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☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Alphabet, Snap, Boeing, First Solar, Reddit, AMD & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Here are Wednesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Bank of America reiterates Advanced Micro Devices as buy Bank of America said the stock is best positioned following earnings on Tuesday. JPMorgan reiterates First Solar as overweight The firm said the solar company is still best positioned following earnings on Tuesday. "Attractive entry point ahead of EDN's tariff review, a key value driver that could drive significant earnings growth & trigger stock re-rating. "We remain confident in BOOT's ability to deliver attractive relative earnings growth supported by compelling unit expansion opportunity." Raymond James downgrades Crocs to market perform from outperform Raymond James downgraded the shoe company following earnings citing margin pressures.

Persons: Wells, Reddit, Morgan Stanley, Raymond James, it's, Bernstein, Baird, Raymond James downgrades Qorvo, Barclays downgrades Lear, Goldman Sachs, Chipotle, Goldman, Raymond James downgrades Crocs, Wedbush downgrades Williams Organizations: Bank of America, Devices, AMD, JPMorgan, Catalyst, " Bank of America, DoJ, Citi, YouTube, Bank of, Holdings, of America, Incyte, Boeing, UBS, Barrick Gold, Barrick, Barclays, CMG, Walmart, Apple, Apple Intelligence, 3Q, 4Q, WSM Locations: China, OW, America, Sonoma

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Meta, Tesla, Costco, Walmart, Disney, First Solar and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Loop initiates AppLovin as buy Loop said the software publisher is an "indispensable infrastructure for the mobile gaming industry." Citi upgrades First Solar to buy from neutral Citi said the solar company is a winner no matter who wins the election. KeyBanc initiates Zeta Global as overweight KeyBanc said the marketing software company has an attractive platform. Stifel initiates Braze as buy Stifel said the software company is best positioned. Stifel initiates Klaviyo as buy Stifel said it is bullish on the software company.

Persons: Bernstein, Mizuho, Jefferies, Tesla, Morgan Stanley, Apple, Meta, Redburn, KeyBanc, Stifel, Disney, JPMorgan downgrades Hertz, Itron Organizations: Costco, Walmart, omni, Citi, Democratic, Republican, Cadence, Apple, LT, Microsoft, " Bank of America, Meta, Bank of America, Zeta Global, ZETA, Disney, JPMorgan, Hertz Global Holdings, Jefferies, Guggenheim

☆ Tech execs from Salesforce and Qualcomm share their best practices for implementing AI in the workplace
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Tech execs discussed AI's role in the workplace at the trade show MWC Las Vegas. "And where I'm seeing a little bit more hesitation and where people really need to invest in their red-teaming efforts, really need to invest in their evaluation frameworks, is those large external-facing use cases that are actually going to touch millions of customers," Williams added. AdvertisementOthers cautioned about companies getting swept up in the AI boom and implementing AI just for the sake of it. In her keynote, Salesforce's Goldman concluded with the importance of "making sure that we're leveraging AI in service of human strengths." "To make AI work for our businesses, we have to first make sure it works for the people our businesses serve and the people our businesses employ," she said.

Persons: —, We've, Durga Malladi, Shankar Arumugavelu, Arumugavelu, Paula Goldman, Salesforce's, Goldman, Julian Williams, Williams, Piers Sanders, Salesforce's Goldman Organizations: Tech, MWC, Vegas, Service, Mobile, Congress, Verizon, Qualcomm, Verizon Global Services, AI, VC, MWC Las Vegas, Sand Technologies Locations: Anthropic

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Amazon, Alphabet, McDonald's, Adobe, Tesla & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Mizuho upgrades Duke Energy to outperform from neutral Mizuho said investors should buy the dip in the energy company. Barclays upgrades Doximity to overweight from equal weight Barclays said it sees growth potential for the online networking services provider for medical professionals. TD Cowen upgrades SM Energy to buy from hold TD Cowen said the energy company has "multiple resource catalysts." Barclays initiates Bruker as overweight Barclays said it's bullish on the analytical biotech solutions company. " Goldman Sachs reiterates Adobe as buy The firm said it sees "growth tailwinds" after attending the company's Adobe MAX conference.

