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☆ Inside NBC's ingenious scheme to snatch NBA rights from Warner Bros. Discovery's TNT
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Discovery's TNT is dangerously close to being left out of the NBA's next TV deal after rival NBC made a massive offer, according to a recent report from The Wall Street Journal. A source familiar with the negotiations told Business Insider that a deal hasn't been finalized and offers are always changing. Still, it's not clear that paying an average of $2.5 billion a year for NBA rights will be profitable. AdvertisementJoe Bonner, a media analyst at Argus Research, has been under the assumption that WBD can and will retain NBA rights even though its cable-TV revenue is steadily shrinking.

Persons: —, hasn't, NBA hasn't, Craig Moffett, Peacock, Moffett, it's, Joe Bonner, Bonner Organizations: Service, Warner Bros, TNT, NBC, Wall Street Journal, Business, NBA, ESPN, Amazon, Puck, Comcast, Argus Research

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Tesla, Apple, Live Nation, Boeing, Coinbase, Amazon & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Bank of America reiterates Tesla as buy Bank of America said it's standing by its buy rating on the electric-vehicle maker. "We maintain our Buy rating and raise our PT from $1100 to $1,150." "We are initiating coverage of Live Nation with a Buy rating and $120 price target." "We are initiating coverage on EE with an Overweight rating." "We are initiating coverage of Integral Ad Science with a Buy rating and a $15 price target."

Persons: Tesla, TSLA, Morgan Stanley, Oppenheimer, Raymond James, Mizuho, Airbnb, Coinbase, Needham, Stephens, Jefferies, Ralph Lauren, Chegg Organizations: Argus, Boeing, " Bank of America, Bank of America, UBS, Nvidia, Dyne, JPMorgan, Catalyst Watch, Apple, Mizuho, Citi, BTC, Ethereum, Paramount, CBS, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, Excelerate Energy, Stephens, Barclays, UMB, Corp, Contineum Locations: Base, Kansas City

☆ Top Wall Street analysts pick these 3 dividend stocks for higher returns
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Tipranks.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are three attractive dividend stocks, according to Wall Street's top experts on TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance. Enterprise Products PartnersThis week's first dividend stock is Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), a midstream energy services provider. (See EPD Technical Analysis on TipRanks)Goldman SachsLet's move to Goldman Sachs (GS), one of the leading investment banks in the U.S. In the first quarter, Goldman Sachs returned $2.43 billion of capital to shareholders through share repurchases worth $1.5 billion and dividends of $929 million. (See Goldman Sachs Stock Buybacks on TipRanks)Cisco SystemsFinally, let's look at Cisco Systems (CSCO), a networking equipment maker.

Persons: Wall, Elvira Scotto, Scotto, TipRanks, Goldman Sachs, Stephen Biggar, Tal Liani, Cisco's, Liani Organizations: Wall Street, Enterprise Products, Enterprise Products Partners, RBC Capital, U.S, Goldman, Biggar, Securities Industry, Financial Markets Association, Cisco Systems, Cisco, Bank of America Securities Locations: Delaware, industrywide

☆ Higher deposit costs will weigh on the big banks, says Stephen Biggar
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHigher deposit costs will weigh on the big banks, says Stephen BiggarStephen Biggar, Director of Financial Institutions Research at Argus Research, discusses earnings from Bank of America and Morgan Stanley.

Persons: Stephen Biggar Stephen Biggar, Morgan Stanley Organizations: Financial, Research, Argus Research, Bank of America

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Tesla, Nvidia, Kroger, GM, Super Micro Computer, Rivian, Reddit & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

"We downgrade HON to Hold as we only see 10% upside to our new, lower $215 price target." Goldman Sachs initiates GE Vernova as buy Goldman said it's bullish on the company's electrification opportunity. " Goldman Sachs initiates DraftKings as buy Goldman said the sports betting company is a "revenue compounder." "We initiate coverage on Genius Sports Ltd. (GENI) with a Buy rating and a 12-month price target of $7.50 (40% upside)." Argus upgrades Goldman Sachs to buy from neutral Argus upgraded Goldman Sachs following its earnings report on Monday.

