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Two major research firms downgraded Crown Holdings, arguing that recent operational improvements and balance sheet repair have been largely priced into the stock, and that earnings growth will likely slow in 2026 as capacity expansion and rising costs weigh on margins in some regions. Both firms see a more balanced risk-reward profile following a s…
The TA 35 finished the session up 0.32% on Friday, driven by advances in Banking, Oil & Gas and Insurance sectors. Tower Semiconductor, Camtek and Nova were the top performers, while Ormat Technologies, ICL Israel Chemicals and Amot Investments registered the largest declines. Broad market breadth favored decliners, and commodities including crude,…
Piper Sandler trimmed its price target on Amazon to $260 from $300 while retaining an Overweight rating, pointing to a $200 billion capital expenditure forecast for 2026 that it called meaningfully above expectations. The move follows fourth-quarter results showing AWS growth of 24% year-over-year and $716.92 billion in annual revenue, but it comes…
Piper Sandler reduced its price target for Impinj Inc. to $180 from $230 while retaining an Overweight rating following mixed quarterly results and a logistics-customer inventory overhang. The firm flagged roughly two weeks of excess inventory at a second logistics customer and said a ramp of a custom chip will need to drive depletion of the older …
Piper Sandler lowered its price target for Atlassian Corporation (NASDAQ: TEAM) to $200 from $280 while retaining an Overweight rating. The move follows Atlassian’s second fiscal quarter results, which the firm called "solid," and reflects the stock’s steep decline over the past year. Other brokerages have also adjusted targets following the earnin…
Piper Sandler raised its price objective on ConocoPhillips to $111 from $108 and kept an Overweight rating, citing the company’s resource quality and a projected multi-year increase in free cash flow. The move follows a quarter in which ConocoPhillips posted adjusted EPS of $1.02 and revenue of $13.82 billion, results that missed some Street foreca…
Stifel has maintained a Buy rating and a $155.00 price objective on Illumina (ILMN) after the company pre-announced stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter results. The research house sees upside to full-year figures driven by a favorable clinical versus research revenue mix supporting mid-single-digit consumables growth, while noting that upcoming i…
Tian Ruixiang Holdings Ltd (TIRX) saw its stock surge 16.8% after the company disclosed advanced discussions with government authorities and financial regulators in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand to launch a regulated stablecoin. The proposed token would be pegged to a basket of major fiat currencies, incorporate the company's AI tool…
Mexico's president announced plans to send humanitarian aid, including food and basic supplies, to Cuba by Monday, while her administration pursues diplomatic channels to restore oil shipments suspended in mid-January. The move comes after Washington warned of tariffs on nations supplying fuel to Cuba and described the island as an extraordinary se…
Microsoft's recent post-earnings sell-off looks harsh relative to the company's underlying growth drivers. The stock closed at $394.54 on heavy volume, trading as low as $392.92 intraday. We view the move as a buying opportunity for a swing trade and a position trade: enter at current levels, protect with a clear stop, and target a reversion to $42…
Carbon Revolution PLC saw its shares tumble 65.2% on Friday after receiving notice from Nasdaq’s Listing Qualifications Department that its request for continued listing was denied. Nasdaq cited the company’s failure to meet minimum shareholders’ equity requirements and its failure to file its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the period ended June 30…
Pulse Biosciences saw its stock rise after releasing late-breaking results from a first-in-human feasibility study of the nPulse Cardiac Catheter System presented at the AF Symposium. The data reported 100% procedural success in evaluable patients at six months and 96% at 12 months, with rapid procedures, low complication rates and average treatmen…
Stifel reiterated a Buy rating and a $300.00 price target on Amazon.com (AMZN) after the company delivered stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter results. The firm incorporated Amazon's aggressive 2026 capital expenditure guidance into its forecasts but still cited several durable positives, including accelerating AWS growth, improving North America…
Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an Overweight rating and a $100.00 price target on Microchip Technology (MCHP) after the company's fiscal third-quarter 2026 results, highlighting stronger bookings, margin expansion, healthy channel inventories and growing backlog that point to a cross-market recovery. The target implies roughly 35.6% upside from the c…
RBC Capital reduced its price target on O’Reilly Automotive to $109 from $111 while leaving its rating intact after the parts retailer reported quarterly results that fell short of heightened investor expectations. The firm raised its Q1 comparable-sales assumption but trimmed near-term EPS estimates, pointing to persistent elevated costs and softe…
RBC Capital reduced its price target on Ralliant Corp. to $41 from $52 while keeping its rating, following 2026 guidance that landed about 15% below consensus. The bank attributed the shortfall to unexpected segment-level operating costs after the spin rather than loss of market share or weak demand. Ralliant also recorded a $1.4 billion impairment…
Summary: Piper Sandler reduced its price target for Reddit (NYSE: RDDT) to $205.00 from $290.00 while retaining an Overweight rating. The firm said the adjustment is driven by a contraction in valuation multiples rather than deterioration in Reddit’s reported operating performance. Reddit’s most recent quarter showed substantial top-line growth and…
RBC Capital raised its price target on Fortinet to $90 from $85 while keeping its rating unchanged, citing a quarterly result that was "much better than feared" and encouraging product-level growth. Fortinet reported Q4 2025 results that beat expectations and continues to deliver robust gross margins and revenue growth, though service revenues have…
A wave of workforce reductions has marked the opening weeks of 2026 across multiple U.S. sectors. Companies including Amazon, Autodesk, Dow, Nike, FedEx and others have announced staff cuts ranging from the hundreds to tens of thousands as they reallocate resources, restructure operations and pursue efficiency gains. Several organizations cited shi…
Turkey's main index, the BIST 100, closed lower on Friday, pressured by losses in the Holdings & Investments, Telecoms and Sports sectors. Market breadth favored decliners, while select mid- and large-cap names posted notable gains. Commodity and currency markets moved higher, with gold and crude oil rising and the lira weakening slightly against t…
DA Davidson has raised its 12-month price target on Construction Partners Inc. (NASDAQ: ROAD) from $120 to $130 but retained a Neutral rating. The firm cited the company’s stronger-than-expected first-quarter results and management’s updated guidance as reasons to increase estimates modestly, even as it noted slower organic growth in Q1 and potenti…
DA Davidson increased its 12-month price target for Hershey to $243 from $207 but left its rating at Neutral. The firm pointed to an accelerated path to earnings restoration supported by product elasticity and a healthy innovation pipeline, even as the company faces potential headwinds from MAHA, GLP-1 medications, and SNAP program changes. Recent …
Cantor Fitzgerald lowered its price objective on Reddit Inc. (RDDT) to $170 from $240 while retaining a Neutral rating. The downgrade in target reflects a reduction in the valuation multiple applied to FY26E/FY27E EBITDA as the firm flagged uncertainty around Reddit's user growth trajectory, even as the company delivered robust fourth-quarter resul…
DA Davidson reduced its price target for monday.com Ltd. (NASDAQ: MNDY) to $150 from $250 but kept a Buy rating, adjusting fiscal 2026 projections to reflect extended sales cycles. The firm reported mixed customer feedback on newer product adoption, flagged particular weakness in the Service offering, and reiterated that the core work management pr…
RBC Capital reiterated an Outperform rating and a $300 price target on Amazon (AMZN) after the company reported quarterly results. The firm praised AWS acceleration and highlighted strong revenue growth and rising chip sales, but flagged higher-than-expected 2026 capital expenditures of $200 billion and potential margin pressure from Project Leo as…
