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Microsoft and a major chemical stock were among Friday's biggest analyst calls. He also lowered his price target by $1 to $25, which implies shares can fall roughly 19% from Thursday's close. Sandler increased his price target by $27 to $200, which implies 26.6% potential upside. JPMorgan: Analyst Mark Murphy added $30 to his price target, which is now at $470. He also hiked his price target to $61 from $55, which implies upside of 8% going forward.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Mobileye, Adam Jonas, Jonas, — Pia Singh, Stifel, Stanley Elliot, Elliott, Alphabet's, Oppenheimer, Jason Helfstein, Ross Sandler, Sandler, Brent Thill, Google's, Justin Post, Post, Wall, Raimo Lenschow, Wells, Michael Turrin, MSFT, Turrin, Mark Murphy, Murphy, Keith Weiss, Weiss, Jeffrey Zekauskas, Zekauskas, Dow, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Microsoft, JPMorgan, Dow Inc, TAM, Caterpillar, Google, Barclays, –, Jefferies, Bank of America, DOW Locations: Israel, Thursday's, reaccelerate, Wells Fargo

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

Monday's analyst calls included a price target cut for one of the biggest tech companies in the world and Goldman Sachs getting bullish on an e-commerce giant ahead of earnings. Morgan Stanley cut its price target on Apple to $210 from $220, citing the potential for disappointing fiscal third-quarter guidance. 6:50 a.m.: Morgan Stanley remains bullish on Nvidia even after chipmaker's sell-off The recent slump in artificial intelligence-related stocks hasn't steered Morgan Stanley away from Nvidia . Sheridan kept his buy rating and $220 price target on Amazon, which is expected to post its earnings results on April 30. Analyst Erik Woodring reiterated his overweight rating on the tech giant but cut his price target to $210 from $220.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Goldman, Joseph Moore, Moore, — Pia Singh, shouldn't, Wamsi Mohan, Mohan, Benjamin Swinburne, Swinburne, Eric Sheridan, Sheridan, Erik Woodring, Woodring, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Apple, Nvidia, NVIDIA, Bank of America, Spotify, Amazon, Services Locations: North America

Barclays cut its price target on Tesla. Turrin's $480 price target suggests Microsoft shares, which are up more than 10% this year, could add another 15.8% over the next 12 months. Nardone kept his $150 price target, which implies Crocs shares could gain 24.3% over the next 12 months. Tesla shares, which have lost more than 36% this year, traded 1.3% higher in premarket trading. Redburn Atlantic also cut its price target to $130 from $150, reiterating its sell rating on the stock.

Persons: Raymond James, Wells, Michael Turrin, Turrin, — Pia Singh, Crocs, Christopher Nardone, Terence Reilly, Nardone, Stanley, Ben Chaiken, Chaiken, Jefferies, Corey Tarlowe, Tarlowe, Tesla's, Dan Levy, Levy, Tesla, Pavel Molchanov, Vernova, Molchanov, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Wednesday's, Barclays, GE, Microsoft, Bank of America Bank of America, Royal, Mizuho Securities Mizuho, Royal Beach Club, Urban, Jefferies, Urban Outfitters, Abercrombie, General Electric, GE Vernova Locations: Wells Fargo, Heydude, Royal Caribbean, Tuesday's

Morgan Stanley raised its price target on Netflix to $700 from $600. 7:13 a.m.: JPMorgan cuts Boeing price target, but says demand should push strong long-term growth Investors shouldn't give up on Boeing as a long-term investment, according to JPMorgan. Analyst Seth Seifman lowered his price target by $20 to $210, implying 21.1% potential upside for shares of the aerospace company. He raised his target price by $14 to $62, which suggests 4.2% potential upside for DocuSign over the next year. The analyst kept his neutral rating on the stock but cut his price target by $16 to $180.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Seth Seifman, Seifman, — Pia Singh, Evan Seigerman, Seigerman, Karl Keirstead, DocuSign, Keirstead, Itay Michaeli, Michaeli, Tesla, Elon Musk, Benjamin Swinburne, Swinburne, Wolfe, Shreyas Patil, Patil, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Netflix, Wolfe Research, JPMorgan, Boeing, Novo Nordisk, BMO Capital Markets BMO Capital, pharma, UBS, Adobe, Citi, Citi Research, Tesla, Netflix Netflix, Mobileye Locations: China, Novo, U.S, Netflix'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