Persons: Stephens, it's, Wells, Tesla, Berenberg, it's bullish, Wedbush, Mizuho, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, BTIG, Morgan Stanley, McDonald's, TD, TD Cowen, Price, Crane Organizations: Valvoline Inc, YouTube, Cadence Design, Netflix, Nvidia, AMD, Citi, Consolidated Edison, Duke Energy, Mizuho, Barclays, Etsy, Global, RBC, BMW, Mercedes, Volkswagen, Energy, Holdings, TD Cowen, BMO, AIG, Adobe, MAX, Constellation Energy Locations: China, North America

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Tesla, Ferrari, Meta, Amazon, Eli Lilly, Walmart, Uber & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Goldman Sachs reiterates Nvidia as buy Goldman raised its price target to $150 per share from $135 following a series of Nvidia management meetings. Morgan Stanley names Atlassian a top pick Morgan Stanley named Atlassian a top idea and says the software company is well positioned for share gains. Morgan Stanley reiterates Eli Lilly as overweight Morgan Stanley raised its price target on the stock to $1,158 per share from $1,106. JPMorgan reiterates Amazon, Uber and Meta as top picks JPMorgan said in a note on Friday that Amazon, Uber and Meta were the firm's top three picks heading into earnings. JPMorgan upgrades Ferrari to overweight from neutral The firm says it's more constructive on the luxury automaker following a series of management meetings.

Persons: Wells, Redburn, Mercado, Morgan Stanley downgrades Qorvo, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Jensen Huang, Colette Kress, Stewart Stecker, Atlassian, Eli Lilly, LLY, Mizuho downgrades Mobileye, Kinder Morgan, it's bullish, Benedetto Vigna, Investor Relations Aldo Benetti, Tesla, Guggenheim Organizations: Bank of America, Broadcom, TAM, UBS, Devices, Mercado Libre, Nvidia, Pharma, Mizuho, JPMorgan, Meta, of America, Ferrari, Investor Relations, Netflix, Guggenheim, Walmart Locations: America, OW, China

☆ Pharmacy deserts are appearing across U.S. as drug stores closures spread
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Kevin Williams | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

"As long as the big three PBMs go unchecked, more pharmacy deserts will appear," Rochol said. Between 2023 and 2024, independent pharmacies in the CVS Caremark pharmacy network were reimbursed 67.5% higher on average than CVS Pharmacy locations, and 51.9% higher than other chain pharmacies in the state. The CVS spokesman also said that CVS pharmacies are not all serviced by Caremark, working with over 70 different PBMs. "There are unfortunately many factors for pharmacy closures in rural areas, including population declines and the growing use of online pharmacies." But Banas believes the pharmacy deserts will only grow, and lead to an increase the number of apps and digitization.

Persons: Rochol, Miranda Rochol, Health —, —, Joyce Dingman, wasn't, Nickerson, David Nickerson, Tim Wentworth, Greg Lopes, Steven C, Anderson, Colin Banas, Banas, it's, Tamera Hughes, Hughes, Rob Anderson Organizations: FTC, Health, Federal Trade Commission, Aids, Rite Aid, CVS, Walgreens, Cigna, Walgreens Boots, CVS Pharmacy, Caremark, Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, National Community Pharmacists, National Association of Chain Drug, U.S, Congress, Amazon, University's, of Pharmacy, Pharmacists, Aid Locations: United States, PBMs, New Lebanon, Ohio, Dayton, New Lebanon's, Rust, New Lebanon , Ohio, Georgia, NACDS

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Micron Technology, H.B. Fuller and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The company sees fiscal first quarter adjusted earnings coming in at roughly $1.74 per share and revenue of around $8.70 billion. Fuller's adjusted earnings in the fiscal third quarter came in at $1.13 per share on revenue of $918 million. However, the company's $2.39 billion revenue was higher than the $2.38 billion estimate. Armada Hoffler Properties — Shares of the real estate investment trust dipped 5% after Armada Hoffler announced the commencement of the public offering of 7 million shares of its common stock. Adjusted earnings came in at 56 cents per share, compared to $1.26 per share a year ago.

