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$274.10 -4.02 (-1.45%) As of 2/9/2026 9:47 AM ET
- Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 29th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 9th will be paid a dividend of 0.26 per share by the iPhone maker on Thursday, February 12th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 9th.
- Tastee Apple Inc. Expands Its Confectionery Footprint with Strategic Acquisition of Art of Sucre LLC2/9 – BUSINESSWIRE
- Thiel Bypasses Palantir and Nvidia for Meta, Tesla, Apple in Contrarian AI Play2/9 – 247WALLST
- Thiel Bypasses Palantir and Nvidia for Meta, Tesla, Apple in Contrarian AI Play2/9 – 247WALLST
- The Only 3 AI Stocks Billionaire Peter Thiel’s Hedge Fund Owns (Hint: Palantir or Nvidia Aren’t on the List) 2/9 – FOOL
- Apple Inc. $AAPL Shares Sold by OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd2/9 – MARKETBEAT

$206.44 -3.88 (-1.85%) As of 2/9/2026 9:47 AM ET
- Cygnet.One Approved as an AWS Amazon ECS Service Delivery Partner2/9 – GLOBENEWSWIRE
- Wall Street’s Hidden Value Play? Amazon’s Chinese Rival Ranks Top 10% On Key Score After Recent Pullback 2/9 – BENZINGA
- Amazon (AMZN) Stock Slides as Bank of America Lowers Target to $2752/9 – BLOCKONOMI
- STMicro Stock Soars after Amazon AWS Locks In Big Data Center Chip Deal2/9 – TIPRANKS
- Big Tech stocks are treading water after $1 trillion sell-off week 2/9 – CNBC

$321.38 -1.48 (-0.46%) As of 2/9/2026 9:47 AM ET
- Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by JPMorgan Chase & Co. ( ) (analyst Doug Anmuth).The current price is $322.15.
- CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $335.18, for a total transaction of $10,893,350.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,179,372 shares in the company, valued at $730,481,906.96. This represents a 1.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.
- JPMorgan Chase & Co. Reaffirms “Buy” Rating for Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)2/9 – MARKETBEAT
- Alphabet looks to raise about $15 billion from US bond sale, Bloomberg News reports 2/9 – REUTERS
- Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL Shares Purchased by Lbp Am Sa 2/9 – MARKETBEAT
- Big Tech stocks are treading water after $1 trillion sell-off week 2/9 – CNBC
- TotalEnergies to provide solar power to Google’s Texas data centres 2/9 – REUTERS

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- Meta starts big week in court, with opening arguments beginning in New Mexico, LA trials 2/9 – CNBC
- Thiel Bypasses Palantir and Nvidia for Meta, Tesla, Apple in Contrarian AI Play2/9 – 247WALLST
- Big Tech stocks are treading water after $1 trillion sell-off week 2/9 – CNBC
- Meta Platforms, Inc. $META Stock Position Boosted by Lingohr Asset Management GmbH 2/9 – MARKETBEAT
- Meta researcher warned execs that 500K kids ‘per DAY’ were targeted by creeps on Instagram, Facebook: bombshell docs2/9 – NYPOST

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- Big Tech stocks are treading water after $1 trillion sell-off week 2/9 – CNBC
- Microsoft Stock vs. Google And Amazon2/9 – FORBES
- The Only 3 AI Stocks Billionaire Peter Thiel’s Hedge Fund Owns (Hint: Palantir or Nvidia Aren’t on the List) 2/9 – FOOL
- Microsoft Corporation $MSFT is First National Advisers LLC’s 3rd Largest Position 2/9 – DEFENSEWORLD
Analysts’ Upgrades
Ares Management (NYSE:ARES) was upgraded by analysts at Raymond James Financial, Inc. from a “market perform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating. They now have a $157.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 19.3% upside from the current price of $131.58.Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE) was upgraded by analysts at Stephens from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $17.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 15.4% upside from the current price of $14.73.Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) was upgraded by analysts at Wolfe Research from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $125.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 44.5% upside from the current price of $86.49.Lumexa Imaging (NASDAQ:LMRI) was upgraded by analysts at Raymond James Financial, Inc. from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating. They now have a $23.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 113.0% upside from the current price of $10.80.Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) was upgraded by analysts at Needham & Company LLC from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $121.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 18.7% upside from the current price of $101.96.Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) was upgraded by analysts at DA Davidson from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $180.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 15.8% upside from the current price of $155.50.SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) was upgraded by analysts at Citizens Jmp from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $30.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 40.7% upside from the current price of $21.32.Stellantis (NYSE:STLA) was upgraded by analysts at Wolfe Research from an “underperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating.The current price is $7.51.TPG (NASDAQ:TPG) was upgraded by analysts at Citizens Jmp from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $75.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 35.9% upside from the current price of $55.20.
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Analysts’ Downgrades
AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) was downgraded by analysts at Robert W. Baird from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $3,900.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 7.0% upside from the current price of $3,645.44.Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO) was downgraded by analysts at Bank of America Corporation from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating.The current price is $30.30.Li Auto (NASDAQ:LI) was downgraded by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating. They now have a $14.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 23.6% downside from the current price of $18.32.RenaissanceRe (NYSE:RNR) was downgraded by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $328.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 10.5% upside from the current price of $296.82.United Community Banks (NYSE:UCB) was downgraded by analysts at Hovde Group from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. They now have a $38.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 4.7% upside from the current price of $36.29.Zions Bancorporation, N.A. (NASDAQ:ZION) was downgraded by analysts at Robert W. Baird from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $65.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 0.5% downside from the current price of $65.35.
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Analysts’ New Coverage
Bioventus (NYSE:BVS) is now covered by analysts at Barrington Research. They set an “outperform” rating and a $13.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 49.7% upside from the current price of $8.69.Dave (NASDAQ:DAVE) is now covered by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock.The current price is $187.53.Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) is now covered by analysts at Morgan Stanley. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $11.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 2.1% downside from the current price of $11.24.Fermi (NASDAQ:FRMI) is now covered by analysts at Citizens Jmp. They set a “mkt outperform” rating and a $30.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 275.0% upside from the current price of $8.00.Marathon Digital (NASDAQ:MARA) is now covered by analysts at Morgan Stanley. They set an “underweight” rating and a $8.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 0.5% downside from the current price of $8.04.Nokia (NYSE:NOK) is now covered by analysts at Morgan Stanley. They set an “overweight” rating and a $8.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 13.9% upside from the current price of $7.03.Palomar (NASDAQ:PLMR) is now covered by analysts at Evercore ISI. They set an “outperform” rating and a $150.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 18.1% upside from the current price of $126.97.QuickLogic (NASDAQ:QUIK) is now covered by analysts at Lake Street Capital. They set a “buy” rating and a $10.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 40.0% upside from the current price of $7.15.Terns Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:TERN) is now covered by analysts at Leerink Partners. They set an “outperform” rating and a $58.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 55.4% upside from the current price of $37.32.Zura Bio (NASDAQ:ZURA) is now covered by analysts at Wedbush. They set an “outperform” rating and a $15.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 146.6% upside from the current price of $6.08.
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