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  • Kingboard Holdings shares surged after its parent sold a large block stake in the company's laminate unit.
  • The laminate unit announced another round of product price increases.
  • Proceeds from the stake sale will fund circuit-board capacity expansion and R&D.
  • Cumulative laminate price rises have boosted Kingboard's earnings outlook.
  • Japan's Nikkei neared record highs driven by chipmaker strength.
  • Traders capped Asian gains ahead of an expected US Federal Reserve decision to leave rates unchanged.

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UBS Raises DaVita Target to $190, Cites Elevated 2026 EPS Outlook

UBS Raises DaVita Target to $190, Cites Elevated 2026 EPS Outlook

UBS increased its price objective for DaVita to $190 from $186 and kept a Buy rating after the company provided 2026 guidance showing robust adjusted EPS growth at the midpoint. Recent quarterly results beat expectations and management activity, including share repurchases and a planned strategic investment, are cited as contributors to near-term e…

Analysis: Paid crypto press releases heavily tied to high-risk and fraudulent projects, Chainstory finds

Analysis: Paid crypto press releases heavily tied to high-risk and fraudulent projects, Chainstory finds

A Chainstory analysis of roughly 2,900 cryptocurrency press releases published over a four-month span found that about 62% originated from projects labeled high risk or fraudulent. The study highlights a pay-to-play distribution model, heavy use of promotional language, and a concentration of dubious issuers in sectors such as cloud mining and frin…

UBS Boosts FedEx Price Target to $412, Cites Pricing Levers and Cost Cuts

UBS Boosts FedEx Price Target to $412, Cites Pricing Levers and Cost Cuts

UBS raised its price target on FedEx to $412 from $314 and reaffirmed a Buy rating, citing stronger-than-expected pricing power and cost-control prospects. The new target implies meaningful upside from the stock's recent trading level near $363 and close to its 52-week high. Separately, Bernstein SocGen Group upgraded the stock and lifted its targe…

U.S. Gasoline Inventories Climb to Highest Level Since June 2020

U.S. Gasoline Inventories Climb to Highest Level Since June 2020

The Energy Information Administration's weekly Petroleum Status Report shows U.S. gasoline inventories increased by 685,000 barrels to 257.9 million barrels for the week ended January 30, reaching the highest level recorded since June 2020. The same report records the largest week-over-week decline in distillate stockpiles since February 2021, with…

DA Davidson Cuts Yext Price Target After CEO Withdraws $9 Buyout Proposal

DA Davidson Cuts Yext Price Target After CEO Withdraws $9 Buyout Proposal

DA Davidson reduced its price target for Yext Inc. to $6.00 from $8.25 while leaving a Neutral rating in place, after Yext shares slid and CEO Michael Walrath withdrew a $9.00-per-share proposal to buy the remaining outstanding stock. The firm’s new valuation implies a 1.6x EV/Sales multiple on its fiscal 2027 estimates. Separately, Yext posted fis…

Wolfe Research Urges Buying Celcuity on Any Post-Catalyst Weakness

Wolfe Research Urges Buying Celcuity on Any Post-Catalyst Weakness

Wolfe Research recommends investors buy Celcuity (CELC) shares on any pullbacks tied to an external catalyst, while warning against directly extrapolating prior giredestrant results to the persevERA study. The stock, trading at $105.84, has surged 787.29% over the past year and is nearing its 52-week high of $120.31. Separately, the FDA has accepte…

Snap’s Oversold Bounce: A Mid-Term Long with Clear Risk Controls

Snap’s Oversold Bounce: A Mid-Term Long with Clear Risk Controls

Snap is an oversold, cash-generative social ad platform trading at roughly $6.08 with a $10.45B market cap. Recent AI integrations and improving ad products give a plausible path to accelerating revenue and margin recovery. This is a mid-term trade idea: enter $6.10, stop $5.50, target $9.00 over ~45 trading days while watching DAU/ARPU and cash me…

AI Plugin Launch Sparks Fresh Selloff in U.S. Software Stocks

AI Plugin Launch Sparks Fresh Selloff in U.S. Software Stocks

U.S. software equities extended a multi-day decline after the introduction of a new Anthropic tool highlighted the pace at which AI is targeting high-value enterprise functions. The move intensified fears that AI could unsettle established software business models and ripple through credit providers and related markets, prompting analyst warnings t…

Truist Lifts Mercury Systems Price Target to $109 After Strong Q2 Results

Truist Lifts Mercury Systems Price Target to $109 After Strong Q2 Results

Truist Securities increased its 12-month price target for Mercury Systems (MRCY) to $109 from $102 and retained a Buy rating following fiscal second-quarter 2026 results that outperformed consensus across the board. The company reported robust free cash flow over the last twelve months and solid year-over-year growth in domestic demand, even as man…