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Apple Inc. (AAPL)
- Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Wedbush ( ). They now have a $250.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 33.1% upside from the current price of $187.77.
- (2/12) Usher’s Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show – NFL (news.google.com)
- (2/12) Developers Are in Open Revolt Over Apple’s New App Store Rules – WIRED (news.google.com)
- (2/12) Some Apple Vision Pro team members think we should wait for v4 – 9to5Mac (news.google.com)
- (2/12) Worried Apple Vision Pro’s Wi-Fi And Bluetooth Could ‘Cook’ Your Brain? Here’s What You Should Know (benzinga.com)
- (2/12) Is Apple’s $3,500 Vision Pro An Early Prototype Or A Revolutionary ‘Pimple’ Maker? Mixed Reviews Pour In (benzinga.com)
- (2/12) Huawei’s Gain Is Apple’s Pain (finance.yahoo.com)
- (2/12) Apple supply chain checks show ‘clear stabilization of demand’ in China: Wedbush (msn.com)
- (2/12) Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Set to Close Legal Battle with Rivos Over Chip Theft Allegations (msn.com)
- (2/12) Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Rating Reiterated by Wedbush (marketbeat.com)
- (2/12) Apple Q1 Earnings Transcript (marketbeat.com)
Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN)
- CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 20,200 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $169.99, for a total value of $3,433,798.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 514,131 shares in the company, valued at $87,397,128.69. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.
- insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 5,998,849 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $170.16, for a total value of $1,020,764,145.84. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 982,252,968 shares in the company, valued at approximately $167,140,165,034.88. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.
- (2/12) Amazon Stock Is Back On Track and Has Room to Run(investorplace.com)
- (2/12) Jeff Bezos Sells $2 Billion Worth of Amazon Shares (thedeepdive.ca)
- (2/12) Here’s Why Nzs Capital Sold Amazon.com (AMZN) (msn.com)
- (2/12) Watch for Amazon and Alphabet to follow Meta’s lead into dividend payouts (marketwatch.com)
- (2/12) Alphabet, Amazon likely to follow Meta by introducing first-ever dividends in 2024 (marketwatch.com)
- (2/12) Amazon.com Q4 Earnings Transcript (marketbeat.com)
- (2/12) Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is Amica Mutual Insurance Co.’s 4th Largest Position (marketbeat.com)
- (2/12) Amazon: 2023 Profit Surge Is Just The Beginning (seekingalpha.com)
- (2/11) Jeff Bezos sells nearly 12 million Amazon shares worth at least US$2 billion, with more to come (ctvnews.ca)
- (2/11) Jeff Bezos sells nearly 12 million Amazon shares worth at least $2 billion, with more to come – NBC News (news.google.com)
Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL)
- Alphabet was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Friday. Stock traders acquired 418,027 call options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 43% compared to the typical volume of 293,229 call options.
- (2/12) Alphabet-owned Waymo robotaxi set on fire in San Francisco’s Chinatown(msn.com)
- (2/12) Alphabet Q4 Earnings Transcript (marketbeat.com)
- (2/12) Uber quadruples EPS estimates, but is growth decelerating? (GOOGL)(marketbeat.com)
- (2/12) Virtus ETF Advisers LLC Takes Position in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (marketbeat.com)
- (2/11) Alphabet’s Waymo car, Google’s self-driving venture, set on fire by crowd in California (msn.com)
- (2/11) Accredited Investors Inc. Purchases 5,575 Shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (marketbeat.com)
- (2/10) Great News for Google Stock Investors! (fool.com)
- (2/10) Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Shares Acquired by Atria Investments Inc (marketbeat.com)
- (2/9) Alphabet Target of Unusually Large Options Trading (NASDAQ:GOOGL)(marketbeat.com)
- (2/9) Google Launches Gemini Advanced AI Model With App(markets.businessinsider.com)
Meta Platforms, Inc. (META)
Microsoft Co. (MSFT)

Analysts’ Upgrades

ARC Resources (OTCMKTS:AETUF) was upgraded by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $25.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 59.3% upside from the current price of $15.69.
