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Wells Fargo raised its price target on Bank of America, now calling for more than 15% upside. Evercore ISI hiked its price target on the consumer products company to $150 per share from $133. Power has a $90 price target on the cloud software stock, implying shares can rally 44.5% in the next year. Forbes' $425 price target implies the stock can climb 43.1% from Wednesday's ending price. Analyst Mike Mayo raised his price target for the bank stock by $4 to $44, implying a 16.4% upside over Wednesday's close.
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Security is becoming increasingly crucial around the world, and Bank of America thinks investor portfolios can benefit from owning certain names. The bank on Monday released its "Future Security" primer, examining stocks through a lens of safety. Information security company CyberArk Software also made the list. CYBR YTD mountain CyberArk YTD "CyberArk is the clear leader within the PAM [privileged access market] market, with a robust technological moat," Liani said. TRU YTD mountain TransUnion YTD.
Persons: Felix Tran, Benjamin Netanyahu, CrowdStrike, Tal Liani, Matt Cohen, CyberArk, Liani, BofA, Heather Balsky, Tomer Zilberman, Andrew Obin, Obin, Michael Bloom Organizations: Bank of America, Israeli, Defense, U.S . Aerospace & Defense ETF, CyberArk Software, Motorola Solutions, Motorola, North, APG Locations: Israel, U.S
Bank of America has a better-than-consensus outlook on the U.S. economy and thinks Cintas will be a major beneficiary as recession risks wane. "With BofA's economics team no longer expecting a near-term recession, we're more confident in Cintas' sales and margin momentum." Shares of the Ohio-based work uniform and services company have gained 10.2% this year. The firm's earnings estimate for fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2025 are higher than the company's guidance as well as Wall Street's expectations, she said in the note . "We think Cintas is poised for EPS beats driven by sales and margin outperformance," Balsky said.
Persons: Cintas, Heather Balsky, Balsky, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: of America Locations: U.S, Monday's, Ohio
Investors want to get ahead of a potential rally on shares of Strategic Education as the company's earnings strengthen, Bank of America said. Analyst Heather Balsky upgraded the education stock to buy from neutral while pulling back her price target by $9 to $90. "We see upside to sales and margins driven by its post-COVID recovery, improved marketing effectiveness, and tight cost control," she said in a note to clients Friday. STRA YTD mountain Strategic Education, year to date Balsky said recovery has been hurt by processing delays for international students at its Australian college. And Balsky added that margins should also beat expectations if sales growth comes in better than expected.
Persons: Heather Balsky, Balsky, Torrens, Strayer, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Strategic Education, Bank of America, Capella Locations: U.S, Strayer, New Zealand, Australia
Analysts' at Bank of America have named a host of stocks that are poised to outperform heading into second earnings season. The bank said this week there are several "high quality" buying opportunities that aren't getting enough investor attention. CNBC Pro combed through the top Bank of America research to find analysts' favorite ideas as earnings releases ramp up. They include: Mondelez, SolarEdge , Rollins, Thomson Reuters and Broadcom. Bank of America recently initiated coverage of the stock with a buy rating, calling Rollins "a high-growth compounder through economic cycles."
Persons: SolarEdge, Rollins, Thomson, Jason Haas, Haas, BofA, Julien Dumoulin, Smith, Dumoulin, Heather Balsky, Balsky, Dirk Van de, MDLZ Organizations: Bank of America, CNBC, Thomson Reuters, Broadcom, Rollins, . Bank of America Locations: 2Q23, Europe, U.S
With recession fears mounting for 2023, Bank of America has small-cap picks it expects will be resilient in a downturn — and even have some upside. Given this, Bank of America picked out 35 of its best small- and mid-cap ideas for 2023, including one e-commerce stock called Xometry that's expected to roughly double from here. These names could rise 24% on average, based on their 12-month price targets, according to the note. Xometry , an online marketplace for industrial parts, will roughly double to its $60 price target, according to Bank of America. Meanwhile, Planet Fitness will benefit in a recession, as consumers trade down from higher-priced gyms, the bank said.
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