Persons: LSEG, H.B, Fuller, Armada Hoffler, Darla Mercado Organizations: Micron Technology, Applied, Lam Research, Fuller Co, Armada, Worthington Steel

☆ China-Mexico freight traffic surges in Trump, Biden tariff era, as companies find ways to evade U.S. trade war
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +16 min

Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty ImagesNew data shows a surge in trade between China and Mexico at a time of tough tariff talk during the presidential campaign. This nearshoring of manufacturing enables companies to change a product's origin of goods, also referred to as the "economic nationality" of a product. Data from freight analytics firm Xeneta shows China to Mexico container trade up by 26.2% from January to July 2024, after growing by 33% in 2023. Mexico is also a member of the Pacific Alliance, a trade bloc formed by Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. "Bilateral tariffs should be expected to lead to trade diversion, and that's exactly what happened in the aftermath of the trade war.

Persons: Patrick T, Fallon, Jordan Dethwart, Mary Lovely, Anthony Solomon, Simon Cohen, Peter Sand, Donald Trump, Trump, John Piatek, Biden, Piatek, Lovely, Moody's, Elon Musk, Musk, Tesla, Sand, Charles Van der Steene, Van der, Mexico —, Freightos, Erica York, York, Tim Robertson, Ian Arroyo, Arroyo, Saul Loeb Organizations: El, El Paso Sector, AFP, Getty, U.S, Companies, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Henco Logistics, European Union, European Free Trade Area, Pacific Partnership, Pacific Alliance, GEP, Motive, BMW, Ford, GM, Kia, gigafactory, Volvo, Pirelli, Michelin North America, Hyundai, SFK USA, Maersk, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, CNBC, United, Pacific, Port, U.S ., ITS Logistics, Tax, DHL Global, Dana, Afp Locations: El Paso, Mexico, New Mexico, Chihuahua, Sunland Park , New Mexico, China, Redwood Mexico, United States, Canada, U.S, Japan, Israel, Latin America, Chile, Colombia, Peru, USA, propping, Laredo , Texas, El Paso , Houston, San Diego, Monterrey, Fremont , California, Austin , Texas, Americas, Mexican, Monterrey . Mexico, East, lading, Maersk North America, Tijuana, El Paso , Texas, Pacific Coast Port, Lazaro, Laredo, Monterrey , California, U.S . West, U.S . East, Gulf, West Coast, Asia, Mexico City, Warren , Michigan

☆ The two-day or less shipping Americans have come to expect faces a climate change threat
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Michelle Castillo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Customers have come to expect when they order something online, it arrives in two days or less. Many logistics companies have warned about shipping delays due to extreme weather. Freight solutions company Breakthrough, which focuses on sustainable transportation, conducted a survey of 500 shippers and carriers this year that revealed extreme weather was cited as the top transportation challenge. And rather than rely on large warehouses, it uses its stores as hubs, which helps it change delivery fulfillment quickly. In addition to closing warehouses in cases of extreme weather, Amazon is using algorithms to plan delivery worker routes.

Persons: Jenny Zanden, Donner, Parvez Musani, Musani Organizations: Sparks, Walmart, Amazon, Daily Locations: Panama, U.S, Sparks , Nevada, Sierra, Nevada , California, Oregon, New Jersey, California

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Spotify, Apple, GM, Alphabet, Imax, Disney & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Wednesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: RBC upgrades Estee Lauder to outperform from sector perform RBC said it sees an attractive risk/reward. Morgan Stanley reiterates Tesla as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's standing by shares of Tesla following the release of disappointing earnings. Morgan Stanley initiates Biohaven as overweight Morgan Stanley said it sees "value creation" for the biotech company. Morgan Stanley downgrades General Motors to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley said it sees a more "balanced" risk/reward for shares of GM. " Cantor Fitzgerald downgrades Tesla to neutral from overweight Cantor downgraded Tesla following earnings on Tuesday.

Persons: Lauder, Raymond James, Taylor Morrison, it's, Morgan Stanley, Tesla, Tesla's, TD Cowen, JFrog, Cowen, Lockheed Martin, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Smith, Stifel, GOOGL, Jefferies downgrades, Gamble, Jefferies, Piper Sandler downgrades Ulta, Piper, Gordon Haskett, Joel Anderson, Cantor Fitzgerald downgrades Tesla, Cantor Organizations: RBC, Taylor Morrison Homes, Tesla, Lockheed, Spotify, JPMorgan, Garden Entertainment, Apple JPMorgan, Apple, Jefferies downgrades Colgate, Palmolive, Procter, Colgate, Gamble, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, Motors, GM, Barclays, Disney, Universal Studios, Davidson Locations: GenAI, Malibu

