Analyst Ratings

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Cantor Fitzgerald Lifts Qualcomm Price Target to $160, Keeps Overweight Rating Amid Cautious 2026 Outlook

Cantor Fitzgerald Lifts Qualcomm Price Target to $160, Keeps Overweight Rating Amid Cautious 2026 Outlook

Cantor Fitzgerald raised its price target on Qualcomm to $160 while retaining an Overweight rating, even as it forecasts weaker revenue across handset and QCT segments for calendar 2026. The research house expects solid December-quarter results but projects guidance for the March quarter modestly below consensus and June guidance well below consens…

William Blair Raises Palantir to Outperform, Citing AI Momentum Across Government and Commercial Workflows

William Blair Raises Palantir to Outperform, Citing AI Momentum Across Government and Commercial Workflows

William Blair moved Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) from Market Perform to Outperform on Monday, pointing to sustained momentum in both government and commercial channels. The upgrade, issued before Palantir’s upcoming earnings, notes strong tracker data, large partnership expansions, and enterprise adoption, even as the stock has experienced a s…

Stephens Trims Target on Canadian National as Volume Outlook Softens

Stephens Trims Target on Canadian National as Volume Outlook Softens

Stephens reduced its 12-month price target for Canadian National Railway (CNI) to $100 from $105 while retaining an Equal Weight rating. The move follows Q4 2025 results that beat estimates on adjusted EPS and operating ratio, but the firm cited flat revenue ton mile guidance, macroeconomic and trade-policy uncertainty, and rising expenses that lim…

Mizuho Lifts AXIS Capital Target After Strong 2025 Momentum

Mizuho Lifts AXIS Capital Target After Strong 2025 Momentum

Investment bank Mizuho raised its price target on AXIS Capital (NYSE: AXS) to $141.00 from $133.00 and kept an Outperform rating, citing robust end-of-2025 operating trends. The upgrade reflects accelerating premium growth, stable underlying loss ratios, nearly $900 million of share buybacks by year-end and improved prior-year loss development, alo…

H.C. Wainwright Starts Coverage on Hut 8 with Buy Rating, $80 Target

H.C. Wainwright Starts Coverage on Hut 8 with Buy Rating, $80 Target

H.C. Wainwright initiated coverage of Hut 8 Mining Corp. (HUT) with a Buy rating and set a $80.00 price target. The firm highlighted the company's pivot toward digital infrastructure through long-term data center agreements, notably deals with Fluidstack and Anthropic, and emphasized Google’s financial support for the River Bend project as a credit…

Wedbush Elevates Take-Two to Best Ideas List, Reaffirms $300 Target

Wedbush Elevates Take-Two to Best Ideas List, Reaffirms $300 Target

Wedbush has placed Take-Two Interactive on its Best Ideas List, keeping an Outperform rating and a $300 price target while arguing the market overreacted to a sell-off tied to Google’s Project Genie announcement. The firm says Project Genie is a complement rather than a competitor to Take-Two’s high-margin, "Hyper-Premium" content and highlights va…