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Wolfe Research increased its price objective on Gilead Sciences to $170 from $155 and retained an Outperform rating, pointing to continued strength in the company’s HIV portfolio. The move follows robust product growth, an above-consensus quarterly report, and a string of price-target revisions from other brokerages.
TD Cowen reduced its rating on Rigetti Computing Inc. (RGTI) from Buy to Hold in a research note released Thursday, maintaining a $360 price target but warning that the stock is richly valued and that consensus earnings per share for 2026 may need to be trimmed modestly. The downgrade follows solid fourth-quarter 2025 results and a major $8.4 milli…
Wolfe Research cut its price target for Circle Internet Group (CRCL) to $40 from $65 while maintaining an Underperform rating. The firm pointed to materially lower out-year profitability under its updated model, and InvestingPro data highlights the company’s recent stock decline, negative EBITDA and slim gross margins. Other brokerages provided mix…
Barclays raised its price target on McDonald’s to $380 from $372 and maintained an Overweight rating following the company’s better-than-expected fourth-quarter 2025 comparable-sales and earnings results. Analysts have revised earnings estimates higher, while the stock traded near its 52-week high before slipping in after-hours trade amid investor …
Despite a one-year postponement of a proposed $380-per-metric-ton carbon levy at the International Maritime Organization - led by the U.S. and Saudi Arabia - many of the largest players in global shipping remain committed to emissions-reduction investments. Interviews with industry participants, combined with vessel delivery data through 2028, show…
Grab (GRAB) trades at $4.27 with a $17.5B market cap after a recent pullback. The shares have underperformed despite announcements around automation, AV testing, and an acquisition to accelerate delivery robotics. With a PE of ~140x but improving unit economics and recent profitability, a mid-term swing trade captures valuation mean-reversion while…
<p>Standard Chartered's digital assets research head, Geoff Kendrick, has trimmed near-term price forecasts for cryptocurrencies, warning of additional downside in the coming months. Kendrick flagged the potential for Bitcoin to fall to about $50,000 and Ethereum to drop toward $1,400, citing orderly but significant ETF outflows, an average ETF pur…
Micron Technology told attendees at Wolfe Research’s Autos/Semis conference that it has started volume shipments of its HBM4 memory in the first quarter, moving shipment timing forward by a full quarter from what the company discussed in December. Management denied reports of technical problems with the product, said demand is significantly higher …
Russia has signaled that crude oil and petroleum products will be sent to Cuba as humanitarian aid, according to a statement from the Russian embassy reported by Izvestia. The announcement comes as Cuba faces severe fuel shortages that have forced the island to notify international carriers that jet fuel will not be available. The country has not r…
Sally Beauty (SBH) is trading at an attractive valuation with robust free cash flow and improving comps. With EV/EBITDA near 5.8, a P/E around 8, and free cash flow of $216.8M, the risk/reward favors a mid-term long if management continues to prioritize buybacks and margin recovery. Trade plan included for a 45-trading-day horizon.
A February poll of economists indicates the European Central Bank will keep its deposit rate at 2.00% at least through the end of this year, extending the central bank's longest continuous period of unchanged rates since its negative-rate era. The survey, conducted Feb. 9-12, shows broad expectations for steady borrowing costs, inflation near targe…
Ukraine's foreign ministry says oil transit through the Ukrainian stretch of the Druzhba pipeline has been stopped since January 27 after a targeted Russian strike that ignited infrastructure at the site. Images circulated by the ministry show emergency crews fighting the blaze. State oil and gas company Naftogaz also reported an attack on one of i…
BofA Securities downgraded Sanofi from Buy to Neutral and cut its price target to $54.50 from $59.16, citing investor unease around an incoming leadership transition and limited near-term pipeline catalysts. The move follows Sanofi's announcement that CEO Paul Hudson will depart on February 17 and that Belén Garijo, formerly of Merck KGaA, will tak…
BMO Capital reiterated its Outperform rating and maintained a $360.00 price target on McDonald’s following the company’s fourth-quarter 2025 results. McDonald’s reported adjusted Q4 EPS of $3.12, topped revenue expectations, and posted robust comparable-sales performance, particularly in the U.S. While BMO expects modest downward pressure on consen…
BMO Capital cut its price target on Cognizant Technology Solutions to $83 from $96 while retaining a Market Perform rating. The firm pointed to artificial intelligence-related ripple effects across the technology sector and limited upside for valuation multiples among IT services providers, even as it expects Cognizant to meet its CY26 guidance and…
ARKO Petroleum, a wholesale fuel distributor and subsidiary of ARKO Corp, completed an upsized U.S. initial public offering, selling 11.11 million shares at $18 apiece to raise just under $200 million. The deal values the company at about $819 million and will see the firm listed on Nasdaq under the ticker APC. Management said proceeds will be used…
Kyrgyzstan's parliament speaker resigned and several associates of former State Committee for National Security head Kamchybek Tashiev were detained as President Sadyr Japarov advances a purge of Tashiev's supporters. The abrupt break between two once-close allies, who had governed together since the 2020 protests, has prompted a swift reorganisati…
ARKO Petroleum priced an upsized initial public offering at $18 per share, the low end of its marketed range, selling 11.11 million shares and raising nearly $200 million. The Richmond, Virginia-based wholesale fuel distributor will list on Nasdaq under the ticker APC and plans to use the proceeds to reduce debt and for general corporate purposes. …
China's commercial banks posted a non-performing loan (NPL) ratio of 1.5% at the end of the fourth quarter of 2025, a modest decline of 0.02 percentage points from the prior quarter, the National Financial Regulatory Administration reported. The regulator also disclosed that banks earned 2.4 trillion yuan ($348 billion) in net profit for the year, …
Paycom Software’s guidance for fiscal 2026 revenue came in below analyst expectations, overshadowing a generally steady fourth quarter that produced healthy margins. Management projects slower topline growth than the Street expected, while recurring revenue and incremental revenue metrics point to a moderation from the prior year. Analysts offered …
TD Cowen launched coverage of D-Wave Quantum Inc. (QBTS) with a Buy rating, highlighting the company’s commanding position in quantum annealing hardware and strong financial metrics. The research note emphasized high gross margins, rapid revenue growth, a robust balance sheet and recent uptake in system usage and enterprise contracts, while acknowl…
Mercedes-Benz's Chief Financial Officer Harald Wilhelm said on Thursday the automaker currently has no intention of exporting vehicles built in China to European or U.S. markets. Wilhelm added that the company is willing to enhance its pricing competitiveness where required, supported by efficiency measures that provide flexibility. He also express…
Fewer international visitors are traveling to the United States this year, with Canadian departures accounting for the largest share of the decline. Travel agents and vacation specialists say political tensions and immigration enforcement concerns have prompted many Canadians to redirect Disney vacations and other U.S.-bound trips to destinations i…
Thyssenkrupp's CEO Miguel Lopez said stronger sentiment for European steel companies, driven by forthcoming import quotas and tariffs, has favorably influenced negotiations with India’s Jindal Steel over a planned majority sale of Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe. The company also disclosed pension liabilities tied to the steel business of about 2.4 bill…
Two major Chinese carmakers, BYD and Geely, are reported to be finalists to acquire the Nissan-Mercedes-Benz assembly plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico, alongside Vietnamese EV maker VinFast. The shortlist emerged from nine bidders that included other Chinese manufacturers such as Chery and Great Wall Motor. The possible sale highlights growing Chine…
