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UBS has reaffirmed a Buy rating and a $180.00 price target on Yum! Brands (YUM) ahead of the company's fourth-quarter results scheduled for February 4. The bank expects continued brand-level growth led by Taco Bell and KFC, while noting that increased marketing at Pizza Hut may weigh on core operating income growth in the quarter. Investors will be…
Truist Securities raised its price target on Minerals Technologies to $89 from $84 and maintained a Buy rating following the company’s fourth-quarter 2025 results. The firm flagged persistent margin pressure in certain segments early in fiscal 2026 but pointed to normalizing growth in Household & Personal Care and a forecasted return to revenue gro…
DA Davidson cut its 12-month price objective on Toast Inc. (NYSE:TOST) to $36 from $42 while keeping a Neutral stance. The adjustment reflects downward pressure on peer valuation multiples. Toast shares are trading near $31.94 after a roughly 33.33% drop over the last six months. The firm expects a modest beat on fourth-quarter results but anticipa…
DA Davidson lowered its 12-month price objective for Eagle Materials (NYSE: EXP) from $225.00 to $210.00 while keeping a Neutral rating. The firm points to ongoing weakness in wallboard demand and prices, a trend that has driven multiple analyst earnings downgrades and coincides with a recent quarterly earnings shortfall and modest revenue miss.
Morgan Stanley cut Humana's rating to Underweight from Equal-weight and trimmed its price target to $174 from $262, citing policy-driven reimbursement risks and concerns about the insurer's 2026 Medicare Advantage bidding strategy. The firm warned that flat benchmark rates in the Medicare Advantage Advance Rate Notice and Humana's expansion of pres…
Freedom Capital Markets increased its price target on C.H. Robinson Worldwide to $206.00 from $155.00 and held a Hold rating after the company's fourth-quarter 2025 results, which the firm described as "resilient." The stock trades near its 52-week high following a substantial one-year gain, while multiple other brokerages have also adjusted their …
DA Davidson has maintained a Buy rating and a $31.00 price objective for Weyerhaeuser (NYSE: WY) after the timber and land company reported fourth-quarter 2025 results that slightly surpassed the firm's expectations. The broker raised its fiscal 2026 EBITDA projection by 4% and cited a stronger start to 2026 in the Land-Based Solutions segment as a…
DA Davidson has reaffirmed its Buy rating and maintained a price target while forecasting i3 Verticals will meet or modestly exceed expectations for the fiscal first quarter ending December 2025. The firm sees total revenue roughly flat year-over-year and flags a steep decline in software license fees, even as recurring revenue is expected to grow.
Truist Securities has reaffirmed its Buy rating on Universal Technical Institute (UTI) with a $40.00 price target, implying roughly 39% upside from the current $28.85 share price. The firm calls UTI its "favorite name in Education for 2026," highlighting strong revenue growth and an enrollment pathway it believes will support the stock even as valu…
DA Davidson increased its 12-month price target on Caterpillar to $650 from $569 following the company's Q4 2025 earnings, while keeping a Neutral rating. The firm pointed to expected top-line growth across all three business segments in 2026, led by the datacenter business. Despite solid revenue momentum and record quarterly results, DA Davidson a…
DA Davidson has reaffirmed a Neutral rating and a $75 price target on AO Smith (AOS), pointing to subdued residential demand in North America and continued weakness in China even as commercial segments and an earnings beat provide partial offsets. The firm sees limited near-term catalysts despite balance-sheet flexibility from recent acquisitions.
Trinity Capital Inc has agreed to provide £25 million in growth capital to Motorway, a UK-based online used-car marketplace. The funding is intended to support expansion of Motorway’s marketplace and dealer relationships across the UK, with specific emphasis on product innovation and customer experience enhancements. Cafferty & Company acted as sol…
Stocks across market-cap tiers displayed notable volatility on Monday. Semiconductor names including Advanced Micro Devices and Lam Research outperformed, while several high-profile firms such as Disney and Tesla declined. Movers ranged from mega-cap technology and healthcare names to small-cap companies posting double-digit swings.
Oracle announced a $45-50 billion funding plan to bulk up Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. That plan flips a typical cloud-growth story into an execution-and-financing event. Given high leverage, negative free cash flow, and a stretched valuation, this is a pragmatic mid-term short (45 trading days) to capture further normalization as investors digest …
Turkey's equity benchmark, the BIST 100, closed down 1.57% on Monday as losses in several key sectors pushed the market lower. Advancers were led by Destek Finans Faktoring, Gen Ilac and Batisoke Soke Cimento, while sharp declines at Turk Altin Isletmeleri, Anadolu Metal Madencilik and GurSel Turizm contributed to negative breadth. Commodities and …
U.S. Olympic officials have renamed their Milano hospitality venue from 'Ice House' to 'Winter House' after protests over fatal shootings involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee says the space will continue to serve as a private, athlete-focused meeting place for skaters, hocke…
DA Davidson increased its 12-month price target on Hershey to $207.00 from $185.00 while retaining a Neutral recommendation. The firm points to tariff resolution and cocoa deflation as supportive factors for margins and earnings power, but says elevated valuation and lingering uncertainties around consumer behavior and competitive dynamics justify …
TD Cowen increased its price target for Charter Communications to $437 from $428 while maintaining its existing rating, citing a combination of mixed fourth-quarter 2025 results and improving operational and capital expenditure outlooks. The move comes as Charter reported better-than-expected broadband subscriber losses, net video subscriber gains,…
TD Cowen raised its price target on Verizon Communications to $54 from $51 while keeping its prior rating, pointing to stronger-than-expected phone subscriber growth in Q4 2025 and a 2026 outlook that supports concurrent phone additions and EBITDA and free cash flow expansion. Other brokerages have also nudged targets higher after Verizon beat Wall…
BofA Securities reiterated a Buy rating on Apple with a $325 price target, pointing to App Store revenue growth, iPhone sales momentum and optionality from AI and new product cycles. The bank’s valuation is based on 32 times calendar 2027 estimated EPS of $10.10. Other broker moves include several $325 targets alongside mixed ratings across the sel…
TD Cowen raised its price target on Cullen/Frost Bankers to $160 from $154 while keeping its existing rating, noting the bank's stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter performance, ongoing balance sheet momentum and multi-year expansion strategy. Recent results and analyst revisions have supported a constructive outlook, even as the stock trades slig…
DA Davidson raised its price target on Brunswick Corp to $76 from $68 after the company reported fourth-quarter 2025 results that modestly exceeded expectations and issued its fiscal 2026 guidance. The brokerage kept a Neutral rating, noting tariff-driven earnings pressure concentrated in early 2026 and expressing skepticism that anticipated intere…
Apollo Management chief economist Torsten Slok warned that the yen carry trade may be vulnerable to a swift reversal after speculative futures positions moved sharply. While futures positioning has become less bearish, Bank for International Settlements data show that yen lending to offshore financial centers and non-bank borrowers remains elevated…
President Donald Trump told officials he was not asleep during a December cabinet meeting in which he shut his eyes repeatedly, saying he was simply bored and wanted to leave. The remarks came during an 81-minute televised meeting that the White House shortened from its usual format. The episode underscores ongoing questions about the 79-year-old p…
BMO Capital has reiterated an Outperform rating and a $850.00 price target on Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN), which trades around $751.47. The call aligns with a consensus Buy view and follows analyst upgrades and higher targets from peers. BMO highlights more normalized Eylea franchise dynamics in 2026 despite ongoing price erosion, flags a pote…
