca, downgrades, Group, Goldman, GS, Bank of America, Union, JPMorgan, Disney, Taiwan Semiconductor, Intel, Commerce, Marti Technologies, DFS, Exxon Locations: China, Europe, Japan, America, CY24, Turkey, XOM's

☆ Goldman, JPMorgan and others crank up Nvidia price targets in wake of latest earnings
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Several analysts hiked their price targets for the stock to show they expect greater upside ahead after the latest financials. Below, CNBC Pro compiled a list of major investment firms that raised their price targets following the Nvidia report, along with their key conclusions: Goldman Sachs Analyst Toshiya Hari raised the price target by $20 to $625. Morgan Stanley Analyst Joseph Moore added $3 to his price target, bringing it to $603. BMO Capital Markets Like JPMorgan, BMO analyst Ambrish Srivastava hiked his target price by $50 to $650. Bernstein Analyst Stacy Rasgon increased his target price by $25 to $700, equating to 40% upside over the coming year.

Persons: Jensen Huang, chalked, Goldman Sachs, Toshiya Hari, Harlan Sur, Morgan Stanley, Joseph Moore, Aaron Rakers, Vivek Arya, Timothy Arcuri, NVDA, Ambrish Srivastava, Grace Hopper, Ruben Roy, Bernstein, Stacy Rasgon, Vijay Rakesh yanked, 2024E, INTC's, William Stein, Michael Bloom Organizations: Nvidia, CNBC Pro, Center, Foundry Service, JPMorgan, NVIDIA, " Bank of America, NVDA, UBS, BMO, Markets, AMD Locations: China, Tuesday's, CY24, CY25

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Amazon, Boeing, Tesla, Dell, Microsoft & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Raymond James reiterates Nvidia as strong buy Raymond James said it's bullish heading into Nvidia earnings on Tuesday. Bernstein reiterates Tesla as underperform Bernstein said it's standing by its underperform rating on Tesla as EV growth is slowing. JPMorgan upgrades Dutch Bros to overweight from neutral JPMorgan said the coffee chain has "strong available liquidity" to continue to grow. " JPMorgan downgrades Krispy Kreme to neutral from overweight JPMorgan downgraded the stock mainly on valuation. " Melius initiates Dell as buy Melius Research initiated Dell with a buy and said it's an "inexpensive" way to play AI.

Persons: Wolfe, ChargePoint, Jefferies, it's bullish, Raymond James, it's, Stifel, Wells, Bernstein, Tesla, underperform Bernstein, BTIG, Morgan Stanley downgrades Chegg, Morgan Stanley, LT, Hewlett Packard Evercore, Goldman Sachs, Krystal, Goldman, Penn, Energizer, Sherwin, Williams, Dell, Oppenheimer, OpenAI's Sam Altman, Sam Altman Organizations: Cedar Fair, SIX, Nvidia, Resources, MNR, ARM, Acorn, Apple, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Boeing, Deutsche, Bros, Brands, Hewlett, Krystal Biotech, " Bank of America, of America, ESPN, PENN Entertainment, ESPN Bet, Citi, UBS, Kosmos Energy, Bank of America, CSN, HSBC, Caterpillar, BMO, Wedbush, Research, Microsoft Locations: NVDA, China, ENR, Brazil, Australia, Vale, 2024e

☆ Xiaomi claims a record $3.11 billion in Singles Day sales
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

(Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Chinese smartphone and consumer electronics company Xiaomi claimed record sales across platforms during the Singles Day shopping festival. For a second-straight year, the two online shopping giants declined to share total figures for the Singles Day shopping festival. That's the same figure JD shared for Singles Day results in 2021. The company also claimed first place in different categories of Chinese brands' smartphone sales across other online shopping platforms. In 2022, during the Covid-19 pandemic, Alibaba had said its Singles Day sales were "in line" with the prior year, which had recorded the equivalent of $84.54 billion GMV at the time.