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Gap, Exxon, Apple, Block, Toast, Allstate, AMC, Chipotle, Dollar Tree & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Bank of America reiterates Nvidia as buy Bank of America said it's sticking with its buy rating on Nvidia and that investors should "focus on fundamentals." "We are initiating on Frontier with a Buy rating and $33 PT." BMO upgrades Allstate to outperform from market perform BMO said it sees growth potential for the insurance company. " Morgan Stanley reiterates Taiwan Semiconductor as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's sticking with its overweight rating following the company's earnings report. " "We initiate coverage of Impinj with an Overweight rating and $205 price target."

Persons: Wolfe, Mizuho, it's, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Baird, Morgan Stanley, Wells, TD Cowen, Redburn, William Blair, –, Roth MKM, Roth, TSMC, JPMorgan, Chipotle, Cantor Fitzgerald, Cantor Organizations: Exxon, ExxonMobil, Bank of America, Nvidia, Apple, UBS, Frontier, Mizuho, Citi, Vans, BMO, Allstate, Deutsche, Meta, Paris, Palo Alto Networks, Palo, AMC, 3Q, Taiwan Semiconductor, JPMorgan, CMG Locations: Palo Alto

☆ Your bank is about to reveal key information about the US economy’s health
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Dave Sekera, chief US market strategist at Morningstar, says that he’s watching for insights on banks’ delinquency rates. Consumers have increasingly fallen behind on or missed payments in recent months as they get squeezed by high interest rates. But banks could see higher losses compared to 2023 if the economy were to experience a downturn, the Fed warned. Investors are wagering that the central bank will begin easing rates as soon as September, according to the CME FedWatch Tool. “The worst outcome for all of us is what you call stagflation: higher rates and recession,” Dimon said in an interview with CNBC.

Persons: Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Dave Sekera, Stocks, JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, Dimon, Matt Egan, it’s, ”, Joe Brusuelas, Mark Zandi, ” Zandi, “, Jerome Powell, Erika Tulfo, “ It’s, Neil Saunders, Abrigo, Gen Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, United, United States ’, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Bank of America, Morningstar, Federal Reserve Bank of New, Fed, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, JPMorgan, CNBC, Federal, RSM, “, Moody’s, CNN, GlobalData, Apple Locations: New York, United States, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, China

☆ Target will stop accepting this old-school form of payment
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Erika Tulfo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Target will stop accepting personal checks from customers starting July 15, the latest retailer to stop taking the increasingly rare form of payment and to try to make checkout less cumbersome for shoppers. “It’s hardly surprising Target has decided to stop accepting them,” said Neil Saunders, retail analyst at GlobalData. Around 61% of Americans are still writing checks, according to a 2024 report by Abrigo, a financial software solutions company. It also found that younger consumers, including Gen Z and Millennials, self reported writing more checks than older consumers from Gen X. The decision to stop accepting personal checks comes as the latest move in a series of changes to the retailer’s checkout experience.

Persons: “ It’s, ”, Neil Saunders, Abrigo, Gen Organizations: CNN, GlobalData, Apple, Target

☆ I'm a tech CEO who moved from California to Nevada after my home was burglarized. I feel safer in Las Vegas, which has nearly everything San Francisco had and more.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Liaw founded the Vegas Tech Summit, a multi-day tech conference promoting Vegas as a burgeoning tech center. It's not the same San Francisco as before. AdvertisementI had been living in San Francisco for about 15 years before I moved. The Bay Area had so much to offer, including a thriving entrepreneurial and tech ecosystem that made very smart people smarter. I don't appreciate it when people turn it into a homelessness issue because San Francisco has had homeless people before and found ways to provide services.

Persons: —, Teddy Liaw, Liaw, San, It's, it's, San Francisco, I've, Vegas Organizations: Service, Vegas Tech Summit, Business, Vegas, Mount, Area, Vegas Tech Locations: San Francisco, Summerlin , Nevada, Las Vegas, Bay, Vegas, It's, Angeles , Washington State, Texas, California, Mount Charleston

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Amazon, Nvidia, Tesla, Uber, Disney, PayPal, Spotify, Chevron, Netflix & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

"We initiate coverage of Waystar ( WAY) with a Buy rating and 12-month price target of $32." Bank of America reiterates Nvidia as buy Bank of America said Nvidia was the "most-owned" stock in semis among fund managers. Bank of America reiterates Disney as buy Bank of America said it's sticking with its buy rating on the stock. " Argus reiterates Netflix as buy Argus said it's sticking with its buy rating on the stock. "We are maintaining our BUY rating on Focus List selection Netflix I nc.