Carlsberg A/S (OTCMKTS:CABGY) was upgraded by analysts at UBS Group AG from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating.The current price is $27.22.
Cass Information Systems (NASDAQ:CASS) was upgraded by analysts at Piper Sandler from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $51.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $45.00. This represents a 4.2% upside from the current price of $48.94.
COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) was upgraded by analysts at Evercore ISI from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $28.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $27.00. This represents a 13.3% upside from the current price of $24.72.
Corteva (NYSE:CTVA) was upgraded by analysts at Loop Capital from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $65.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $57.00. This represents a 18.2% upside from the current price of $54.98.
Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) was upgraded by analysts at Bank of America Co. from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $170.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $129.00. This represents a 2.2% upside from the current price of $166.31.
GE HealthCare Technologies (NASDAQ:GEHC) was upgraded by analysts at UBS Group AG from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $88.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $66.00. This represents a 6.2% upside from the current price of $82.90.
Kyndryl (NYSE:KD) was upgraded by analysts at Susquehanna from a “neutral” rating to a “positive” rating. They now have a $27.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $19.00. This represents a 25.2% upside from the current price of $21.56.
Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC) was upgraded by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from an “underperform” rating to a “hold” rating.The current price is $27.40.
Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW) was upgraded by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $265.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $210.00. This represents a 15.2% upside from the current price of $229.96.
Mohawk Industries (NYSE:MHK) was upgraded by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $152.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $98.00. This represents a 30.7% upside from the current price of $116.32.
Marqeta (NASDAQ:MQ) was upgraded by analysts at Bank of America Co. from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $7.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 12.9% upside from the current price of $6.20.
Old Republic International (NYSE:ORI) was upgraded by analysts at Piper Sandler from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $32.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 12.3% upside from the current price of $28.50.
Healthpeak Properties (NYSE:PEAK) was upgraded by analysts at BNP Paribas from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $19.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 8.1% upside from the current price of $17.58.
PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) was upgraded by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $195.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $180.00. This represents a 15.1% upside from the current price of $169.46.
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA) was upgraded by analysts at Piper Sandler from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $19.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $12.00. This represents a 47.2% upside from the current price of $12.91.
Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) was upgraded by analysts at UBS Group AG from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $41.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $21.00. This represents a 3.6% downside from the current price of $42.55.
United Therapeutics (NASDAQ:UTHR) was upgraded by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $215.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $213.00. This represents a 0.1% upside from the current price of $214.79.
Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) was upgraded by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $13.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $10.00. This represents a 27.6% upside from the current price of $10.19.
Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) was upgraded by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $315.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $236.00. This represents a 15.8% upside from the current price of $272.09.
Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) was upgraded by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from an “underperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. They now have a $298.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $236.00. This represents a 9.5% upside from the current price of $272.09.
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Analysts’ Downgrades

Assurant (NYSE:AIZ) was downgraded by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. They now have a $182.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $170.00. This represents a 5.1% upside from the current price of $173.15.
(ANTX) (NYSE:ANTX) was downgraded by analysts at JMP Securities from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating.The current price is $20.00.
(ANTX) (NYSE:ANTX) was downgraded by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating.The current price is $20.00.
(ANTX) (NYSE:ANTX) was downgraded by analysts at Evercore ISI from an “outperform” rating to an “in-line” rating. They now have a $7.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $25.00. This represents a 65.0% downside from the current price of $20.00.
Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) was downgraded by analysts at Loop Capital from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.The current price is $3.83.
Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) was downgraded by analysts at Bank of America Co. from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $96.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $105.00. This represents a 3.6% upside from the current price of $92.62.
Everest Group (NYSE:EG) was downgraded by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $375.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $452.00. This represents a 3.6% upside from the current price of $361.82.
