US BROKER MOVES: TSLA upgraded at UBS; Piper downgrades enterprise software

UPGRADES

  • Biogen (BIIB) Upgraded to Overweight at Piper Sandler; PT USD 214
  • Birkenstock (BIRK) Upgraded to Buy at Seaport Global Securities; PT USD 52
  • Crocs (CROX) Upgraded to Buy at Seaport Global Securities; PT USD 135
  • Eastman Chemical (EMN) Upgraded to Overweight at JPMorgan; PT USD 80
  • Ford (F) Upgraded to Buy at UBS; PT USD 15
  • Tesla (TSLA) Upgraded to Neutral at UBS; PT USD 352
  • VF Corp (VFC) Upgraded to Buy at Seaport Global Securities; PT USD 24
  • Viking Holdings (VIK) Upgraded to Buy at Rothschild & Co Redburn; PT USD 72

DOWNGRADES

  • Asana (ASAN) Downgraded to Neutral at Piper Sandler; PT USD 7
  • GE Vernova (GEV) Downgraded to Sell at Punto Casa de Bolsa; PT USD 839
  • GrafTech (EAF) Downgraded to Underweight at JPMorgan
  • Innoviz Technologies (INVZ) Downgraded to Neutral at Goldman; PT 75 cents
  • Monday.com (MNDY) Downgraded to Neutral at Piper Sandler; PT USD 85
  • NOV Inc. (NOV) Downgraded to Sector Perform at RBC; PT USD 21
  • Omega Healthcare (OHI) Downgraded to Underperform at BofA; PT USD 46
  • Qiagen (QGEN) Downgraded to Equal-Weight at Barclays; PT USD 44
  • Revvity (RVTY) Downgraded to Equal-Weight at Barclays; PT USD 95
  • Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) Downgraded to Neutral at UBS; PT USD 87

INITIATIONS

  • Adagio Medical (ADGM) Initiated at New Overweight at Piper Sandler; PT USD 3
  • Adtran Holdings (ADTN) Initiated at New Outperform at Evercore ISI; PT USD 18
  • BellRing Brands (BRBR) Initiated at New Neutral at BTIG
  • CAMP4 Therapeutics (CAMP) Initiated at New Buy at Rodman & Renshaw; PT USD 7
  • Campbell's (CPB) Initiated at New Neutral at BTIG
  • Carrier Global (CARR) Initiated at New Neutral at BNP Paribas; PT USD 62
  • Charles River (CRL) Reinstated Outperform at RBC; PT USD 215
  • Conagra (CAG) Initiated at New Neutral at BTIG
  • Equillium (EQ) Initiated at New Strong Buy at Raymond James; PT USD 6
  • FormFactor (FORM) Initiated at New Buy at GF Securities; PT USD 191
  • General Mills (GIS) Initiated at New Neutral at BTIG
  • Hershey (HSY) Initiated at New Neutral at BTIG
  • Infleqtion (INFQ) Initiated at New Buy at Citi; PT USD 20
  • J M Smucker (SJM) Initiated at New Buy at BTIG; PT USD 120
  • Janus Living (JAN) Initiated at New Outperform at BNP Paribas; PT USD 27
  • Janus Living (JAN) Initiated at New Sector Outperform at Scotiabank; PT USD 28
  • Janus Living (JAN) Initiated at New Overweight at Wells Fargo; PT USD 27
  • Janus Living (JAN) Initiated at New Overweight at Barclays; PT USD 26
  • Janus Living (JAN) Initiated at New Overweight at Morgan Stanley; PT USD 28
  • Janus Living (JAN) Initiated at New Outperform at RBC; PT USD 27
  • Janus Living (JAN) Initiated at New Overweight at JPMorgan; PT USD 26
  • Janus Living (JAN) Initiated at New Overweight at KeyBanc; PT USD 28
  • Johnson Controls (JCI) Initiated at New Underperform at BNP Paribas; PT USD 120
  • Kraft Heinz (KHC) Initiated at New Neutral at BTIG
  • Lennox (LII) Initiated at New Neutral at BNP Paribas; PT USD 535
  • McCormick (MKC) Initiated at New Neutral at BTIG
  • Merlin (MRLN) Initiated at New Buy at Roth Capital Partners; PT USD 15
  • Mondelez (MDLZ) Initiated at New Buy at BTIG; PT USD 70
  • Natera (NTRA) Initiated at New Outperform at William Blair
  • Netskope (NTSK) Initiated at New Buy at Rosenblatt Securities Inc
  • Nubank (NU) Initiated at New Outperform at CICC; PT USD 18
  • Omada Health (OMDA) Initiated at New Market Outperform at Citizens; PT USD 18
  • Post Holdings (POST) Initiated at New Neutral at BTIG
  • Relay Therapeutics (RLAY) Initiated at New Hold at Jones; PT USD 18
  • Sandisk (SNDK) Initiated at New Outperform at Evercore ISI
  • Simply Good Foods (SMPL) Initiated at New Neutral at BTIG
  • Spyre Therapeutics Inc (SYRE) Initiated at New Strong Buy at Raymond James
  • Tectonic Therapeutic (TECX) Initiated at New Buy at Stifel; PT USD 75
  • Trane Technologies (TT) Initiated at New Outperform at BNP Paribas; PT USD 550
  • Utz Brands (UTZ) Initiated at New Buy at BTIG; PT USD 10
  • Versigent (VGNT) Initiated at New Buy at TD Cowen; PT USD 47
  • Versigent (VGNT) Initiated at New Buy at UBS; PT USD 43
  • Vertiv Holdings (VRT) Initiated at New Outperform at BNP Paribas; PT USD 345
Context

This morning's broker moves have seen notable upgrades and downgrades, particularly Tesla being upgraded to Neutral at UBS. It's important to assess whether this new stance indicates a cooling of bearish sentiment on TSLA, which could influence its price stability amid broader market trends. Meanwhile, the downgrades in enterprise software suggest a potential sector weakness, warranting close attention in the context of earning cycles and demand forecasts.

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