Goldman Sachs, meanwhile trimmed its price target on Boeing, citing several risks amid the company's ongoing safety issues. The analyst initiated coverage of the stock with an overweight rating and year-end price target of $1,150, which implies shares could jump 18.2%. Analyst Kannan Venkateshwar upgraded shares of the media giant to overweight from equal weight and also raised his price target by $40. His new $135 price target implies 16.5% potential upside over the next year. — Pia Singh 5:37 a.m.: Goldman Sachs trims Boeing price target Goldman Sachs lowered its price target on Boeing to $257 from $268 amid the airplane maker's ongoing issues safety issues.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan's Samik Chatterjee, inferencing, Chatterjee, — Pia Singh, Kannan Venkateshwar, Venkateshwar, Disney's, Noah Poponak, Poponak, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Disney, Barclays, Boeing, JPMorgan, Computer, Enterprises, Alaska Airlines Locations: 3Q24, 4Q24

(This is CNBC Pro's live coverage of Tuesday's analyst calls and Wall Street chatter. An online car seller and a crypto trading platform were in focus on Tuesday's analyst chatter. Carvana shares are up more than 47% this year, soaring after the company topped fourth-quarter profit estimates. Until ETP flows taper and/or reverse, we suspect the stock's current momentum may persist," analyst Patrick O'Shaughnessy wrote. COIN YTD mountain COIN year to date Coinbase shares received a boost from the ETF excitement, rising more than 40% year to date, as bitcoin climbs to record highs .

Persons: Coinbase, Raymond James ., Jason Bazinet, Bazinet, — Pia Singh, Jefferies, Carvana, John Colantuoni, Carvana hasn't, Raymond James, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, ETP, O'Shaughnessy, — Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, underperform, Jefferies, Citi, New York Times, Citi Research, Bazinet , New York Times Locations: Bazinet ,, underperform, Monday's

Oppenheimer increased its price target on Netflix, calling for upside of nearly 20%. Bernstein, meanwhile, reiterated an outperform rating on Taiwan Semiconductor, noting that margins will fare better than the Street expects going forward. Analyst Stephen Grambling downgraded Hyatt to equal weight from overweight and lowered his price target by $7 to $149. — Pia Singh 5:44 a.m.: Bernstein sticking by Taiwan Semiconductor Taiwan Semiconductor shares are off to a strong start for the year, and Bernstein expects them to continue doing well. The firm raised its price target on them to $150 from $125, implying upside of just 2%.

Persons: Oppenheimer, Bernstein, Morgan Stanley downgrades Hyatt, Morgan Stanley, Hyatt's, Stephen Grambling, Grambling, Hyatt, FactSet, — Pia Singh, Oppenheimer Oppenheimer, Jason Helfstein, Helfstein, Wall, Mark Li, Li, TSMC, 4Q23, — Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Netflix, Taiwan Semiconductor, Hyatt, Taiwan Semiconductor Taiwan Semiconductor, GM Locations: 2H24, U.S, Taiwan

(This is CNBC Pro's live coverage of Tuesday's analyst calls and Wall Street chatter. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs noted Tesla and Rivian need to be careful when cutting prices. He increased his price target by $20 to $220, however, suggesting shares could shed 7.4% from Monday's close. Baird's $1,050 price target suggests shares can still climb more than 23%. His Tesla target of $220 implies upside of 17%, while his $13 forecast on Rivian points to a 19% gain from here.

Persons: Baird, Goldman Sachs, Tesla, Williams, Anthony Chukumba, Chukumba, — Pia Singh, Ranjan Sharma, Sharma, Morgan Stanley downgrades Sunnova, Morgan Stanley, Andrew Percoco, Percoco, Tristan Gerra, Gerra, Goldman, Mark Delaney, Delaney, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Nvidia, JPMorgan, Free Fire, NOVA, Amazon, Meta, Google Locations: Williams, Sonoma, Monday's, Tuesday's premarket

On a more positive note, Guggenheim upgraded GSK to buy thanks to strength across multiple product pipelines. Elsewhere, RBC upgraded Lyft to outperform, calling for a major rally ahead. Analyst Brad Erickson upgraded Lyft shares to outperform from sector perform, and raised his price target by $6 to $23, implying roughly 40.7% potential increase. — Pia Singh 6:10 a.m.: DoorDash upgraded by RBC on new partnerships potential, higher order growth RBC Capital Markets upgraded DoorDash to outperform from sector perform. Analyst Seamus Fernandez upgraded shares to buy from neutral and assigned a £20.31 price target, representing 21% upside to GSK's latest close.

Persons: Guggenheim, Wells Fargo, Timur Braziler, Braziler, — Pia Singh, Lyft, Brad Erickson, Erickson, Seamus Fernandez, Fernandez, Citi downgrades Ferrari, Ferrari, Harald Hendrikse, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Citi, Ferrari, GSK, RBC, Popular, RBC Capital Markets RBC Capital Markets, DASH, Capital Markets, Guggenheim Securities, drugmaker GSK, Guggenheim Locations: Wells Fargo, Puerto Rico, U.S, Wells, Shingrix, Arexvy, Milan

Berenberg increased its price target on Eli Lilly on the back of expected strong sales of its weight loss drug, Zepbound. The firm kept its $21 price target, saying shares are "ready to inflect" with hardware cost deflation and investment tax credit boosting growth. Danely's $820 price target on the buy-rated blockbuster chipmaker suggests 3.6% potential upside for shares since Monday's close. — Pia Singh 5:38 a.m.: Berenberg hikes Eli Lilly price target Eli Lilly has been on a tear this year, and Berenberg expects even more gains from here. Analyst Kerry Holford reiterated his buy rating on the stock and raised his price target to $850 from $680.

Persons: Berenberg, Eli Lilly, John Hodulik, Hodulik, — Pia Singh, Wells, Steven Cahall, Cahall, ROKU, Fred Imbert, BofA Evercore, James West, Christopher Danely, Danely, Goldman Sachs, Edward Jones, James Shanahan, Goldman, Marcus, Apiro Dounls, Sunoco, Kerry Holford, Holford, Zepbound Organizations: CNBC, pharma, Nvidia, Citi, Sunoco, NuStar Energy, Netflix, UBS, Vizio, CTV, ISI, BofA, BofA Evercore ISI, Bank of America, Micron Technology, NuStar, SUN Locations: Wells, Sunrun, Monday's

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

UBS hiked its price target on Nvidia , citing an attractive valuation and strong demand for its chips. The firm upgraded shares to overweight from neutral and upped its target price by $17 to $68, which implies 24.3% potential upside. He upgraded shares to buy from neutral and increased his price target from £17 to £21. — Pia Singh 5:47 a.m.: UBS hikes Nvidia price target UBS is getting even more bullish on Nvidia ahead of the chipmaker's fiscal fourth-quarter earnings report. Despite the price target increase, Nvidia shares were down 1% in the premarket.

Persons: Riley Securities downgrades, Jeff Lick, Children's, Lick, — Pia Singh, Piper Sandler, Trimble, Clarke Jeffries, Mark Palmer, Palmer, Andrew Baum, Baum, GSK's, Timothy Arcuri, Arcuri, NVDA, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, UBS, Nvidia, Citi, GSK, Riley Securities, Children's, Investment, Block Locations: Lick, Monday's, C2H

Shanker also raised his price target to $80 from $75, suggesting nearly 34% downside from Friday's close. — Spencer Kimball 8:16 a.m.: Loop Capital upgrades Corteva, touts growth acceleration in 2025 Corteva's stronger-than-expected 2024 full-year guidance will jumpstart a period of strong growth, according to Loop Capital. The firm upgraded the agricultural chemicals company to buy from hold and increased its price target to $65 from $57. Analyst Jay Sole upgraded Urban to neutral from sell and upped his 12-month price target by $20 to $41. Kaufman's $183 price target indicates roughly 6.3% downside for shares, which have fallen more than 18% over the past year.

Persons: headwinds, Morgan Stanley downgrades XPO, Morgan Stanley, Ravi, Shanker, — Michelle Fox, Julien Dumoulin, Smith, Duke's, — Spencer Kimball, Chris Kapsch, Kapsch, Brian Evans, Cassie Chan, they'll, Chan, —, Jay Sole, URBN, Sole, Urban's, — Pia Singh, Filippo Falorni, Falorni, Hershey, Stanley, Pamela Kaufman, Kaufman's, Hershey's, Kaufman, Graham Doyle, Doyle, Piper Sandler, David Amsellem, Amsellem, Amsellam, Christopher Horvers, Jan, Horvers, Fred Imbert, Dan Levy, Levy Organizations: CNBC, Barclays, Automotive, JPMorgan, Corp, Bank of America, Bank of America downgrades Duke Energy, Duke Energy, Duke, Wall, America, UBS, Urban Outfitters, Free People, Urban, Citi, PepsiCo, Citi Research, Pepsi, Hershey, GE Healthcare Technologies, UBS GE Healthcare Technologies, Pharmaceutical, Teva Pharmaceutical, Federal, Barclays downgrades Rivian, Rivian Automotive, North American EV Locations: Bank of America downgrades, GEHC, David Amsellem U.S

☆ Wednesday analyst calls: JPMorgan downgrades New York Community Bancorp, Eli Lilly gets big boost
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Troubled regional bank New York Community Bank faced a downgrade from JPMorgan, which said NYCB is facing a multitude of challenges. The firm upped its price target for the drug maker to $850, all the way from $200. Wells Fargo : Analyst Zachary Fadem kept his overweight rating and raised his target price by $200 to $2,800, implying 12.5% upside for shares. "After speaking to management, we confirmed these two executives had indeed left the company, wrote JPMorgan analyst Steven Alexopoulos. NXP's stock price is down 2.9% for the year, but still higher than 15% over the past 12 months.

Persons: Eli Lilly, Eric Gonzalez, Gonzalez, Wells, Zachary Fadem, Sara Senatore, Chipotle, — Pia Singh, JPMorgan downgrades, Steven Alexopoulos, Alexopoulos, John Melloy, Vivek Arya, Arya, Robyn Karnauskas, Karnauskas, Zepbound Organizations: CNBC, New York Community Bank, JPMorgan, Pharma, Truist Securities, Semiconductors, Bank of America, KeyBanc, Barclays, New York Community Bank JPMorgan, New, Community Bank, Financial Times, Bloomberg News, New York Community Bancorp, Battery Management Systems, Food and Drug Administration Locations: Wells Fargo, Tuesday's

7:08 a.m.: BTIG upgrades Block to buy, bullish on Cash App and Square growth Analyst Andrew Harte upgraded Block to buy from neutral, saying margins are poised to expand. His $85 price target implies shares could gain more than 23%. Braziler's new price target of $72, higher by $10, suggests about 2.7% potential upside over the next 12 months. That is equivalent to $12B revenue or 800k units," wrote analyst Srini Pajjuri. Morgan Stanley raised its price target on Citigroup to $65 from $46, implying upside of 20.1% over the next 12 months.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Andrew Harte, Harte, Cash, — Pia Singh, Timur Braziler, …, Braziler, WAL, Oppenheimer, Brian Nagel, Nagel, Raymond James, Adam Tindle, Tindle, CrowdStrike, Batya Levi, Levi, EBITDA, Raymond James downgrades, Srini Pajjuri, Fred Imbert, Goldman Sachs Morgan Stanley, Betsy Graseck, Graseck, Goldman Organizations: CNBC, Bank of America, Citigroup, UBS, Spotify, Western Alliance, Alliance Bancorp, Palo Alto Networks, AMD, BofA, Global Banking, Markets Locations: Wells Fargo Wells, CY23, Basel

