Research Calls
- Upgrades:
- Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) upgraded to Buy from Hold at The Benchmark Company; tgt $14
- Azul S.A. (AZUL) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at UBS
- Brookfield Corp. (BN) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse; tgt $41
- Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) upgraded to Peer Perform from Underperform at Wolfe Research
- Conagra (CAG) upgraded to Hold from Sell at Deutsche Bank; tgt $35
- Coinbase Global (COIN) upgraded to Buy from Hold at US Tiger; tgt raised to $200
- Dow (DOW) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank; tgt $60
- EastGroup (EGP) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Mizuho; tgt raised to $185
- Enphase Energy (ENPH) upgraded to Outperform from Mkt Perform at Raymond James; tgt $225
- Glencore Intl plc (GLNCY) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS
- GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (GOL) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at UBS
- Kimberly-Clark (KMB) upgraded to Hold from Sell at Deutsche Bank; tgt raised to $123
- Kroger (KR) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Northcoast; tgt $60
- Live Nation (LYV) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Northcoast; tgt $85
- LyondellBasell (LYB) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank; tgt $100
- Meta Platforms (META) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Edward Jones
- New York Community (NYCB) upgraded to Outperform from Mkt Perform at Keefe Bruyette; tgt raised to $11
- New York Community (NYCB) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Wedbush
- NRG Energy (NRG) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA Securities; tgt raised to $36
- PepsiCo (PEP) upgraded to Mkt Perform from Underperform at Bernstein
- Portillo's (PTLO) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Stifel; tgt $24
- PowerSchool (PWSC) upgraded to Outperform from Mkt Perform at Raymond James; tgt $22
- Sonoco Products (SON) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Seaport Research Partners; tgt $65
- Thales (THLEF) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan
- The Beauty Health Company (SKIN) upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at Exane BNP Paribas
- U.S. Steel (X) upgraded to Peer Perform from Underperform at Wolfe Research
- U.S. Bancorp (USB) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Robert W. Baird; tgt $52
- UBS AG (UBS) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA Securities
- Unum Group (UNM) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies; tgt raised to $50
- V.F. Corp (VFC) upgraded to Buy from Sell at Williams Trading; tgt $27
- Verisk Analytics (VRSK) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Redburn
- WestRock (WRK) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup; tgt lowered to $32
- Youdao (DAO) upgraded to Outperform from Hold at Daiwa Securities; tgt raised to $9.50
- Downgrades:
- Cyxtera Technologies (CYXT) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at TD Cowen; tgt lowered to $1
- Eni S.p.A. (E) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Berenberg
- Lifecore Biomedical (LFCR) downgraded to Equal-Weight from Overweight at Stephens; tgt lowered to $2
- UBS AG (UBS) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Societe Generale; tgt $18.86
- UBS AG (OBS) downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at Oddo BHF
- Others:
- CareCloud (CCLD) initiated with a Buy at EF Hutton; tgt $8.50
- Carnival (CCL) named short-term buy idea at Deutsche Bank
- Dell (DELL) initiated with a Buy at Goldman; tgt $43
- ESAB Corp. (ESAB) initiated with a Neutral at BofA Securities; tgt $63
- Ferguson plc (FERG) initiated with an Overweight at JP Morgan; tgt $150
- Genius Sports (GENI) initiated with a Buy at BTIG Research; tgt $6
- Genius Sports (GENI) initiated with a Mkt Outperform at JMP Securities; tgt $7
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) initiated with a Neutral at Goldman; tgt $15
- Home Bancorp (HBCP) initiated with a Mkt Perform at Raymond James
- Hostess Brands (TWNK) initiated with a Neutral at UBS; tgt $26
- HP Inc. (HPQ) initiated with a Neutral at Goldman; tgt $26
- Lion Electric (LEV) initiated with a Market Perform at BMO Capital Markets; tgt $2
- Prologis (PLD) initiated with a Buy at Mizuho; tgt $140
- Roper (ROP) initiated with a Buy at Truist; tgt $510
- TreeHouse Foods (THS) initiated with a Buy at UBS; tgt $60