
BROKER MOVES: YUM upgraded at Evercore ISI; SO downgraded at Jefferies
UPGRADES
- American Water (AWK) Upgraded to Hold at Jefferies; PT USD 124
- Boise Cascade (BCC) Upgraded to Outperform at BMO; PT USD 100
- CervoMed Inc (CRVO) Upgraded to Buy at HC Wainwright; PT USD 25
- Cloudflare (NET) Upgraded to Hold at DZ Bank; PT USD 237
- Farmer Mac (AGM) Upgraded to Outperform at KBW; PT USD 219
- Huya (HUYA) ADRs Upgraded to Buy at HSBC; PT USD 3.50
- IPG Photonics (IPGP) Upgraded to Buy at Citi; PT USD 105
- Kirby (KEX) Upgraded to Buy at Citi; PT USD 128
- Madrigal Pharma (MDGL) Upgraded to Overweight at Cantor
- Mosaic (MOS) Upgraded to Outperform at RBC; PT USD 30
- O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY) Upgraded to Outperform at Raymond James
- Qualys (QLYS) Upgraded to Neutral at Piper Sandler; PT USD 135
- RealReal (REAL) Upgraded to Overweight at KeyBanc; PT USD 16
- Sarepta (SRPT) Upgraded to Outperform at Mizuho Securities; PT USD 26
- Super Micro Computer (SMCI) Upgraded to Outperform at KGI Securities
- Ventyx Bio (VTYX) Upgraded to Buy at HC Wainwright; PT USD 18
- Welltower (WELL) Upgraded to Outperform at Evercore ISI; PT USD 208
- Wingstop (WING) Upgraded to Buy at Northcoast; PT USD 300
- Yum (YUM) Upgraded to Outperform at Evercore ISI; PT USD 180
DOWNGRADES
- Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) Downgraded to Underweight at JPMorgan; PT USD 59
- Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) Downgraded to Sector Perform at RBC; PT USD 15
- Denny's (DENN) Downgraded to Hold at Benchmark
- Fiserv (FI) Downgraded to Neutral at BNPP Exane; PT USD 62
- Grocery Outlet (GO) Downgraded to Market Perform at Telsey; PT USD 17
- Rapid7 (RPD) Downgraded to Hold at Jefferies; PT USD 19
- Rhythm Pharma (RYTM) Downgraded to Market Perform at Oppenheimer
- Southern Co (SO) Downgraded to Hold at Jefferies; PT USD 103
- Trex (TREX) Downgraded to Hold at Vertical Research; PT USD 32
- Trex (TREX) Downgraded to Hold at Deutsche Bank; PT USD 40
- Trex (TREX) Downgraded to Market Perform at William Blair
- UL Solutions (ULS) Downgraded to Neutral at JPMorgan; PT USD 84
INITIATIONS
- Vanda Pharma (VNDA) Initiated at New Buy at B Riley; PT USD 11
- Verrica Pharma (VRCA) Initiated at New Buy at Lucid Capital Markets; PT USD 19
05 Nov 2025 - 12:16- Equities- Source: Newswires
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