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☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Tesla, Apple, Roblox, Tesla, Qualcomm, Disney & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Loop initiates MongoDB as buy Loop sees growth accelerating for the developer data platform company. JPM reiterates General Motors and Ford as overweight JPMorgan said the stocks will benefit from "lower commodities & higher production outside China." JPMorgan upgrades Assai to overweight from neutral JPMorgan said it sees improving trends and better visibility for the Brazilian wholesaler. JPMorgan upgrades Roblox to overweight from neutral JPMorgan said it sees a "compelling entry point" for the stock. JPMorgan downgrades Five Below to neutral from overweight JPMorgan downgraded Five Below due to "ongoing macro pressure."

Persons: JPM, JPMorgan, KeyBanc, Wells, D.A, Davidson, Davidson's, Berenberg, Morgan Stanley, Harley, Evercore, it's bullish, it's, Tesla, Rosenblatt, Oppenheimer, Dwight, Key, Truist, Wolfe, Warner, Price Organizations: Motors, Ford, GM, Nvidia, MU, BMO, prem, NICE, JPMorgan, Barclays, Apple, Albertsons, Catalyst Watch, NOVA, Penn Entertainment, PENN, ESPN Bet, Benchmark, Qualcomm, Warner Brothers, Warner, HBO Locations: China, Texas, U.S

A solar energy company and a video game maker were highlighted by analysts Tuesday. Meanwhile, JPMorgan upgraded Roblox to overweight from neutral, and its new price target implies upside of more than 35%. — Pia Singh 5:43 a.m.: KeyBanc downgrades beaten-down solar stock Sunnova Energy Heading into first-quarter earnings, KeyBanc Capital Markets is cautious on residential solar names, particularly Sunnova Energy . Analyst Sophie Karp downgraded the Texas-based residential and commercial solar energy company to sector weight from overweight and removed her price target on the stock. It also raised its price target to $48 from $41, implying a 37% rally over the next 12 months.

Persons: KeyBanc, Oppenheimer, Dwight, Rupesh Parikh, Parikh, — Pia Singh, DataDog, Andrew Nowinski, Datadog, Nowinski, Yun Kim, Kim, MDB, KeyBanc downgrades, Sophie Karp, Karp, —, Cory Carpenter, Carpenter, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, JPMorgan, Loop Capital, Sunnova Energy, NOVA, SolarEdge Technologies, Enphase Energy Locations: Sunnova, Parikh, Wells Fargo Wells, Texas, U.S

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Amazon, Uber, Coinbase, Carvana, Starbucks & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Here are Friday biggest calls on Wall Street: Morgan Stanley reiterates Apple as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's standing by Apple shares after its earnings report on Thursday. Berenberg downgrades Estee Lauder to hold from buy Berenberg downgraded the stock after its disappointing earnings report earlier this week. Morgan Stanley reiterates Carvana as underweight Morgan Stanley said it's sticking with its underweight rating on the stock after its earnings report on Thursday. " Evercore ISI downgrades Fortinet to in line from outperform Evercore downgraded the cybersecurity company after its earnings report. JPMorgan reiterates Starbucks as overweight JPMorgan said the coffee giant is "still one to buy" after its earnings report on Thursday. "

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Apple, it's, downgrades Estee Lauder, Estée Lauder, Piper Sandler, Piper, OMCL, Key, Wolfe, Mizuho, C27E, JPMorgan downgrades, Papa John's, PZZA, Raymond James, Carvana, CVNA, Redburn, JPMorgan, SBUX, Guggenheim, GNRC Organizations: Apple, DOJ, Uber, Deutsche Bank, Molson Coors, Deutsche, HSBC, Moderna, Nvidia, Mizuho, JPMorgan, JPMorgan downgrades Fox, FOX, Barclays, Retail, Evercore, billings, Guggenheim, Citi, Cedar, Flags, ~$

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Meta, Apple, Microsoft, Live Nation, Adobe, Disney & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Bank of America reiterates Meta as buy Bank of America said it's standing by its buy rating after Meta's earnings report on Wednesday. Goldman Sachs reiterates ServiceNow as buy Goldman said it's standing by its buy rating on the stock after Wednesday's robust earnings report. "We are upgrading Adobe to a BUY rating and adding it to D.A. Bank of America initiates Paycom as buy Bank of America said it's bullish on the "fast growth" payroll and human resources company. "We are initiating coverage of Paycom with a Buy rating and $330 PO, implying upside of 30%.

