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Jefferies upgraded ArcelorMittal (MT) from Hold to Buy and increased its price target to EUR62.00 from EUR44.00, pointing to a structurally stronger outlook for European steel driven by policy changes. The firm projects substantially higher 2027 EBITDA and expects EU production rates and prices to rise as import flows decline under new tariff rules…
Cantor Fitzgerald trimmed its 12-month price target on Lyft to $14.00 from $21.00 while retaining a Neutral rating after the ride-hailing company's fourth-quarter report. Bookings broadly matched Street expectations and EBITDA beat by roughly 5%, but rides growth slowed and first-quarter EBITDA guidance landed below consensus at the mid-point.
DA Davidson cut its price target on Rapid7 to $6.50 from $14.00 while retaining an Underperform rating after the cybersecurity company reported decelerating ARR growth and gave muted forward guidance. The move follows fourth-quarter results showing ARR growth at 0% year-over-year and guidance indicating additional near-term contraction, prompting o…
Randy Foraker, Executive Vice President of BancFirst Corporation (NASDAQ: BANF), sold 3,000 shares on February 10, 2026, at $119.9116 per share for a total of $359,734 and exercised options on 3,000 shares at $20.83 each for $62,489 the same day. Separately, BancFirst disclosed a quarterly cash dividend, scheduled interest and trust preferred divid…
DA Davidson increased its price target on Simpson Manufacturing to $200 from $190 while retaining a Neutral rating after the company's stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter 2025 performance. The firm cited cost discipline and pricing benefits, adjusted EPS and EBITDA forecasts to reflect one-time items and a smaller share count, and said its 2026 o…
DA Davidson lowered its price target on Palo Alto Networks to $210 from $240 while keeping a Buy rating, citing anticipated upside in NGS ARR and RPOs and noting recent acquisitions. The move comes days before the company's scheduled earnings report, and follows other analyst adjustments and sector M&A activity.
Barclays has downgraded Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings from Overweight to Equalweight and set a $23.00 price target after the stock climbed to meet the bank's valuation. The firm flagged weak first-quarter yield visibility, ongoing Caribbean pricing declines for 2026 and a potential erosion of Norwegian's premium positioning as reasons for a more b…
JPMorgan downgraded Mattel Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) from Neutral to Underweight and sharply reduced its price target to $14 from $23, citing an anticipated "investment year" that will weigh on near-term results. The bank highlighted planned investments of $110 million in digital games and $40 million in performance marketing, ongoing inventory clearance …
DA Davidson lowered its price target on Lyft to $19 from $22 while retaining a Neutral rating after describing Lyft's fourth-quarter 2025 results and first-quarter 2026 guidance as "mixed." The firm kept its 2026 revenue outlook largely unchanged, trimmed adjusted EBITDA forecasts modestly and flagged elevated autonomous vehicle investment risk as …
Canaccord Genuity reduced its rating on Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) to Hold from Buy and revised its price target down to $10 from $27 after the cybersecurity vendor issued subdued fiscal 2026 guidance. The company projected a 2-3% revenue decline, halted ARR guidance and signaled lower operating income and free cash flow, prompting several brokerages to t…
DA Davidson lowered its 12-month price target for Mattel Inc. to $18 from $25 while keeping a Buy rating after the company reported disappointing fourth-quarter results and set initial 2026 guidance that fell short of consensus on most measures. The firm singled out the Mattel163 acquisition as a positive strategic move toward digital growth, even …
Roth/MKM initiated coverage on Prenetics (NASDAQ: PRE) with a Buy rating and a $36.00 price target, a valuation implying roughly 75% upside from a $20.51 share price. The firm points to IM8, a supplement brand launched in late-2024, which has scaled to over $100 million in run-rate revenue and prompted management to concentrate on the brand. Prenet…
Barclays downgraded Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings from Overweight to Equal Weight while maintaining a $23 price target, saying the stock’s recent run-up and indications of softer pricing have reduced the potential upside. The bank flagged weak near-term yield trends, continued Caribbean pricing declines into 2026, a shift in the Norwegian brand to…
Trading on Wednesday produced pronounced winners and losers across market-cap ranges as earnings updates, guidance, board moves and corporate announcements influenced shares. Chip-related names such as Micron Technology and Applied Materials were among the gainers in the mega-cap cohort, while Palantir and several large-cap and small-cap names reco…
Ault Capital Group has launched the public testnet for Ault Blockchain, a Cosmos SDK Layer 1 with full Ethereum Virtual Machine compatibility built for trading, settlement, and institutional onchain workloads. The testnet provides a live environment for developers, validators, and infrastructure operators to assess core functionality. Governance wi…
Turkey's main equity gauge closed modestly in the red on Wednesday, with the BIST 100 slipping 0.07% as losses in the Tourism, Holdings & Investments and Wood, Paper & Printing sectors outweighed advances elsewhere. A handful of names including Astor Enerji AS and Gubre Fabrikalari TAS posted notable gains and reached record levels, while several h…
Hochschild Mining (HCHDF) looks like a workable long for metal bulls. Price is above key short-term moving averages, RSI is constructive, and short interest has collapsed since late 2025. Given the OTC listing and limited public metrics, this is a trading idea focused on momentum and position sizing rather than a full fundamental re-rate.
Truist Securities reduced its price target on Rapid7 to $8.00 from $14.00 while keeping a Hold rating after the company's fourth-quarter 2025 report. The revision comes amid mixed quarter results, a below-consensus revenue outlook, and management moves intended to jump-start growth; several other brokerages also moved to trim targets or ratings fol…
Raymond James reduced its rating on Webster Financial (WBS) from Outperform to Market Perform after Banco Santander announced an acquisition that values Webster at $75.00 per share. The broker cited limited upside because the stock trades close to the agreed transaction price, which includes an approximate 14% premium and sits above peer multiples.…
Oppenheimer upgraded Monro Muffler Brake Inc. (NASDAQ: MNRO) from Perform to Outperform and assigned a $40.00 price target. The firm cited stabilizing company dynamics under new senior leadership and expects strengthening sales and operating leverage as sector conditions improve. Recent company results showed an EPS beat for Q3 FY2026 but a slight …
Goldman Sachs has initiated coverage of Samsara Inc (NYSE:IOT) with a Buy rating and a $36 price target, implying roughly 32% upside from the stock's current price of $27.20. The bank frames Samsara as a highly defensible software growth asset that combines edge hardware and cloud software to digitize physical operations. Other broker activity and …
Truist Securities raised its price target on Gilead Sciences to $152 from $145 and kept a Buy rating after the company reported Q4 2025 results that outperformed consensus on revenue and adjusted EPS. The upgrade reflects confidence in Gilead’s HIV franchise and a pipeline of upcoming catalysts, though some investor debate over Yeztugo’s $800 milli…
Truist Securities raised its price objective on James Hardie Industries to $30.00 from $28.00 and kept a Buy rating after the building materials maker reported quarterly results that came in modestly above expectations and issued higher guidance for the fiscal year ending March 2026. The firm highlighted progress in decking and reduced siding volum…
DA Davidson raised its price objective on Hasbro to $110 from $80 following the company's stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter 2025 results. The firm left its rating at Neutral while citing a broad-based beat across segments, robust margins and a conservative 2026 outlook. Morgan Stanley also increased its target and maintained an Overweight stanc…
Morgan Stanley upgraded European Wax Center (EWCZ) to Equalweight from Underweight and increased its price target to $5.80 from $3.75 following the announcement that General Atlantic will take the company private in an all-cash deal valued at about $330 million. Strong gross margins, recent stock gains and the transaction's valuation multiples unde…
