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Earlier this month, Zacks Equity Research highlighted Sezzle Inc. as an attractive growth-focused payments company, citing a strong Growth Score, a top Zacks Rank, and expectations for earnings per share expansion that outpaces its diversified financials peers. The report also pointed to fast-growing cash flows and recent upward revisions to earnings estimates as key supports for Sezzle’s earnings outlook. Next, we’ll examine how Sezzle’s upgraded earnings estimates and growth profile could...

Caterpillar's strong order and backlog growth are likely to slow in 2027 and 2028, Baird projected on Wednesday, highlighting the recent New York data center moratorium as an example of growing state and local regulatory pushback. CAT stock dragged the Dow Jones into the red before Wednesday's open, as S&P 500 futures pointed higher. Baird downgraded CAT to neutral from outperform, cutting its price target to 900 from 1,200, according to The Fly investment news site.

Baird analyst Mig Dobre bumped the shares to Hold from Buy. His price target dropped by $300, to $900 each.

Energy Transfer continues to grow its already lucrative income stream.

HIVE Digital Technologies received its first-ever analyst coverage from Chardan Capital on July 27, 2026, with the firm initiating a "Buy" rating and a price target of $7.50. HIVE, listed on Nasdaq and also trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange, builds and operates Tier-I and Tier-III data centers ...

SpaceX stock has had a rough few weeks. Shares are trading 50% below all-time highs shortly after the company's record-breaking initial public offering in June. Yet one Wall Street firm is not backing down. In fact, it is doubling down with a price target that would make SpaceX one of the most ...

Citigroup announced an 11.7% increase in its quarterly dividend to $0.67 per share from $0.60 following its strongest quarterly revenue in about a decade.

Qualcomm notified customers on July 24, 2026 of double-digit chip price increases taking effect September 1, citing an inability to absorb further supplier cost increases.

Bloom Energy hikes 2026 revenue outlook to $3.9 - $4.2 billion from $3.4 - $3.8 billion forecast in the previous quarter.

Tesla's $500 Target Gets Cut: RBC Warns Robotaxi Timeline Could Change the Game

Exxon Mobil's (XOM) stock offers limited upside potential amid ongoing geopolitical concerns, while

Honeywell International Inc (NYSE:HON, XETRA:ALD) was upgraded to ‘Neutral’ from ‘Underperform’ by Bank of America, which raised its price objective to $265 from $220, above current levels of $247, following a second quarter performance that exceeded expectations and improved visibility into the...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL, XETRA:APC) has rolled out Apple Upgrade nationwide in the US, a hardware-leasing program available through the company's online store, the Apple Store app and its retail locations. The program offers 12- and 24-month leasing terms for iPhone and Apple Watch, and 24-...

RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) on Thursday lifted its sales and profit outlook for 2026, amid sustained demand for commercial aircraft maintenance and military systems, as airlines continue to rely on older fleets and governments restock weapons. The aerospace and defense company now projects adjusted sales in the range of $95 billion to $96 billion, up from […]

Alphabet reported earnings on July 22 and the stock dropped more than 7% in a single session. The numbers weren't bad. Cloud grew 82% year over year. Advertising held up. EPS beat. What rattled investors was the spending. Capital expenditure guidance for 2026 came in at $195 billion to $205 ...

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is back in focus after reporting second quarter 2026 results that paired higher sales with lower net income, giving investors fresh numbers to weigh against this year’s takeover speculation. See our latest analysis for PayPal Holdings. The Q2 beat and raised profit outlook have arrived during a volatile stretch for PayPal Holdings, where the share price has climbed 26.6% over the past month but the 1 year total shareholder return is still down 27.7% after several years...

VeriSign (VRSN) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).

Investing.com -- TD Cowen has downgraded Intuit to Hold from Buy, with the firm’s analyst Jared Levine citing a near-term catalyst path that he sees skewing more negative than positive and limiting a recovery in the shares.

Investing.com -- BofA Securities upgraded Honeywell Technologies to Neutral from Underperform and raised its price target to $265 from $205, saying stronger execution and broad-based order growth have improved confidence in the company's second-half growth outlook. The brokerage's more constructive stance follows Honeywell Technologies' second-quarter results, which exceeded expectations across all three business segments and prompted management to raise its full-year 2026 guidance for organic g

Intuit downgrade, Intuitive Surgical upgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls

The firm cited strong demand for upcoming AI chips and expanding market opportunities.

Top Bank Turns More Bullish on Applied Materials as AI Chip Boom Grows

Chinese memory chip maker’s IPO adds to crowded market, Ford wants to build an Army truck, another shipping crisis, and more news to start your day.

The AI chipmaker has 41 buy ratings. But the consensus target isn't much higher than the stock's price today.

Ford and GM Stocks Rise After Jefferies Boosts Ratings and Price Targets

Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) delivered strong fiscal Q2 2026 results, beating quarterly estimates and raising its annual profit forecast as robust demand for its cancer diagnostics and medical devices businesses helped ease investor concerns surrounding procedure volumes. Sales for the quarter rose 13% on a reported basis and 4.8% on a comparable basis. Let’s dive deeper […]

Cameco Corporation (TSX:CCO) has been upgraded to Buy by UBS on a strengthened uranium bull case that analysts believe is not reflected in the producer's share price. The upgrade follows a pullback in the stock of 18% over the past month and 27% over the past six months, which UBS said...

Wedbush analyst believes Seagate stock is not out of juice just yet. Here’s what could drive STX shares higher in the near-term.

Ford target goes to $17.50 and GM to $99 on easing legacy costs

Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) and General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) have both been upgraded to ‘Buy’ by Jefferies analysts, who pointed to improving earnings prospects, stronger free cash flow generation and progress on several operational challenges. For Ford, Jefferies upgraded the stock ahead...