Persons: Evercore, Reddit, JPMorgan, Tesla, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, it's bullish, Wells, Needham, Morgan Stanley, it's, AUNA, William Blair, Cantor Fitzgerald, Klaviyo, Cantor, SYNNEX, Baird, Guggenheim Organizations: Evercore, Nvidia, UBS, Deutsche Bank downgrades Honeywell, Deutsche, Bank of America, of America, JPMorgan, Citi, Coty Citi, COTY, GE Vernova, Genius Sports Ltd, HSBC, Devices, AMD, KR, Apple, Barclays, Tyson, TSN, Emerging Athletic Brands, Crown Holdings, Argus, Goldman, Netflix, Guggenheim, NASDAQ, Deutsche Bank, General Motors, GM

☆ 10 things to watch in the stock market Monday: Goldman Sachs, Nvidia, Constellation Brands
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

10 things to watch Monday, April 15 The market is trying to rebound from Friday's selloff. UBS starts coverage on SharkNinja with a buy rating and a $76-per-share price target. Mizuho starts coverage on GE Vernova with a buy rating and a $154-per-share price target. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. 10 things to watch Monday, April 15The market is trying to rebound from Friday's selloff.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Jensen Huang, Lockheed Martin, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Guggenheim, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Nvidia Lockheed Martin, ServiceNow Organizations: Revenue, Citi, Nvidia, Taiwan, Lockheed, JPMorgan, Cisco Systems, Bank of America, Constellation Brands, Argus, ISI, IBM, UBS, GE Vernova, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, Goldman Sachs Citi, Nvidia Lockheed, Nvidia Lockheed Martin Cisco Systems Club, Guggenheim, ServiceNow UBS, Mizuho Locations: Israel

☆ Iran's attack on Israel: OPEC+ isn't close to 'panic stage,' Argus Media editor says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailIran's attack on Israel: OPEC+ isn't close to 'panic stage,' Argus Media editor saysNader Itayim, Mideast Gulf editor at Argus Media, says "so long as we don't see an impact on physical supply, I'd say we shouldn't expect much from OPEC+ even if prices do rise a little bit and we do get closer … to that $100 per barrel mark."

Persons: Nader Itayim Organizations: Argus Media Locations: Israel, Mideast, OPEC

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Meta, Intel, Cisco, Reddit, Netflix, IBM, MGM & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Citi upgrades Frontier to buy from neutral Citi said it sees EBITDA growth ahead for the telecom and internet provider. Mizuho initiates GE Vernova as buy Mizuho says it's bullish on shares of the GE spinoff energy company. Citi opens a positive catalyst watch on Nvidia Citi said investors should buy any weakness in the stock. "We are launching [coverage on] on 4 US listed stocks and 5 HK listed stocks: Las Vegas Sands ( LVS, Buy, PT $63); MGM Resorts (MGM, Buy, PT $56); Melco Resorts (MLCO, Buy, PT $10)." Bank of America upgrades Cisco to buy from neutral Bank of America said it sees several growth drivers ahead for Cisco.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Apple, Logitech, IBM Evercore, it's, Argus, Mizuho, it's bullish, Reddit, UBS downgrades Rollins, Rollins, SharkNinja, Martin, LMT, Needham, Canaccord, Coty, Jefferies, Janus, Stifel, Guggenheim, ServiceNow, Wells, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein Organizations: Apple, Citi, Frontier, IBM, Argus, Constellation Brands, GE Vernova, Mizuho, GE, Nvidia Citi, Technology, Barclays, Cava, Meta, Astera, Data, JPMorgan, Hilton, UBS, Sands, MGM, HK, MGM Resorts, Melco Resorts, Bank of America, Cisco, of America, Bitdeer, Intel Citi, Intel, Deutsche Bank, Netflix, Deutsche, Coty, MASI, Guggenheim, & $ Locations: Churchill