Persons: Evercore, Piper Sandler, Apple, Piper, Goldman Sachs, ServiceNow, Goldman, Davidson, DA, Davidson's, Key, Oppenheimer, Cantor Fitzgerald, Cantor, Silver Lake, it's bullish, Redburn, Jefferies Organizations: Bank of America, Meta, Mac, TAM, Adobe, HSBC, Microsoft, Bank of America downgrades, Networks, of America, NASDAQ, Citi, Endeavor, Disney, Body, Northland Locations: China, Northland, Nextracker

☆ Keybanc downgrades Apple, points to weak U.S. iPhone sales
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailKeybanc downgrades Apple, points to weak U.S. iPhone salesBrandon Nispel, Keybanc analyst, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss the company's downgrade of Apple.

Persons: Brandon Nispel Organizations: Apple

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Meta, Tesla, Nvidia, Apple, Sunrun, Alphabet, Snowflake & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

UBS initiates Fiverr as buy UBS said the Israeli online marketplace company has "significant upside." UBS upgrades Fluor to buy from hold UBS said the construction and engineering stock is underappreciated. Bank of America upgrades Orange to buy from underperform Bank of America double upgraded the European telco company and says it has upside potential. Bank of America reiterates Blackrock as buy Bank of America said the asset management company is well positioned. Mizuho reiterates Nvidia as buy Mizuho added the stock to its top picks list and says it's an AI winner.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Tesla, it's, underappreciate FLR, TD Cowen, Key, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Oppenheimer, Mizuho, Coinbase, Bernstein, PTON Organizations: US, UBS, Americas Corp, Bank of America, underperform Bank of America, Tech, of America, Apple, JPMorgan, Netflix, ARM, " Bank of America, Blackrock, Nvidia, Mizuho, NOVA Locations: Argentina, Argentine, Orange, 3Q23, 4Q23

☆ KeyBanc downgrades Apple to sector weight. Here's what the pros say
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Christina Falso | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Market Movers rounded up the latest reactions on Apple from investors and analysts. The pros, including Jim Cramer , discussed the iPhone maker after KeyBanc downgraded the stock late Tuesday to sector weight from overweight. The firm said U.S. sales will likely struggle. The analyst behind the call, Brandon Nispel, wrote that he expects " trends in key markets such as the U.S. to remain soft ." Apple is currently held in Cramer's Charitable Trust portfolio.

Persons: Jim Cramer, KeyBanc, Brandon Nispel Organizations: Trust Locations: U.S

☆ KeyBanc downgrades Airbnb, says travel demand will ease after pandemic recovery
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

It's time to step to the sidelines on shares of Airbnb as the Covid-19 pandemic recovery bump fades, according to KeyBanc Capital Markets. ABNB 1D mountain Airbnb "Our call is that leisure travel has experienced a material recovery from 2021-2023E, resulting in outsized margin expansion, " Patterson wrote in a Monday note. "As these tailwinds fade, we see elevated risk to [room nights and experiences] and [average daily rate] growth." Airbnb has outperformed this year as a resilient consumer shelled out money for travel and experiences. "We believe this could create an overhang on shares as ABNB transitions from a growth to GARP investor base," Patterson said.

Persons: Justin Patterson, Patterson, Airbnb, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: KeyBanc, Markets Locations: Airbnb, New York City

☆ KeyBanc downgrades Apple shares to sector weight, says U.S. sales are likely to struggle
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

KeyBanc Capital Markets cut its rating on Apple to sector weight from overweight late Tuesday, citing the shares' high valuation as well as an expectation for soft growth in the United States. Nispel noted that Apple trades at 7.1 times premium to the Nasdaq based on enterprise value to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. KeyBanc also anticipates soft growth in the Americas region, noting that about 37% of Apple's revenue comes from the U.S. and that sales there are "likely to struggle." Finally, the firm anticipates fiscal 2024 revenue growth of 3.5% compared to a consensus of more than 6%. Apple shares are up nearly 33% year to date.

Persons: Brandon Nispel, Nispel, KeyBanc, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Apple, Nasdaq Locations: United States, U.S, Americas

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Rivian, Amazon, Airbnb, Warby Parker, HP, FedEx and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: KeyBanc reiterates Nvidia as overweight KeyBanc raised its price target on Nvidia to $750 per share from $670 and said it sees "outsized growth." Bank of America adds FedEx to the US1 list Bank of America added the stock to its top picks list. "Upgrading Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) from Outperform to Strong Buy, with the company on the cusp of ramping up in-house RNG production." JPMorgan reiterates Amazon as a top pick JPMorgan said ignore the noise and buy the dip in shares of Amazon. Bank of America initiates Dycom as buy Bank of America said in its initiation of the telecommunications infrastructure company that it's uniquely positioned.

