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Morgan Stanley upgrades Korean stocks to overweight with a 9,000 KOSPI target as Samsung and SK Hynix extend losses.

The next six months may be decisive for the biotech.

Morgan Stanley raises price target on Cognizant stock. But CTSH shares are still under pressure today.

Wall Street is watching Akamai Technologies closely after a blockbuster deal reshaped the company's growth story earlier this year. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed its “Overweight” rating on Akamai (AKAM) in a July 27 research note shared with me, keeping its price target at $165, roughly 48% above the ...

Morgan Stanley kept Alibaba a top pick after cutting its target to $180, now about 60% above the share price.

The bank says existing grid connections give former mining sites a valuable speed advantage as AI developers compete for scarce power.

Crypto-linked equities traded lower in pre-market trading, with BitMine, Strategy, Circle, Coinbase, Robinhood and Block in the red.

Morgan Stanley’s upgrade of Global Payments (GPN) to Overweight has put the stock back in focus, as the broker pointed to execution, product feedback and capital returns as key positives. See our latest analysis for Global Payments. The recent Morgan Stanley upgrade coincides with a strong near term run, with Global Payments showing a 23.16% 1 month share price return and a 9.06% year to date share price return. However, the 5 year total shareholder return is down 54.75%, suggesting current...

Morgan Stanley recently upgraded Global Payments to Overweight, citing improving execution, stronger share repurchase capacity, and constructive feedback on its Genius and Worldpay payment platforms. The brokerage’s focus on Global Payments’ competitive positioning in integrated small-business solutions and enterprise processing highlights how product traction is shaping expectations for the company’s outlook. We’ll now examine how Morgan Stanley’s increased confidence in Global Payments’...

Morgan Stanley recently boosted its outlook for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and other lodging companies, expecting second-quarter results to benefit from strong US room revenue helped by major events like the FIFA World Cup. This upbeat sector view arrives even as Wyndham faces questions about weaker revenue per room, declining returns on capital, and the effectiveness of recent investments. Next, we’ll examine how Morgan Stanley’s optimism about US room revenue resilience interacts with...

Investing.com -- Morgan Stanley revealed in a note on Friday that it has upgraded Lenovo to Overweight from Equal-weight and more than doubled its price target to HK$30 from HK$14.20, arguing that AI-driven demand has fundamentally altered the memory market in a way that materially benefits the Chinese technology giant.

The bank's call is one of the boldest on Wall Street so far, landing just as SpaceX joins one of the world's most exclusive stock indexes.

SpaceX priced its IPO at $135 on June 12, raised $85.7 billion, and watched the stock run to $225 in its first week of trading before it pulled back to $160. Twenty-five days later, the mandatory quiet period for IPO underwriters expired. The analyst notes started landing at dawn on July 7. By the ...

Goldman Sachs set a $205 price target on SpaceX stock while Morgan Stanley set a $300 target, a gap that implies a roughly $1 trillion difference in valuation

Southwest Airlines has spent the past year and a half tearing up its own playbook. For a company that built its identity on being different from every other airline, that is a big deal. Now Wall Street is starting to agree the bet is paying off. Morgan Stanley just gave Southwest Airlines (LUV) a ...

American Airlines stock has had a rough few years on Wall Street. Shares slid from the mid-$50s in 2018 to $18.15 at the time of writing. Now, one of the airline's longtime bulls has just given shareholders a reason to pay attention again. Morgan Stanley analyst Ravi Shanker refreshed ...

With an annual dividend yield of 4.64%, Edison International (NYSE:EIX) is included among the 12 Best NYSE Stocks to Buy for Dividends. Edison International (NYSE:EIX) is one of the largest electric utility holding companies in America, focused on providing clean and reliable energy and energy services through its independent companies. On June 24, Morgan Stanley […]

With an annual dividend yield of 3.85%, Dominion Energy, Inc. (NYSE:D) is included among the 12 Best NYSE Stocks to Buy for Dividends. Dominion Energy, Inc. (NYSE:D) provides regulated electricity service to 3.6 million homes and businesses in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, and regulated natural gas service to 500,000 customers in South Carolina. On […]

Goldman downgraded, Block upgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls

Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (NYSE:PEG) is included among the 12 Best Utility Stocks to Buy Now According to Hedge Funds. Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (NYSE:PEG) is a predominantly regulated energy company that engages in the provision of electric and gas services. On June 24, Morgan Stanley upped its price target on Public Service […]

Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE:DUK) is included among the 12 Best Utility Stocks to Buy Now According to Hedge Funds. Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE:DUK) engages in the distribution of natural gas and energy-related services. The company owns and operates a diverse mix of regulated power plants – including hydro, nuclear, solar, battery storage, etc. On June […]

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEP) is included among the 12 Best Utility Stocks to Buy Now According to Hedge Funds. American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEP) is one of the nation’s largest electricity producers with approximately 29 GW of diverse generating capacity. On June 24, Morgan Stanley lifted its price objective on American Electric […]

With an annual dividend yield of 3.37%, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ:CTSH) is included among the 12 Best NASDAQ Stocks to Buy for Dividends. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ:CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value. On June 23, Morgan Stanley cut its price target on […]

Wall Street is getting more bullish on Micron Technology, and for good reason. The memory chip giant just wrapped up a quarter that left analysts scrambling to revise their outlooks upward. Morgan Stanley lifted its price target on Micron (MU) stock to $1,200 from $1,050, keeping its ...

Affirm stock sinks as Morgan Stanley downgrades it to "Equal Weight." Here’s why the bank is recommending stepping to the sidelines in AFRM shares.

Investing.com -- Morgan Stanley upgraded Qualcomm to Equal-weight from Underweight and increased its price target to $231 from $146 in a note to clients on Thursday after the chipmaker's investor day revealed a $5 billion data center revenue forecast for fiscal 2027 that the bank said "clearly pushes them into the AI beneficiaries category."

With a net profit margin of 21.60%, Seagate Technology Holdings plc (NASDAQ:STX) is included among the 12 Most Profitable American Stocks to Buy in 2026. Seagate Technology Holdings plc (NASDAQ:STX) is a leader in mass-capacity data storage. The company has delivered more than four billion terabytes of capacity over the past four decades. On June […]

Investing.com -- Morgan Stanley downgraded Accenture to Equal-weight from Overweight and slashed its price target to $177 from $240, arguing that the anticipated boost to IT services spending from artificial intelligence investments has yet to materialize as enterprises continue to prioritize AI projects over traditional discretionary technology spending.

Carvana (CVNA) closed Thursday, June 11, at $67.82, up less than 1% on the day and roughly 2% over the past week. The stock remains well below its 52-week high of $97.38, and Morgan Stanley just gave investors a catchy number that measures nicely against current price levels. In a research note ...

This phrase gets used loosely in technology investing: "platform shift." And most of the time, it’s actually an incremental change just dressed up in some dramatic language. And trust me when I tell you, what Cloudflare described at its 2026 Investor Day is something different. And even Morgan ...