Persons: Mizuho, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, it's, Nvidia, NVDA, AVGO, Piper Sandler downgrades CrowdStrike, Piper, Raymond James, Piper Sandler, Jefferies, RAPP, Stifel, MAUs, Wells, Roth, WULF, VIK, Horton, Guggenheim, Tesla, Kitty Organizations: Mizuho, Amazon, " Bank of America, Nvidia, Bank of America, AMD, Comerica, UBS, TEAM, Rapport Therapeutics, Life360 Inc, Spotify, Hess Corp, IT Services, Barclays, Viking Holdings, Citi, Disney, DIS, NBA, Susquehanna, PayPal, of America, Deutsche Bank, Uber, Deutsche, Netflix, Argus Locations: CrowdStrike, Chevron

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Nvidia, Verizon, Apple, McDonald's, Birkenstock, AT&T, Meta & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Morgan Stanley reiterates Nvidia as overweight Morgan Stanley raised its price target on the stock to $144 per share from $116. "We are initiating coverage of Gauzy with a Buy rating and $18 12-month price target." Wells Fargo reiterates McDonald's as overweight Wells said it's standing by its overweight rating on shares of McDonald's. "We initiate coverage on Amkor Technology (AMKR, $10B market cap) with an Overweight rating and Dec-25 price target of $48." Raymond James reiterates Meta as strong buy Raymond James raised its price target on Meta to $600 per share from $550.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, it's, BIRK, ramping, Stifel, Wells, Tesla, JMP, Academy's, Piper Sandler, Piper, TD Cowen, W.R, Berkley, Snowflake, Raymond James, Rivian, Meta Organizations: UBS, Apple, Verizon, AT, Gannett, JMP, Sports, JPMorgan, Amkor Technology, Deutsche Bank, Walmart, Deutsche, Exchange, ICE, RBC, NextEra Energy Partners, Fox Corp, EV, Meta Locations: China, Taiwan, Asia, TFX, McDonald's, Rivian

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Nike, First Solar, Deere, Alphabet, Amazon, ASML & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Wells Fargo reiterates Nvidia as overweight Wells said it's sticking with its overweight rating on the stock. "We initiate coverage of net lease REIT Essential Properties (EPRT) with a Buy rating and $33.00 12-month price target. Citi reiterates Apple as buy Citi moved the tech giant up a spot to its number 2 top pick. Wells Fargo reiterates Amazon as buy Wells raised its price target on Amazon to $239 per share from $234. "We initiate coverage of Intuitive Machines, Inc. (LUNR) with a Buy rating and a 12-month price target of $8 per share."

Persons: Raymond James, Deere, it's, Morgan Stanley downgrades Nike, Morgan Stanley, Wells, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Oppenheimer, Riley, Piper Sandler, Piper, managements, it's bullish, Rosenblatt, ASML Organizations: Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, Nvidia, Properties Realty Trust, Apple, Citi, Xerox, JPMorgan, Realty Trust, Inc, Travelers, Susquehanna, Nextracker, BMO, SAP Locations: Americas, China

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Tesla, Disney, Gap, Ford, Rivian, Apple, Tesla, Uber, Exxon & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Bank of America reiterates Nvidia as buy The firm named Nvidia to its best-of-breed list. Goldman Sachs reiterates Microsoft as buy Goldman said it's sticking with its buy rating on the stock. "We reiterate our Buy rating ($515 Price Target) on Microsoft as we see the company yielding strong returns on its Gen-AI investments." "We are initiating on Carpenter Technology (CRS) with a Buy rating and $144 target price (47% upside potential)." "We are initiating coverage on Rivian Automotive, Inc. (RIVN) with a BUY rating and $18 PT."

