US BROKER MOVES: VFC double upgraded at Williams Trading; AMAT downgraded at Morgan Stanley

UPGRADES

  • ADP (ADP) Upgraded to Equal-Weight at Wells Fargo; PT USD 214
  • American Homes (AMH) Upgraded to Outperform at Raymond James; PT USD 35
  • Ball (BALL) Upgraded to Overweight at JPMorgan; PT USD 60
  • Circle Internet (CRCL) Upgraded to Buy at HC Wainwright; PT USD 150
  • Crown Holdings (CCK) Upgraded to Overweight at JPMorgan; PT USD 107
  • Deckers Outdoor (DECK) Upgraded to Neutral at Piper Sandler; PT USD 100
  • Dorian LPG (LPG) Upgraded to Hold at DNB Carnegie
  • Invitation Homes (INVH) Upgraded to Outperform at Raymond James; PT USD 32
  • Lam Research (LRCX) Upgraded to Overweight at Morgan Stanley; PT USD 331
  • VF Corp (VFC) Upgraded to Buy at Williams Trading; PT USD 19
  • Viking Holdings (VIK) Upgraded to Overweight at Wells Fargo; PT USD 109
  • Westlake Corp (WLK) Upgraded to Neutral at JPMorgan; PT USD 90
  • Zscaler (ZS) Upgraded to Buy at B Riley; PT USD 225

DOWNGRADES

  • Applied Materials (AMAT) Downgraded to Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley
  • CoreWeave (CRWV) Downgraded to Neutral at DA Davidson
  • Inter&Co (INTR) Downgraded to Neutral at Citi; PT USD 6.50
  • Intl Seaways (INSW) Downgraded to Hold at Pareto Securities; PT USD 88
  • Nebius Group (NBIS) Downgraded to Neutral at DA Davidson
  • Ouster (OUST) Downgraded to Neutral at President Capital Management; PT USD 35
  • Outlook Therapeutics Inc (OTLK) Downgraded to Neutral at BTIG
  • Regeneron (REGN) Downgraded to Market Perform at Leerink; PT USD 641
  • Regeneron (REGN) Downgraded to Neutral at Citi; PT USD 700
  • Salesforce (CRM) Downgraded to Underperform at BofA; PT USD 160

INITIATIONS

  • ARM Holdings (ARM) ADRs Initiated at New Outperform at Bernstein; PT USD 300
  • BNY (BK) Initiated at New Buy at William O'Neil
  • Burlington Stores (BURL) Initiated at New Hold at Truist Secs; PT USD 305
  • Elmet Group (ELMT) Initiated at New Overweight at Cantor; PT USD 20
  • Elmet Group (ELMT) Initiated at New Buy at Canaccord; PT USD 20
  • Elmet Group (ELMT) Initiated at New Buy at Roth Capital Partners; PT USD 21
  • Korro Bio, Inc. (KRRO) Initiated at New Buy at Citi; PT USD 21
  • Mobileye (MBLY) Initiated at New Underperform at Jefferies; PT USD 8
  • National Healthcare Properties (HLTC) NHP US Initiated at New Overweight at Wells Fargo; PT USD 16
  • National Healthcare Properties (HLTC) NHP US Initiated at New Outperform at Baird
  • National Healthcare Properties (HLTC) NHP US Initiated at New Market Perform at BMO
  • National Healthcare Properties (HLTC) NHP US Initiated at New Buy at Goldman; PT USD 20
  • Picard Medical (PMI) Initiated at New Neutral at HC Wainwright
  • Precision Optics/Mass (POCI) Initiated at New Buy at Lucid Capital Markets
  • Presidio Production (FTW) Initiated at New Outperform at William Blair
  • Q32 Bio Inc (QTTB) Initiated at New Overweight at Cantor
  • Ross Stores (ROST) Initiated at New Buy at Truist Secs; PT USD 270
  • TJX (TJX) Initiated at New Buy at Truist Secs; PT USD 175
  • Yesway (YSWY) Initiated at New Outperform at Raymond James; PT USD 30
  • Yesway (YSWY) Initiated at New Overweight at Barclays; PT USD 31
  • Yesway (YSWY) Initiated at New Buy at Guggenheim; PT USD 30
  • Yesway (YSWY) Initiated at New Neutral at JPMorgan; PT USD 29
  • Yesway (YSWY) Initiated at New Outperform at BMO; PT USD 30
  • Yesway (YSWY) Initiated at New Neutral at Goldman; PT USD 28
  • Yesway (YSWY) Initiated at New Overweight at KeyBanc; PT USD 31
  • Yesway (YSWY) Initiated at New Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley; PT USD 28
Context

The recent upgrades and downgrades from prominent brokers signal shifting sentiment in the market. VF Corp receiving a double upgrade at Williams Trading indicates strong potential in the apparel sector, while Applied Materials being downgraded at Morgan Stanley suggests caution in semiconductor stocks, which could lead to re-evaluation in these sectors. Traders should consider the implications on sector performance, as these calls can influence broader market dynamics, especially in consumer discretionary and technology-related equities.

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