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Macy's — The department store operator added about 3% after beating earnings estimates for the first quarter and raising its full-year outlook. AutoZone reported revenue of $4.24 billion while analysts polled by FactSet forecast $4.29 billion. XPeng — Shares gained 5% after the Chinese electric vehicle firm beat first-quarter estimates on the top and bottom line. The company reported revenue of 25.6 billion yuan, a 38.6% decrease from the fourth quarter of 2023. Zoom Video — Shares slipped nearly 3% even after the video conferencing company reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the first quarter.
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Jefferies upgraded MercadoLibre to buy and raised its price target on the stock. Asiya Merchant kept her buy rating and and hiked up her price target by $45 to $170, which suggests shares could jump 16.9% from Monday's close. Nodding to the stock's strong recent performance, analyst David Koning downgraded Toast shares to neutral and maintained his $28 price target. Analyst Kashy Harrison downgraded the stock to neutral from overweight and lowered his price target to $4.50 from $9, implying 8.4% upside. He also raised his price target to $2,100 from $1,400, implying upside of about 20% over the next 12 months.
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Friday's early calls include an upgrade to a restaurant software stock and a big downgrade to a solar name. The bank downgraded Unity stock to neutral from outperform, also slashing its target price to $20 from $55. Analyst Doug Anmuth's updated price target of $510 could mean that there's still 17% room for the stock to go. Analyst Jonathan Block's price target of $70 signifies a 13% upside from the stock's Thursday closing price of $62.16. Koning has a price target of $18 per share, implying upside of nearly 30% over the next 12 months.
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Investors should think twice about fleeing Block stock after website connectivity issues, according to Baird Equity Research. The firm reiterated an outperform rating on Block in a Monday note, and designated shares as a bullish fresh pick. However, Baird lowered its price target on the stock to $72 from $92, or about 36% upside from Friday's $53.08 close. SQ YTD mountain Block stock. The analyst added that payment issues at large firms like Block have typically abated in the short term and helped jumpstart a stock recovery.
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In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailInflation and rates will be macro tailwinds for Block, says Baird analyst David KoningDavid Koning, Baird, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss his upgrade of Block to outperform and the risks facing the company in 2023.
Block shares are poised for a comeback after selling off sharply in 2022, according to Baird. "The Street loves a comeback story, particularly one that's a premier large cap growth franchise," he said. "In 2023, comps ease across high-yielding eComm and CashApp, while Afterpay expenses get leveraged, and interest rates help," Koning added. Shares of Block sold off 61% in 2022, but could rally more than 24% in the new year given Baird's new $78 price target. Koning also expects improved gross profit in CashApp and among sellers, and faster growth than Street estimates in 2023.
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