Persons: BoB, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, it's, TD Cowen, Zeta, Raymond James downgrades Penn, Raymond James, Wells, Tapestry's, Tesla, Piper Sandler, Uber, Piper, AMZN, Morgan Stanley, Ford, Evercore, Truist, Guggenheim, Rivian, Robinson, CHRW, Maxim, MicroStrategy Organizations: Bank of America, Nvidia, Disney, Microsoft, Technology, RBC, Zeta Global, PENN, UBS, Exxon, Deutsche Bank, Carpenter Technology, Tesla, Ford, TAP, Ball Corp, Rivian Automotive, Inc, Apple Locations: Capri, HNST

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Netflix, Broadcom, Dell, Meta, Roblox, Tesla, Boeing, Microsoft & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Bank of America reiterates Broadcom as buy Following Broadcom's earnings report, Bank of America said the company has "potential to join the trillionaires club." Morgan Stanley downgrades Corning to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley downgraded Corning mainly on valuation. Bank of America reiterates Dell as buy Bank of America said it sees several positive catalysts ahead for Dell. Morgan Stanley reiterates Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft and Adobe as overweight Morgan Stanley named several tech stocks that it said are well positioned for AI. " Morgan Stanley reiterates Colgate-Palmolive as a top pick Morgan Stanley said it sees a "pet inflection on the horizon" for Colgate.

Persons: it's, Oppenheimer, Ulta, Jefferies, OpenAI, Bernstein, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Morgan Stanley, Goodyear, Wolfe, Bill Brown, Morgan Stanley downgrades Corning, TD Cowen, Cowen, KeyBanc, Dell, Clark, Wells, Fortnite, Stephens, Wedbush, Tesla, Elon Musk Organizations: Deutsche Bank, Nike, Bank of America, Broadcom, Citi, Royal, TEAM, Microsoft, OpenAI, Nvidia, Starbucks, Goodyear Tire, Civitas Resources, Netflix, Media Survey, Dell, " Bank of America, underperform Bank of America, Adobe, Colgate, Palmolive, Technology, Barclays, NextEra Energy Partners, NextEra Energy, Boeing, of America Locations: Royal Caribbean, Corning, Texas

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Nvidia, Tesla, Netflix, Alphabet, United, JPMorgan, Carvana, Broadcom & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Goldman Sachs reiterates Nvidia as buy Goldman said it's sticking with its buy rating on the stock. JPMorgan upgrades StoneCo to overweight from neutral JPMorgan said in its upgrade of the fintech solutions company that it has "appealing" potential for earnings growth. Morgan Stanley reiterates JPMorgan as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's even more bullish on the stock after a meeting with company management. " JPMorgan reiterates Alphabet as overweight JPMorgan said the company is on the "offensive in Gen AI." JPMorgan reiterates Broadcom as overweight The firm said it's sticking with its overweight rating on shares of Broadcom.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Tesla, Oppenheimer, DA Davidson, Davidson, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Bernstein, FANG, Redburn, it's bullish, osteogenesis, it's, Robinson, JPMorgan, Disney, Evercore, Moffett, Carvana Organizations: Walmart, Apple, company's, Conference, Nvidia, Energy, Midland shaleco, Endeavor Energy Resources, Airlines, United, Citi, eBay, JPMorgan, BMO, UBS, Mizuho, SEE, P Containers, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, Google, Jefferies, DFS, Disney, Netflix, CTV, Broadcom Locations: China, Midland, Rocklin

☆ JPMorgan upgrades this beaten-down payments stock, says it can surge 50%
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

An overseas investment idea investors shouldn't overlook is StoneCo., a Brazilian financial technology and software solutions company headquartered in the Cayman Islands that JPMorgan has grown bullish on. He maintained his $20 year-end price target, which implies roughly 50% upside from the stock's latest close. "We believe [a] Stone re-rating depends mostly on banking deliveries (i.e., deposits and healthy credit growth) rather than [the] macro environment." Stone's differentiated business model, based on a close approach to clients via hyper-local distribution centers, has allowed it to quickly expand its market share, Fernandes said. He estimates Stone has about 20% market share in the core micro, small and medium-sized businesses (MSMB) market .

