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Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN)

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) will be releasing earnings after the market closes on Thursday, February 6, Financial Modeling Prep reports. (Register for Conference Call)
(2/6) Amazon set to pass Walmart in revenue for first time (cnbc.com)
(2/6) US Stocks Likely To Open Higher Ahead Of Amazon’s Earnings: ‘Buy The Dip’ Mentality Remains Prevalent, Says Analyst(benzinga.com)
(2/6) Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) Lines Up for Every Super Bowl LIX Tackle (tipranks.com)
(2/6) Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is Central Bank & Trust Co.’s 8th Largest Position (marketbeat.com)
(2/6) Ballentine Partners LLC Has $37.12 Million Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) (marketbeat.com)

Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL)

Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) earnings call transcript is now available on MarketBeat. Read the transcript here.
Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) was downgraded by analysts at DZ Bank AG ( ) from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $198.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 3.5% upside from the current price of $191.33.
Alphabet was the target of some unusual options trading on Wednesday. Investors purchased 531,129 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of 72% compared to the typical daily volume of 309,498 call options.
(2/6) Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Lowered to Hold Rating by DZ Bank (marketbeat.com)
(2/6) Equities Analysts Set Expectations for Alphabet Q1 Earnings (marketbeat.com)
(2/6) Google Parent Alphabet Just Delivered Great News for Nvidia Investors Worried About DeepSeek (fool.com)
(2/6) Google halts workplace diversity push (techxplore.com)
(2/6) Google drops diversity hiring targets amid policy review (proactiveinvestors.co.uk)

Meta Platforms, Inc. (META)

COO Javier Olivan sold 413 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $676.00, for a total transaction of $279,188.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 15,449 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,443,524. This represents a 2.60 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg sold 12,975 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $706.72, for a total transaction of $9,169,692.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 172,046 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $121,588,349.12. This trade represents a 7.01 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg sold 12,975 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $696.23, for a total value of $9,033,584.25. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 197,996 shares in the company, valued at approximately $137,850,755.08. This trade represents a 6.15 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.
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Analysts’ Upgrades

Array Technologies (NASDAQ:ARRY) was upgraded by analysts at BNP Paribas from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $9.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 21.7% upside from the current price of $7.40.

Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) was upgraded by analysts at Nordea Equity Research from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.The current price is $23.53.

Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) was upgraded by analysts at Pareto Securities from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.The current price is $23.53.

Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) was upgraded by analysts at Danske from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.The current price is $23.53.

Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) was upgraded by analysts at DZ Bank AG from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.The current price is $23.53.

CarMax (NYSE:KMX) was upgraded by analysts at Evercore ISI from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $110.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $90.00. This represents a 27.4% upside from the current price of $86.34.

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Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) was downgraded by analysts at Raymond James from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating.The current price is $22.90.

The Cigna Group (NYSE:CI) was downgraded by analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. They now have a $323.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 11.1% upside from the current price of $290.65.

Centene (NYSE:CNC) was downgraded by analysts at Argus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.The current price is $59.35.

CONMED (NYSE:CNMD) was downgraded by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $70.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $85.00. This represents a 3.5% downside from the current price of $72.54.

FormFactor (NASDAQ:FORM) was downgraded by analysts at B. Riley from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $34.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $64.00. This represents a 10.5% downside from the current price of $37.99.

Frontier Communications Parent (NASDAQ:FYBR) was downgraded by analysts at Raymond James from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating.The current price is $35.81.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) was downgraded by analysts at DZ Bank AG from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $198.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 4.3% upside from the current price of $189.87.

Hologic (NASDAQ:HOLX) was downgraded by analysts at Leerink Partners from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. They now have a $75.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $80.00. This represents a 11.9% upside from the current price of $67.04.

Kura Oncology (NASDAQ:KURA) was downgraded by analysts at BTIG Research from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating.The current price is $7.84.

Match Group (NASDAQ:MTCH) was downgraded by analysts at Evercore ISI from an “outperform” rating to an “inline” rating. They now have a $35.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 2.3% upside from the current price of $34.22.

Sasol (NYSE:SSL) was downgraded by analysts at Bank of America Co. from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating.The current price is $4.41.

STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) was downgraded by analysts at Bank of America Co. from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating.The current price is $22.46.

Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) was downgraded by analysts at B. Riley from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $65.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $110.00. This represents a 0.3% upside from the current price of $64.82.

Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) was downgraded by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $62.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $105.00. This represents a 4.3% downside from the current price of $64.82.

Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) was downgraded by analysts at Mizuho from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $62.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $105.00. This represents a 4.3% downside from the current price of $64.82.

Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYM) was downgraded by analysts at Raymond James from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating.The current price is $27.00.

Triumph Group (NYSE:TGI) was downgraded by analysts at Barclays PLC from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating. They now have a $26.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $21.00. This represents a 3.3% upside from the current price of $25.17.

Tetra Tech (NASDAQ:TTEK) was downgraded by analysts at Maxim Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.The current price is $33.85.

WaFd (NASDAQ:WAFD) was downgraded by analysts at DA Davidson from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $32.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $35.00. This represents a 5.9% upside from the current price of $30.21.

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Analysts’ New Coverage

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) is now covered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. They set an “overweight” rating and a $30.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 10.9% upside from the current price of $27.06.

Bicara Therapeutics (NASDAQ:BCAX) is now covered by analysts at Wedbush. They set an “outperform” rating and a $31.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 139.1% upside from the current price of $12.97.

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (NYSE:HASI) is now covered by analysts at Truist Financial Co.. They set a “buy” rating and a $40.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 42.1% upside from the current price of $28.15.

Harrow (NASDAQ:HROW) is now covered by analysts at HC Wainwright. They set a “buy” rating and a $57.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 82.3% upside from the current price of $31.26.

Jamf (NASDAQ:JAMF) is now covered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co.. They set an “overweight” rating and a $20.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 27.1% upside from the current price of $15.73.

Kazia Therapeutics (NASDAQ:KZIA) is now covered by analysts at Maxim Group. They set a “buy” rating and a $3.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 95.8% upside from the current price of $1.53.

Mersana Therapeutics (NASDAQ:MRSN) is now covered by analysts at William Blair. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock.The current price is $0.75.

Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) is now covered by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. They set a “hold” rating on the stock.The current price is $461.56.

Stardust Power (NASDAQ:SDST) is now covered by analysts at Alliance Global Partners. They set a “buy” rating and a $5.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 516.5% upside from the current price of $0.81.

Shore Bancshares (NASDAQ:SHBI) is now covered by analysts at Piper Sandler. They set an “overweight” rating and a $20.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 20.0% upside from the current price of $16.66.

Uranium Royalty (NASDAQ:UROY) is now covered by analysts at Raymond James. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock.The current price is $2.38.

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