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Tesla, Exxon, Coinbase, Cava, Alphabet, Amazon, Block & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Bank of America reiterates Nvidia as buy Bank of America said it's sticking with the stock as a top pick. Mizuho reiterates Block as buy Mizuho raised its price target on the payment company to $106 per share from $99. Bank of America reiterates Coinbase as underperform. Bank of America reiterates Alphabet as buy Bank of America said "AI innovation [was] on display" at the company's Google Cloud Next event. " Deutsche Bank reiterates Amazon as buy Deutsche said the company is a top pick heading into earnings. "

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Piper Sandler, Tesla, Piper, Zillow, Jefferies, Mizuho, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, TD Cowen, Cowen, William Blair, Vital, Canaccord, Truist Organizations: NVIDIA, " Bank of America, Nvidia, Bank of America, Jefferies, Mizuho, SEC, Barclays, Google, Citi, Pharma, Chevron, Exxon, Vital, Argus, Motors, of America, Deutsche Bank, Amazon, Deutsche, E Corp, National, CN Locations: FCFS, Cava, CAVA, Albemarle, 1Q24, OW

☆ Jim Cramer shares his thoughts on Delta Air Lines, TSMC, Cava Group, Albemarle and Alibaba
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Delta Air Lines : Delta on Wednesday reported better-than-expected first quarter results and issued second-quarter guidance that shows that demand for travel is still strong. "Here's the two things you can do: If you know Nvidia you can say, 'Oh, well that's wrong.' If you don't know Nvidia, you would say, 'Oh my god, what do I do?' Cava Group : Analysts at Argus upgraded the Mediterranean restaurant chain's stock to a buy rating from hold after a period of weakness. Albemarle : Bank of America upgraded shares of the lithium producer to buy from neutral, arguing prices of lithium have bottomed.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Ed Bastian, Jim Cramer, Cramer, Jack Ma Organizations: CNBC, Club, Delta Air Lines, Delta, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Nvidia, Argus, Bank of America Locations: Taiwan, Albemarle

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Cava, Nvidia, Deckers, Block, Taiwan Semiconductor and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Cava — Shares jumped 4.4% after Argus upgraded the Mediterranean food chain to buy from hold, saying investors should buy the dip. Cava has a "long runway to growth," the firm said. Nvidia — Shares rose 1.7% as the "Magnificent Seven" leader tried to claw its way out of correction territory . Earnings came in at 45 cents per share, 9 cents ahead of the 36 cents expected by analysts polled by LSEG. Alibaba — Shares rose 1.2% on news that Jack Ma, co-founder of the China-based e-commerce company, touted Alibaba's management and talked about the potential for AI in an internal memo to employees.

Persons: Truist, Cava —, William Blair, Vital, Jefferies, Wednesday's, Albemarle, Jack Ma, Samantha Subin, Michelle Fox Theobald, Lisa Kailai Han Organizations: Hoka, Argus, Nvidia, Vital, Mizuho, Zillow, National Association of Realtors, GoodRx Holdings, Delta Air Lines, LSEG, Bank of America, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Locations: Cava, China

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, UPS, Tyson, Disney, SoFi & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

"We are initiating coverage of SoFi Technologies (SOFI) with a BUY rating and a $10 price target." "Weighing Robinhood's Compelling New Product Roadmap Against a Now More Demanding Stock Price / Valuation." "As a result of higher revenue and Adjusted EBITDA estimates, we are raising our price target to $230 from $160 previously, and maintaining our MP rating." Wells Fargo reiterates Alphabet as equal weight Wells lowered its price target on Alphabet to $141 per share from $144. Guggenheim reiterates Disney as buy Guggenheim raised its price target on the stock to $140 per share from $125. "

Persons: Needham, SoFi, Baird, INFA, Piper Sandler, Piper, KBW, DA Davidson, ZETA, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, it's, Carlisle, Raymond James, Jones Lang LaSalle, Eaton Deutsche, Wells, it's bullish, Tyson, Guggenheim, Tesla, Riley, Gordon Haskett Organizations: SoFi Technologies, Ecolab Inc, Citi, Zeta Global, DA, Carlisle Companies, Deutsche Bank, Eaton, Fluence, Meta, PepsiCo, Argus, JPMorgan, UW, Tyson Foods Citi, UPS, Barclays, Amazon, Disney, Guggenheim, Deutsche, Holdings, Booking Holdings, Inc, Costco, Northland, WT Locations: Northland

