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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…
Stellantis has issued a 'Do Not Drive' warning for roughly 225,000 older vehicles in the United States that still contain recalled but unrepaired Takata air bag inflators. The advisory covers a range of Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep and Mitsubishi models from 2003 through 2016. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported 28 U.S. deaths link…
The Congressional Budget Office has increased its 10-year deficit projection by $1.4 trillion, pointing to the administration's 2025 tax law and immigration enforcement actions as principal drivers. While higher import duties are expected to trim deficits, surging interest payments from larger debt and higher rates will intensify budgetary pressure…
Hims & Hers (HIMS) collapsed after a legal and regulatory attack on its copycat GLP-1 offering. The pullback has left the stock oversold, valuation depressed relative to near-term prospects, and technicals signaling an extreme short-term bottom. This is a tactical long idea: enter $17.00, stop $15.50, target $22.00, horizon mid term (45 trading day…
Barclays analyst Emmanuel Cau cautions that the de-rating of insurance equities could have significant room to run as investors reassess how artificial intelligence may affect insurers, particularly in motor and personal lines. The bank highlights pronounced dispersion among stocks driven by AI considerations and cites mounting cyclical pressures i…
Bernstein SocGen Group raised its price target on Gilead Sciences to $160 from $135 and maintained an Outperform rating after the company reported fourth-quarter revenue and adjusted EPS above certain consensus estimates. Gilead issued fiscal 2026 guidance that came in marginally below consensus midpoints for product revenue and adjusted EPS, yet B…
Bernstein SocGen Group has reaffirmed an Outperform rating and a $160 price target on Robinhood Markets (HOOD) following the company's fourth-quarter earnings. The broker notes that a shortfall in crypto revenue, which it had expected, drove the revenue miss, but it views the weakness as temporary and highlights growth in prediction markets and oth…
Truist Securities reduced its price target on Lyft to $18 from $23 while retaining a Hold rating after the company's fourth-quarter 2025 report. Although Truist acknowledged improvements in marketplace health and solid recent revenue trends, the firm pointed to softer rides growth amid higher promotions, mixed first-quarter 2026 guidance and limite…
