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$333.56 +0.30 (+0.09%) As of 7/17/2026 9:35 AM ET
- IBM’s Warning Is a ‘Hammer’ Slamming Down on Tech’s AI Outsiders 7/17 – YAHOO
- HSBC upgrades Apple to Buy, sees “strong cycle ahead” 7/17 – YAHOO
- Here Are Friday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Apple, Brinker International, Dutch Bros, Emerson Electric, Fervo Energy, Moody’s, Netflix, Oneok, 3M Company, and More 7/17 – 247WALLST
- Apple Briefly Overtakes Nvidia as World’s Most Valuable Company — Can It Hold the Crown? 7/17 – BEINCRYPTO
- Apple Upgraded to Buy by HSBC on Agentic AI, Hardware Pipeline 7/17 – YAHOO
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- Wall Street Expects This IPO Stock to Jump 47% Over the Next 12 Months 7/17 – FOOL
- These 2 Industrial Stocks Will Benefit From the Trillion-Dollar AI Spending Boom7/17 – FOOL
- 2 Large-Cap Stocks with Exciting Potential and 1 We Brush Off 7/17 – YAHOO
- Investors rotate within AI trade as slowing hyperscaler spending becomes a growing concern 7/17 – ADVFN
- Is Meta Building The Next AI Cloud Giant? Report Says It’s Poaching A Top AWS Executive 7/17 – STOCKTWITS
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- Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) will be releasing earnings after the market closes on Tuesday, July 21. (View Earnings Report)
- 3 Stocks Smart Investors Are Buying in July 7/17 – 247WALLST
- Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL Shares Sold by WealthPLAN Partners LLCÂ 7/17 – MARKETBEAT
- Indonesia’s copyright rewrite puts Google, AI platforms on notice 7/17 – REUTERS
- Rep. Thomas H. Kean, Jr. Unloads Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Stock7/17 – MARKETBEAT
- Should You Buy Alphabet Before July 22?7/17 – FOOL
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- Can Meta Platforms (META) Stay Cheap As AI Spending Climbs? 7/17 – YAHOO
- Meta (META) Faces Employee Lawsuit Over AI Assisted Layoffs 7/17 – YAHOO
- Erste Group Bank Estimates Meta Platforms FY2027 Earnings 7/17 – MARKETBEAT
- Welch & Forbes LLC Purchases 3,938 Shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. $META7/17 – MARKETBEAT
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- Microsoft (MSFT) Stock Surges on Strong Azure Demand in Latest CIO Survey7/17 – BLOCKONOMI
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- Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Stock Unloaded Rep. Thomas H. Kean, Jr. 7/17 – MARKETBEAT
Analysts’ Upgrades
3M (NYSE:MMM) was upgraded by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from “neutral” to “overweight”. They now have a $180.00 price target on the stock, up from $178.00. This represents a 11.1% upside from the current price of $162.08.Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE:ABR) was upgraded by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from “underweight” to “neutral”. They now have a $5.50 price target on the stock, down from $7.00. This represents a 4.0% upside from the current price of $5.29.BJ’s Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) was upgraded by William Blair from “market perform” to “outperform”. The current price is $64.11.Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) was upgraded by Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. from “market perform” to “outperform”. They now have a $320.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 15.1% upside from the current price of $277.94.Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) was upgraded by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from “neutral” to “overweight”. They now have a $157.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 13.8% upside from the current price of $137.99.ERock (NYSE:EROC) was upgraded by Bank of America Corporation from “neutral” to “buy”. They now have a $16.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 54.0% upside from the current price of $10.39.Fervo Energy (NASDAQ:FRVO) was upgraded by Bank of America Corporation from “neutral” to “buy”. They now have a $36.00 price target on the stock, down from $40.00. This represents a 55.5% upside from the current price of $23.15.PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) was upgraded by Bank of America Corporation from “neutral” to “buy”. They now have a $134.00 price target on the stock, up from $127.00. This represents a 12.1% upside from the current price of $119.51.Versant (NASDAQ:VSNT) was upgraded by Arete Research from “sell” to “neutral”. They now have a $40.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 10.5% upside from the current price of $36.20.
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Analysts’ Downgrades
AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) was downgraded by Compass Point from “buy” to “neutral”. They now have a $11.50 price target on the stock. This represents a 1.2% upside from the current price of $11.36.Air France-KLM (OTCMKTS:AFLYY) was downgraded by Kepler Capital Markets from “hold” to “reduce”. The current price is $1.45.KKR Real Estate Finance Trust(NYSE:KREF) was downgraded by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from “neutral” to “underweight”. They now have a $6.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 19.9% downside from the current price of $7.49.Telix Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:TLX) was downgraded by Royal Bank Of Canada from “outperform” to “sector perform”. The current price is $10.39.
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Analysts’ New Coverage
Brinker International (NYSE:EAT) is now covered by Stephens. They set an “overweight” rating and a $220.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 18.4% upside from the current price of $185.77.Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT) is now covered by Huntington. They set an “outperform” rating and a $20.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 6.0% upside from the current price of $18.86.Fastly (NYSE:FSLY) is now covered by Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.. They set a “buy” rating and a $27.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 33.7% upside from the current price of $20.20.HF Sinclair (NYSE:DINO) is now covered by Evercore Inc. They set an “in-line” rating and a $85.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 2.8% downside from the current price of $87.42.Inventiva (NASDAQ:IVA) is now covered by Cantor Fitzgerald. They set an “overweight” rating on the stock. The current price is $4.54.Moody’s (NYSE:MCO) is now covered by Jefferies Financial Group Inc.. They set a “buy” rating and a $610.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 17.1% upside from the current price of $520.71.MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) is now covered by Jefferies Financial Group Inc.. They set a “buy” rating and a $760.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 18.8% upside from the current price of $639.89.National Healthcare Properties(NASDAQ:NHP) is now covered by Huntington. They set an “outperform” rating and a $18.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 15.7% upside from the current price of $15.56.Nephros (NASDAQ:NEPH) is now covered by Northland Securities. They set a “market perform” rating and a $4.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 6.0% upside from the current price of $3.78.PBF Energy (NYSE:PBF) is now covered by Evercore Inc. They set an “in-line” rating and a $58.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 6.4% downside from the current price of $61.97.Zentalis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ZNTL) is now covered by Mizuho. They set an “outperform” rating and a $8.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 64.2% upside from the current price of $4.87.
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