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A federal judge in Texas struck down the state's Energy Discrimination Elimination Act, which required public entities to cut ties with financial firms that considered environmental, social or governance (ESG) factors. The ruling, finding the law in violation of First Amendment protections, is expected by legal and sustainable investment experts to…
The U.S. dollar is trading close to one-week lows as investors await a sequence of U.S. economic reports that analysts at Bank of America Securities say could determine the currency's short-term direction. The Dollar Index was around 96.700 at 09:00 ET (14:00 GMT). BofA highlights a slightly bearish bias for the dollar into the data flow, noting th…
S&P Global shares slid more than 18% in pre-market trading after the company reported a slight fourth-quarter earnings miss and issued 2026 guidance below Wall Street consensus. Revenue marginally topped expectations, and full-year adjusted EPS rose, but guidance for 2026 and softer growth in Ratings prompted analyst concern about momentum across k…
KeyBanc increased its price target for Curbline Properties Corp (NYSE: CURB) to $28.00 from $27.00 while keeping an Overweight rating, citing quarterly results that beat expectations, solid portfolio fundamentals and a balance sheet with more cash than debt. The raise reflects modest upside from current trading levels and comes amid divergent views…
KeyBanc raised its 12-month price target on EastGroup Properties (EGP) to $205 from $200 and maintained an Overweight rating after the REIT delivered stronger fourth-quarter results and signs of improving leasing activity across its shallow-bay, Sunbelt-focused portfolio. The firm pointed to improved fundamentals versus the prior quarter, a healthy…
KeyBanc Capital Markets raised its price objective for Ventas (NYSE:VTR) to $90 from $85 and retained an Overweight rating following the REIT's fourth-quarter results and preliminary guidance for 2026. The firm highlighted roughly 8% in-place rent increases in early 2026, roughly 100 basis points stronger than a year earlier, and signaled expectati…
KeyBanc has increased its 12-month price target for Regal Rexnord Corp to $255 from $200 and maintained an Overweight rating, citing the company's recent quarterly results and valuation update. The raise equates to a 27.5% upside relative to the prior target and follows a fourth-quarter 2025 earnings beat where adjusted EPS and revenue topped forec…
UniFirst Corp. shares climbed sharply after reports that Cintas Corp. has entered active talks to acquire the uniform-services company, having resubmitted a $275-per-share offer in December. That figure is well above UniFirst's prior close of $199.84 and shares were trading at $235.80 in pre-market activity following the news. The talks follow earl…
Robert A. Schriesheim, a member of the board at Houlihan Lokey, sold 5,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at $170.86 per share on February 6, 2026, generating proceeds of $854,300. The transaction was disclosed in a Form 4 filed with the SEC on February 10, 2026. Separately, Houlihan Lokey reported fiscal third-quarter adjusted EPS of $1.94 and rev…
Retail sales in the United States were unchanged in December, weaker than economists had expected and following a revised strong gain in November. Core retail sales - those most closely tied to GDP - eased, and a decline in household saving combined with data delays and downward revisions that may prompt cuts to fourth-quarter consumer spending and…
Natural Grocers (NGVC) trades at single-digit EV/EBITDA and a ~12x P/E with steady free cash flow and a small dividend. Recent pullback has left the stock near a five-month low; technical signals and improving short-interest dynamics suggest a bounce into nearby resistance. This is a mid-term rebound trade for disciplined bottom-fishers.
Bernstein SocGen Group reiterated a Market Perform rating on PayPal with a $45.00 price target, noting specific weakness in the company’s branded checkout business and pressure on pricing power. The firm also observed that the current valuation appears to incorporate structural challenges, and that a lower share price would make a break-up or spin …
KeyBanc Capital Markets trimmed its price objective on monday.com Ltd. to $140 from $220 while retaining an Overweight rating. The move follows a material downward revision of the company's growth outlook for 2026 and the abandonment of a previously stated 2027 revenue target. Shares are trading near recent lows after a sharp weekly decline, even a…
Bernstein has reaffirmed its Outperform rating on Vertex Pharmaceuticals and held a $572 price target ahead of the company's upcoming quarterly results, projecting roughly 21% upside from the current share price. The firm trimmed its revenue model modestly for late 2025 but left earnings per share estimates unchanged. Multiple other brokerages have…
Switch 2's unit momentum, upcoming franchise releases and ancillary media (Super Mario Galaxy movie) set a classic Nintendo rebound setup. Fundamentals and brand strength argue for a mid-term long position after this pullback; price action and technicals demand a tight stop. Entry, target and stop provided for a clear trade plan.
Addus HomeCare is set up to convert steady demand in personal and home health care into above-consensus organic volume growth. The stock trades at a reasonable P/E and EV/EBITDA, with free cash flow supporting a measured upside if volumes and mix improve. This trade idea outlines an entry, stop and target for a mid-term swing (45 trading days) whil…
Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad suggested the government consider a renewed structural approach to social-assistance spending, likening the idea to the 2003 consolidation that created Bolsa Familia. Speaking at a BTG Pactual event, he framed the discussion around efficiency and fiscal oversight, while clarifying no formal proposal has be…
Merchants Bancorp Chairman and CEO Michael F. Petrie sold 21,759 Series C Depositary Shares across two trades in early February 2026, raising $439,531. The sales occurred as the stock traded near its 52-week high and after strong recent returns. Separately, the company’s board approved a $100 million repurchase program that runs through December 31…
FedEx is joining a consortium led by Advent to take Polish parcel locker and European home-delivery provider InPost private in a deal valuing the company at €7.8 billion. Bernstein has reiterated an Outperform rating on FedEx with a $427 price target after the announcement. The consortium will use significant leverage and leaves several execution a…
DA Davidson reduced its 12-month price target on ZoomInfo Technologies (GTM) to $7.00 from $13.00 while retaining a Neutral rating. The revision follows ZoomInfo's 2026 revenue guidance, which bracketed consensus, and comes after the company reported stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter 2025 results. Shares fell about 6% in after-hours trading aft…
Brazil’s annual inflation rose to 4.44% through January from 4.26% in December, slightly above economists' median forecast but still inside the central bank’s target band. Monthly prices climbed 0.33%, with transportation and fuel costs the principal contributors. The central bank has held the Selic rate at 15% but signalled the start of rate cuts …
President Sadyr Japarov has issued decrees dismissing Kamchybek Tashiev from his posts as head of the State Committee for National Security and as deputy prime minister. The move includes the removal of several senior security officials, an appointment of an acting security chief pending parliamentary confirmation, and comes as Kyrgyzstan faces int…
Bank of America has sharply raised its projection for Taiwan's 2026 economic growth to 8% from 4.5%, attributing the revision to a powerful export-led surge in the fourth quarter of 2025. Economists at the bank say the move reflects more than a short-term revaluation, pointing to enduring optimism around technology-driven expansion underpinned by A…
Dell’s Infrastructure Solutions Group is benefiting from sustained data-center spending and sovereign AI deployments, producing cash flow and valuation support even as the Client Solutions Group lags. The setup favors a disciplined mid-term long: entry near $121.50, stop at $114.00, target $140.00. Catalysts include continued enterprise AI spend an…
Zimmer Biomet reported fourth-quarter sales and adjusted earnings that beat Wall Street expectations, driven by continued demand for hip and knee implants and stable procedural volumes. The company raised revenue guidance for the year but provided 2026 profit guidance slightly below analysts' consensus, citing a near-term drag from changes to its U…