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Meta, Boeing, Eli Lilly, Disney, Coca-Cola, Grindr & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Oppenheimer reiterates Nvidia as outperform Oppenheimer said it's sticking with its outperform rating on shares of Nvidia. Citi reiterates Eli Lilly as buy Citi said the biopharma company is "riding the GLP-1 rocket." Citi downgrades Clorox to neutral from buy Citi said that the bullish thesis for the stock has largely played out for now. Citi upgrades Estee Lauder to buy from neutral Citi said it sees a "topline inflection point" for the stock. Barclays upgrades Array Technologies to overweight from equal weight Barclays said it sees share gains for the solar company.

Persons: Oppenheimer, McCormick, Argus, Needham, it's, Nelson Peltz, Melius, Horton, Citi, Eli Lilly, Estee Lauder, ARRY, JMP, Piper Sandler, Piper, Nio, CFRA, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Blackstone, Petco Organizations: Nvidia, JPMorgan, Disney, Boeing, Citi, Coca, MTH, RBC, GE Vernova, General Electric, Bank of America, Meta, Travel, Barclays, Eaton, MI, Olema Pharmaceuticals, UBS, Bank of, of America Locations: underperform, LEN, DHI, Asia, Eaton, 4Q23

☆ Why NBC is the wild-card NBA bidder to watch as the league negotiates a new TV deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Why NBC could be a perfect fit for the NBABarring a major upset, ESPN and WBD will continue to broadcast NBA games. The network used to broadcast NBA games nationally starting in 1954, and Comcast still shows games on its regional-sports networks in five markets. Comcast-subsidiary Sky Sports also aired NBA games in the United Kingdom for four years starting in 2019. Moffett, the media analyst and MoffettNathanson cofounder, told BI he sees NBC entering the bidding war for NBA media rights if only to assist its streamer. Unlike ESPN and TNT, NBC doesn't necessarily need NBA games.

Persons: it's, supercharge Peacock, Peacock, Craig Moffett, Nielsen, That's, Will, Moffett, Joseph Bonner, WBD's, Bonner Organizations: NBA, ESPN, Warner Bros, TNT, Business, Apple, Netflix, NBC, Comcast, WBD, Diamond Sports, NFL, Premier League, Sky Sports, Moffett, BI, Argus Research, Disney, Fox, Google Locations: United Kingdom

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Tesla, Super Micro Computer, Disney, Netflix, Meta, Amazon & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Wells Fargo reiterates Citi as overweight Wells Fargo raised its price target on Citi to $80 per share from $70." "We initiate coverage of Kinetik Holdings Inc. with an Outperform rating and $40 price target." "We are initiating coverage of Motorola Solutions (MSI) with an Outperform rating and $400 Target price." Citi reiterates Netflix as neutral Citi raised its price target on Netflix to $660 per share from $555. Morgan Stanley reiterates Tesla as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's standing by its overweight rating on the stock.

Persons: BoB, Mizuho downgrades Tesla, Wells, Wells Fargo, Kinetik, it's bullish, Huya, Raymond James downgrades Dave, Raymond James, Dave, Buster's, Morgan Stanley, it's, Evercore, Sealy, Raymond James downgrades Scotts, Tesla, MASI Organizations: Bank of America, Nvidia, Mizuho, Citi, RBC, Kinetik Holdings, Northland, Astera, of America, " Bank of America, Meta, Argus, Barclays, Adobe, ISI, Motorola Solutions, Netflix, Mattress, JPMorgan, PT, Raymond James downgrades Scotts Miracle, Gro, Scotts Miracle, Strong, MASI, UBS, Apple, Arista Networks, Arista Locations: China

