This Chocolate Stock Is Beginning to Turn Around After Steep Two-Month Slide. How to Capitalize on It
Hershey (HSY) plunged about 25% over two months, sinking from its March 1 peak of $239.48 to roughly $179. The April 30 earnings report revealed a strong rebound in first‑quarter sales and revenue, sparking a modest price recovery. Technical analysis shows bullish signals from a custom MACD crossover, RSI moving out of oversold territory, and support near $180. The author proposes a 190‑195 bull call spread to capture further upside with limited risk.
Buy This Drone Stock as Demand for Unmanned Aircrafts Grows, