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A chipmaker was among Monday's biggest analyst calls along with a hospital stock. Morgan Stanley upgraded Micron Technology and raised its price target on the stock — though it sees only limited gains ahead. U.S. Steel shares have dropped more than 26% year to date. The bank upgraded the computer memory stock to equal weight from underweight and increased its price target to $130 per share from $98. He also raised hi 12-month price target to $226 from $189, implying upside of 27% from Friday's close.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Dell, Samik Chatterjee, Bernstein, Toni Sacconaghi, DELL, — Brian Evans, Jefferies, Christopher LaFemina, LaFemina, Stifel, Ruben Roy, Baird, Tristan Gerra, Tom O'Malley, Brian Evans, Micron Technology Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley's, Joseph Moore, Moore, AJ Rice, Rice, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Micron Technology, UBS, Universal Health Services, JPMorgan, Dell, Jefferies, U.S, Steel, U.S . Steel, Nippon Steel's, Wall, TAM, Nvidia, Barclays Locations: U.S, Friday's

☆ Earnings playbook: Your guide to a key week of reports, including Walmart
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Just seven S & P 500 names are slated to post their quarterly figures, including Home Depot and Walmart. Management is scheduled to hold a call at 4:30 p.m. Last quarter: Cisco posted fiscal second-quarter results that beat expectations. What history shows: Cisco shares have risen after the last six earnings releases, Bespoke data shows. Thursday Walmart is set to report earnings in the premarket, followed by a call at 8 a.m. Last quarter: Walmart earnings topped analysts' estimates, thanks to soaring e-commerce sales . What history shows: Walmart has beaten bottom-line forecasts 71% of the time, per Bespoke.

Persons: Wells, Zachary Fadem, LSEG, Samik Chatterjee, Robert Ohmes Organizations: Home Depot, Walmart, CNBC, Investment, Cisco Systems, Management, Cisco, JPMorgan, Campus Networking, Bank of America

☆ Apple is about to jump into the AI race. Here's what analysts expect it to do
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

AAPL 1D mountain Apple shares on Friday More substantive updates on Apple's latest AI offerings in both hardware and services are expected to come during its Worldwide Developers Conference in June. According to JPMorgan's Samik Chatterjee, the focus during the event will primarily be on the AI features Apple will include in its iOS 18 software. Mohan holds a buy rating on shares and slightly increased his price target to $230 from $225. "We think Apple can deliver AI upside without the AI capex we see elsewhere," Evercore ISI analyst Amit Daryanani wrote in a Thursday note following the earnings. "Apple is accelerating investments in Generative AI and [is] set to introduce new features at its most important developer conference ever."

Persons: Apple didn't, Wall, JPMorgan's Samik Chatterjee, Wamsi Mohan, Mohan, Amit Daryanani, Morgan Stanley's Erik Woodring, Woodring, Wells Fargo's Aaron Rakers, Rakers, America's Mohan, Michael Bloom Organizations: Apple, Worldwide Developers Conference, of America, America's Locations: WWDC

☆ Apple's buyback plan is one of the key reasons the stock is rallying, says JPMorgan's Chatterjee
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | 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 EmailApple's buyback plan is one of the key reasons the stock is rallying, says JPMorgan's ChatterjeeSamik Chatterjee, JPMorgan analyst, joins 'Money Movers' to discuss Apple's share buyback plan, if a return to growth in Apple's China business is near, and more.

Persons: JPMorgan's Chatterjee Samik Chatterjee Organizations: JPMorgan Locations: China

☆ Friday's analyst calls: Street reacts to Apple buybacks and Coinbase earnings
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Analyst Scot Ciccarelli upgraded the retailer to buy from hold and raised his price target by $6 to $86. — Alex Harring 6: 22 a.m.: Here's what Wall Street thinks of Coinbase's earnings Coinbase's stronger-than-expected earnings have prompted analyst reactions. Barclays' Benjamin Budish (underweight, $179 price target unchanged, 21.8% downside): "The biggest question going forward is, how sustainable are these trends? — Alex Harring 6:12 a.m.: Wall Street reacts to Apple earnings Apple's buyback announcement has caught the eye of Wall Street analysts. Analyst Benjamin Nolan upgraded the railroad stock to buy from hold and increased his price target by $19 to $267.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, Bernstein, Aneesha Sherman, Sherman, — Alex Harring, Truist, Scot Ciccarelli, Ciccarelli, Ollie's, Estee Lauder, Dara Mohsenian, Mohsenian, Alex Harring, FactSet, Coinbase, what's, —, Goldman Sachs, Will Nance, Benjamin Budish, Oppenheimer's Owen Lau, JPMorgan's Samik Chatterjee, Morgan Stanley's Erik Woodring, Michael Ng, bullish, George Notter, Notter, We've, it's, Stifel, Benjamin Nolan, Nolan, — Alex Harring —, Michael Bloom Organizations: CNBC, Arista and Union Pacific, Apple, Arista, FactSet, Barclays, Bloomberg, ASU, Street, Services, Jefferies, Arista Networks, Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, Pacific, Union Pacific Locations: F3Q, China, Thursday's

☆ Thursday's analyst calls: Discount retailers upgraded, more good news for Carvana, tough outlook for CVS
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Thursday's analyst calls feature upgrades to discount retailers TJX and Burlington and used car outlet Carvana, while there was more bad news for CVS Health following a tough earnings report Wednesday. He also raised his price target to $130 from $70, or 49.2% above Wednesday's close price. He lowered his price target by $25 to $60, or just 5.6% higher from Wednesday's close price. Analyst Jay Sole also lifted his price target to $132 from $104, indicating nearly 41% upside from Wednesday's close. He raised his price target to $212 from $126, suggesting shares could gain 19.1% from where they closed Wednesday.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Joseph Moore, Moore, Samik Chatterjee, Chatterjee, Tal Liani, Liani, — Hakyung Kim, JPMorgan Carvana, Rajat Gupta, Gupta, Kevin Caliendo, Caliendo, Jay Sole, Sole, BURL, — Hakyung Kim —, Michael Bloom Organizations: CNBC, CVS Health, UBS, CVS, JPMorgan, Qualcomm, Wall Street, Samsung, Huawei, Edge, headwinds, " Bank of America, Microsoft, Burlington Discount, TJX Companies, Burlington Stores, Burlington Locations: Burlington, Carvana, CY24, seasonality, optionality, Maxx

☆ Here come Apple’s quarterly results. This is what traders are watching
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Sacconaghi has a $195 price target on shares, suggesting 15% upside from Wednesday's close. Bernstein is optimistic that the ongoing weakness in the China market "is more cyclical than structural." Oppenheimer analyst Martin Yang lowered his forecast for the current quarter ahead of the report, accounting for softer iPhone sales trends in China. Sankar has a buy rating and a price target of $220. Malik reiterated his buy rating on the stock ahead of the announcement while notching down his price target to $210 from $220.

Persons: Tesla, Bernstein, Toni Sacconaghi, Sacconaghi, Oppenheimer, Martin Yang, Yang, Samik Chatterjee, Chatterjee, TD Cowen's Krish Sankar, Sankar, JPMorgan's Chatterjee, Atif Malik, Malik, Cowen's Sankar Organizations: Apple, Wall Street, Huawei, Counterpoint Research, JPMorgan, Citi Locations: China, India

☆ Wednesday's analyst calls: Amazon draws praise, 3M finds some support, Starbucks cut
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

JPMorgan analyst Vivek Juneja upgraded the regional bank stock to an overweight rating from neutral, simultaneously lifting his price target to $39.50 from $37.50. — Lisa Kailai Han 6:27 a.m.: Deutsche Bank downgrades Starbucks after disappointing quarterly earnings Starbucks could feel some near-term pressure, according to Deutsche Bank. Analyst C. Stephen Tusa also raised his price target to $111 from $110, implying that shares of 3M could rally 15% from here. 3M stock has added nearly 6% so far in 2024, but the stock is still trading at an attractive valuation given the company's characteristics, Tusa said. Amongst the group, JPMorgan analyst Doug Anmuth has the highest price target of $240, which implies that Amazon stock could rally another 37% from here.

Persons: Vivek Juneja, Juneja, — Lisa Kailai Han, Samik Chatterjee, Chatterjee, Lauren Silberman, Silberman, Lisa Kailai Han, Stephen Tusa, Tusa, 3M's, Morgan Stanley, Doug Anmuth, Anmuth, — Lisa Kailai Han — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: CNBC, JPMorgan, Starbucks, Deutsche Bank, Fifth, Bancorp, Logitech, 3M, Barclays, Bank of America, Amazon, Services, Wall Street, — Locations: China

☆ Once-hot AI play Super Micro is getting crushed, but most analysts are staying bullish
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Super Micro Computer shares are selling off at the moment, but major Wall Street firms are hopeful about the company's long-term prospects. Super Micro, one of the vendors that builds Nvidia-based servers, released quarterly results on Tuesday after market close. Super Micro also bumped up its fiscal 2024 revenue guidance above its previously estimated range and what analysts are expecting. But a revenue miss dragged shares of Super Micro 16% lower on Wednesday. On the other hand, Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo maintained their neutral-equivalent ratings for shares of Super Micro.

Persons: LSEG, Samik, Chatterjee, Ruplu Bhattacharya, George Wang, Wang, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Wells, SMCI, Michael Ng, Ng Organizations: Micro Computer, Nvidia, Super, JPMorgan, Barclays, Bank of America, DELL Locations: CY25, East, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Japan, Korea, Malaysia

As the busy first-quarter earnings season moves along, several stocks still set to report could be due for big swings. First-quarter earnings have boosted stocks this week, as more than 77% of companies in the S & P 500 have exceeded analysts' expectations, according to FactSet. The S & P 500's year-over-year earnings growth for the first quarter is running at about 5.6%, according to Friday data from LSEG . The names on tap range from big-name AI plays Super Micro Computer and Amazon to health-care giants such as Moderna . Chipmakers Super Micro Computer and Advanced Micro Devices could also see some major moves this week, as they could rise or fall as much as 12.6% and 7.4%, respectively.

Persons: Curtis Nagle, Nagle, Samik Chatterjee, Goldman Sachs, Pinterest Organizations: Dow Jones, Computer, Moderna, CNBC Pro, Bank of America, TikTok, JPMorgan, Super Locations: chipmakers

☆ Investors are getting it wrong about Apple — again, Bank of America says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Investors are again underestimating Apple's gross profit margins, according to Bank of America. In actuality, the company exceeded those expectations, reporting 44% gross margins last year. Looking ahead, Mohan estimates that vertical integration and product mix could yield more than 100 basis points of upside to Apple's gross margins. He also estimates that Apple's utilization of its own internal modems could add 110 basis points to product gross margins and 160 basis points of iPhone gross margins. "Pricing is an additional level that Apple can employ to further increase gross margins."

Persons: Wamsi Mohan, Mohan, Samik Chatterjee Organizations: Bank of America, Apple, Products, Services, Bank of, JPMorgan, Cap Tech

☆ Apple shares just had their best day since last May
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Apple CEO Tim Cook greets customers as he arrives for the release of the Vision Pro headset at the Apple Store in New York City on Feb. 2, 2024. Apple shares climbed 4.3% on Thursday to a share price of $175.04. Apple's rise came during a strong day for technology stocks, especially those in artificial intelligence, as the Nasdaq Composite rose 1.77%. Apple shares are down more than 5% so far this year. On Thursday, JPMorgan analysts wrote that sentiment over Apple shares is improving with hedge fund investors, partially due to its recent stock slide.

Persons: Tim Cook, Apple's, Samik Chatterjee, Chatterjee Organizations: Apple, Nasdaq, JPMorgan, Apple's Worldwide, Bloomberg Locations: New York City, China

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Digital World Acquisition Corp., Boeing, Disney and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Masimo — The medical technology company climbed nearly 5%. Wells Fargo upgraded the stock to overweight from equal weight in light of the news. Super Micro Computer — The chip stock jumped nearly 10% after JPMorgan initiated coverage of the high-flying name. Foot Locker — Shares jumped 7% after Evercore upgraded shares to outperform from in line. Digital World Acquisition Corp. — The special purpose acquisition company leapt 26% after shareholders approved a merger with former President Donald Trump's social media company Trump Media & Technology Group, which owns Truth Social.

Persons: David Calhoun, Larry Kellner, Masimo, Wells Fargo, Samik Chatterjee, Chipmakers, Nelson Peltz's, Bob Iger, Evercore, Foot, Wedbush, GameStop's, Donald Trump's, Alex Harring, Jesse Pound, Hakyung Kim, Pia Singh, Sarah Min Organizations: Boeing, JPMorgan, Department of Energy, Semiconductor, Micron Technology, Nvidia, VanEck Semiconductor, Disney, Barclays, Fund Management, Mizuho, GameStop, Trump Media & Technology Group, Trump Media, United Airlines —, Reuters, U.S . Federal Aviation Administration, United Airlines Locations: Wells, Cleveland, Department of Energy . Cleveland, Ohio, Pennsylvania

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

☆ JPMorgan says this tech stock that's tripled this year can keep going as it helps lead the AI revolution
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Super Micro Computer's red-hot run should continue as it powers the artificial intelligence revolution sweeping Wall Street, according to JPMorgan. Analyst Samik Chatterjee initiated coverage of Super Micro Computer with an overweight rating as the company leads the AI compute market "still in its infancy." Supporting the target and a next-twelve months EPS multiple of 36 times is an expectation for rapid growth and earnings upside within the AI server market. SMCI YTD mountain Super Micro shares year to date Driving ongoing upside is an expectation for rapid growth in the server market. This suggests that Super Micro will conservatively gain 10% to 15% of the AI server market.

Persons: Samik Chatterjee, Micro's, Chatterjee Organizations: JPMorgan, Computer, Super

☆ These are JPMorgan's top AI stock picks outside of the chip space
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Overall, Chatterjee said that the AI cohort is trading at a 55% premium relative to the non-AI basket. While that may be the case, the top AI picks still remain attractive — including a few names outside of the chip space, he wrote. In the same note, Chatterjee released a list of his top AI stock picks. One of Chatterjee's top AI picks is PC and server manufacturer Dell . The stock "trades at one of the most inexpensive multiples relative to the AI Group despite the robust premium relative to its own historical average," he wrote.

Persons: Stocks, Samik Chatterjee, Chatterjee, Dell, Goldman Sachs, Michael Ng Organizations: JPMorgan, Nvidia, Apple, Big Tech, Dell, Arista Networks, Arista

☆ Goldman warns these are the most crowded AI-related stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

These stocks riding the surge of interest in artificial intelligence are the most crowded trades, Goldman Sachs warned. The top five most crowded trades include Autodesk, a design software company; Arista Networks, a network equipment company; and Advanced Micro Devices, a chipmaker. Autodesk is considered the most crowded trade, according to Goldman Sachs. But Goldman Sachs does not anticipate much runway left for the stock, just 3% upside to its price target. The stock is up 23% in 2024, but can fall 27% based on Goldman Sachs' price target.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Samik Chatterjee, Morgan Stanley Organizations: Street, Autodesk, Arista Networks, Devices, Arista

☆ Apple will report earnings after the bell
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Apple reports fiscal first-quarter earnings after the bell. Investors will be closely watching to see if Apple guides to growth again in the current quarter. Some analysts believe Apple's iPhone revenue may look good in a soft market quarter, outperforming rivals that are also seeing weak demand. But a strong quarter of iPhone sales over the holiday season could mean a seasonally weak March quarter. "We remain comfortable with our current assumption of muted uptake for the device under 1% of Apple sales this year and next," Rosenblatt analyst Barton Crockett wrote in a note Wednesday.

Persons: Tim Cook, Samik Chatterjee, Apple hasn't, Apple, Morgan Stanley, Erik Woodring, IPhones, Chatterjee, Rosenblatt, Barton Crockett Organizations: Apple, Management, Vision, JPMorgan, Apple Watch, Huawei, Amazon, Apple's, CNBC PRO Locations: Cupertino , California, China, F1Q24, U.S, F4Q, C4Q

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

☆ Apple expected to post fourth consecutive quarterly sales decline Thursday
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Apple is expected to post its fourth consecutive quarterly revenue decline when it reports earnings after the bell Thursday. They will also be paying close attention to any clues about how demand for the iPhone 15 lineup is faring. The September quarter isn't Apple's biggest or slowest quarter of the year and only includes about a week or so of iPhone 15 sales. Apple's fiscal fourth quarter period typically includes a little bit of back-to-school laptop and tablet spending benefitting its Mac and iPad divisions. The mood among analysts, especially in regard to expectations for the fourth quarter, is changing.

Persons: Tim Cook, haven't, They'll, Apple hasn't, Luca Maestri, Morgan Stanley, Erik Woodring, Samik Chatterjee Organizations: Apple Inc, Apple Locations: New York, China

☆ Exclusive: JPMorgan shuffles bosses as Rivas to retire as head of North American investment banking -memo
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Nupur Anand | Thomson Reuters | Nupur Anand Is A U.S. Banking Correspondent At Reuters In New York. She Focuses On Jpmorgan Chase | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Sept 26 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N) reorganized the leadership in its investment bank, promoting a new head in North America to succeed Fernando Rivas, who plans to retire, according to a memo seen by Reuters. He will be replaced by Jay Horine, who is currently the global industry co-head for energy, power and renewables, metals and mining (EPRM), according to the memo. Horine will also continue to be the global industry co-head of EPRM. The bank also appointed several global heads for industry groups reporting to Jim Casey and Vis Raghavan, who jointly lead global investment banking, effective immediately. Chandarana was previously chief data and analytics officer for the corporate and investment bank.

