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RBC Capital lowered its 12-month price objective for Upwork Inc. (NASDAQ: UPWK) to $20 from $24 and left its Sector Perform rating intact, citing increased execution risk tied to the company’s turnaround. The firm balanced those concerns against several constructive indicators from Upwork’s fourth-quarter results and ongoing operational improvement…
Jefferies has reaffirmed a Hold rating and left its $74.00 price target on Masco following quarterly results that included a plumbing sales beat and mixed margin and revenue outcomes. The company's shares traded at $76.16, and InvestingPro metrics flag valuation and leverage signals. Management reiterated guidance for modest plumbing sales growth a…
RBC Capital lowered its price objective on Becton Dickinson (BDX) to $172 from $210 while keeping a Sector Perform rating after the company posted fiscal Q1 2026 results that beat expectations. Although revenue and earnings outperformed forecasts and the company completed its Lifesciences separation, analysts highlighted the need for a sustained re…
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. shares rose 2% after Paramount Skydance Corporation enhanced its $30 per share all-cash takeover proposal by adding a quarterly ticking fee, agreeing to cover a $2.8 billion termination fee to Netflix, and backstopping a bond exchange to remove a possible $1.5 billion financing cost for Warner Bros. Discovery. The revise…
Phio Pharmaceuticals reported strong efficacy and a favorable safety profile from its Phase 1b study of INTASYL candidate PH-762, driving a 57.8% gain in premarket trading. Final-cohort data showed an 85% pathological response rate, and company plans include FDA engagement and a required non-human primate study ahead of pivotal trials.
At Cortina d'Ampezzo on Feb 10, Austria's Ariane Raedler and Katharina Huber captured Olympic gold in the women's team combined event, edging out Germany by 0.05 seconds. The United States' favored pair, Breezy Johnson and Mikaela Shiffrin, finished fourth, missing a medal by 0.06 seconds after Shiffrin placed 15th in the slalom leg on the Olimpia …
Piper Sandler increased its price objective on ON Semiconductor to $75 from $65 and kept an Overweight rating, pointing to growth in the company's industrial business and AI data center exposure. The upgrade comes amid portfolio pruning that has trimmed revenue, while balance-sheet metrics remain healthy and several other firms have raised targets …
Piper Sandler trimmed its price target on ZoomInfo Technologies to $8 from $9 while retaining a Neutral rating, citing encouraging progress in the company's upmarket business but ongoing weakness in the downmarket segment. ZoomInfo reported strong gross margins and a Q4 beat on revenue and non-GAAP EPS, yet guidance and differing analyst views leav…
Piper Sandler lowered its price objective for Becton Dickinson (BDX) to $170 from $205 and kept a Neutral rating after the company reported fiscal first-quarter results that beat revenue and EPS expectations but showed flat organic growth and margin headwinds. Management reaffirmed guidance following a completed reverse Morris trust transaction, wh…
Piper Sandler bumped its price target on BCB Bancorp to $9.00 from $8.50 but left its rating at Neutral after the bank posted quarterly and full-year losses driven by significant real estate writedowns. Asset-quality indicators showed quarter-over-quarter improvement even as net charge-offs remained elevated and a cannabis-related property write-do…
Syndax Pharmaceuticals Chief Financial Officer Keith A. Goldan sold 3,410 shares of common stock on February 9, 2026, at $21.028 per share to satisfy tax withholding related to vested restricted stock units. The transaction reduced a portion of his holdings while leaving him with 140,429 shares. The company recently showcased positive clinical resu…
Syndax Pharmaceuticals Chief Executive Officer Michael A. Metzger sold 17,159 shares on February 9, 2026, at $21.028 per share to meet tax withholding obligations tied to vesting restricted stock units. The transaction reduced no material ownership contextually; Metzger still holds 491,690 shares as the company draws positive analyst attention and …
Amazon's share-price weakness has priced in near-term uncertainty, but fundamentals - high ROE, durable AWS margins, low leverage - and an oversold technical setup support a long trade. We upgrade to Buy and outline an actionable entry at $208.35, a $260 target and a $190 stop for a long-term (180 trading days) swing.