Some of the biggest analyst calls on Monday focused on a dollar store stock and a major U.S. airline. She assigned a $235 price target, which suggests shares could climb about 23.5%. The analyst maintained his buy rating and raised his price target by $30 to $455, which implies 15.4% potential upside from Friday's close. His $175 price target — down from $185 — implies 25.3% downside for the stock from Friday's close. The bank upgraded the airline to buy from neutral, raising its price target to $20 from $14.

Persons: Bernstein, Hershey, Alexia Howard, Howard, —, — Pia Singh, Jefferies, Brent Thill, Morgan Stanley, Norfolk, Ravi Shanker, Shanker, Raymond James Raymond James, Olivia Tong, Tong, Matthew Boss, Said, ̇, Boss, Stephen Trent, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, JPMorgan, Citi, American Airlines, Hershey, Meta, Norfolk, Colgate, Palmolive, CL, American Airlines American Airlines Locations: U.S, Norfolk Southern

Tuesday's analyst calls include upgrades to two solar names and a downgrade to a key crypto stock. 7:05 a.m.: Citi increases Meta price target ahead of earnings Meta shares have more runway ahead, according to Citi. Analyst Kenneth Worthington downgraded the crypto exchange to underweight from neutral, reiterating his price target of $80. Analyst Jordan Levy upgraded Sunnova to buy from hold and raised his price target to $18 from $10. He upgraded Enphase Energy to buy from hold, moving his price target to $145 from $85.

Persons: Truist, Ronald Josey, Josey, — Pia Singh, TD Cowen, Jason Gabelman, Gabelman, Jefferies, Glen Santangelo, Teva, Cantor Fitzgerald, C.J, Muse, Kenneth Worthington, Worthington, Coinbase, — Fred Imbert, Jordan Levy, Levy Organizations: CNBC, Enphase Energy, Federal Reserve, JPMorgan, Citi, Meta, Exxon, Chevron, Cowen, Exxon Mobil, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Jefferies Investors, pharma, mdc, Nvidia, Energy, Sustainability Locations: buybacks, Teva, Monday's

Thursday's analyst calls featured an upgrade to a car rental stock and a big downgrade to an airline. The bank also hiked his price target on the tech giant to $225 per share, implying upside of 23%. — Pia Singh 5:36 a.m.: Citi downgrades Spirit Airlines to sell Citi is throwing in the towel on Spirit Airlines . Week to date, Spirit shares are down nearly 60%. Spirit shares were down more than 4% in the premarket.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Hertz, Andrew Percoco, Percoco, — Pia Singh, Wamsi Mohan, Fred Imbert, Kirk Materne, Materne, Dan Dolev, Dolev, he's, CFRA, Kenneth Leon, Berkshire Hathaway, Leon, Ranjan Sharma, Sharma, bode, Adam Jonas, Jonas, Morgan, Stephen Trent, Trent Organizations: CNBC, flipside, Citi, Spirit Airlines, JetBlue, Bank of America, Apple Bank of America, Apple, Microsoft, ISI, Activision, Activision Blizzard, Mizuho, Fidelity National Information Services, Paramount Global, RedBird Capital, Warner Bros ., Comcast, Paramount's, Showtime, Paramount, JPMorgan, Grab Holdings, Hertz Global Holdings, Jan, Citi downgrades Spirit Airlines, Spirit, Airlines Locations: Berkshire, 1H24, Wednesday'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

☆ Asia markets dip as mid-week rally cools
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Shreyashi Sanyal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

"We think the meeting shows the intention from both sides to restore bilateral relations. This could help reduce near-term risk of escalatory confrontation," Morgan Stanley analyst Robin Xing wrote in a Thursday note. This also indicates a continued reduction in direct foreign investment and technology spillover to China, Xing said, which could weigh on China's long-term growth outlook. Moving forward, the analyst believes that further stimulus and reforms in China are needed to help stabilize market confidence in the country. According to Piper Sandler analyst Andy Laperriere, the economic and geopolitical relationships between the U.S. and China will remain locked in competition.

