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Apple Inc. (AAPL)

(5/20) Chinese shipments of Apple’s iPhones to U.S. slip in April amid tariff tensions (investing.com)
(5/20) Apple Q2 Earnings Transcript (marketbeat.com)
(5/20) 1 Unstoppable Stock That Could Join Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft in the $3 Trillion Club in 2026 (fool.com)
(5/20) Apple fined $130K by Russian court over LGBT content law (usatoday.com)
(5/20) Foxconn commits $1.5 billion to India as Apple diversifies from China (msn.com)

Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN)

CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 4,784 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.05, for a total transaction of $980,959.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 514,150 shares in the company, valued at approximately $105,426,457.50. This represents a 0.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.
(5/20) Edible Garden AG Launches Kick. Sports Nutrition Line on Amazon, Expanding ‘Better for You’ Product Offerings(quiverquant.com)
(5/20) Amazon.com Q1 Earnings Transcript (marketbeat.com)
(5/20) Amazon: Independent Sellers Gain Sales and Adopt GenAI-Powered Tools (pymnts.com)
(5/20) Amazon: Independent Sellers Gain Sales and Adopt GenAI-Powered Tools (pymnts.com)
(5/20) Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) CEO Douglas J. Herrington Sells 4,784 Shares (insidertrades.com)

Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL)

(5/20) Google to unveil AI upgrades at I/O conference amid search challenges (reuters.com)
(5/20) Victrix Investment Advisors Buys Shares of 44,031 Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (marketbeat.com)
(5/20) Sone Capital Management LLC Takes Position in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (marketbeat.com)
(5/20) Google Holds I/O Event as Questions Swirl Around Search (barrons.com)
(5/20) Alphabet: Priced To Deliver Attractive Returns Despite Trade War Headwinds (seekingalpha.com)

Meta Platforms, Inc. (META)

insider Jennifer Newstead sold 519 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $636.72, for a total transaction of $330,457.68. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 31,259 shares in the company, valued at $19,903,230.48. This represents a 1.63% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.
CTO Andrew Bosworth sold 5,057 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $659.36, for a total transaction of $3,334,383.52. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer now directly owns 16,463 shares in the company, valued at $10,855,043.68. The trade was a 23.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.
CTO Andrew Bosworth sold 22,449 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $636.85, for a total transaction of $14,296,645.65. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer now owns 1,183 shares in the company, valued at $753,393.55. The trade was a 94.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.
CFO Susan J. Li sold 6,874 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $659.36, for a total value of $4,532,440.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 70,040 shares in the company, valued at $46,181,574.40. This represents a 8.94% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.
COO Javier Olivan sold 2,615 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $659.36, for a total transaction of $1,724,226.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 5,437 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,584,940.32. This represents a 32.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.
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(5/20) 4,640 Shares in Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) Bought by Victrix Investment Advisors (marketbeat.com)
(5/20) 5,580 Shares in Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) Purchased by Sone Capital Management LLC (marketbeat.com)
(5/20) Jennifer Newstead Sells 519 Shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) Stock (insidertrades.com)
(5/20) Facebook Agency Ads Account Guide – Low CPM And CPA By Dfumedia (globenewswire.com)

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Air Lease (NYSE:AL) was upgraded by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $68.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $45.00. This represents a 15.4% upside from the current price of $58.91.

Celanese (NYSE:CE) was upgraded by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from an “underperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. They now have a $55.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $46.00. This represents a 3.9% upside from the current price of $52.92.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) was upgraded by analysts at Evercore ISI from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $22.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $17.00. This represents a 24.6% upside from the current price of $17.66.

ImmunityBio (NASDAQ:IBRX) was upgraded by analysts at Piper Sandler from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $5.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 75.2% upside from the current price of $2.85.

Kinetik (NASDAQ:KNTK) was upgraded by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $55.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $58.00. This represents a 21.1% upside from the current price of $45.43.

Kroger (NYSE:KR) was upgraded by analysts at Melius from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $70.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 0.2% upside from the current price of $69.87.

LivaNova (NASDAQ:LIVN) was upgraded by analysts at Wolfe Research from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $60.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 34.2% upside from the current price of $44.70.

Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) was upgraded by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $71.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $70.00. This represents a 11.4% upside from the current price of $63.71.

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:LOMA) was upgraded by analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $15.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $13.00. This represents a 12.9% upside from the current price of $13.29.

MKS Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) was upgraded by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $110.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 24.7% upside from the current price of $88.21.

Mettler-Toledo International (NYSE:MTD) was upgraded by analysts at UBS Group AG from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $1,350.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $1,530.00. This represents a 15.3% upside from the current price of $1,170.36.