Persons: JP Morgan Chase, Mike Segar, JPMorgan Chase, Fernando Rivas, Rivas, JPMorgan's, Jay Horine, Horine, Jim Casey, Vis Raghavan, Samik Chandarana, Chandarana, Nupur Anand, Lananh Nguyen, David Gregorio, Mark Porter Organizations: JP, Co, REUTERS, JPMorgan, Reuters, Bank, Thomson Locations: New York, North America

☆ Here’s what major analysts thought of the new iPhone and what to do with Apple’s stock
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

He highlighted the enhanced photo capabilities on Pro models and called the new double tap feature the most notable upgrade to the Apple Watch. Many analysts expected hikes around $100 and $200 for the beefed up Pro and Pro Max iterations. Apple essentially delivered a $100 price hike on the Pro Max by doing away with the lower storage option. He noted that the hike on the Pro Max skewed to the low end of the Wall Street firm's expectation range. Evercore ISI's Amit Daryanani regarded the event as "mildly disappointing" for bulls hoping for a Pro price increase.

Persons: Toni Sacconaghi, Canaccord Genuity's Michael Walkley, Goldman Sachs, Michael Ng, Wells, Aaron Rakers, Pro Max, iPhones, Atif Malik, Evercore ISI's Amit Daryanani, David Vogt, Samik Chatterjee, Erik Woodring's, Morgan, Apple, Woodring, Sacconaghi, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Apple, Apple Watch, Wall, Pro, Citi, UBS Locations: China

☆ JPMorgan trims Apple share price target ahead of iPhone 15 launch
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Apple has a challenge ahead as investors remain downbeat about the iPhone maker's upcoming launch, according to JPMorgan. Analyst Samik Chatterjee reiterated his overweight rating on the stock but lowered his price target by $5 to $230. This time around could be similar to a period when Apple's shares outperformed by meeting or beating low investor expectations for the iPhone 11, he said. A price increase across all iPhones, instead of only the Pro models, will incentivize consumers to choose the higher-end devices, he added. Despite near-term headwinds, however, the analyst maintained his "favorable outlook" on Apple's iPhone and services revenue, and he sees catalysts to accelerate revenue growth and upside potential.

Persons: Samik Chatterjee, Chatterjee, Apple, — Michael Bloom Organizations: Apple, JPMorgan

☆ Dell shares hit record high after report, forecasts impress with AI in mix
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The logo for Dell Technologies Inc. is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., January 10, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Acquire Licensing RightsSept 1 (Reuters) - Shares in Dell Technologies Inc (DELL.N) rose 22.2% and hit a record high on Friday after it raised full-year financial forecasts with boosts from artificial intelligence (AI) and stabilizing demand for computer hardware after a months-long slump. Dell, on track for its biggest ever daily percentage gain, is up more than 70% for the year-to-date. Servers and networking revenue rose 11% from the first quarter to $4.27 billion, driven by higher demand for AI-optimized servers, Dell said. At least 10 analysts raised their target prices for Dell's shares after the report with several including Credit Suisse and Evercore ISI citing its position to benefit from AI.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Samik Chatterjee, Dell, JPMorgan's Chatterjee, Wells, Sinéad Carew, Lance Tupper Organizations: Dell Technologies Inc, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Dell, CDW, Cisco Systems, Hewlett Packard Enterprises, Credit Suisse, ISI, JPMorgan, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S

☆ Analysts see more gains for Apple going forward, but some warn of mounting headwinds
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

AAPL YTD mountain Apple stock was trading lower after quarterly results. Apple doesn't provide official forward guidance and has not done so since 2020 over macroeconomic uncertainty. Morgan Stanley's Erik Woodring reiterated an overweight rating on Apple but lowered his price target to $215 from $220. Bank of America's Wamsi Mohan remained neutral on Apple, accompanied by a $210 price target that equates to roughly 10% upside. Rakers maintained an overweight rating on Apple stock with a $225 price target, or about 18% upside from Thursday.

Persons: Apple, Luca Maestri didn't, Apple doesn't, Morgan Stanley's Erik Woodring, Woodring, Morgan Stanley, America's Wamsi Mohan, Mohan, Citi's Atif Malik, Malik, Wells, Aaron Rakers, JPMorgan's Samik Chatterjee, Chatterjee, Goldman Sachs, Michael Ng, Apple's, Ng, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Apple, America's

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