US BROKER MOVES: MCHP upgraded at Cantor; WFC & KEY downgraded at Baird

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UPGRADES

  • Ally Financial (ALLY) Upgraded to Outperform at Evercore ISI
  • Arvinas (ARVN) Upgraded to Buy at Citi; PT USD 15
  • Ball (BALL) Upgraded to Overweight at Wells Fargo; PT USD 60
  • Ball (BALL) Upgraded to Buy at Citi; PT USD 67
  • Brinker (EAT) Upgraded to Buy at UBS; PT USD 175
  • Brunswick (BC) Upgraded to Buy at Jefferies; PT USD 115
  • Casella Waste (CWST) Upgraded to Buy at Jefferies; PT USD 120
  • Certara (CERT) Upgraded to Outperform at Leerink; PT USD 13
  • Core Scientific (CORZ) Upgraded to Buy at BTIG; PT USD 23
  • Dorian LPG (LPG) Upgraded to Buy at Pareto Securities; PT USD 31
  • Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) Upgraded to Outperform at Evercore ISI; PT USD 25
  • Highwoods (HIW) Upgraded to Buy at Deutsche Bank; PT USD 29
  • Jackson Financial (JXN) Upgraded to Inline at Evercore ISI
  • KLA Corp (KLAC) Upgraded to Overweight at Cantor; PT USD 1,500
  • Krystal Biotech (KRYS) Upgraded to Buy at Citi; PT USD 309
  • Landstar (LSTR) Upgraded to Overweight at Wells Fargo; PT USD 170
  • Medtronic (MDT) Upgraded to Outperform at William Blair
  • Microchip (MCHP) Upgraded to Overweight at Cantor; PT USD 85
  • Mobileye (MBLY) Upgraded to Neutral at JPMorgan; PT USD 13
  • O-I Glass (OI) Upgraded to Overweight at Wells Fargo; PT USD 18
  • Packaging Corp (PKG) Upgraded to Overweight at Wells Fargo; PT USD 233
  • ServiceNow (NOW) Upgraded to Buy at Arete; PT USD 200
  • Shake Shack (SHAK) Upgraded to Buy at Deutsche Bank; PT USD 105
  • SLB (SLB) Upgraded to Outperform at Evercore ISI; PT USD 54
  • Stryker (SYK) Upgraded to Outperform at Raymond James; PT USD 418
  • Trex (TREX) Upgraded to Buy at UBS; PT USD 52
  • Werner Enterprises (WERN) Upgraded to Equal-Weight at Wells Fargo; PT USD 34

DOWNGRADES

  • Air Lease (AL) Downgraded to Equal-Weight at Barclays; PT USD 65
  • AptarGroup (ATR) Downgraded to Equal-Weight at Wells Fargo; PT USD 133
  • AT&T (T) Downgraded to Sell at Arete; PT USD 20
  • Comcast (CMCSA) Downgraded to Sell at Arete; PT USD 23
  • D.R. Horton (DHI) Downgraded to Equal-Weight at Wells Fargo; PT USD 155
  • Frontier Airlines (ULCC) Downgraded to Underperform at BofA; PT USD 4
  • Globe Life (GL) Downgraded to Inline at Evercore ISI
  • Graphic Packaging (GPK) Downgraded to Underweight at Wells Fargo; PT USD 12
  • Greif (GEF) Downgraded to Equal-Weight at Wells Fargo; PT USD 72
  • Halliburton (HAL) Downgraded to Inline at Evercore ISI; PT USD 35
  • KeyCorp (KEY) Downgraded to Underperform at Baird; PT USD 18
  • Lennar (LEN) Downgraded to Neutral at UBS; PT USD 122
  • MetLife (MET) Downgraded to Inline at Evercore ISI
  • Sonoco (SON) Downgraded to Equal-Weight at Wells Fargo; PT USD 47
  • Sweetgreen (SG) Downgraded to Neutral at UBS; PT USD 7.50
  • Wells Fargo (WFC) Downgraded to Underperform at Baird; PT USD 90
  • Zenas Biopharma (ZBIO) Downgraded to Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley; PT USD 19
  • Zimmer Biomet (ZBH) Downgraded to Market Perform at Raymond James