Persons: KeyBanc, Ally, Evercore, bode, Stifel, Churchill, CHDN, Raymond James, Baird, Vestis, Piper Sandler, Tesla, IBKR, Morgan Stanley, Rivian, it's, Warby Parker, Booz Allen Hamilton, Goldman Sachs, Wedbush Organizations: Nvidia, Aclaris Therapeutics, ISI, Citi, Arista Networks, Arista, " Bank of America, FedEx, Bank of America, FedEx Corp, Owl Capital, Swift Transportation, Evercore ISI, TAM, Energy Fuels, JPMorgan, FTC, DOJ, HP Inc, underperform Bank of America, HPQ, UBS, Booz, of America, Emerson Electric, Warner Music Group, Apple, Constellation Brands Locations: China, CY23

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Micron, Netflix, Amazon, Disney, TJX, Pfizer and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Goldman Sachs reiterates Micron as buy Goldman said it's standing by its buy rating on the chipmaker after its earnings report Wednesday. JPMorgan reiterates Amazon as overweight JPMorgan said it's bullish heading into Amazon Prime Day in July. Bank of America reiterates Nvidia as buy Bank of America said it sees "AI networking upside" after a meeting with company management. Piper Sandler initiates TJX Companies as overweight Piper said the discount retailer is a top idea for the second half. Deutsche Bank reiterates Pentair as buy Deutsche Bank said Pentair is more than just a pool company.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Freyr, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, China —, it's, Collette Kress, Networking Gilad Shainer, NVDA, OSK, Piper Sandler, Piper, KeyBanc, Pentair, Oppenheimer Organizations: Micron, Cyberspace Administration, JPMorgan, Amazon, " Bank of America, Nvidia, Bank of America, Networking, TAM, JPMorgan downgrades, Citizens, 2Q, Citi, Netflix Citi, Netflix, UBS, Warner Music, Deutsche Bank, Oshkosh Deutsche Bank, TJX Companies, DIS, Suisse, Pfizer, Credit Suisse, pharma, Spotify, FV Locations: China, 3Q22

☆ KeyBanc downgrades Disney due to 'meaningful uncertainty' around the media giant
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

It's difficult to stay bullish on Disney with multiple of its best-known business units facing challenges, according to KeyBanc. Analyst Brandon Nispel downgraded shares of the media and entertainment giant to sector weight from overweight. Nispel said expectations for the park business appear too high, and tough comparable periods are not adequately baked into those expectations. Disney+ and Hulu have both seen subscriber growth stagnate, with net losses expected in the third fiscal quarter. KeyBanc research shows interest in sports on linear TV is high but a willingness to pay for it on streaming is lower.

Persons: Brandon Nispel, Nispel, Disney's, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Disney, Walt Disney, Hulu, ESPN, Pixar

☆ 10 things to watch in the stock market Thursday, including bank stress tests and a possible chip trough
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

U.S. banks go 23 for 23, passing this year's Fed's stress test, including Club names Wells Fargo (WFC) and Morgan Stanley (MS). KeyBanc downgrades Club name Disney (DIS) to sector weight from overweight (hold from buy) without a price target. Piper upgrades to neutral from underweight (hold from sell), Bank of America increases price target to $76 per share from $68. Piper Sandler initiates coverage on the off-price retailers, starting Club holding TJX Companies (TJX) with a buy-equivalent overweight rating and a $110-per-share price target. Cuts price target to $40 per share from $47.

Persons: Premarket, Wells, Morgan Stanley, KeyBanc, Sanjay Mehrotra, McCormick, Piper Sandler, Piper, Eli Lilly, Warren Buffett's Berkshire, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim Organizations: Dow, Nasdaq, Citi, Disney, Micron, Bank of America, Netflix, TJX Companies, Marshalls, Ross Stores, Burlington Stores, Pfizer, Credit Suisse, Occidental Petroleum, Warren, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Berkshire, Energy, Halliburton, HAL, JPMorgan, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC Locations: Big, Maxx, HomeGoods

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Tesla, Meta, Micron, Bowlero, Nike, Disney and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Oppenheimer reiterates Meta as outperform Oppenheimer raised its price target on the stock to $350 per share from $285 and said it's well-positioned. Deutsche Bank upgrades Rio Tinto to buy from hold Deutsche Bank said shares of the metals and mining company are very attractive. Morgan Stanley reiterates Disney as overweight Morgan Stanley lowered its price target on the stock to $110 from $120 but said it's standing by the shares. " Morgan Stanley downgrades Dollar General to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley said in its downgrade of Dollar General that it sees too many risks right now. Morgan Stanley upgrades Equitrans Midstream to overweight from underweight Morgan Stanley said the energy company is better positioned after the debt ceiling raise.

