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Bernstein SocGen Group reiterated a Market Perform rating on PayPal with a $45.00 price target, noting specific weakness in the company’s branded checkout business and pressure on pricing power. The firm also observed that the current valuation appears to incorporate structural challenges, and that a lower share price would make a break-up or spin …
KeyBanc Capital Markets trimmed its price objective on monday.com Ltd. to $140 from $220 while retaining an Overweight rating. The move follows a material downward revision of the company's growth outlook for 2026 and the abandonment of a previously stated 2027 revenue target. Shares are trading near recent lows after a sharp weekly decline, even a…
Bernstein has reaffirmed its Outperform rating on Vertex Pharmaceuticals and held a $572 price target ahead of the company's upcoming quarterly results, projecting roughly 21% upside from the current share price. The firm trimmed its revenue model modestly for late 2025 but left earnings per share estimates unchanged. Multiple other brokerages have…
Switch 2's unit momentum, upcoming franchise releases and ancillary media (Super Mario Galaxy movie) set a classic Nintendo rebound setup. Fundamentals and brand strength argue for a mid-term long position after this pullback; price action and technicals demand a tight stop. Entry, target and stop provided for a clear trade plan.
Addus HomeCare is set up to convert steady demand in personal and home health care into above-consensus organic volume growth. The stock trades at a reasonable P/E and EV/EBITDA, with free cash flow supporting a measured upside if volumes and mix improve. This trade idea outlines an entry, stop and target for a mid-term swing (45 trading days) whil…
Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad suggested the government consider a renewed structural approach to social-assistance spending, likening the idea to the 2003 consolidation that created Bolsa Familia. Speaking at a BTG Pactual event, he framed the discussion around efficiency and fiscal oversight, while clarifying no formal proposal has be…
Merchants Bancorp Chairman and CEO Michael F. Petrie sold 21,759 Series C Depositary Shares across two trades in early February 2026, raising $439,531. The sales occurred as the stock traded near its 52-week high and after strong recent returns. Separately, the company’s board approved a $100 million repurchase program that runs through December 31…
FedEx is joining a consortium led by Advent to take Polish parcel locker and European home-delivery provider InPost private in a deal valuing the company at €7.8 billion. Bernstein has reiterated an Outperform rating on FedEx with a $427 price target after the announcement. The consortium will use significant leverage and leaves several execution a…
DA Davidson reduced its 12-month price target on ZoomInfo Technologies (GTM) to $7.00 from $13.00 while retaining a Neutral rating. The revision follows ZoomInfo's 2026 revenue guidance, which bracketed consensus, and comes after the company reported stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter 2025 results. Shares fell about 6% in after-hours trading aft…
Brazil’s annual inflation rose to 4.44% through January from 4.26% in December, slightly above economists' median forecast but still inside the central bank’s target band. Monthly prices climbed 0.33%, with transportation and fuel costs the principal contributors. The central bank has held the Selic rate at 15% but signalled the start of rate cuts …
President Sadyr Japarov has issued decrees dismissing Kamchybek Tashiev from his posts as head of the State Committee for National Security and as deputy prime minister. The move includes the removal of several senior security officials, an appointment of an acting security chief pending parliamentary confirmation, and comes as Kyrgyzstan faces int…
Bank of America has sharply raised its projection for Taiwan's 2026 economic growth to 8% from 4.5%, attributing the revision to a powerful export-led surge in the fourth quarter of 2025. Economists at the bank say the move reflects more than a short-term revaluation, pointing to enduring optimism around technology-driven expansion underpinned by A…
Dell’s Infrastructure Solutions Group is benefiting from sustained data-center spending and sovereign AI deployments, producing cash flow and valuation support even as the Client Solutions Group lags. The setup favors a disciplined mid-term long: entry near $121.50, stop at $114.00, target $140.00. Catalysts include continued enterprise AI spend an…
Zimmer Biomet reported fourth-quarter sales and adjusted earnings that beat Wall Street expectations, driven by continued demand for hip and knee implants and stable procedural volumes. The company raised revenue guidance for the year but provided 2026 profit guidance slightly below analysts' consensus, citing a near-term drag from changes to its U…
Polyrizon Ltd. shares rose about 2% in premarket trading after the Israel-based, pre-clinical-stage biotechnology company disclosed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to acquire a 51% stake in Arrow Aviation. The proposed deal would involve a cash investment of roughly $5.8 million, the transfer of a Hawker 800 aircraft valued at $3.5 millio…
Morgan Stanley left its Equalweight rating and $415 price target on Tesla (TSLA) after the electric automaker signaled plans to add 100 GW of solar manufacturing capacity. The firm sees the move as consistent with CEO Elon Musk's broader energy ambitions and estimates a potential $20-$50 billion equity value uplift to Tesla's Energy business at ful…
Incyte projected 2026 sales well below analyst expectations, citing Opzelura underperformance even after a strong fourth quarter. The company also provided Jakafi sales guidance that tops estimates but highlights looming patent expiration risks for its top-selling product in 2028. Shares slipped in premarket trading following the forecast.
Autozi Internet Technology (NASDAQ:AZI) said it has closed a negotiated purchase of roughly $1.87 billion in digital assets for $1.1 billion from an unnamed global crypto-asset institution. The company framed the transaction as a discounted acquisition executed during a period of market adjustment, and announced a broader strategic partnership to d…
Yext, Inc. said it will conduct a modified Dutch auction to repurchase up to $180 million of its common stock, offering $5.75 to $6.50 per share in cash. The announcement prompted an 11% intraday increase in the company's shares. The offer is set to expire on March 12, 2026, unless extended or terminated, and is designed to provide stockholders wit…
Needham raised its price target for ON Semiconductor to $72 from $68 and retained a Buy rating following an earnings beat and stronger-than-expected next-quarter EPS guidance. The firm cites expected gross margin expansion tied to the company's 'Fab right' strategy, improving factory utilization, and a growing gallium nitride (GaN) product pipeline…
Oppenheimer upgraded Unity Software (NYSE: U) from Perform to Outperform and set a $38 price target, arguing that AI-related fears are misplaced and that improving fundamentals — including re-acceleration in the Grow segment and disciplined cost control — are not reflected in the stock price. The move comes amid sharp YTD declines in Unity shares a…
Microsoft's combination of scale across cloud, productivity, and platform software positions it to capture the consolidation wave as customers standardize on fewer, AI-capable enterprise stacks. The fundamentals - $3.07T market cap, $77.4B free cash flow, 30% ROE - support a long trade targeting a P/E re‑rating to mid-30s multiples if consolidation…
UBS moved the U.S. Information Technology sector to neutral, warning that recent gains conceal growing risks tied to hyperscaler capital expenditure and lingering uncertainty in the software landscape. The bank said hyperscaler capex could hit $700 billion this year - a more than fourfold rise over three years - and noted that this investment pace …
Uber sits between two narratives: a cash-generative platform with attractive unit economics and a growth story that still needs visible proof on margins, international integration and autonomous commercialization. Technicals show short-term weakness but fundamentals (free cash flow $8.66B, market cap $153.6B, P/S 3.1) give a base for a mid-term swi…
Israeli strikes and gunfire killed five Palestinians across Gaza on Tuesday, according to health officials and medics, marking fresh violence that has further weakened a U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Attacks occurred in central, southern and northern Gaza, and followed a separate clash in Rafah a day earlier that left four militants dead. The flare-up h…