Persons: Xiaomi, JD.com, JD, Alibaba, Tmall Organizations: Getty, Nurphoto, Apple, HSBC, Bain and Company Locations: YICHANG, CHINA, Yichang, Hubei province, China, BEIJING, Hong Kong, Alibaba, 2023e, 2024e

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Netflix, Plug Power, Toast BJ's, Arm, Occidental & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Wolfe reiterates Nvidia as outperform Wolfe said it's getting more bullish on the stock over the next several quarters. Wolfe downgrades Occidental Petroleum to peer perform from outperform Wolfe said shares of the oil company will be range bound. Bank of America downgrades FTC Solar to underperform from buy Bank of America said it was wrong about its prior buy rating on the solar stock. Bank of America downgrades CommScope to neutral from buy Bank of America trends are worsening for the tech company. Bank of America initiates Weatherford as buy Bank of America said in its initiation of the global energy company that it's seen a "remarkable turnaround."

Persons: Stephens, Henry Schein, Stifel, it's bullish, Wolfe, it's, Freyr, BTIG, FREY, William Blair, Wells, Baird, Weatherford, Girish Saligram, Gordon Haskett, Haskett, Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, Vera Organizations: Portillo's Inc, JPMorgan, Netflix, Citi, Body Works Citi, Nvidia, Wolfe Alpha, Occidental Petroleum, Bank of America, FTC, sel, RBC, EV Locations: Illumina, Occidental, Wells Fargo, Hawaii, 3Q23, U.S

Friday's early calls include an upgrade to a restaurant software stock and a big downgrade to a solar name. The bank downgraded Unity stock to neutral from outperform, also slashing its target price to $20 from $55. Analyst Doug Anmuth's updated price target of $510 could mean that there's still 17% room for the stock to go. Analyst Jonathan Block's price target of $70 signifies a 13% upside from the stock's Thursday closing price of $62.16. Koning has a price target of $18 per share, implying upside of nearly 30% over the next 12 months.

Persons: Baird, Tim Nollen, Lisa Kailai Han, Carlo Santarelli, — Lisa Kailai Han, JPMorgan downgrades, Drew Chamberlain, Doug Anmuth's, Anmuth, NFLX, Henry Schein, Jonathan, Freyr, BTIG, Gregory Lewis, FREY, Lewis, Stephens, Joshua Long . Long, Long, Portillo's, Mgmt, Chris Dendrinos, Dendrinos, Baird Baird, David Koning, Koning, — Fred Imbert, Julien Dumoulin, Smith, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Bank of America, Macquarie, Unity, Wynn Resorts, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, JPMorgan downgrades Enviva, Netflix, FR, European Union, RBC Capital, FTC Solar Bank of America, FTC Solar, FTC Locations: Macquarie, Unity, UAE, Boston, Norway, Portillo's, Thursday's

The firm upgraded shares to neutral from sell in a Wednesday note, and slightly increased its target price to $5.50 from $5. The firm upgraded the offshore drilling company to overweight from equal weight in a Thursday note and raised its price target to $106 from $84. The bank reiterated a buy rating on Disney with a $120 per share price target, or about 42% upside from Wednesday's $84.50 close. Bank of America's Jessica Reif Ehrlich also reiterated a buy rating on Disney, albeit with a $110 per share price target, which implies more than 30% upside. The bank initiated coverage of the electric vehicle giant with a reduce rating accompanied by a $146 per share price target.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Ygal Arounian, — Brian Evans, Bud Light, Carlos Laboy, BUD, Brian Evans, EBITDA, Stephanie Yee, Parker, Banks, Parker Hannifin, Nicole DeBlase, Eddie Kim, Brett Feldman, Bank of America's Jessica Reif Ehrlich, Bob Iger's, Michael Montani, Greg Melich, — Fred Imbert, Tesla, Michael Tyndall Organizations: CNBC, Tesla, HSBC, ISI, Analysts, Citi, Anheuser, Busch InBev HSBC, Busch InBev, Middle America, InBev, BUD, JPMorgan, Montrose Environmental, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Disney, Bank of America's Locations: China, U.S, North America, Montrose, 3Q23, EBITDA, Valaris

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