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Merck (MRK) is a pragmatic buy into 2026. The stock trades at roughly a mid-teens P/E, produces strong free cash flow ($13.05B), and still benefits from Keytruda momentum and an expanding animal health business. Near-term guidance that missed Street estimates and binary clinical readouts create a time-sensitive window—the fundamentals argue for acc…
Stellantis will record a €22.2 billion charge tied to a downsizing of its electric-vehicle plans, with the costs booked in the second half of 2025. Wolfe Research upgraded the stock to Peer perform from Underperform after a roughly 25% decline, calling the writedown a reset point and pointing to potential sequential improvement in 2026-27, though i…
Truist Securities has kept a Buy rating on Uber Inc. with a $108 price target following Uber’s announced acquisition of Getir’s delivery portfolio in Türkiye. The move, together with an earlier purchase of Trendyol Go, is expected to lift gross bookings for Uber’s Delivery segment in Turkey over coming years and to contribute to growth beginning in…
Bernstein has reaffirmed an Outperform rating and a $95.00 price target on Zillow Group (ZG) following a favorable ruling tied to the company’s dispute with Compass. The decision, which allows Zillow to continue applying its listing rules, arrives just ahead of the company’s Feb. 10 earnings report and comes amid mixed analyst positioning and recen…
Truist Securities has kept a Buy rating and a $140 price target on Encompass Health Corp (EHC) after the company reported fourth-quarter results that beat several expectations. The target implies roughly 31% upside from the stock’s recent price, and the report highlights durable cash flow, expanding margins and constructive regulatory commentary as…
RBC Capital lowered its price target on Datadog to $150 from $175 but retained an Outperform rating. The move, taken ahead of the company's February earnings report and analyst day, reflects peer-multiple compression even as Datadog trades at a high P/E and posts strong gross margins. Other brokers have also adjusted targets amid mixed views on 202…
Piper Sandler has reaffirmed an Overweight rating and a $51.00 price target on Edgewise Therapeutics (NASDAQ:EWTX) ahead of pivotal clinical readouts scheduled in 2026. The broker highlighted the company’s EDG-7500 program for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and a second-generation HFpEF asset, while analysts show a bullish consensus on the stock.
Truist Securities has affirmed a Hold rating and a $48.00 price target on Advance Auto Parts (AAP) ahead of the company’s impending quarterly report, while noting modest comparable-sales growth expectations and expressing low confidence in midterm operating margin projections. The stock has outperformed Truist’s target amid strong recent gains, and…
Piper Sandler has maintained its Overweight rating and $57.00 price target on Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) after a series of meetings between the bank’s senior management and institutional investors. Management framed integration of the recently completed CMA transaction as the top priority, outlined constructive loan growth expectations and signaled…
Veeva Systems is deep in oversold territory after a sharp pullback. Strong free cash flow, a fresh $2 billion buyback, and an expanding addressable market for regulated cloud workflows argue for a mean-reversion trade. This idea lays out a precise entry, stop and target with rationale and risks.
Playboy's stock jumped 26% after the company agreed to sell a 50% stake in its China operations to United Trademark Group for a package of cash payments totaling $122 million. The transaction transfers operational control in China, Hong Kong and Macau to UTG, includes guaranteed distributions and brand support funding, and is designed to be immedia…
Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy and housing minister Steve Reed publicly affirmed their support for Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday, responding to a call for his resignation from Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar amid pressure linked to the Mandelson-Epstein scandal. Lammy and Reed urged continuity, stressing the need to remain focused on …
SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:ICU) shares declined 4.8% after the company published early post-approval clinical experience for its QUELIMMUNE therapy in pediatric patients. Results from the first 21 children in the SAVE Registry reported no device-related adverse events, with survival rates of 76% at Day 28 and Day 60, and 71% at Day…
Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, told viewers that Americans should expect somewhat smaller monthly job creation figures in the months ahead. He attributed the anticipated decline to slowing population growth combined with accelerating productivity, and emphasized that such a pattern does not indicate overall economic weakn…
Clearmind Medicine Inc (NASDAQ:CMND) shares fell 6.6% on Monday after the company published safety findings from six additional patients in the second cohort of its Phase I/IIa study of CMND-100 for Alcohol Use Disorder. The data showed no serious adverse events and tolerability consistent with the first cohort, while investors appeared to react ne…
KeyBanc reduced its price target on Robinhood Markets (HOOD) to $130 from $160 and reaffirmed an Overweight rating, attributing recent share underperformance to factor headwinds, weakness in cryptocurrencies, and growing concerns about estimates. The downgrade comes amid a broader mix of analyst updates that reflect divergent views on the stock's p…
OpenAI's CEO told employees that ChatGPT returned to more than 10% month-over-month growth and that the company will roll out an updated chat model this week. The firm, which reports over 800 million weekly active users, also flagged rapid week-over-week growth in its coding product and recently introduced a new Codex model. OpenAI is testing ads f…
Jefferies reaffirmed its Buy rating and maintained a $35.00 price target on Pagaya Technologies (NASDAQ: PGY) following the company’s fourth-quarter 2025 results. The price target falls within an analyst range of $27 to $54, while third-party data indicate the stock is trading well below its Fair Value. Pagaya reported an earnings beat on a per-sha…
DA Davidson reduced its price objective for Fastly Inc. (FSLY) to $9.00 from $11.50 while keeping a Neutral rating, citing a revision to operating profit projections for calendar year 2026 that better reflect management’s communicated incremental operating margin range. The move comes as the company approaches its February 11 earnings report, with …
Stifel has maintained its Hold rating on Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) after the company reported fourth-quarter results that beat expectations. The quarter showed broad-based organic growth across end markets and regions, but first-quarter guidance that came in below analyst estimates has tempered investor enthusiasm. Waters is valued at $20.15 b…
Morgan Stanley has reaffirmed an Underweight rating on Curbline Properties Corp (NYSE: CURB) and left its price target unchanged at $29.00 while the stock trades around $25.63. The decision was communicated in a note from analyst Ronald Kamdem on Monday. The firm’s view comes as Curbline reports robust fourth-quarter 2025 financial results, includi…
Bernstein SocGen Group trimmed its 12-month price target on Oracle to $313 from $339 while retaining an Outperform rating, after Oracle unveiled a $45 billion to $50 billion debt and equity program to fund AI data center expansion. The firm revised its financial model to reflect new financing and lowered its forward P/E multiple, even as it describ…
Piper Sandler increased its price objective on Isabella Bank Corp (ISBA) to $54.00 from $52.00 while retaining a Neutral rating. The upgrade in target follows fourth-quarter results that beat expectations, driven by net interest margin expansion, stronger core fee income and double-digit loan growth. The firm also raised near-term earnings estimate…
KeyBanc reduced its price objective for i3 Verticals to $30 from $32 but maintained an Overweight rating after the company’s fiscal first-quarter report. The quarter showed a modest revenue beat and an EPS surprise, along with ARR growth and strong SaaS momentum, even as adjusted EBITDA missed estimates and margins deteriorated amid higher hosting …
Piper Sandler raised its price target for Biogen to $177 from $157 while keeping a Neutral rating, citing the continued commercial expansion of Leqembi and a stronger-than-expected quarterly performance that included favorable contributions from Skyclarys. The new target remains below Biogen's recent market price of $196.07. Several other research …
