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Banner (NASDAQ:BANR) was upgraded by analysts at Janney Montgomery Scott from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $71.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 18.5% upside from the current price of $59.93.

Centerspace (NYSE:CSR) was upgraded by analysts at Raymond James from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $66.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 11.9% upside from the current price of $58.97.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) was upgraded by analysts at Wolfe Research from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $112.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 34.4% upside from the current price of $83.32.

Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) was upgraded by analysts at KeyCorp from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $130.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 24.4% upside from the current price of $104.47.

Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS) was upgraded by analysts at TD Cowen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $92.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 18.2% upside from the current price of $77.84.

Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS) was upgraded by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $86.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $79.00. This represents a 10.5% upside from the current price of $77.84.

F.N.B. (NYSE:FNB) was upgraded by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $16.50 price target on the stock. This represents a 32.2% upside from the current price of $12.48.

Imperial Oil (NYSEAMERICAN:IMO) (TSE:IMO) was upgraded by analysts at Wolfe Research from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating.The current price is $64.31.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) was upgraded by analysts at Loop Capital from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $25.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 54.3% upside from the current price of $16.21.

Intellia Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NTLA) was upgraded by analysts at Wolfe Research from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $21.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 169.2% upside from the current price of $7.80.

Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOT) was upgraded by analysts at Wolfe Research from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $660.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 15.6% upside from the current price of $570.94.

BBB Foods (NYSE:TBBB) was upgraded by analysts at Itau BBA Securities from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $36.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 39.1% upside from the current price of $25.88.

United Therapeutics (NASDAQ:UTHR) was upgraded by analysts at Bank of America Co. from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $314.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 9.2% upside from the current price of $287.64.

Wolverine World Wide (NYSE:WWW) was upgraded by analysts at Robert W. Baird from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $15.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 30.8% upside from the current price of $11.47.

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Analysts’ Downgrades

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE:CM) (TSE:CM) was downgraded by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.The current price is $58.45.

Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) was downgraded by analysts at TD Cowen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $78.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 15.9% upside from the current price of $67.29.

Infosys (NYSE:INFY) was downgraded by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $17.90 price target on the stock. This represents a 8.6% upside from the current price of $16.48.

Prologis (NYSE:PLD) was downgraded by analysts at Wolfe Research from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating.The current price is $99.40.

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) was downgraded by analysts at Argus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.The current price is $435.12.

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Analysts’ New Coverage

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) is now covered by analysts at Barclays PLC. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $71.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 0.4% upside from the current price of $70.70.

Context Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CNTX) is now covered by analysts at William Blair. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock.The current price is $0.84.

Dycom Industries (NYSE:DY) is now covered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co.. They set an “overweight” rating and a $200.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 29.7% upside from the current price of $154.24.

Genius Sports (NYSE:GENI) is now covered by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. They set a “buy” rating and a $12.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 18.3% upside from the current price of $10.14.

Grail (NASDAQ:GRAL) is now covered by analysts at Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.. They set a “buy” rating and a $32.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 21.3% upside from the current price of $26.38.

Hut 8 (NASDAQ:HUT) is now covered by analysts at Northland Securities. They set an “outperform” rating and a $20.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 82.3% upside from the current price of $10.97.

STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ:STAA) is now covered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $17.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 4.3% upside from the current price of $16.30.

Tectonic Therapeutic (NASDAQ:TECX) is now covered by analysts at Mizuho. They set an “outperform” rating and a $51.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 200.9% upside from the current price of $16.95.

Tempus AI (NASDAQ:TEM) is now covered by analysts at BTIG Research. They set a “buy” rating and a $60.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 50.3% upside from the current price of $39.92.

Unicycive Therapeutics (NASDAQ:UNCY) is now covered by analysts at Guggenheim. They set a “buy” rating and a $6.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 861.5% upside from the current price of $0.62.

Verona Pharma (NASDAQ:VRNA) is now covered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. They set an “overweight” rating and a $80.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 34.2% upside from the current price of $59.62.

Xencor (NASDAQ:XNCR) is now covered by analysts at William Blair. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock.The current price is $9.82.

Zillow Group (NASDAQ:Z) is now covered by analysts at William Blair. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock.The current price is $61.76.

Zillow Group (NASDAQ:ZG) is now covered by analysts at William Blair. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock.The current price is $60.64.

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