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MARCH 12TH, 2025

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Apple Inc. (AAPL)

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley ( ) (analyst Erik Woodring) from $275.00 to $252.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock. This represents a 14.1% upside from the current price of $220.84.
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Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, December 3rd. Investors of record on Thursday, February 20th will be paid a dividend of 0.83 per share by the software giant on Thursday, March 13th. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.87%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 20th.
Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, March 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of 0.83 per share by the software giant on Thursday, June 12th. This represents a $3.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.87%.
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Analysts’ Upgrades

ACV Auctions (NASDAQ:ACVA) was upgraded by analysts at Bank of America Co. from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $20.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $22.00. This represents a 40.5% upside from the current price of $14.23.

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) was upgraded by analysts at Edward Jones from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.The current price is $150.97.

argenx (NASDAQ:ARGX) was upgraded by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.The current price is $588.45.

Autohome (NYSE:ATHM) was upgraded by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $36.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 22.5% upside from the current price of $29.38.

Boyd Gaming (NYSE:BYD) was upgraded by analysts at Susquehanna from a “neutral” rating to a “positive” rating. They now have a $77.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $79.00. This represents a 14.6% upside from the current price of $67.17.

Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) was upgraded by analysts at Northland Securities from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $75.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 16.5% upside from the current price of $64.40.

Core Laboratories (NYSE:CLB) was upgraded by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $16.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $15.00. This represents a 5.2% upside from the current price of $15.22.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) was upgraded by analysts at Evercore ISI from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $200.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 17.7% upside from the current price of $169.91.

Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX) was upgraded by analysts at Loop Capital from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $110.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 7.6% upside from the current price of $102.20.

Coterra Energy (NYSE:CTRA) was upgraded by analysts at Johnson Rice from a “hold” rating to an “accumulate” rating. They now have a $37.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $34.00. This represents a 36.1% upside from the current price of $27.19.

Eaton (NYSE:ETN) was upgraded by analysts at KeyCorp from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $340.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 17.7% upside from the current price of $288.78.

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) was upgraded by analysts at Barclays PLC from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $815.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 32.6% upside from the current price of $614.41.

ICU Medical (NASDAQ:ICUI) was upgraded by analysts at Raymond James from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating. They now have a $197.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $205.00. This represents a 37.9% upside from the current price of $142.82.

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW) was upgraded by analysts at BNP Paribas from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $9.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $5.00. This represents a 51.5% upside from the current price of $5.94.

Myriad Genetics (NASDAQ:MYGN) was upgraded by analysts at Piper Sandler from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $12.50 price target on the stock, up previously from $11.50. This represents a 12.0% upside from the current price of $11.17.

Rubrik (NYSE:RBRK) was upgraded by analysts at Rosenblatt Securities from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $77.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 34.9% upside from the current price of $57.09.

Rayonier (NYSE:RYN) was upgraded by analysts at Raymond James from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $31.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 12.3% upside from the current price of $27.60.

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) was upgraded by analysts at CL King from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $33.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 27.2% upside from the current price of $25.94.

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Analysts’ Downgrades

Arvinas (NASDAQ:ARVN) was downgraded by analysts at Wedbush from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $12.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $57.00. This represents a 41.4% upside from the current price of $8.49.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) was downgraded by analysts at Daiwa Capital Markets from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $16.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 6.3% upside from the current price of $15.05.

Magic Software Enterprises (NASDAQ:MGIC) was downgraded by analysts at William Blair from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating.The current price is $13.58.

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) was downgraded by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $170.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $171.00. This represents a 13.8% upside from the current price of $149.36.

Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN) was downgraded by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $8.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $14.00. This represents a 21.0% upside from the current price of $6.61.

Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) was downgraded by analysts at UBS Group AG from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating.The current price is $28.60.

Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) was downgraded by analysts at Wolfe Research from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating.The current price is $41.23.

Zynex (NASDAQ:ZYXI) was downgraded by analysts at LADENBURG THALM/SH SH from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating.The current price is $4.01.

Zynex (NASDAQ:ZYXI) was downgraded by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating. They now have a $5.50 price target on the stock, down previously from $11.00. This represents a 37.3% upside from the current price of $4.01.

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Analysts’ New Coverage

Atlas Energy Solutions (NYSE:AESI) is now covered by analysts at Piper Sandler. They set an “overweight” rating and a $22.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 23.1% upside from the current price of $17.87.

ANI Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ANIP) is now covered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co.. They set an “overweight” rating and a $85.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 34.5% upside from the current price of $63.20.

Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) (TSE:CCO) is now covered by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus. They set a “buy” rating on the stock.The current price is $42.74.

Cidara Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CDTX) is now covered by analysts at Citizens Jmp. They set an “outperform” rating and a $46.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 99.2% upside from the current price of $23.10.

DT Midstream (NYSE:DTM) is now covered by analysts at UBS Group AG. They set a “buy” rating and a $102.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 11.2% upside from the current price of $91.76.

Dyne Therapeutics (NASDAQ:DYN) is now covered by analysts at BMO Capital Markets. They set an “outperform” rating and a $50.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 304.9% upside from the current price of $12.35.

Exodus Movement (NYSEAMERICAN:EXOD) is now covered by analysts at BTIG Research. They set a “buy” rating and a $40.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 62.9% upside from the current price of $24.56.

Exodus Movement (NYSEAMERICAN:EXOD) is now covered by analysts at Benchmark Co.. They set a “buy” rating and a $38.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 54.7% upside from the current price of $24.56.

Fiverr International (NYSE:FVRR) is now covered by analysts at Scotiabank. They set a “sector outperform” rating and a $31.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 18.3% upside from the current price of $26.20.

Innventure (NASDAQ:INV) is now covered by analysts at Northland Securities. They set an “outperform” rating and a $12.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 55.0% upside from the current price of $7.74.

Moody’s (NYSE:MCO) is now covered by analysts at Mizuho. They set a “neutral” rating and a $504.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 14.2% upside from the current price of $441.43.

Nuvation Bio (NYSE:NUVB) is now covered by analysts at Jones Trading. They set a “buy” rating and a $10.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 324.4% upside from the current price of $2.36.

NexGen Energy (NYSE:NXE) is now covered by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus. They set a “buy” rating on the stock.The current price is $4.85.

Rocket Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:RCKT) is now covered by analysts at BMO Capital Markets. They set an “outperform” rating and a $50.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 499.9% upside from the current price of $8.34.

Avidity Biosciences (NASDAQ:RNA) is now covered by analysts at BMO Capital Markets. They set an “outperform” rating and a $72.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 130.3% upside from the current price of $31.26.

Summit Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SMMT) is now covered by analysts at Evercore ISI. They set an “outperform” rating and a $30.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 49.4% upside from the current price of $20.08.

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) is now covered by analysts at Mizuho. They set an “outperform” rating and a $599.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 25.7% upside from the current price of $476.39.

Talen Energy (NASDAQ:TLN) is now covered by analysts at Morgan Stanley. They set an “overweight” rating and a $243.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 27.4% upside from the current price of $190.73.

Titan America (NYSE:TTAM) is now covered by analysts at HSBC Holdings plc. They set a “buy” rating and a $19.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 36.3% upside from the current price of $13.94.

Ternium (NYSE:TX) is now covered by analysts at UBS Group AG. They set a “neutral” rating and a $32.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 1.1% downside from the current price of $32.36.

Uranium Energy (NYSEAMERICAN:UEC) is now covered by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus. They set a “buy” rating on the stock.The current price is $5.31.

Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) is now covered by analysts at Scotiabank. They set a “sector perform” rating and a $15.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 11.7% upside from the current price of $13.43.

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