Research Calls I
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Upgrades:
- Acuity Brands (AYI) upgraded to Overweight from Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley; tgt raised to $370
- Aon (AON) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Wells Fargo; tgt raised to $410
- A.O. Smith (AOS) upgraded to Outperform from Perform at Oppenheimer; tgt $88
- APi Group (APG) upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital Mkts; tgt $45
- Capital One (COF) upgraded to Hold from Reduce at HSBC Securities; tgt $176
- Celanese (CE) upgraded to Buy from Underperform at BofA Securities; tgt lowered to $88
- Commscope (COMM) upgraded to Neutral from Underweight at JP Morgan; tgt $5
- Cummins (CMI) upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at BofA Securities; tgt $358
- CVRx, Inc. (CVRX) upgraded to Outperform from Mkt Perform at William Blair
- Devon Energy (DVN) upgraded to Buy from Hold at The Benchmark Company; tgt $44
- Eastman Chemical (EMN) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA Securities; tgt lowered to $109
- First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA) upgraded to Outperform from Mkt Perform at Keefe Bruyette; tgt $2500
- FMC Corp (FMC) upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at BofA Securities; tgt lowered to $61
- Hesai Group (HSAI) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman; tgt raised to $18.40
- Instacart (CART) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BTIG Research; tgt $58
- Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Truist; tgt raised to $100
- Olin (OLN) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA Securities; tgt lowered to $40
- PACCAR (PCAR) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA Securities; tgt raised to $121.50
- United Rentals (URI) upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at Robert W. Baird; tgt $658
- Visa (V) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Seaport Research Partners; tgt $359
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Downgrades:
- Archer-Daniels (ADM) downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at BofA Securities; tgt lowered to $54
- B2Gold (BTG) downgraded to Underperform from Buy at BofA Securities
- BCE Inc (BCE) downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at BofA Securities
- Chegg (CHGG) downgraded to Underweight from Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley; tgt lowered to $1.25
- Choice Hotels (CHH) downgraded to Underweight from Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley; tgt lowered to $129
- Element Solutions (ESI) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at BofA Securities; tgt lowered to $28
- Flywire (FLYW) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Seaport Research Partners
- Fortinet (FTNT) downgraded to Mkt Perform from Outperform at Raymond James
- General Dynamics (GD) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Robert W. Baird; tgt lowered to $283
- Las Vegas Sands (LVS) downgraded to Equal-Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley; tgt lowered to $51
- Mastercard (MA) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Seaport Research Partners
- Match Group (MTCH) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at BTIG Research
- Origin Materials (ORGN) downgraded to Underperform from Buy at BofA Securities; tgt lowered to $1.50
- Rogers Comms (RCI) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at BofA Securities
- RumbleOn (RMBL) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at DA Davidson; tgt lowered to $5
- Sunstone Hotel (SHO) downgraded to Underweight from Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley; tgt $10
- Voya Financial (VOYA) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Wells Fargo; tgt lowered to $76
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Others:
- Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) initiated with a Buy at Loop Capital; tgt $175
- Albemarle (ALB) initiated with a Buy at Clarksons Platou; tgt $112
- Appian (APPN) resumed with a Sector Weight at KeyBanc Capital Markets
- EastGroup (EGP) initiated with a Buy at Deutsche Bank; tgt $180
- Fidelity Nat'l Info (FIS) initiated with an Equal Weight at Wells Fargo; tgt $88
- First Industrial Realty (FR) initiated with a Hold at Deutsche Bank; tgt $52
- Fiserv (FI) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Seaport Research Partners; tgt $240
- Instacart (CART) initiated with an Outperform at Mizuho; tgt $55
- Jack Henry (JKHY) initiated with an Underweight at Wells Fargo; tgt $155
- Lockheed Martin (LMT) initiated with a Buy at Truist; tgt $579
- Mister Car Wash (MCW) initiated with an Equal-Weight at Stephens; tgt $8
- Mr. Cooper Group (COOP) initiated with a Mkt Outperform at JMP Securities; tgt $115
- Northrop Grumman (NOC) initiated with a Buy at Truist; tgt $544
- Pegasystems (PEGA) resumed with an Overweight at KeyBanc Capital Markets; tgt $118
- Pony AI (PONY) initiated with a Buy at Deutsche Bank; tgt $20
- Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR) initiated with a Hold at Deutsche Bank; tgt $40
- Southwest Gas (SWX) initiated with a Hold at Jefferies; tgt $73
- Terreno Realty (TRNO) initiated with a Hold at Deutsche Bank; tgt $60