
BROKER MOVES: AMD upgraded at HSBC; MCD upgraded at Goldman, CAKE downgraded
UPGRADES
- AMD (AMD) Upgraded to Buy at HSBC; PT USD 200
- Carlyle Group (CG) Upgraded to Buy at Citi; PT USD 65
- Frontier (FYBR) Upgraded to Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley; PT USD 38.50
- Huntington Ingalls (HII) Upgraded to Buy at TD Cowen; PT USD 300
- McDonald's (MCD) Upgraded to Buy at Goldman; PT USD 345
- National Health Investors (NHI) Upgraded to Overweight at KeyBanc
- Oracle (ORCL) Upgraded to Overweight at Piper Sandler; PT USD 270
- Piper Sandler (PIPR) Upgraded to Outperform at Wolfe; PT USD 339
- Roku (ROKU) Upgraded to Overweight at KeyBanc; PT USD 115
- Synovus (SNV) Upgraded to Overweight at Wells Fargo; PT USD 62
- Trex (TREX) Upgraded to Outperform at Baird; PT USD 75
- Zebra Tech (ZBRA) Upgraded to Outperform at BNPP Exane; PT USD 408
DOWNGRADES
- Centene (CNC) Downgraded to Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley; PT USD 33
- Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Downgraded to Neutral at Goldman; PT USD 67
- Coinbase (COIN) Downgraded to Sell at HC Wainwright; PT USD 300
- Columbia Banking (COLB) Downgraded to Equal-Weight at Wells Fargo; PT USD 27
- Core Scientific (CORZ) Downgraded to Hold at Needham
- CoreWeave (CRWV) Downgraded to Hold at Needham
- CRH (CRH) Downgraded to Neutral at DA Davidson; PT USD 105
- Lockheed (LMT) Downgraded to Hold at TD Cowen; PT USD 480
- MFA Financial (MFA) Downgraded to Market Perform at KBW; PT USD 10
- Molina (MOH) Downgraded to Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley; PT USD 266
- Nike (NKE) Downgraded to Hold at DZ Bank; PT USD 76
- Redwood Trust (RWT) Downgraded to Market Perform at KBW; PT USD 6.50
- RenaissanceRe (RNR) Downgraded to Equal-Weight at Wells Fargo; PT USD 269
- RxSight (RXST) Downgraded to Hold at Jefferies; PT USD 9
- TKO (TKO) Downgraded to Neutral at Northcoast
- UWM Holdings (UWMC) Downgraded to Market Perform at KBW; PT USD 4.50
- Verizon (VZ) Downgraded to Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley; PT USD 47
- Workday (WDAY) Downgraded to Underweight at Piper Sandler; PT USD 235
INITIATIONS
- AMD (AMD) Initiated at New Neutral at Goldman
- Amkor Technology (AMKR) Initiated at New Neutral at Goldman
- Amylyx Pharmaceuticals (AMLX) Reinstated Buy at Goldman; PT USD 10
- Analog Devices (ADI) Initiated at New Buy at Goldman; PT USD 285
- ANI Pharma (ANIP) Initiated at New Buy at HC Wainwright; PT USD 84
- Applied Materials (AMAT) Initiated at New Buy at Goldman; PT USD 225
- ARM Holdings (ARM) ADRs Initiated at New Neutral at Goldman
- ArriVent Biopharma (AVBP) Reinstated Buy at Goldman; PT USD 33
- AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Initiated at New Buy at Clear Street; PT USD 59
- Avidity Biosciences (RNA) Reinstated Buy at Goldman; PT USD 55
- Broadcom (AVGO) Initiated at New Buy at Goldman; PT USD 315
- Burke & Herbert Financial Services (BHRB) US Initiated at New Buy at Janney Montgomery; PT USD 70
- Cadence Design (CDNS) Initiated at New Buy at Goldman
- Candel Therapeutics (CADL) Initiated at New Buy at Brookline Capital; PT USD 25
- CG Oncology (CGON) Reinstated Buy at Goldman; PT USD 40
- Crinetics Pharma (CRNX) Initiated at New Neutral at Goldman; PT USD 36
- Dave & Buster's (PLAY) Initiated at New Buy at Texas Capital; PT USD 48
- Digital Realty (DLR) Reinstated Neutral at Guggenheim
- Entegris (ENTG) Initiated at New Neutral at Goldman
- Equifax (EFX) Initiated at New Market Perform at BMO; PT USD 280
- Equinix (EQIX) Initiated at New Buy at Guggenheim; PT USD 933
- Fair Isaac (FICO) Initiated at New Outperform at BMO; PT USD 2,000
- Geron (GERN) Reinstated Sell at Goldman; PT USD 1
- GlobalFoundries (GFS) Initiated at New Neutral at Goldman
- Halozyme (HALO) Reinstated Neutral at Goldman; PT USD 55
- Harmony Biosciences (HRMY) Reinstated Neutral at Goldman; PT USD 33
- Hesai Group (HSAI) ADRs Initiated at New Buy at Guosheng Securities; PT USD 30
- Ideaya Biosciences (IDYA) Reinstated Neutral at Goldman; PT USD 25
- Immunovant (IMVT) Reinstated Neutral at Goldman; PT USD 18
- KLA Corp (KLAC) Reinstated Neutral at Goldman; PT USD 980
- Lam Research (LRCX) Initiated at New Buy at Goldman; PT USD 115
- Lucky Strike (LUCK) Initiated at New Buy at Texas Capital; PT USD 14
- Marvell Technology (MRVL) Initiated at New Neutral at Goldman
- Microchip (MCHP) Initiated at New Buy at Goldman; PT USD 88
- Micron (MU) Initiated at New Neutral at Goldman
- Micron (MU) Initiated at New Buy at Deutsche Bank
- MKS Inc. (MKSI) Initiated at New Sell at Goldman; PT USD 90
- Nano Nuclear Energy (NNE) Initiated at New Buy at Ladenburg Thalmann; PT USD 51
- Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) US Initiated at New Outperform at Mizuho Securities; PT USD 39
- Nvidia (NVDA) Initiated at New Buy at Goldman; PT USD 185
- NXP Semi (NXPI) Initiated at New Buy at Goldman
- ON Semi (ON) Initiated at New Neutral at Goldman
- Paychex (PAYX) Reinstated Market Perform at BMO; PT USD 160
- Performant Healthcare (PHLT) Initiated at New Market Outperform at Citizens
- Qorvo (QRVO) Initiated at New Neutral at Goldman
- Rhythm Pharma (RYTM) Reinstated Buy at Goldman; PT USD 97
- Roivant Sciences (ROIV) Reinstated Buy at Goldman; PT USD 19
- Sandisk (SNDK) Initiated at New Buy at Goldman; PT USD 55
- Seagate (STX) Initiated at New Buy at Goldman; PT USD 170
- Skyworks (SWKS) Initiated at New Sell at Goldman; PT USD 70
- Synopsys (SNPS) Initiated at New Buy at Goldman; PT USD 620
- Teradyne (TER) Initiated at New Sell at Goldman; PT USD 80
- Terns (TERN) Reinstated Early Stage at Goldman
- Texas Instruments (TXN) Initiated at New Buy at Goldman; PT USD 255
- TG Therapeutics (TGTX) Reinstated Neutral at Goldman; PT USD 37
- Topgolf Callaway Brands (MODG) Initiated at New Hold at Texas Capital; PT USD 8
- TransUnion (TRU) Initiated at New Outperform at BMO; PT USD 115
- Western Digital (WDC) Initiated at New Neutral at Goldman
10 Jul 2025 - 12:12- - Source: Newswires
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