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Bernstein increased its price target on IBM to $330 from $280 and kept a Market Perform rating after stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter results. IBM exceeded consensus on revenue, earnings per share and free cash flow, provided FY26 guidance that includes more than 5% constant-currency revenue growth and forecasted margin and cash-flow improveme…
Bernstein SocGen Group lowered its price target on United Rentals (URI) to $965 from $1,128 and kept an Outperform rating after the company reported fourth-quarter EBITDA that was slightly below expectations and issued 2026 EBITDA guidance below consensus. Investors focused on sustained margin compression, driving a sharp share decline, even as val…
Bernstein SocGen has reaffirmed an Outperform rating and a $405.00 price target on UnitedHealth Group (UNH) after the shares plunged about 20% in the wake of Medicare Advantage advance rate announcements and the company’s fourth-quarter results. Analyst Lance Wilkes outlined five principal investor concerns, and Bernstein adjusted its model to acco…
Bernstein raised its 12-month price target on RTX Corp. to $204 from $189 while retaining a Market Perform designation, pointing to stronger-than-expected results in the Raytheon segment. RTX recently posted quarterly and full-year beats, a rising backlog at Raytheon and several sizable contract awards, but the firm signaled ongoing concerns around…
Molina Healthcare ($MOH) sold off after CMS proposed a 0.09% Medicare Advantage rate increase for 2027 on 01/27/2026. The pullback creates a mid-term swing entry into a company with a $9.5B market cap, P/E near 11, and deep Medicaid exposure (roughly 75% of revenue). We recommend buying the dip with a clear entry, stop and target and a 45-trading-d…
Bernstein increased its price target for Deckers Outdoor to $90 from $85 while retaining an Underperform rating following a third quarter that beat sales and margin expectations. Deckers reported EPS of $3.33 and revenue of $1.96 billion for fiscal Q3 2026, prompting other firms to raise targets even as Bernstein cautions on soft Q4 guidance for Ug…
Bernstein SocGen Group increased its price target on Caterpillar to $678 from $630 while retaining a Market Perform rating. The move follows a robust fourth-quarter showing and indicators of strengthening demand, but the firm warns the stock trades at a valuation well above typical peaks, leaving upside tied to execution on pricing and tariff relie…
Wolfe Research upgraded Broadcom to Outperform and set a $400 price target after its checks pointed to rapid growth in Google's TPU program and related custom silicon demand. The firm boosted revenue and EPS forecasts for 2027 and raised near-term AI ASIC and networking estimates, while leaving non-AI semiconductor and infrastructure software proje…
Bernstein SocGen has maintained an Outperform rating on Netflix with a $115 price target, implying roughly 38% upside from the stock's current level. The firm highlights attractive entry levels after the company’s fourth-quarter results, while flagging three unresolved overhangs that will affect returns. The proposed $83 billion bid for Warner Bros…
Lucid Capital Markets downgraded Quince Therapeutics Inc. (QNCX) from Buy to Sell and removed its price target after the company announced that its pivotal Phase 3 NEAT trial failed to meet both primary and key secondary endpoints. The trial miss, the decision to discontinue the program that represented Quince’s sole development asset, and the comp…
India’s economy is expected to expand above 7% this fiscal year, yet the chief economic adviser warned that global macroeconomic uncertainty and sustained financial market corrections could push growth toward the lower bound of official projections. The finance ministry’s economic survey projects 6.8% to 7.2% growth for the next fiscal year and rai…
Citi upgraded Spotify to a Buy rating and maintained a $650 price target, arguing the streaming company’s shares are undervalued relative to 2027 free cash flow metrics. Analyst Jason Bazinet says Citi expects Spotify to outpace Wall Street revenue and adjusted EBITDA forecasts, driven by slightly stronger Premium average revenue per user and margi…
AstraZeneca has obtained global rights (excluding certain Chinese territories) to several of CSPC Pharmaceutical Group's experimental obesity therapies under a deal that carries $1.2 billion in upfront consideration and up to $17.3 billion in milestone payments. The agreement expands an existing collaboration between the two firms, covers developme…
Gold, silver and copper reversed course on Friday as investors moved to lock in gains after a string of record highs. Market participants cited waning expectations for aggressive U.S. interest rate cuts and a firmer dollar following the announcement of Kevin Warsh as the preferred candidate to lead the U.S. Federal Reserve. Thin liquidity and specu…
Rosenblatt lowered its price target for Dynatrace Inc. (DT) to $60 from $67 while keeping a Buy rating ahead of the company’s Q3/FY26 earnings release. The stock trades near its 52-week low, and the analyst cited comparable multiple compression and enterprise spending pressure as the primary reasons for the reduction. Rosenblatt anticipates essenti…
Needham raised its price target on Deckers Outdoor to $138 from $115 and kept a Buy rating after the footwear maker reported fiscal third-quarter 2026 results that beat expectations. Deckers recorded 7% revenue growth and $3.33 in EPS for the quarter, lifted its full-year sales and EPS guidance, and drew upgraded forecasts and target changes from o…
Needham raised its price target for Stryker (NYSE: SYK) to $454 from $448 and kept a Buy rating after the company posted fourth-quarter results that beat consensus. The quarter showed improving organic sales growth and margin expansion at the operating level, while management provided 2026 guidance that aligns with street expectations but flags a $…
Electro Optic Systems (EOS) is preparing to relocate its headquarters and stock-market listing from Australia to Europe within a year, its CEO said, citing accelerating demand across the continent for laser-based drone-defence systems and worries among governments about where intellectual property is held. The company has already secured a 71 milli…
USCB Financial Holdings President and CEO Luis De La Aguilera sold 10,000 Class A shares on January 29, 2026, for $180,200 and exercised options to acquire 10,000 shares the same day. The transactions leave him with 245,893 directly owned shares and several option tranches. The firm reported mixed fourth-quarter 2025 results that missed analyst exp…
ProMIS Neurosciences announced a private placement agreement that could generate up to $175 million, sending its stock up 24%. The initial gross proceeds are expected to be about $75 million, with another $100 million possible if warrants issued in the deal are fully exercised. Management and institutional investors are participating; closing is ta…
Rosenblatt lowered its price objective on Calix to $70 from $85 while keeping a Buy rating following the company’s fourth-quarter 2025 results and mixed first-quarter guidance. Calix reported record quarterly and annual revenue, but management warned of rising memory costs that are expected to affect shipments after the first quarter and will likel…
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has denied engaging in any manipulation of the Swiss franc after the U.S. Treasury kept Switzerland on a watch list for potential currency management. The Treasury said it is expanding monitoring of foreign exchange practices, including interventions that counter both depreciation and appreciation versus the U.S. dolla…
Palladyne AI pairs hardware robotics with autonomy software and a recent cybersecurity partnership. The market is pricing the company like a growth software story while revenue proof is still emerging. We think a mid-term long trade captures re-rating potential from new contract wins and recurring software sales, while respect for headline valuatio…
Israel said it will reopen the Rafah border crossing with Egypt on Sunday for people traveling between Gaza and Egypt, marking the first reopening of the crossing since it was seized in May 2024. The Israeli civil coordination body COGAT said returns will be limited to Gaza residents who left during the war and will require prior Israeli security c…
Microsoft has been weak on AI anxiety headlines, but beneath the headlines the company still posts strong cloud growth, a massive $625B commercial backlog, $77.4B in free cash flow and a fortress balance sheet. The market is trading off near-term execution fears; that creates a tactical buy opportunity for a swing trade with defined risk.
