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BofA Securities launched coverage of Moelis (NYSE: MC) with a Neutral rating and an $81 price target, noting the boutique advisory firm's concentrated exposure to M&A revenue and its position as the 14th-largest global M&A advisor. The bank expects deal activity to pick up, but sees relatively more attractive risk/reward profiles elsewhere in its i…
Rothschild Redburn upgraded Meta Platforms Inc. from Neutral to Buy and lifted its price target to $900 from $740, arguing that the stock's long-term upside outweighs short-term spending risks. The firm raised FY26 cost and capital-expenditure estimates, warning of an earnings headwind and a potential temporary dip in consensus EPS to roughly $27-2…
BofA Securities has begun coverage of Evercore Partners (NYSE: EVR) with a Buy rating and a $435.00 price target. The brokerage points to the firm’s standing among boutique investment banks, its ranking in M&A league tables and its private capital business as reasons for optimism. The price objective implies roughly 20% upside from current trading …
BofA Securities began coverage of Lazard (LAZ) with a Buy rating and a $65 price objective, noting the company's significant asset management contribution to revenue, cyclical M&A tailwinds, and progress on a multi-year turnaround. The firm highlighted Lazard's dividend history, recent AUM growth, and management appointments while UBS initiated cov…
Once Upon a Farm, PBC has filed for an initial public offering encompassing 10,997,209 shares priced in a $17 to $19 range, with the company offering 7.6 million shares and existing shareholders selling 3.4 million. At the top end of the proposed price range the offering could bring in up to $209 million. The shares are slated to trade on the New Y…
Analysts at UBS say sources of U.S. growth are narrowing, with much of the economy showing weakness or contraction. The outlook through 2028, they argue, depends heavily on recent surges in artificial intelligence investment concentrated in large technology companies, while consumer spending gains are skewed toward higher-income households.
Evercore ISI upgraded Cisco to Outperform and increased its price target to $100 from $80, arguing the company is positioned for multi-year high single-digit sales growth and low-teens EPS growth. The firm highlighted an accelerating enterprise networking cycle, AI-related revenue potential, product momentum, and recovering traditional markets as t…
Evercore ISI has maintained an Outperform rating and a $112.00 price target on Boston Scientific (BSX), elevating the stock to its Tactical Outperform list ahead of the company’s fourth-quarter results. The firm views short-term concerns about procedure volumes and market reaction to Boston Scientific’s acquisition of Penumbra as overblown, pointin…
Raymond James has reaffirmed an Outperform rating and a $600.00 price target on Microsoft (MSFT) ahead of the company’s fiscal second-quarter 2026 earnings report scheduled for January 28 after market close. The firm cites strong Azure performance and ongoing revenue growth but flags industry-level memory availability and pricing risks that could p…
Raymond James trimmed its price objective for Meta Platforms to $800 from $825 while retaining a Strong Buy rating, calling the company an "AI Tweener" whose near-term valuation will hinge on artificial intelligence developments amid likely higher expenses and capital spending. The firm still forecasts above-consensus revenue growth for 2026 and 20…
Truist Securities reduced its price objective for ProLogis to $139 from $142 while retaining a Buy rating. The broker modestly lowered its 2026 and 2027 normalized funds from operations (FFO) estimates, yet projects accelerating earnings and values the shares as offering roughly 12.5% total return potential without multiple expansion. Recent fourth…
Oppenheimer upgraded Relay Therapeutics (RLAY) from Perform to Outperform and set a $14.00 price target, citing what it calls a "beatable bar" should the VIKTORIA-1 trial for gedatolisib disappoint. The move follows Relay interim data for zovegalisib and continued analyst interest, while InvestingPro metrics show the shares near fair value after st…
Jefferies reduced its price objective for Apple Inc. to $276.47 from $283.36 and kept a Hold rating as the company approaches its January 29 earnings report. The firm pointed to signs of cooling services growth - including a roughly 7% App Store revenue increase in the December quarter and a potential deceleration in Google-related advertising rece…
Jefferies lowered its 12-month price objective for NiSource (NYSE: NI) to $49 from $50 but kept a Buy rating, pointing to multiple catalysts tied to an expanding data center relationship. The research house’s estimates imply above-Street earnings-per-share growth profiles, and the company announced a quarterly dividend and received a short-term fed…
Wolfe Research downgraded Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) from Outperform to Peerperform, saying the stock's run over the last two years constrains upside even as core businesses and financial metrics remain solid. The firm raised its 2027 EPS estimate but concluded that valuation leaves little room for meaningful gains without outsized earnings growth an…
BTIG has initiated coverage of Fannie Mae (OTC: FNMA) with a Buy rating and set a $20.00 price target, identifying potential upside tied to the treatment of Treasury’s Senior Preferred Stock and possible regulatory capital relief. The firm highlighted that Treasury warrants representing 79.9% of common equity and any change to the Senior Preferred …
Goldman Sachs raised CEO David Solomon’s total compensation to $47 million for 2025, a 20.5% increase from the prior year, following a year of elevated deal activity and trading gains that propelled the bank to the top of global M&A rankings. The package, which included a $2 million base salary and $45 million in variable pay, exceeded peer pay dis…
Former European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso told CNBC that relations between Europe and the United States have reached their "lowest moment" since NATO's creation. He cited actions by U.S. leadership - including the proposal to acquire Greenland, threats of military action and the prospect of higher tariffs - as eroding European confid…
Uranium Energy Corp. has ripped to fresh highs with nuclear sentiment heating up, but the stock is also getting technically stretched and still valued like a high-growth story. This trade idea stays constructive while respecting the risk of a pullback: define the level, lean on trend support, and target a retest of the highs with a clear stop if mo…
Jefferies says listed European real estate begins 2026 trading at the largest valuation discount to the broader equity market in over a decade. With refinancing pressures easing and earnings stabilizing, the broker shifts emphasis to stock selection and spotlights a cross-section of companies it views as best positioned across sub-sectors.
JPMorgan is approaching the European building materials sector's fourth-quarter earnings season with caution, particularly around Lightside businesses exposed to North America. The bank highlights U.S. headwinds from a government shutdown and accelerated roofing destocking after muted storm activity in 2025, while European trends remain more resili…
Morgan Stanley raised its price target for Monster Beverage (MNST) to $96 from $87 while keeping an Overweight rating, citing stronger and more durable growth versus peers and sizable upside relative to consensus. The new target implies roughly 17% upside from the current share price near $82 and follows a string of upward revisions from other brok…
BTIG has begun coverage of Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) with a Buy recommendation and a $20.00 price target, implying substantial upside from the current market price of $8 and a market capitalization of $25.77 billion. The research note highlights technology investments, potential capital relief or conservatorship progress, and integration opportunitie…
The European Commission has opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot and whether X complied with its obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA) after instances of AI-generated sexualised images of women and children were shared on the platform. The probe will assess whether X properly evaluated and mitigated risks posed …
Jefferies has moved Judges Scientific from a 'buy' to an 'underperform' rating and lowered its price target to 4,015p from 7,380p in its UK Industrials and Capital Goods review. The broker points to two years of profit warnings, reduced research spending and weaker end-market visibility as drivers of the change. The updated target corresponds to a …