Persons: Tesla, Canaccord, Oppenheimer, it's, TD Cowen, Cowen, Bernstein, it's bullish, Needham, Coinbase, Morgan Stanley, Disney, KeyBanc, Jefferies, Wolfe, Wells, Wells Fargo, Estee Lauder, Morgan Stanley downgrades, Equitrans, Stifel, Brett Parker, JPMorgan Chase Organizations: U.S, Formula, Deutsche Bank, Rio Tinto, Disney, Media, Target, Costco, Jefferies, Oracle, Palo Alto Networks, Alpha, Citi, Micron, Wells Fargo, Nike, Bank of America, Apple, of America, Pipeline, Barclays, Meta, JPMorgan Chase, JPMorgan Locations: China, Rio, Lido, Binance, Palo, SKX

☆ KeyBanc downgrades Target, says resumption of student loan payments will hit margins
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

KeyBanc thinks a resumption in student loan repayments in the third quarter will slam Target's margins. Target's stock is down nearly 11% from the start of the year and more than 19% over the past three months. The company's latest quarterly results showed Target struggled to grow sales year over year. TGT YTD mountain Target has been hit by a concerns over a weakening consumer that's cautious to overspend. And analyst Bradley Thomas said a more cautious consumer that's more keen on budgeting coupled with macro headwinds will hinder Target's long-term recovery — especially as student loan payments resume later this year .

Persons: KeyBanc, Bradley Thomas, Thomas, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Locations: Target

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Nvidia, Chevron, Amazon, Avis, SeaWorld & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Wednesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Needham initiates Sovos Brands as buy Citi said Sovos' Brands Rao's Tomato Sauce will be a $1 billion brand in the next three-to-four years. " Citi reiterates Anheuser-Busch InBev as buy Citi said investors should buy the dip in the beer giant. Deutsche Bank upgrades Avis to buy from hold Deutsche said the rental car company that it has upside potential. "In a tougher recession and sharp travel fall-off where revenue growth is cut in half, we estimate mid to high single digit EPS risk, implying an excellent risk/reward given valuation. Citi reiterates Nvidia as buy Citi said investors should "stay long" in shares of Nvidia.

Persons: Needham, Sovos, Michael Angelo's, Bernstein, Wedbush, it's, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Bud, Baird, Mobileye, XYL, Wells, Key, AMBA, Mizuho, Piper Sandler, Piper Organizations: Brands, Citi, Amazon, Worldwide, Conference, SeaWorld, Anheuser, Busch InBev, Deutsche Bank, Avis, Deutsche, UBS, American Express, American, Palo Alto Networks, JPMorgan, Chevron, Service, Nvidia, TAM, Liberty, Microsoft Locations: US, Noosa, Cupertino, European, Wells Fargo, CrowdStrike, Zscaler, Palo, America, F2023E

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Tesla, Walmart, Chevron, Lumentum, Rivian & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Barclays initiates 10X Genomics as overweight Barclays said in its initiation of the gene sequencing biotech company that it has margin expansion opportunities for 10X. Barclays reiterates Apple as equal weight Barclays said in its analysis of Apple TV+ that "incremental content spend could take some cash away from buybacks." Goldman Sachs reiterates Chevron as neutral Goldman said it's waiting for an "upstream inflection" before getting positive on Chevron shares. Bank of America reiterates Virgin Galactic as underperform Bank of America said it still sees too much uncertainty for the spaceflight company. Bank of America reiterates Rivian as buy Bank of America saidit's standing by shares of the electric vehicle company after its earnings report on Tuesday.

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Apple, Target, Walmart, Microsoft, Roku & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Here are Wednesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: CFRA downgrades Roku to sell from hold CFRA said it sees "challenging fundamentals" for Roku . Piper Sandler reiterates Target as overweight Piper said Target is a key beneficiary of Bed Bath & Beyond struggles. Bank of America reiterates Chipotle as buy Bank of America said it sees more earnings per share upside after the company's earnings report on Tuesday. Bank of America reiterates Domino's as buy Bank of America said it's bullish on Domino's launch of loaded tater tots. Bank of America reiterates Microsoft as buy Bank of America said it's bullish long-term on Microsoft's venture into AI.

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