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Netflix, Tesla, Citi, Robinhood, Meta, IBM, Broadcom & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Evercore ISI reiterates Netflix as outperform Evercore raised its price target on Netflix to $640 per share from $600. Citi downgrades Chubb to neutral from buy Citi said it sees a more balanced risk/reward for the insurance company. Goldman Sachs upgrades Citi to buy from neutral Goldman said in its upgrade of Citi that shares are "compelling." Citi reiterates Nvidia as buy Citi said after a series of investor meetings that Nvidia is a "most favored name." Bernstein reiterates Nvidia and Broadcom as outperform Bernstein said Nvidia and Broadcom are still top picks at the firm.

Persons: Deere, Truist, Bernstein, Tesla, Citi downgrades Chubb, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Wells, Berenberg, it's, Caterpillar, Morgan Stanley, Meta, Utz, Armour, Evercore, Kevin Plank, Stephanie Linnartz, Jack, Argus Organizations: Deere, UBS, Netflix, Citi, Logitech, Barclays, Thomson Reuters, Caterpillar, Nvidia, Micron, Facebook, Raytheon, Bank of America, of America, Utz, UAA, JPMorgan, IBM, Broadcom, VMware, Argus, Oracle, Oracle Corp Locations: Williams, Sonoma

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Tesla, Super Micro, Coinbase, Apple, Microsoft, Rivian & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

"We are initiating coverage of Legend Biotech (LEGN) with an Outperform rating and a price target of $86." Bank of America reiterates Super Micro as buy Bank of America raised its price target on Super Micro to $1,280 per share from $1,040. The firm has an outperform rating on shares of Boeing. We Initiate with a Buy rating and $15 PT." "We initiate coverage of IMVT with a Buy rating and 12-month price target of $50 (60% upside potential)."

Persons: Raymond James, it's, Wells, Tesla, Davidson, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Baird, Bernstein, TXRH, EBITDA, Jefferies, underperform Jefferies, Baird downgrades Fiserv, Stephanie Ferris, Charles Drucker, helms, Cooper, William Blair, BTIG, Bitdeer, JMP, Morgan Stanley, Idacorp, Rivian Organizations: Biotech, Legend Biotech, Citi, Constellation Brands Citi, Constellation, Watch, Nielsen, DA, " Bank of America, Bank of America, Nvidia, GPU Tech Conference, TAM, Royal Caribbean, Boeing, Apple, Moelis, Company, RBC, Pointe, GM, Microsoft, ROIC, Jefferies, FIS, JPMorgan, Cooper Companies, Bitdeer Technologies, Technology, ICE, of America, Argus Locations: Nice, Texas, Cleveland, Southwest, Kansas, Missouri

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Tesla, Coinbase, Sony, Oracle, FedEx, Nike, Carvana & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

"We initiate coverage on Regeneron with an Outperform rating and $1,125 price target." Canaccord reiterates MicroStrategy as buy Canaccord raised its price target on the crypto company to $1,810 per share from $975. "We are initiating coverage of The New York Times with a Buy rating and a $52 target price. "DG – Upgrading to Neutral Raising Price Target to $158." "We are initiating coverage of Central Garden & Pet ( CENT) with a BUY rating and $52 price target."

Persons: Bernstein, Morgan Stanley, Tesla, it's, optionality, Canaccord, Goldman Sachs, PDD, Goldman, Jefferies, underperform Jefferies, Raymond James, underperform Raymond James, Argus, Evercore, William Blair, Goldman Sacks Organizations: Citi, New York Times, Nike, JPMorgan, RBC, Bank of America, Apple, Oracle, Central, FedEx, Macquarie, Sony Locations: China

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Tesla, Nvidia, Super Micro, Honeywell, Target & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Wednesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Berenberg upgrades Honeywell to buy from hold Berenberg said the industrial conglomerate is well positioned. Roth MKM initiates Aspen Aerogels as buy Roth said it sees a "strong secular opportunity" for the insulation company. HSBC upgrades Target to buy from neutral HSBC said it likes the company's strategy following earnings on Tuesday. " Target's strategy aims to drive long-term sales growth market share gains and improve profitability Deutsche Bank upgrades Target to buy from neutral Deutsche upgraded Target following earnings on Tuesday. Argus initiates Super Micro as buy Argus said it sees "years" of growth for shares of Super Micro.

