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UBS raised its price objective on United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) to NT$100 from NT$56 and kept a Buy rating, citing signs of stronger competitive dynamics in the mature foundry segment from mid-2025 that are appearing in 2026. UBS forecasts modest ASP gains in 2026-27, and highlights capacity and demand shifts at peers and in China that could f…
DA Davidson raised its price objective for Meta Platforms Inc. to $850 from $825 while keeping a Buy recommendation following the company’s fourth-quarter 2025 financial report. The firm cited better-than-expected revenue and earnings, robust margins and elevated revenue growth. Meta also outlined sizable capital spending plans, positioning the com…
ABB reported robust fourth-quarter performance, driven by a 36% surge in orders to $10.3 billion and a 13% rise in revenues to $9.1 billion. Operating income and margins improved year-over-year. For the full year, orders reached $36.8 billion and revenues $33.2 billion. The company proposed a higher dividend and announced a new buyback program, whi…
Oppenheimer has reaffirmed a Perform rating on Meta Platforms Inc., pointing to peak near-term fundamentals powered by AI-driven engagement, new product activity, and increased ad load. The firm notes Meta is trading at elevated valuation metrics and flags higher operating expenses and capital spending. Separately, Truist raised its price target fo…
Mizuho increased its price objective for Tesla to $540 from $530 and kept an Outperform rating after the automaker reported fourth-quarter results. The firm points to margin improvement and a strategic move into AI and robotaxi initiatives, while other brokerages maintained or adjusted ratings amid a large ramp in planned capital expenditures for f…
DA Davidson maintained a Buy rating and a $650 price target for Microsoft following the company’s fiscal second-quarter 2026 results. The target implies roughly 35% upside from the prevailing share price, and comes amid strong quarterly beats, robust commercial demand metrics, and ongoing questions around Azure capacity and near-term growth pacing.
Stifel has increased its 12-month price objective for Microsoft to $540 from $520 while retaining a Buy recommendation. The firm cautions that Azure growth faces capacity constraints and is unlikely to accelerate meaningfully in the coming quarters despite a 66% year-over-year jump in capital expenditures targeted at GPUs and CPUs. Stifel also high…
Jefferies has reiterated a Hold rating on Tesla (TSLA) stock with a $300 price target, citing a strong cash and core auto margin beat but continued uncertainty around guidance and execution. The firm noted elevated valuation metrics and flagged potential missed launch milestones and funding questions despite a substantial cash balance. Other broker…
Truist Securities has raised its price target on Meta Platforms Inc. to $900 from $875 and kept a Buy rating, pointing to broad-based advertising demand powered by AI improvements and an aggressive near-term growth outlook. The move follows robust fourth-quarter results and first-quarter guidance implying roughly 30% growth at the midpoint, the fas…
Truist Securities reaffirmed a Buy rating and set a $675 price target on Microsoft, pointing to robust commercial bookings, large commercial RPO and several AI-driven growth vectors even as Azure growth remains supply-constrained and capital spending is elevated. Recent quarterly results beat expectations on both EPS and revenue, while Raymond Jame…
KeyBanc has reduced its 12-month price objective for Microsoft to $600 from $630 while retaining an Overweight rating, citing weaker-than-expected Azure constant currency growth and an outlook the firm described as "even less inspiring." The bank also flagged a shift in GPU resource priorities toward Microsoft’s first-party AI offerings such as Cop…
Baird has reaffirmed an Outperform rating on Tesla with a $548 price target, citing the automaker's substantially increased capital expenditure program as it expands its physical AI value chain. The firm notes that Tesla plans to more than double 2026 capex to over $20 billion, and that the company maintains a cash-heavy balance sheet and a current…
Raymond James trimmed its 12-month price objective for Microsoft to $580 from $600 while retaining an Outperform recommendation after the company’s fiscal second-quarter 2026 results. The research note highlights Azure revenue and guidance running roughly one percentage point below investor expectations and reiterates that Microsoft’s prioritizatio…
The Indian government’s annual economic survey projects real GDP growth of 6.8% to 7.2% for the fiscal year beginning in April, down from the current fiscal year’s 7.4% estimate. The report, presented in parliament, highlights a broadly stable domestic economy while flagging external risks from slower trading partners and tariff-driven trade disrup…
Sanofi reported guidance for 2026 sales to rise by a high-single-digit percentage, underpinned by continued strength in its Dupixent asthma franchise and several newly added medicines. The company also indicated business operating income will increase marginally faster than sales this year and unveiled a 1 billion euro share repurchase plan, follow…
Oppenheimer raised its price target on Lam Research to $265 from $200 and kept an Outperform rating after management conveyed an implicit outlook calling for roughly 24% or higher revenue growth in calendar year 2026. The firm also bumped its fiscal 2026 and 2027 revenue and EPS estimates, while investors digest recent quarterly beats and a separat…
Piper Sandler moved Korro Bio Inc. (NASDAQ: KRRO) from Neutral to Overweight and raised its price target to $30 from $11 after the company's Virtual Analyst Day. The upgrade centers on KRRO-121, a GalNAc-conjugated antisense oligonucleotide intended to address Urea Cycle Disorders and Hepatic Encephalopathy by lowering hyperammonemia through engine…
RBC Capital reiterated an Outperform rating and a $500.00 price target on Tesla, pointing to a substantial planned rise in capital expenditures from about $9 billion in 2025 to more than $20 billion in 2026. The firm highlighted Tesla's liquidity and capacity to fund the expansion while noting valuation and volatility metrics from InvestingPro and …
Truist Securities trimmed its Tesla (TSLA) price target to $438 from $439 and kept a Hold rating after the automaker's latest quarterly results. The firm cited three strategic shifts - stopping Model S and Model X production, adding six new production lines and training hardware, and setting AI-linked operational goals for 2026 - alongside a materi…
Summit Insights upgraded Lam Research (LRCX) from Hold to Buy, pointing to the equipment maker's potential to capture a disproportionate share of upcoming technology transitions across DRAM, logic and NAND. The move comes as Lam posted fiscal Q2 2026 results that topped expectations and after a substantial share-price run over the past six months.
Deutsche Bank reported a record 2.0 billion euros in pre-tax profit for Q4 2025, driven by strength in its integrated client model and a sizable rise in asset management revenue. Net profit for the quarter was 1.6 billion euros, and the bank said 2025 net profit doubled to 7.1 billion euros. The results were released one day after German federal po…
India’s textile and apparel exporters, hit by 50% U.S. tariffs imposed in late August, are placing hopes on a new trade agreement with the European Union to recoup lost ground. The pact will see the EU immediately lift duties on 90% of Indian goods - including the roughly 12% tariff on textiles and apparel - but will not take effect for about a yea…
Chardan Capital Markets upgraded Korro Bio Inc. (KRRO) from Neutral to Buy and increased its price target to $15 from $7, pointing to the company’s pivot to KRRO-121 and the broader potential of its ADAR RNA editing platform. The move follows prior setbacks with KRRO-110 and comes as several other firms review Korro’s preclinical data and developme…
Global demand for gold climbed to an unprecedented 5,002 metric tons in 2025, up 1% from the prior year, the World Gold Council reported. The rise was driven by a sharp increase in investment flows - notably into exchange-traded funds and bars and coins - even as jewellery buying fell sharply amid record price levels. Central bank purchases remain …
Taiwan's equity market finished higher Thursday, with the Taiwan Weighted index rising 0.79% to reach a new all-time high. Strength was concentrated in Biotech & Medical Care, Chemical/Bio & Medical Care and Electronic Products Distribution sectors. Several mid-cap names recorded 10.00% advances, while a handful of stocks posted notable declines. C…
