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UBS reiterated a Buy rating on Chipotle Mexican Grill with a $45.00 price target, warning of margin pressure in the fourth quarter and into 2026. The bank's forecasts project narrower restaurant margins driven by subdued sales, rising beef costs and stepped-up marketing investment, partially offset by operational efficiencies. Other firms including…
Guggenheim increased its price target on Starbucks to $90 from $88 and kept a Buy rating as the coffee chain prepares for fiscal Q1 2026 results and an Investor Day. The stock is trading above the new target, recent analyst actions are mixed, and the company announced a quarterly dividend ahead of the scheduled disclosures.
TD Cowen reduced its target for SkyWest (NASDAQ: SKYW) to $122 from $132 while retaining a Buy rating. The revised target implies roughly 20% upside from the current share price of $101.66. The change precedes SkyWest's fourth quarter 2025 earnings release on January 29 and reflects adjustments to 2026 forecasts after a December update to Q4 2025 e…
Abbott Laboratories Chairman and CEO Robert B. Ford reported a personal purchase of 18,800 shares on January 23, 2026, totaling $2,013,966. The transaction occurred in a price band of $106.735 to $107.485 and leaves Ford with 253,305 shares directly and 216,203 indirectly through the Ford Family Trust. The trade coincides with multiple analyst upda…
ConocoPhillips is back near $100 with a constructive technical base and valuation metrics that still look more “cash machine” than “bubble.” With a 3%+ dividend yield, moderate leverage, and a trend that has been grinding higher above key moving averages, COP sets up as a mid-term long where the reward can be defined against a clean stop.
Jefferies raised its price objective for Bloom Energy to $92 from $53 while retaining an Underperform rating. The revision rests on higher 2026 revenue estimates driven by orders from American Electric Power and Quanta, but the firm warns that lofty market expectations, extreme volatility and limited valuation headroom mean investors will be watchi…
Oatly has been left for dead after a long slide from its 52-week high, and the chart still reads heavy. But the stock is starting to look like a classic “comeback nobody is pricing in” setup: RSI is cooling near the low-40s, momentum is still bearish but stabilizing, and short interest has been trending down meaningfully into year-end. With OTLY si…
Abbott Laboratories Chairman and CEO Robert B. Ford acquired 18,800 common shares on January 23, 2026, for approximately $2.01 million. The move comes as the company reported weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter results and multiple analysts adjusted price targets and outlooks amid revenue and earnings shortfalls.
Jefferies downgraded Autotrader Group Plc to "hold" citing uncertainty around an April 1 price increase confirmed by CEO Nathan Coe and the potential for dealer churn following earlier dissatisfaction with the Deal Builder product. The brokerage highlighted fragile consensus expectations for FY27 revenue per retailer and noted stock-related headwin…
CoreWeave shares climbed 10% Monday after NVIDIA purchased $2 billion of Class A common stock at $87.20 per share to expand a collaboration aimed at constructing more than 5 gigawatts of AI factory capacity by 2030. The expanded deal assigns CoreWeave responsibility for development and operations while NVIDIA will use its capital to expedite procur…
Microsoft heads into its Q2 print with the stock rebounding to $467, but still below key intermediate moving averages and with momentum indicators leaning bearish. With a $3.46T market cap and a ~33x P/E, MSFT doesn’t need to be “good” - it needs to be clean: Azure/AI demand intact, margins defended, and guidance steady. This trade idea looks for a…
A former member of the French Senate, Joel Guerriau, has gone on trial in Paris accused of slipping ecstasy into a lawmaker's drink with the intent of sexually assaulting her. The accused, who resigned from the Senate in October 2025, denies the allegations. Toxicology tests reportedly found traces of ecstasy in the victim's blood and in the defend…
A late-week rate check by the New York Federal Reserve coincided with a sharp drop in the USD/JPY pair, a move Bank of America Securities says raises the probability of coordinated intervention. The yen strengthened to its strongest level since late November as USD/JPY fell, and BofA outlines possible U.S. Treasury objectives behind the Fed’s FX de…
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased its price objective on Glacier Bancorp to $58 from $55 while keeping its rating intact, citing stronger conviction in the bank’s near-term earnings trajectory following fourth-quarter 2025 results. KBW highlighted Glacier as a "Top Idea for 2026," pointing to a pronounced net interest income expansion story and div…
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised its price objective on Webster Financial (WBS) to $77 from $75 while holding its Outperform rating. KBW points to robust fourth-quarter results, accelerating loan growth trends, and improving credit quality through 2025, along with the company's strongest buyback quarter of 2025. Webster also reported an earnings and …
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased its price objective for 1st Source (SRCE) to $72.00 from $69.00 while keeping its rating unchanged after the bank reported better-than-expected operating earnings. The quarter benefited from stronger pre-provision net revenue, a smaller provision, and a 20-basis-point expansion in net interest margin, offset in par…
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased its price target on S&T Bancorp Inc. (STBA) to $44.00 from $42.00 while keeping its existing rating. The raise follows a stronger-than-expected finish to 2025, with pre-provision net revenue beating KBW's forecast by $0.05 per share, supported by higher net interest income and fee revenue. S&T completed a repurchas…
Governments and regulatory bodies across Europe, Asia, the Americas and Oceania have taken a range of actions this month in response to sexually explicit images created by xAI's Grok chatbot on X. Measures include formal investigations, content takedown orders, temporary blocks, and demands for improved safeguards as officials assess compliance wit…
Wolfe Research analyst Stephanie Roth identifies a 90-minute window during the January Federal Open Market Committee meeting as the most probable time for President Trump to announce his choice for the next Federal Reserve chair. The timing aligns with a Jan. 31 vacancy and the need to address potential attention around a Fed that did not cut rates…
Willdan (WLDN) has pulled back to the high-$120s after tagging fresh 52-week highs, but the setup still leans bullish. The company’s mix of energy/sustainability work for utilities and engineering/consulting for public agencies creates a practical, vertically integrated positioning for grid modernization and electrification projects. Technically, W…
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased its price objective on Atlantic Union Bankshares to $40.00 from $38.00 while leaving its rating unchanged. The adjustment follows a quarterly report that topped forecasts on earnings and revenue driven by higher net interest income and fee income, even as expenses rose. Management kept 2026 guidance intact and anal…
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised its price target on Bar Harbor Bankshares to $35 from $34 on Monday while retaining a Market Perform rating. The move followed quarterly results that delivered $0.93 in operating earnings per share, aided by improved pre-provision net revenue, a modest expansion in net interest margin, and lower loan loss provisions. …
Saudi Arabia will reduce the scale of its flagship Neom development following a government review of its gigaprojects. Major elements of the plan, including The Line and the Trojena ski resort, are being scaled back, and the kingdom has delayed hosting the Asian Winter Games that had been set for 2029. Analysts point to a reassessment of project sc…
Firoz Tarapore, CEO of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Capital, told delegates at the Airline Economics conference that engine manufacturers and smaller suppliers are the principal constraints on aircraft production. He contrasted those bottlenecks with what he described as "enormous progress" at Boeing and warned of forthcoming consolidation amon…
Hungarian energy company MOL has reached a binding agreement to acquire a 56.16% stake in Serbia’s oil firm NIS from Gazprom Neft and Gazprom for a sum reported by Serbia’s president to be between €900 million and €1 billion. The transaction requires approval from the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control, and Russian sellers face a March 24 divest…
