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insider Jennifer Newstead sold 905 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $604.54, for a total value of $547,108.70. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 31,105 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,804,216.70. This trade represents a 2.83 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.
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Analysts’ Upgrades

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) was upgraded by analysts at Bank of America Co. from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $20.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $12.00. This represents a 8.9% upside from the current price of $18.37.

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) was upgraded by analysts at KeyCorp from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $225.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 18.4% upside from the current price of $189.99.

Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) was upgraded by analysts at Wolfe Research from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $41.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 13.3% upside from the current price of $36.20.

Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) was upgraded by analysts at TD Cowen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $400.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $380.00. This represents a 23.3% upside from the current price of $324.52.

Clearwater Analytics (NYSE:CWAN) was upgraded by analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $34.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $30.00. This represents a 21.6% upside from the current price of $27.97.

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) was upgraded by analysts at Wolfe Research from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $91.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 17.1% upside from the current price of $77.69.

EnerSys (NYSE:ENS) was upgraded by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $115.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 17.1% upside from the current price of $98.21.

Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) was upgraded by analysts at Scotiabank from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating. They now have a $130.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 20.8% upside from the current price of $107.65.

Itaú Unibanco (NYSE:ITUB) was upgraded by analysts at UBS Group AG from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating.The current price is $5.38.

Life360 (NASDAQ:LIF) was upgraded by analysts at UBS Group AG from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $55.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $52.00. This represents a 27.4% upside from the current price of $43.16.

Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE) was upgraded by analysts at Barclays PLC from an “underweight” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $125.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $80.00. This represents a 35.5% upside from the current price of $92.27.

Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) was upgraded by analysts at KeyCorp from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $95.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 18.9% upside from the current price of $79.90.

MoonLake Immunotherapeutics (NASDAQ:MLTX) was upgraded by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $82.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $62.00. This represents a 89.2% upside from the current price of $43.34.

Cloudflare (NYSE:NET) was upgraded by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $145.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $95.00. This represents a 23.0% upside from the current price of $117.89.

SAP (NYSE:SAP) was upgraded by analysts at TD Cowen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $305.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $240.00. This represents a 15.6% upside from the current price of $263.94.

Ultrapar Participações (NYSE:UGP) was upgraded by analysts at HSBC Holdings plc from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.The current price is $2.72.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) was upgraded by analysts at Robert W. Baird from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $65.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $66.00. This represents a 10.5% upside from the current price of $58.85.

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Analysts’ Downgrades

Ambev (NYSE:ABEV) was downgraded by analysts at Bank of America Co. from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating.The current price is $1.80.

EQT (NYSE:EQT) was downgraded by analysts at Scotiabank from a “sector outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating. They now have a $54.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 1.5% upside from the current price of $53.21.

Genuine Parts (NYSE:GPC) was downgraded by analysts at Northcoast Research from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating.The current price is $117.94.

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) was downgraded by analysts at TD Cowen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $725.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $680.00. This represents a 2.6% upside from the current price of $706.91.

Range Resources (NYSE:RRC) was downgraded by analysts at Scotiabank from a “sector outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating. They now have a $45.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 10.2% upside from the current price of $40.85.

Tenable (NASDAQ:TENB) was downgraded by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $45.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $46.00. This represents a 7.7% upside from the current price of $41.80.

Tenaris (NYSE:TS) was downgraded by analysts at Kepler Capital Markets from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.The current price is $39.26.

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Analysts’ New Coverage

Builders FirstSource (NYSE:BLDR) is now covered by analysts at Raymond James. They set an “outperform” rating and a $180.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 9.8% upside from the current price of $163.92.

BrightSpire Capital (NYSE:BRSP) is now covered by analysts at Alliance Global Partners. They set a “buy” rating and a $7.25 price target on the stock. This represents a 25.5% upside from the current price of $5.78.

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) is now covered by analysts at TD Cowen. They set a “buy” rating and a $125.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 18.2% upside from the current price of $105.73.

Commvault Systems (NASDAQ:CVLT) is now covered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. They set a “neutral” rating and a $159.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 1.8% downside from the current price of $161.92.

Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) is now covered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. They set an “overweight” rating and a $180.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 29.2% upside from the current price of $139.34.

DigitalOcean (NYSE:DOCN) is now covered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. They set a “neutral” rating and a $39.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 10.6% upside from the current price of $35.26.

Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) is now covered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. They set a “neutral” rating and a $58.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 12.8% upside from the current price of $51.44.

Elastic (NYSE:ESTC) is now covered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. They set a “neutral” rating and a $108.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 7.6% upside from the current price of $100.37.

Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) is now covered by analysts at TD Cowen. They set a “hold” rating and a $108.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 0.3% upside from the current price of $107.65.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) is now covered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. They set an “overweight” rating and a $46.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 24.4% upside from the current price of $36.97.

Flutter Entertainment (NYSE:FLUT) is now covered by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus. They set a “buy” rating and a $320.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 23.1% upside from the current price of $260.03.

Informatica (NYSE:INFA) is now covered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. They set a “neutral” rating and a $29.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 17.3% upside from the current price of $24.72.

MongoDB (NASDAQ:MDB) is now covered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. They set an “overweight” rating and a $344.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 36.6% upside from the current price of $251.84.

monday.com (NASDAQ:MNDY) is now covered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. They set an “overweight” rating and a $292.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 21.6% upside from the current price of $240.18.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is now covered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. They set an “overweight” rating and a $509.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 18.6% upside from the current price of $429.26.

Cloudflare (NYSE:NET) is now covered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. They set a “neutral” rating and a $111.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 5.8% downside from the current price of $117.89.

NICE (NASDAQ:NICE) is now covered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. They set a “neutral” rating and a $176.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 6.3% upside from the current price of $165.57.

ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) is now covered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. They set an “overweight” rating and a $1,332.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 25.3% upside from the current price of $1,063.44.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) is now covered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. They set an “overweight” rating and a $214.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 32.1% upside from the current price of $162.01.

Orion Group (NYSE:ORN) is now covered by analysts at DA Davidson. They set a “buy” rating and a $11.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 33.8% upside from the current price of $8.22.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) is now covered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. They set a “neutral” rating and a $72.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 1.9% upside from the current price of $70.68.

Semtech (NASDAQ:SMTC) is now covered by analysts at UBS Group AG. They set a “buy” rating and a $85.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 17.0% upside from the current price of $72.65.

Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW) is now covered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. They set an “overweight” rating and a $201.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 17.9% upside from the current price of $170.52.

Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) is now covered by analysts at William Blair. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock.The current price is $182.33.

Atlassian (NASDAQ:TEAM) is now covered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. They set a “neutral” rating and a $264.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 4.3% upside from the current price of $253.10.

Watsco (NYSE:WSO) is now covered by analysts at Raymond James. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock.The current price is $490.65.

Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ:ZM) is now covered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. They set a “neutral” rating and a $87.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 10.2% upside from the current price of $78.95.

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