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European Central Bank officials expressed growing concern about the euro’s rapid gains against the U.S. dollar, saying the move could exert downward pressure on inflation even as price growth is already set to undershoot the ECB’s 2% goal. Officials flagged the exchange-rate shift as a factor that could influence policy settings in coming months.
Mizuho raised its price target on Seagate Technology to $440 from $400 and kept an Outperform rating after the company posted fiscal Q2 results that exceeded estimates. The bank pointed to robust nearline cloud demand, rising average drive capacities, and an on-track ramp of HAMR technology as key drivers. Other brokerages also raised targets follo…
Pagaya has the feel of a classic asymmetric trade: a volatile AI-fintech name that already proved it can surprise to the upside, now pulling back with momentum washed out. With PGY around $21 and sitting below key moving averages, the setup is a defined-risk bounce toward the low-to-mid $20s, with a higher-octane extension if sentiment flips. The t…
Mizuho cut its price target on Qorvo Inc. to $70 from $85 while keeping a Neutral rating after the company issued revenue guidance below expectations. Qorvo reported a December-quarter revenue of $993 million and EPS of $2.17, but guided March-quarter revenue to $800 million, below consensus. The company trimmed fiscal 2027 revenue by roughly $300 …
Mizuho raised its 12-month price target for PPG Industries to $125 from $118 and retained an Outperform rating. The new target implies roughly 13% upside from the current share price of $110.28. The bank pointed to higher peer and market multiples as the driving factor, even though PPG’s most recent quarter missed EPS expectations while delivering …
Raymond James reduced its 12-month price target for Manhattan Associates (MANH) to $230 from $240 while keeping an Outperform rating following the company’s fourth-quarter 2025 report. The firm pointed to robust bookings, record RPO, and a disclosed 23% fully ramped ARR growth rate driven by strong net new logo traction. Manhattan beat Wall Street …
RBC Capital lowered its 12-month price target on Synchrony Financial to $85 from $91 while retaining a Sector Perform rating. The revision comes after fourth-quarter results that showed improving spending volumes and credit trends, solid returns on equity and a revenue miss that drew analyst scrutiny. Management continues to guide towards mid-singl…
Mizuho lowered its 12-month price target for CommVault Systems (CVLT) to $140 from $180 while maintaining an Outperform rating after the company reported third-quarter results that fell short of management’s net new ARR expectations. The move reflects a mix-shift toward SaaS bookings with lower average selling prices and longer-duration term deals.…
Mizuho lowered its price target on Roper Industries to $365 from $419 while retaining an Underperform rating, pointing to increasing competitive risks tied to AI adoption and lingering effects from a protracted government shutdown on the company's Deltek unit. The move accompanies a modest reduction to 2027 EPS estimates and comes amid recent downg…
Mizuho raised its 12-month price target for Texas Instruments (TXN) to $160 from $145 while retaining an Underperform rating. The firm pointed to improving bookings and above-seasonal March-quarter guidance, driven by Industrial and Data center strength. Despite the higher target, Mizuho lowered its estimates and emphasized valuation concerns as re…
Raymond James cut its price target on United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) to $127.00 from $128.00 but kept a Strong Buy rating, saying recent strategic actions - including halving exposure to the company's largest customer and a U.S. network redesign - are creating near-term disruption while building structural cost leverage for a more profitable netw…
Raymond James raised its price target on First BanCorp (NYSE:FBP) to $26.00 from $25.00 and left its Outperform rating intact, citing robust fourth-quarter results driven by ongoing net interest margin (NIM) expansion. The firm pointed to favorable drivers including securities repricing, lower funding costs, and solid loan pipelines, while noting t…
Evercore ISI trimmed its price objective on Kimberly-Clark to $115 from $120 while retaining an "In Line" rating, pointing to growing competition in the U.S. diaper market and changes at major retailers that could shrink manufacturer margins. The company posted a modest Q4 2025 EPS beat, but competitive dynamics and shifts in retail relationships r…
Evercore ISI reduced its price target on Synchrony Financial (SYF) to $88 from $97 and kept an Outperform rating after cutting 2026 and 2027 EPS estimates. The revisions reflect anticipated higher expense run rates and larger retailer share arrangements as Synchrony accelerates investments, including for its Walmart partnership and AI initiatives. …
Evercore ISI has kept its In Line rating and $17.00 price target on American Airlines (AAL) following the carrier's fourth-quarter 2025 results. The quarter showed a weakened pre-tax margin, an earnings shortfall relative to analyst projections and a notable near-term revenue impact from a government shutdown. Management provided guidance for accel…
Evercore ISI has reiterated an Outperform rating on Amazon.com with a $335.00 price target, pointing to momentum in the company's grocery business driven by accelerated delivery options and a more defined physical presence via Whole Foods Market. Amazon is expanding Same-Day Delivery in 2026, rolling out 30-minute Amazon Now service, and consolidat…
Evercore ISI raised its price target on F5 Networks to $320 from $280 and kept an "In Line" rating after the company reported a stronger-than-expected December quarter. F5 delivered $822 million in revenue and $4.45 in EPS, outpacing several Street estimates, and reported notable gains in hardware and early-stage AI-related business. The company ra…
Duos Technologies is a small-cap name straddling rail automation and a fast-emerging edge data center platform. The stock is acting well, fundamentals are moving in the right direction, and short interest is non-trivial. Here’s an actionable mid-term trade plan with clear levels, plus what could derail the thesis.
A former Bank of Japan official involved in past market interventions said coordinated tactics, including suspected U.S. rate checks, have helped halt a one-sided slide in the yen. He argued that Tokyo may not need to carry out direct yen-buying intervention for now, warning that a direct intervention could push the currency higher and weigh on sto…
Orior AG shares rose modestly after the Swiss food manufacturer published preliminary 2025 results that matched market expectations on sales and adjusted EBITDA, while reporting a roughly CHF28 million year-on-year reduction in net debt to CHF153 million. The company achieved the debt reduction through asset disposals and operating cash flow, but n…
Mizuho upgraded Circle Internet Group (CRCL) from Underperform to Neutral and set a $77 price target, pointing to expanding use of Circle’s USDC stablecoin on prediction market Polymarket as a potential catalyst. The firm raised its forecasts for USDC in circulation for 2026 and 2027 while noting those estimates remain below consensus. Other analys…
Britain’s Office for National Statistics will adopt supermarket scanner data for grocery prices and adjust sampling for overnight hotel stays and video games beginning next month, with the revisions applied to February’s inflation figures. The ONS said the grocery scanner approach would have trimmed the published consumer price inflation rate by 0.…
A Paris court has convicted a former French senator of administering ecstasy to a fellow lawmaker with the intention of committing a sexual assault. The 68-year-old was found guilty of both drugging and possessing the drug; the court imposed a four-year sentence with part suspended and deferred detention while he appeals. The verdict referenced beh…
SBG Securities warns that gold prices could reach as high as $10,000 an ounce this year under a materially more dovish U.S. monetary policy path, driven by a weaker dollar and continued geopolitical stress. The broker's analyst Adrian Hammond says bullion's advance is now led by macro dynamics rather than the traditional mining earnings leverage th…
Shell and BP have submitted applications to the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for licenses that would permit them to develop offshore natural gas deposits located in and around Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela, according to statements by Trinidad’s energy minister Roodal Moonilal. Shell is pursuing permission to work on the Loran-Ma…