FMC (NYSE:FMC) was downgraded by analysts at Loop Capital from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $55.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $68.00. This represents a 2.5% upside from the current price of $53.66.
Hershey (NYSE:HSY) was downgraded by analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating. They now have a $183.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $191.00. This represents a 5.7% downside from the current price of $194.05.
Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) was downgraded by analysts at Raymond James from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating.The current price is $7.25.
Owens Corning (NYSE:OC) was downgraded by analysts at Barclays PLC from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating. They now have a $160.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $170.00. This represents a 6.8% upside from the current price of $149.88.
Power Integrations (NASDAQ:POWI) was downgraded by analysts at Northland Securities from a “market perform” rating to an “under perform” rating. They now have a $67.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 17.5% downside from the current price of $81.18.
Primerica (NYSE:PRI) was downgraded by analysts at Raymond James from a “strong-buy” rating to a “market perform” rating.The current price is $237.18.
Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:RIVN) was downgraded by analysts at Barclays PLC from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating. They now have a $16.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $25.00. This represents a 2.0% downside from the current price of $16.33.
Construction Partners (NASDAQ:ROAD) was downgraded by analysts at Robert W. Baird from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $50.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $46.00. This represents a 6.8% upside from the current price of $46.81.
Triumph Financial (NASDAQ:TFIN) was downgraded by analysts at Piper Sandler from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating. They now have a $67.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $64.00. This represents a 16.2% downside from the current price of $79.91.
Unity Software (NYSE:U) was downgraded by analysts at Macquarie from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating. They now have a $20.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 42.5% downside from the current price of $34.81.
W. P. Carey (NYSE:WPC) was downgraded by analysts at Raymond James from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating.The current price is $57.62.
XPO (NYSE:XPO) was downgraded by analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating. They now have a $80.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $75.00. This represents a 32.2% downside from the current price of $117.96.
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Analysts’ New Coverage

Atossa Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ATOS) is now covered by analysts at HC Wainwright. They set a “buy” rating and a $4.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 300.0% upside from the current price of $1.00.
Deliveroo (OTCMKTS:DROOF) is now covered by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. They set a “buy” rating on the stock.The current price is $1.50.
Evaxion Biotech A/S (NASDAQ:EVAX) is now covered by analysts at HC Wainwright. They set a “buy” rating and a $14.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 228.6% upside from the current price of $4.26.
Palmer Square Capital BDC (NYSE:PSBD) is now covered by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.. They set an “outperform” rating and a $17.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 4.9% upside from the current price of $16.21.
Palmer Square Capital BDC (NYSE:PSBD) is now covered by analysts at UBS Group AG. They set a “neutral” rating and a $16.50 price target on the stock. This represents a 1.8% upside from the current price of $16.21.
Palmer Square Capital BDC (NYSE:PSBD) is now covered by analysts at Citigroup Inc.. They set a “buy” rating and a $17.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 4.9% upside from the current price of $16.21.
Palmer Square Capital BDC (NYSE:PSBD) is now covered by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada. They set an “outperform” rating and a $17.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 4.9% upside from the current price of $16.21.
Palmer Square Capital BDC (NYSE:PSBD) is now covered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co.. They set an “overweight” rating and a $17.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 4.9% upside from the current price of $16.21.
Palmer Square Capital BDC (NYSE:PSBD) is now covered by analysts at Bank of America Co.. They set a “neutral” rating and a $16.50 price target on the stock. This represents a 1.8% upside from the current price of $16.21.
SilverBow Resources (NYSE:SBOW) is now covered by analysts at Roth Mkm. They set a “buy” rating and a $41.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 47.0% upside from the current price of $27.90.
TKO Group (NYSE:TKO) is now covered by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc.. They set a “buy” rating and a $120.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 37.3% upside from the current price of $87.42.
Tango Therapeutics (NASDAQ:TNGX) is now covered by analysts at Piper Sandler. They set an “overweight” rating and a $18.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 46.5% upside from the current price of $12.29.
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