Persons: Berenberg, Morgan Stanley, Tesla, Roth MKM, Roth, JPMorgan, Wolfe, Evercore, Needham, SMCI Organizations: Honeywell, Barclays, Aspen, HSBC, Target, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, JPMorgan, BBB, Citi, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Motors, RBC, EV, ISI, Bank of America, Google, Apple, Nvidia, NVIDIA, Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Argus, Super Locations: China, Dominion

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: CrowdStrike, Palantir, Super Micro Computer, Brown-Forman and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

JD.com — The Chinese e-commerce platform surged nearly 19% after posting a quarterly revenue increase. Thor Industries — Shares plunged 11% after the recreational vehicle maker posted quarterly revenue that disappointed expectations. In its second quarter, Thor Industries reported revenue of $2.21 billion, weaker than the FactSet consensus estimate of $2.27 billion. Box posted fourth-quarter earnings of 42 cents per share, topping the forecast 38 cents in earnings per share from analysts polled by LSEG. Wall Street firms HSBC and Deutsche Bank upgraded Target to buy after the earnings results.

Persons: CrowdStrike, JD.com, Nordstrom, Morgan Stanley, Locker, HashiCorp, LSEG, Couchbase, Bitcoin, Ether, ChargePoint, Wolfe, Brown, Forman —, Forman, Jack Daniel's, Adam Jonas, Tesla, Fitch, — CNBC's Michelle Fox, Lisa Kailai Han, Hakyung Kim, Pia Singh, Samantha Subin Organizations: Management, Nordstrom, New York Community Bancorp, Reuters, Wall, Bank, — Bank, PNC Financial Services, Northern Trust, T Bank, Thor Industries, FactSet, ChargePoint Holdings, LSEG, OpenAI, —, U.S . Army, Tactical Intelligence, Wall Street, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Target, Argus, Abercrombie, Fitch, Tech Locations: FactSet ., LSEG .

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Tesla, Apple, Microsoft, Oracle, Arm, Rivian, Lyft & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Goldman Sachs reiterates Tesla and Rivian as neutral Goldman said further price cuts are needed for Tesla and Rivian. Morgan Stanley downgrades Sunnova to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley said in its downgrade of the solar company that it sees stock "dislocation." JPMorgan upgrades Sea Limited to overweight from neutral JPMorgan said the Singapore-based internet tech conglomerate is on an "upswing." JPMorgan initiates Amphastar as overweight JPMorgan said it's bullish on shares of the pharmaceutical company. JPMorgan initiates Metagenomi as overweight JPMorgan said it's bullish on shares of the biotech company.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Tesla, Goldman, TD Cowen, Arm's, Ian Thornton, Morgan Stanley downgrades Sunnova, Morgan Stanley, Baird, DA Davidson, it's, Jefferies, BJ's, it's bullish, Oppenheimer, Wolfe, Rosenblatt, Moffett, Philip Morris, Guggenheim Organizations: Tesla, Nvidia, NVIDIA, Microsoft, JPMorgan, Jefferies, UBS, disinflation, Barclays, Oracle, Citi, Novo Nordisk, CMD, Costco, Adobe, Williams, Apple, Cable, . Cable, Argus, Guggenheim, Lyft Locations: Singapore, China, Sonoma

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Super Micro, Eli Lilly, Lyft, DoorDash, Disney & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

UBS upgrades Norfolk Southern to buy from neutral UBS said it sees margin improvement for the railroad. Goldman Sachs initiates Super Micro as neutral Goldman said the stock is an "AI winner" but that valuation is full right now. UBS reiterates Eli Lilly as buy UBS raised its price target on the stock to $910 per share from $810. UBS reiterates Nvidia as buy UBS said it's sticking with its buy rating after a series of investor meetings with the company." Argus upgrades New York Times to buy from neutral Argus said it sees revenue growth for the newspaper company. "