Persons: Yuri Fernandes, Stone, Fernandes, Pedro Zinner, Stone's Organizations: JPMorgan, Stone, Reuters Locations: Brazilian, Cayman Islands, U.S

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: GameStop, Paramount, Spotify, Krispy Kreme and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Waste Management , Stericycle — Waste Management is buying Stericycle for $7.2 billion , the companies announced on Monday. Stericycle shares jumped nearly 15%, while Waste Management slid 4%. Spotify — The music streaming company climbed 4% following its announcement of premium subscription price increases in the U.S. in July. Lattice Semiconductor , Coherent — Lattice shares dove 11% after CEO Jim Anderson left to take the helm at Coherent, whose stock price jumped 17%. Krispy Kreme — Shares of the company rose 2% after it was upgraded to overweight at JPMorgan.

Persons: Keith Gill, Gill, Stericycle, CNBC's David Faber, Skydance, Shari Redstone, Jim Anderson, Esam, Dickinson, Edwards, Narendra Modi, Claudia Sheinbaum, Cava, Blackwell, Krispy Kreme, Masimo, Piper, Piper Sandler, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, — CNBC's Sean Colon, Yun Li, Pia Singh, Michelle Fox, Christina Cheddar, Berk Organizations: GameStop, DeepF, AMC, New York Stock Exchange, Waste Management, Spotify, GSK, Court, Paramount Global, Lattice Semiconductor, Company, Bloomberg News, JPMorgan, Nvidia, AMD, Bank of America, Therapeutics, Autodesk Locations: U.S, Swedish, Delaware, Becton, India, Mexico

☆ Citi names one under-the-radar stock to buy on an AI opportunity, giving it 22% upside
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Citi recently named one under-the-radar company to buy on a "data and AI opportunity." The bank pointed out that ExlService has the talent to meet the demand too, with its more than 13,000 AI, generative AI, data and digital "experts." "EXLS also provided medium-term targets (2024-25) of double digit revenue growth, incremental margin improvement, and faster-than-revenue EPS growth," Citi analysts wrote. The current demand pipeline for its data and AI services stand at $2 billion, according to Citi. The bank gave the stock a buy rating and a price target of $37, or potential upside of 22%.

Persons: ExlService Organizations: Citi, ExlService Holdings

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Amazon, U.S. Steel, Micron, Disney, Citi & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Monday: Morgan Stanley initiates EHang Holdings as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's bullish on shares of the Asia autonomous aerial vehicle company. Morgan Stanley downgrades Victoria's Secret to underweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said it sees "underappreciated downside" for the lingerie company. Citi downgrades Peloton to neutral from buy Citi said in its downgrade of the stock that it has "limited visibility." Morgan Stanley upgrades U.S. Steel to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said in its upgrade of U.S. Steel that it likes the company's "transformational investments." Morgan Stanley reiterates Apple as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's sticking with its overweight rating on Apple after analyzing the company's quarterly 10-Q report.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, it's, Baird, Morgan Stanley downgrades, Wells, Bausch, Lomb, Apple, Johnson, MLCO, Moffett, Melius, inferencing, JPMorgan Organizations: EHang Holdings, EH, Deutsche Bank, Disney, Deutsche, Micron, Citi, Comerica, CMA, Steel, U.S . Steel, Apple, Services, UBS, JCI, Barclays, Resorts, Nvidia, Broadcom, AMD, Microsoft, JPMorgan, Group, Bank of America, Santander Brasil, of America Locations: Asia, U.S

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Tesla, Apple, Live Nation, Boeing, Coinbase, Amazon & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Bank of America reiterates Tesla as buy Bank of America said it's standing by its buy rating on the electric-vehicle maker. "We maintain our Buy rating and raise our PT from $1100 to $1,150." "We are initiating coverage of Live Nation with a Buy rating and $120 price target." "We are initiating coverage on EE with an Overweight rating." "We are initiating coverage of Integral Ad Science with a Buy rating and a $15 price target."

Persons: Tesla, TSLA, Morgan Stanley, Oppenheimer, Raymond James, Mizuho, Airbnb, Coinbase, Needham, Stephens, Jefferies, Ralph Lauren, Chegg Organizations: Argus, Boeing, " Bank of America, Bank of America, UBS, Nvidia, Dyne, JPMorgan, Catalyst Watch, Apple, Mizuho, Citi, BTC, Ethereum, Paramount, CBS, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, Excelerate Energy, Stephens, Barclays, UMB, Corp, Contineum Locations: Base, Kansas City

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