Piper Sandler has maintained an Overweight rating and a $165 price target on Apollo Global Management following the fund manager's fourth quarter 2025 earnings. The firm highlighted resilient distribution and EPS momentum, reiterated confidence in Apollo's integrated asset-liability origination model and noted the company’s reaffirmed growth target…
ServiceNow has been punished in the recent software selloff, but its recurring revenue base, growing AI monetization (NOW Assist), strong free cash flow, and an oversold technical backdrop create a favorable asymmetric trade. This is a mid-term swing idea: enter $106.42, stop $95, target $150 over ~45 trading days.
MicroStrategy Inc will continue to acquire Bitcoin on a recurring basis and does not intend to sell its existing cryptocurrency holdings, CEO Michael Saylor said in a recent television interview. The comments followed an at-the-market sale of Class A shares whose proceeds were used to add to the company's bitcoin position. Company disclosure throug…
A federal judge in Texas struck down the state's Energy Discrimination Elimination Act, which required public entities to cut ties with financial firms that considered environmental, social or governance (ESG) factors. The ruling, finding the law in violation of First Amendment protections, is expected by legal and sustainable investment experts to…
The U.S. dollar is trading close to one-week lows as investors await a sequence of U.S. economic reports that analysts at Bank of America Securities say could determine the currency's short-term direction. The Dollar Index was around 96.700 at 09:00 ET (14:00 GMT). BofA highlights a slightly bearish bias for the dollar into the data flow, noting th…
S&P Global shares slid more than 18% in pre-market trading after the company reported a slight fourth-quarter earnings miss and issued 2026 guidance below Wall Street consensus. Revenue marginally topped expectations, and full-year adjusted EPS rose, but guidance for 2026 and softer growth in Ratings prompted analyst concern about momentum across k…
KeyBanc increased its price target for Curbline Properties Corp (NYSE: CURB) to $28.00 from $27.00 while keeping an Overweight rating, citing quarterly results that beat expectations, solid portfolio fundamentals and a balance sheet with more cash than debt. The raise reflects modest upside from current trading levels and comes amid divergent views…
KeyBanc raised its 12-month price target on EastGroup Properties (EGP) to $205 from $200 and maintained an Overweight rating after the REIT delivered stronger fourth-quarter results and signs of improving leasing activity across its shallow-bay, Sunbelt-focused portfolio. The firm pointed to improved fundamentals versus the prior quarter, a healthy…
KeyBanc Capital Markets raised its price objective for Ventas (NYSE:VTR) to $90 from $85 and retained an Overweight rating following the REIT's fourth-quarter results and preliminary guidance for 2026. The firm highlighted roughly 8% in-place rent increases in early 2026, roughly 100 basis points stronger than a year earlier, and signaled expectati…
KeyBanc has increased its 12-month price target for Regal Rexnord Corp to $255 from $200 and maintained an Overweight rating, citing the company's recent quarterly results and valuation update. The raise equates to a 27.5% upside relative to the prior target and follows a fourth-quarter 2025 earnings beat where adjusted EPS and revenue topped forec…
UniFirst Corp. shares climbed sharply after reports that Cintas Corp. has entered active talks to acquire the uniform-services company, having resubmitted a $275-per-share offer in December. That figure is well above UniFirst's prior close of $199.84 and shares were trading at $235.80 in pre-market activity following the news. The talks follow earl…
Robert A. Schriesheim, a member of the board at Houlihan Lokey, sold 5,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at $170.86 per share on February 6, 2026, generating proceeds of $854,300. The transaction was disclosed in a Form 4 filed with the SEC on February 10, 2026. Separately, Houlihan Lokey reported fiscal third-quarter adjusted EPS of $1.94 and rev…