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) was upgraded by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $23.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 19.1% upside from the current price of $19.32.

Paramount Group (NYSE:PGRE) was upgraded by analysts at Evercore ISI from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $8.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $4.50. This represents a 40.4% upside from the current price of $5.70.

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AES (NYSE:AES) was downgraded by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating. They now have a $9.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $10.00. This represents a 21.4% downside from the current price of $11.45.

Alcon (NYSE:ALC) was downgraded by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.The current price is $89.13.

Asana (NYSE:ASAN) was downgraded by analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating. They now have a $14.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 19.4% downside from the current price of $17.37.

ATI (NYSE:ATI) was downgraded by analysts at KeyCorp from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating.The current price is $75.36.

Chubb (NYSE:CB) was downgraded by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $303.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 3.4% upside from the current price of $293.09.

Coterra Energy (NYSE:CTRA) was downgraded by analysts at Pickering Energy Partners from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating.The current price is $24.53.

Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) was downgraded by analysts at Berenberg Bank from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $26.44 price target on the stock. This represents a 11.3% upside from the current price of $23.76.

Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) was downgraded by analysts at Kepler Capital Markets from a “hold” rating to a “reduce” rating.The current price is $23.76.

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) was downgraded by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $790.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 1.3% upside from the current price of $780.14.

MongoDB (NASDAQ:MDB) was downgraded by analysts at Loop Capital from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $190.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $350.00. This represents a 1.2% upside from the current price of $187.73.

Nutanix (NASDAQ:NTNX) was downgraded by analysts at Raymond James from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating.The current price is $81.58.

Onto Innovation (NYSE:ONTO) was downgraded by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $110.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $135.00. This represents a 11.8% upside from the current price of $98.39.

Prime Medicine (NYSE:PRME) was downgraded by analysts at HC Wainwright from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating.The current price is $1.24.

SBA Communications (NASDAQ:SBAC) was downgraded by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $247.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 4.8% upside from the current price of $235.71.

Vitesse Energy (NYSE:VTS) was downgraded by analysts at Northland Securities from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. They now have a $19.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 11.8% downside from the current price of $21.55.

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (NYSE:ZIM) was downgraded by analysts at Clarkson Capital from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $20.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 5.1% upside from the current price of $19.04.

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ArriVent BioPharma (NASDAQ:AVBP) is now covered by analysts at Jones Trading. They set a “buy” rating and a $40.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 101.1% upside from the current price of $19.89.

Banco BBVA Argentina (NYSE:BBAR) is now covered by analysts at Itau BBA Securities. They set a “market perform” rating and a $18.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 18.6% downside from the current price of $22.11.

Banco Macro (NYSE:BMA) is now covered by analysts at Itau BBA Securities. They set a “market perform” rating and a $85.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 11.4% downside from the current price of $95.95.

Capricor Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CAPR) is now covered by analysts at Roth Capital. They set a “buy” rating and a $31.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 197.4% upside from the current price of $10.42.

Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) (TSE:CCO) is now covered by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.. They set a “buy” rating and a $65.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 26.0% upside from the current price of $51.59.

Grupo Financiero Galicia (NASDAQ:GGAL) is now covered by analysts at Itau BBA Securities. They set an “outperform” rating and a $70.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 9.6% upside from the current price of $63.89.

Lionsgate Entertainment (NYSE:LION) is now covered by analysts at Raymond James. They set an “outperform” rating and a $10.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 45.8% upside from the current price of $6.86.

Onestream (NASDAQ:OS) is now covered by analysts at William Blair. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock.The current price is $28.31.

SAP (NYSE:SAP) is now covered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company. They set an “overweight” rating on the stock.The current price is $299.56.

SES AI (NYSE:SES) is now covered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. They set an “overweight” rating and a $2.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 124.0% upside from the current price of $0.89.

NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) is now covered by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.. They set a “neutral” rating and a $24.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 4.0% upside from the current price of $23.07.

Starz Entertainment (NASDAQ:STRZ) is now covered by analysts at Raymond James. They set an “outperform” rating and a $19.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 28.0% upside from the current price of $14.84.

TMC the metals (NASDAQ:TMC) is now covered by analysts at HC Wainwright. They set a “buy” rating and a $5.50 price target on the stock. This represents a 22.2% upside from the current price of $4.50.

TNL Mediagene – Ordinary Shares (NASDAQ:TNMG) is now covered by analysts at Benchmark Co.. They set a “speculative buy” rating and a $3.50 price target on the stock. This represents a 353.0% upside from the current price of $0.77.

Zymeworks (NYSE:ZYME) is now covered by analysts at TD Cowen. They set a “buy” rating on the stock.The current price is $12.31.

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