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Truist Securities upgraded Shopify to Buy from Hold and lifted its price target to $150 from $110, arguing that a broad decline in software valuations tied to AI concerns has opened a compelling long-term buying opportunity. Analyst Terry Tillman points to Shopify's recent accelerating growth, payments momentum, platform scale and resilience to so-…
General Mills shares fell 3.6% on Tuesday morning after the Minneapolis-based packaged-food company downgraded its fiscal 2026 outlook. The firm now expects organic net sales to decline 1.5% to 2% and has widened the hit to adjusted operating profit and adjusted diluted earnings per share to a 16% to 20% fall in constant currency. Management attrib…
Medtronic reported third-quarter results that exceeded analyst expectations, driven by robust sales of heart therapies including pulsed field ablation systems and transcatheter aortic valve replacement devices, and continued uptake of continuous glucose monitoring. The company left its fiscal 2026 adjusted EPS forecast unchanged at $5.62 to $5.66.
A U.K. consumer group has applied to withdraw a class-action suit accusing Qualcomm of abusing market dominance to extract inflated royalties from Apple and Samsung. Which? represented about 29 million purchasers and had sought up to 480 million pounds in compensation, but says it will pull the case after reaching an agreement under which Qualcomm …
Raspberry Pi Holdings plc saw a sharp rise in its stock following a regulatory filing that disclosed Chief Executive Eben Upton bought additional ordinary shares. The purchase added 4,684 shares to Upton's position, taking his total holdings to 2,591,136 ordinary shares and was completed on February 16, 2026. The company's stock climbed markedly on…
Berenberg has upgraded BASF from sell to hold and increased its price targets on both the Frankfurt shares and U.S. ADR, citing a change in the European political environment for the chemicals sector. The brokerage points to recent anti-dumping measures, changes in Chinese VAT rebates for some chemicals, and a debate over EU carbon allowance cuts a…
Evercore ISI told clients that heavy investment in artificial intelligence is reshaping market dynamics, warning that falling free cash flow at major hyperscalers has produced the firm's first systemic "yellow flag." The firm still expects robust capital spending and a continued structural bull market, while pointing to credit-market divergences an…
Stifel has started coverage of MHA plc with a 'buy' recommendation and a 205p price target, implying roughly 35% upside from the stock's Feb. 16 close of 151.5p. The brokerage's valuation is derived from a discounted cash flow model using a 9% weighted average cost of capital and a 2.5% terminal growth rate. Stifel projects revenue and adjusted EBI…
Bank of America’s February global fund manager survey of 190 participants overseeing $512 billion shows worries that companies are overinvesting in capital expenditure at a record high. At the same time, overall investor sentiment is strongly bullish, with large net positioning toward equities and commodities, growing expectations for stronger grow…
Two senior officials at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services are set to leave their current posts as part of a broader managerial reshuffle, with both expected to be offered new positions within the administration. The departures come as the HHS secretary names new senior counselors to oversee agency operations and key sub-agencies.
Citi is advising clients to increase positions in Nvidia, forecasting stronger performance in the second half of 2026 as product rollouts and clearer demand visibility carry into 2027. Analyst Atif Malik projects higher-than-consensus quarterly revenue, continued platform ramps, and elevated fiscal 2027 gross margins, while acknowledging competitiv…
Analysts at Evercore ISI anticipate Walmart will deliver robust fourth-quarter results but are forecasting a restrained outlook for the current fiscal year, with initial annual EPS guidance expected around $2.80-$2.90. That range would sit about 3%-5% below the consensus midpoint among analysts. Evercore highlighted Walmart's market-share gains and…
Zurich Airport's stock pulled back after the operator and airline users agreed a new four-year flight-operations charge regime beginning Oct. 1, 2026, that will lower overall airport charges by roughly 10%. Barclays analyst Andrew Lobbenberg described the settlement as more challenging than market expectations, with passenger charges falling more s…
UBS Global Research judges the UK telecom sector to be under structural strain, with modest early-2026 improvements in pricing discipline offset by ongoing pressure from slow ARPU growth, intense competition, and elevated strategic risks tied to regulation, network investment and consolidation. The bank’s coverage assigns a broadly cautious-to-nega…
UBS upgraded its rating on SSP Group Plc to "buy" from "neutral" and raised its 12-month price target to 245p from 180p, citing a material improvement in the company’s ability to convert earnings into free cash flow and rising aviation capacity across key markets. The bank projects free cash flow to recover strongly through FY30, expects leverage t…
Morgan Stanley analysts warn that the rollout of new artificial intelligence models creates structural risks for equity markets, yet they highlight contradictory aspects of the narrative that may benefit certain infrastructure and software providers. The firm points to recent weakness in the tech-heavy Nasdaq and mega-cap stocks, while advocating f…
India's equity benchmarks closed modestly higher, with the Nifty 50 up 0.17% and the BSE Sensex gaining 0.21%. Sector strength in Consumer Durables, Capital Goods and Public Sector Undertakings underpinned the advance. Market breadth was positive on both primary exchanges, while volatility eased and commodity and currency moves were mixed.
Recent CFTC filings reveal that institutional investors have markedly reduced net-long positions in Nasdaq 100 futures, trimming exposure by more than $7 billion since mid-January and increasing short bets by roughly $3 billion. The move reflects growing uncertainty about how artificial intelligence will reshape business models, prompting repositio…
Kepler Cheuvreux has moved Unilever (LON:ULVR) from Buy to Hold, citing limited near-term upside following a strong post-spin rally. The brokerage lifted its target to 5,900p from 5,800p even as it notes the shares now trade at a premium to long-term valuation averages. Management's guidance for 2026 met expectations, but Kepler sees constrained sc…
Shares of London Stock Exchange Group rose about 1% after the company disclosed a strategic partnership with Bank of America to integrate LSEG’s data, analytics and workflow tools across the bank’s platforms. The move follows recent pressure on the stock amid concerns over artificial intelligence-driven disruption and represents an opportunity to b…
Guyana's rapid rise as an oil producer could accelerate if recent changes in Venezuela reduce regional tensions. Industry and geopolitical analysts say diminished friction may unlock areas of the Stabroek Block previously halted by dispute, support renewed exploration and attract fresh investment, topics expected to dominate the Guyana Energy Confe…
Paramount Skydance stock climbed in U.S. premarket trading after reports surfaced that Warner Bros. Discovery's board is evaluating whether to revisit sale discussions with Paramount. The development follows Paramount's revised hostile takeover proposal, which offers additional cash to Warner Bros shareholders from early 2027 for each quarter a dea…
ZIM’s stock jumped 33.6% in premarket trading after Hapag-Lloyd agreed to a $35-per-share cash offer that values the Israeli carrier at about $4.2 billion. The proposal carries a large premium to recent and earlier unaffected share prices and was unanimously approved by ZIM’s board. The transaction creates a combined global operator of more than 40…
Bernstein's third note in its "When AI threatens the moat" series re-examines its AI Displacement Risk framework across 184 European small and mid-cap stocks and highlights five names it believes remain insufficiently discounted for AI-driven disruption. The report shows a stark performance divergence across its 0-4 risk scale and draws attention t…
Shares of BFF Bank fell sharply after press reports said Milan prosecutors had opened a preliminary probe into alleged false accounting. The lender says it has been aware of preliminary investigations since late 2023, has cooperated from the start, and describes recent accounting adjustments as operational allocation issues rather than missing fund…