INITIATIONS

  • Accenture (ACN) Initiated at New Buy at Truist Secs
  • Apple Hospitality (APLE) Initiated at New Overweight at Barclays; PT USD 14
  • Belite Bio (BLTE) ADRs Initiated at New Overweight at Morgan Stanley; PT USD 191
  • Billiontoone (BLLN) Initiated at New Buy at Guggenheim; PT USD 120
  • Bridgebio (BBIO) Initiated at New Overweight at Morgan Stanley; PT USD 96
  • CCC Intelligent Solutions (CCC) Initiated at New Buy at Truist Secs
  • China Yuchai (CYD) Initiated at New Buy at UBS; PT USD 60
  • CoreWeave (CRWV) Initiated at New Hold at Truist Secs
  • DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) Initiated at New Equal-Weight at Barclays
  • Digital Realty (DLR) Reinstated Buy at Deutsche Bank; PT USD 180
  • Duolingo (DUOL) Initiated at New Buy at Truist Secs
  • Enovis Corp (ENOV) Initiated at New Buy at BTIG; PT USD 41
  • EPAM Systems (EPAM) Initiated at New Hold at Truist Secs
  • Equinix (EQIX) Reinstated Buy at Deutsche Bank; PT USD 915
  • Evommune (EVMN) Initiated at New Buy at HC Wainwright; PT USD 35
  • Globant (GLOB) Initiated at New Hold at Truist Secs
  • Host Hotels (HST) Initiated at New Equal-Weight at Barclays; PT USD 19
  • Intuit (INTU) Initiated at New Buy at Truist Secs
  • Karman Holdings (KRMN) Initiated at New Buy at William O'Neil
  • Lemonade (LMND) Initiated at New Buy at Truist Secs
  • Palantir (PLTR) Initiated at New Buy at Truist Secs
  • Park Hotels (PK) Initiated at New Overweight at Barclays; PT USD 13
  • Parker-Hannifin (PH) Initiated at New Overweight at JPMorgan; PT USD 1,050
  • Pebblebrook (PEB) Initiated at New Underweight at Barclays; PT USD 10
  • Reddit (RDDT) Reinstated Buy at William O'Neil
  • RLJ Lodging (RLJ) Initiated at New Underweight at Barclays; PT USD 6
  • Ryman Hospitality (RHP) Initiated at New Overweight at Barclays; PT USD 110
  • Spire Global (SPIR) Initiated at New Buy at HC Wainwright; PT USD 14
  • UnitedHealth (UNH) Initiated at New Outperform at Evercore ISI; PT USD 400
  • Upstart (UPST) Initiated at New Buy at Truist Secs
  • Versant Media Group (VSNT) Initiated at New Sell at Arete; PT USD 33
  • Waters (WAT) Initiated at New Buy at Guggenheim; PT USD 440
  • Wealthfront (WLTH) Initiated at New Overweight at Wells Fargo; PT USD 16.50
  • Wealthfront (WLTH) Initiated at New Market Outperform at Citizens; PT USD 20
  • Wealthfront (WLTH) Initiated at New Neutral at Goldman; PT USD 14.50
  • Wealthfront (WLTH) Initiated at New Outperform at RBC; PT USD 17
  • Wealthfront (WLTH) Initiated at New Overweight at JPMorgan; PT USD 16
  • Wealthfront (WLTH) Initiated at New Outperform at KBW; PT USD 16.50
  • Wealthfront (WLTH) Initiated at New Sector Weight at KeyBanc
Context

Microchip (MCHP) has been upgraded to Overweight at Cantor, indicating a bullish outlook on its prospects. This suggests a potential for share price appreciation, particularly if Cantor's price target aligns with market expectations. Conversely, Wells Fargo and KeyCorp (KEY) downgrades at Baird signal growing caution in their outlooks, which could weigh on those stocks and the broader sentiment in their sectors.

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