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Wolfe Research downgraded Kinetik Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KNTK) from Outperform to Peerperform, citing commodity-price pressure and recent company messaging. The firm trimmed its forecasts ahead of fourth-quarter results, setting 2026 EBITDA at $960 million - roughly 10% below sell-side consensus and below buy-side expectations near $1 billion. Other …
Wolfe Research downgraded Exelon from Outperform to Peerperform, pointing to regulatory headwinds in key states including Illinois and Maryland and to rising affordability concerns driven by recent commodity and capacity price volatility within PJM. The company still meets near-term guidance and maintains a long running dividend record, while oppor…
HSBC initiated coverage of Waters Corp. (WAT) with a Buy rating and a $460 price target, implying roughly 18% upside from the current share price of $390.90. The bank characterizes Waters as a growth-at-a-reasonable-price opportunity, pointing to an equipment replacement cycle, expected synergies from the pending BD Biosciences and Diagnostic Solut…
JPMorgan reduced its rating on ONEOK Inc (NYSE: OKE) from Overweight to Neutral and trimmed its price target to $83 from $87 after the company missed EBITDA guidance and softened its outlook. The bank flagged risks tied to macro conditions and integration of recent acquisitions, while other analysts issued divergent views and the company announced …
Indonesia's stock market closed modestly lower on Tuesday, with the IDX Composite finishing down 0.25% as losses concentrated in the Financials, Agriculture and Basic Industry sectors outweighed gains among a handful of smaller-cap names. Market breadth tilted toward decliners, and session moves in oil, gold and currency pairs accompanied the equit…
India and the European Union have concluded a comprehensive trade agreement that eliminates or reduces tariffs on the vast majority of goods exchanged between them. The pact is projected to double EU exports to India by 2032, yield roughly 4 billion euros in duty savings for European firms, and requires several months of legal vetting before formal…
European equity indices ticked up Tuesday following the announcement of a Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and India. Gains were modest and market attention is turning to corporate earnings across the Atlantic and the start of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s two-day meeting later in the session.
Anta Sports Products will purchase a 29.06% holding in German sportswear maker Puma from the Pinault family holding company Artemis for 1.5 billion euros in cash, becoming Puma's largest shareholder. Anta said it will seek board representation but will not pursue a full takeover. The move is designed to strengthen Puma's position in China and expan…
Energean plc reported a 12% year-on-year rise in fourth-quarter production to 162 kboed, supporting full-year output at the top end of guidance. The company delivered $1.72 billion in sales revenue and $1.11 billion in adjusted EBITDAX for 2025, maintained its $1.20 per share dividend and returned $221 million to shareholders, while disclosing a pl…
Winvia Entertainment PLC reported that adjusted EBITDA for FY25 is expected to be at least £31.0 million, more than double the prior year figure of £15.3 million and ahead of market forecasts. The company also completed an AIM listing in the second half of 2025, raising gross proceeds of £40.0 million, and recorded strong customer growth in both it…
Virgin Wines UK PLC reported a 5% year-on-year increase in revenue over the Christmas trading period and a 40% rise in customer acquisitions. For the six months ended January 2, 2026 the company recorded revenue of £34.7 million, up 2% year-on-year, outperforming the wider online drinks market which fell 11%. Management highlighted progress across …
Big Technologies plc reported full-year 2025 results that slightly exceeded market consensus on revenue and adjusted EBITDA. Annual Recurring Revenue grew 12% to
Oppenheimer has reduced its rating on AMETEK Inc. (NYSE: AME) from Outperform to Perform, pointing to valuation pressures even as the company posts solid order momentum and improving operational indicators. Key financial metrics and recent quarterly results underscore a mix of durable fundamentals and stretched multiples that informed the analyst a…
Oppenheimer has upgraded TE Connectivity (TEL) from Perform to Outperform and set a $270 price objective, highlighting expanding AI and data-center exposure, accelerated electric-grid opportunities after the Richards acquisition, and robust performance across industrial end markets. The move follows broader analyst upward revisions to near-term ear…
Oppenheimer has moved Emerson (NYSE: EMR) from Outperform to Perform, noting the share price is trading very close to its previous $152 price target and that current valuation metrics leave little room for near-term upside. The firm recognized Emerson's operational strengths but flagged a subdued organic growth profile concentrated in the second ha…
Oppenheimer upgraded W.W. Grainger (GWW) from Perform to Outperform and set a $1,250 price target, basing the call on the company’s ability to outgrow US MRO markets via high-touch solutions, greater price realization and early benefits from artificial intelligence. The firm’s target equates to 25 times its 2027 earnings estimate of $50.00 per shar…
Uniphar PLC reported robust full-year 2025 results, delivering 9% organic gross profit growth - its strongest rate since listing - and adjusted EPS growth of about 21%, outstripping consensus. Improved financing costs, a completed €35 million buyback, and favorable working capital movements helped reduce net bank debt to EBITDA to 1.5x, well under …
Yoshinobu Tsutsui, leader of Japan's largest business lobby Keidanren, said on Tuesday that foreign exchange intervention is justified when it aims to halt rapid declines or abrupt swings in the yen. Speaking at a news conference, he welcomed signs that some of the negative effects from excessive yen weakness had been curtailed and said future yen …
Russian drone and missile strikes late on Jan. 26 knocked out power to much of Kharkiv during freezing conditions and wounded civilians in Odesa, while air defences intercepted many inbound drones, Ukrainian officials reported. Authorities described extensive damage to energy infrastructure and residential buildings, with repair operations hindered…
Swedish engineering group Sandvik AB reported a 2% decline in reported full-year revenue, citing negative currency effects, while posting a 20% increase in profit. Order intake rose, revenue expanded on a constant currency basis, adjusted EBITA held broadly steady and the company reduced financial net debt amid a series of acquisitions.
Upstart (UPST) has been treated like a simple consumer-credit grenade, but the market may be overlooking the real asset: a scalable AI underwriting platform that can reaccelerate as risk appetite returns. With the stock near $46, mixed momentum indicators, and short interest still elevated, the setup looks less like a momentum chase and more like a…
Vietnamese automaker Kim Long Motor said it will partner with China's BYD to develop a $130 million electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant in central Vietnam. Kim Long will finance the construction while BYD supplies technical and technological support. The initial facility, sited on 4.4 hectares, will produce 3 GWh per year for commercial ve…
NAHL Group reported a 3% increase in revenue to roughly A340.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, with underlying operating profit climbing 86% to about A37.3 million. Underlying profit before tax grew to around A35.0 million, up from A31.4 million in 2024. The gains were led by higher revenues and lower marketing expenditure in the Pers…
Everyman Media Group reported an 8.7% increase in revenue to £116.5 million for the 52 weeks ended January 1, 2026, with admissions, average ticket price and food-and-beverage spend per head all higher year-on-year. Group EBITDA rose 4.9% to £17.0 million. The operator added two venues during the period, bringing its estate to 49 locations and 171 …
Horizon Bancorp trades like a small regional bank the market doesn’t quite trust, but the tape is stabilizing, momentum is improving, and the valuation already prices in a lot of bad news. With margin pressure likely closer to trough than peak, HBNC offers an actionable mid-term long setup with defined risk near support and upside back toward the r…