Persons: Biden, Xi, Morgan Stanley, Robin Xing, Xing, Piper Sandler, Andy Laperriere, — Pia Singh Organizations: U.S Locations: China

Roth MKM downgraded the company to neutral from buy and cut its price target by $9 to $2. Janney, meanwhile, downgraded ChargePoint and assigned a price target of $5, which implies roughly 59% potential upside. Stifel, on the other hand, kept its buy rating and $10 price target based on its long-term view of the stock. Analyst Joseph Moore upgraded the semiconductor manufacturer to overweight from equal weight and upped his price target on the stock by $49 to $225. Kumar has an overweight rating on the stock and a price target of $620, implying upside of 25%.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Piper Sandler, Roth MKM, Janney, Roth, Craig Irwin, — Pia Singh, Tyler Radke, Radke, Mark Mahaney, Mahaney, Airbnb, Joseph Moore, Moore, Harsh Kumar, Kumar, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, EV, Citi, Communications, Microsoft, ISI, Nvidia Locations: Thursday's, North America, Europe, 2Q24 —, U.S

Thursday's early calls featured a retail upgrade and an EV charging stock downgrade. The analyst reiterated his buy rating and $450 price target on the stock. Microsoft's AI cybersecurity solution Security Copilot, which was only recently expanded through an early access program on Oct. 19, already has tons of pent-up interest, Thill said. The firm downgraded shares from neutral to underperform and lowered its price target on the stock by $17 to $43. He gave the stock a $50 price target — $13 higher from the previous one — which implies 23.1% upside for shares since Wednesday's close.

Persons: Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Kash Rangan, Rangan, Maia, Brent Thill, Thill, Vivek Arya, Arya, Raimo, Microsoft's, — Pia Singh, Elizabeth Suzuki, Vijay Rakesh, Rakesh, Vikram Bagri, Bagri, Fred Imbert, Edward Kelly, Kelly Organizations: CNBC, Citi, Microsoft's Ignite, Jefferies, Microsoft, Bank of America, Nvidia, Devices, Barclays, Advance, AAP, Mizuho, Intel, Mizuho Securities, Foundry, Foundry Services, Sapphire, Sierra, AMD, Wells Locations: Seattle, U.S, Wells Fargo, Wednesday's

(This is CNBC Pro's live coverage of Tuesday's analyst calls and Wall Street chatter. Meanwhile, Deutsche Bank downgraded Peloton to hold from buy, slashing its price target on the stock. ET: Deutsche Bank downgrades Peloton on challenging near-term outlook Deutsche Bank analyst Lee Horowitz downgraded Peloton to hold from buy Tuesday, slashing their price target to $4 from $13 per share. Rats gave a €71.0, or $75.84, price target on the stock, implying shares could jump 14%. Ralph Lauren (price target: $130, pointing to 13% upside): The analyst noted Ralph Lauren's "consistent execution" should allow the stock to hold its premium valuation relative to peers.

Persons: Vivek Arya, Arya, — Pia Singh, Lee Horowitz, Horowitz, Peloton's, Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley, Martijn Rats, Steven Shemesh, Shemesh, Lowe's, Ralph Lauren, Michael Binetti, Binetti, Ralph Lauren —, TJX, Ralph Lauren's, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, ISI, Nike, Deutsche Bank, RBC Capital Markets, Semiconductor, EV, BofA Bank of America, Carbide, Silicon Carbide, TAM, Depot, PCE, TJX, Athletic Locations: France

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