BROKER MOVES: MCD downgraded at Northcoast, VRTX downgraded at Leerink after earnings

UPGRADES

• Ardmore Shipping (ASC) Upgraded to Buy at Fearnley; PT USD 12.50


• Bank First Corp (BFC) Upgraded to Outperform at Hovde Group; PT USD 130


• First Savings Finl (FSFG) Upgraded to Outperform at Hovde Group; PT USD 34


• HBT Financial (HBT) Upgraded to Outperform at Hovde Group; PT USD 28


• Lakeland Financial (LKFN) Upgraded to Outperform at Hovde Group; PT USD 72


• Playstudios (MYPS) Upgraded to Speculative Buy at Benchmark; PT USD 2


• ScanSource (SCSC) Upgraded to Buy at Northcoast; PT USD 42


• Scorpio Tankers (STNG) Upgraded to Buy at Fearnley; PT USD 56

DOWNGRADES

• Chevron (CVX) Downgraded to Sell at DZ Bank; PT USD 130


• Church & Dwight (CHD) Downgraded to Hold at TD Cowen; PT USD 100


• Fortinet (FTNT) Downgraded to Sell at DZ Bank; PT USD 95


• FrontView REIT (FVR) Downgraded to Neutral at BofA


• Lineage (LINE) Downgraded to Neutral at BofA


• McDonald's (MCD) Downgraded to Neutral at Northcoast


• Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) Downgraded to Hold at Lake Street; PT USD 26


• Offerpad Solutions (OPAD) Downgraded to Market Perform at Citizens


• Skechers USA (SKX) Downgraded to Market Perform at Raymond James


• Skechers USA (SKX) Downgraded to Hold at Deutsche Bank; PT USD 63


• Skechers USA (SKX) Downgraded to Hold at Williams Trading; PT USD 63


• Sweetgreen (SG) Downgraded to Neutral at JPMorgan; PT USD 25


• Tactile Systems (TCMD) Downgraded to Neutral at Piper Sandler; PT USD 14


• Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Downgraded to Market Perform at Leerink; PT USD 503

INITIATIONS

• Andersons (ANDE) Reinstated Market Perform at BMO; PT USD 45


• Broadridge (BR) Initiated at New Buy at Needham; PT USD 300


• Cal-Maine (CALM) Initiated at New Market Perform at BMO; PT USD 100


• Canaan (CAN) ADRs Initiated at New Buy at Benchmark; PT USD 3


• Firstsun Capital (FSUN) Initiated at New Overweight at Stephens; PT USD 44


• Vital Farms (VITL) Initiated at New Outperform at BMO; PT USD 44


• Workday (WDAY) Initiated at New Buy at WestPark Capital; PT USD 315

06 May 2025 - 12:40- Forex- Source: Newswires