Research Calls I
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Upgrades:
- Alcoa (AA) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley, tgt $80
- Canadian National Railway (CNI) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA Securities, tgt $122
- Capital One (COF) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan, tgt $213
- Carter's (CRI) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Goldman, tgt $38
- Datadog (DDOG) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Guggenheim, tgt $175
- Dow Inc. (DOW) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Alembic Global
- HealthEquity (HQY) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital, tgt $105
- LyondellBasell (LYB) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Alembic Global
- Marvell (MRVL) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays, tgt $150
- Nexa Resources (NEXA) upgraded to Equal Weight from Underweight at Morgan Stanley
- RenaissanceRe (RNR) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Cantor Fitzgerald, tgt $340
- Staar Surgical (STAA) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Canaccord, tgt $27
- Texas Instruments (TXN) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Stifel, tgt $250
- United Community (UCB) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Keefe Bruyette, tgt $40
- Alcoa (AA) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley, tgt $80
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Downgrades:
- AES Corp. (AES) downgraded to Neutral from Positive at Susquehanna, tgt $15
- Assertio (ASRT) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at H.C. Wainwright, tgt $18
- Bitdeer (BTDR) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at Cantor Fitzgerald, tgt $10
- Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at B. Riley Securities; tgt $24.50
- Bullish (BLSH) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Rosenblatt, tgt $39
- Circle Internet (CRCL) downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Compass Point, tgt $77
- Conagra Brands (CAG) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at BNP Paribas, tgt $16
- DiaSorin (DSRLF) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at UBS
- GitLab (GTLB) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Guggenheim
- Hain Celestial (HAIN) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at William Blair
- Hormel Foods (HRL) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan, tgt $23
- Kosmos (KOS) downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Goldman, tgt $2.25
- Norsk Hydro (NHYDY) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at UBS
- Shore Bancshares (SHBI) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Keefe Bruyette, tgt $20
- Telus (TU) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Canaccord
- Tradeweb Markets (TW) downgraded to Hold from Buy at TD Cowen, tgt $129
- Tronox (TROX) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Truist, tgt $9
- Trustmark (TRMK) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Keefe Bruyette, tgt $45
- W. R. Berkley (WRB) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at Cantor Fitzgerald, tgt $71
- Zscaler (ZS) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at BTIG Research
- AES Corp. (AES) downgraded to Neutral from Positive at Susquehanna, tgt $15
- Others:
- Ameren (AEE) initiated with a Buy at BTIG Research, tgt $131
- AppLovin (APP) initiated with an Outperform at Macquarie, tgt $710
- ARS Pharmaceuticals (SPRY) initiated with an Outperform at Northland, tgt $25
- Avalo Therapeutics (AVTX) initiated with an Outperform at Wolfe Research, tgt $48
- BridgeBio (BBIO) initiated with an Outperform at RBC Capital, tgt $100
- Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) initiated with an Overweight at Stephens, tgt $18
- CI&T Inc (CINT) resumed with an Outperform at Wedbush; tgt $9
- Cognizant (CTSH) initiated with a Neutral at Wedbush, tgt $61
- CoreWeave (CRWV) assumed with an Overweight at Cantor Fitzgerald, tgt $149
- Dell Technologies (DELL) initiated with a Peer Perform at Wolfe Research
- Dianthus Therapeutics (DNTH) initiated with an Outperform at Wolfe Research, tgt $98
- Digital Realty (DLR) initiated with an Overweight at Cantor Fitzgerald, tgt $211
- Equinix (EQIX) initiated with an Overweight at Cantor Fitzgerald, tgt $1,173
- Evergy (EVRG) initiated with a Buy at BTIG Resesarch, tgt $99
- Fermi (FRMI) assumed with an Overweight at Cantor Fitzgerald, tgt $8
- Globant (GLOB) initiated with an Outperform at Wedbush, tgt $61
- Hovnanian (HOV) initiated with an Underperform at Citizens, tgt $74
- Huron Consulting (HURN) resumed with an Outperform at Wedbush; tgt $160
- Nebius (NBIS) initiated with an Overweight at Cantor Fitzgerald, tgt $129
- NovaGold (NG) initiated with an Overweight at Morgan Stanley, tgt $13.80
- Palisade Bio (PALI) initiated with an Outperform at Wolfe Research, tgt $7
- Pharvaris (PHVS) initiated with an Outperform at Wolfe Research, tgt $42
- Primoris Services (PRIM) initiated with an Outperform at Wolfe Research; tgt $183
- REalloys (ALOY) initiated with a Buy at Clear Street, tgt $35
- Rithm Capital (RITM) initiated with a Buy at Lucid Capital, tgt $12.50
- SharonAI (SHAZ) initiated with an Overweight at Cantor Fitzgerald, tgt $40
- Shenandoah Telecom (SHEN) initiated with a Buy at Craig Hallum; tgt $29
- Unitil (UTL) initiated with a Sector Perform at Scotiabank, tgt $57
- Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) resumed with an Outperform at BMO Capital Markets; tgt $240
- WhiteFiber (WYFI) initiated with a Neutral at Cantor Fitzgerald, tgt $13
- Willdan Group (WLDN) initiated with an Outperform at Wedbush; tgt $110
- Ameren (AEE) initiated with a Buy at BTIG Research, tgt $131