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Disney, Piper Sandler, Piper, Guggenheim, Baird, SQSP, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Bernstein, Tesla, underperform Bernstein, Eli Lilly, Wells, Melius, Citi downgrades Ferrari, Jefferies, Evercore, it's, Rosenblatt, Snowflake, Slootman's Organizations: BROS, Guggenheim, GSK, UBS, Norfolk Southern, Micro, JPMorgan, Nvidia, Kyverna Therapeutics, FLT, UDR, Conservative, America Health, RBC, Apple, Citi, Ferrari, Jefferies, BP, Barclays, Barclays downgrades, ISI, Toast Inc, Bank of America, Ball Corp, of America, Broadcom, New York Times Locations: Norfolk, China, New

☆ These big Nasdaq stocks are trading at bargain-basement valuations
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Equities may be trading near their record highs, but there are still opportunities to buy some stocks at bargain-basement prices. To meet this criteria, the stocks had to have a trailing 12 month price-to-earnings ratio less than their five-year average. Additionally, the names also had to have a forward price-to-earnings ratio for the next 12 months that was below the Nasdaq-100's current 17.6. Here are the names that made the cut: PayPal , which has a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 12, was one name that made the list. Also on the list of stocks was pharmaceutical maker AstraZeneca , which has a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 13.7.

Persons: Dr Pepper, Kraft Heinz, —, Fred Imbert Organizations: Nasdaq, Dow Jones, CNBC Pro, PayPal, Research, Argus, AstraZeneca, Deutsche Bank, Cisco, Diamondback Energy

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Arm, Tesla, Rivian, Netflix, Micron, Roku, Seagate & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Citi reiterates Snowflake as a top pick Citi said Snowflake remains a top pick at the firm. Citi reiterates Micron as buy Citi said concerns about the stock underperformance is overdone and investors should buy the dip in top pick Micron. "We reiterate our Buy rating on Micron and maintain our price target of $95.00, above its historical average given the DRAM upturn and continued upside." "We are initiating coverage of Duolingo with a Buy rating and $222 price target (12x 2025 revenues)." Citi reiterates Nvidia as a top pick Citi said it's staying long shares of Nvidia.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Rivian, Snowflake, Berenberg, Eli Lilly, Unilever, Edward Jones, Goldman Sachs, Piper Sandler, Piper, Datadog, Yuka Broderick, Janney, Argus, Wells, VZIO, MGY, Bernstein, it's, Evercore, Davidson Organizations: Citi, US pharma, Staples, Fractyl Health, Investor Relations, Strategic Finance, American Eagle Citi, Watch, Micron, UBS, Netflix, SUN, Kroger, Industry, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, Seaport, Bank of America, Gas, Semiconductors, Nvidia, AMD, Seagate, Bank of, underperform Bank of America, JPMorgan, Comerica, CMA

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Alphabet, Tesla, Costco, Dick's, United, Pinterest, Vivid Seats & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Daiwa reiterates Apple as outperform Daiwa said it needs to see more growth from Apple, but that it's sticking with its outperform rating. " "We reiterate our Outperform rating on Dick's Sporting Goods and lift our 12- to 18- month price target to $190 (from $145)." Bank of America reiterates Pinterest as buy Bank of America said it's standing by Pinterest shares after earnings on Thursday. Initiating Coverage On Vivid Seats With A BUY Rating And $10 Price Target. Bank of America initiates Ocular Therapeutix as buy Bank of America said it's bullish on the opthalmic biotech company.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, it's, Wedbush, Tesla, Daiwa, Oppenheimer, Argus, Pinterest, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Wells, Craig, Hallum, Cleveland, it's bullish Organizations: Citi, Liberty Global, Apple, Dick's Sporting Goods, Bank of America, HSBC, Bunge, Argus, Health, PayPal, Costco, Alphatec Holdings, United Airlines, Target ., JPMorgan, " Bank of America Locations: FCF, Cleveland

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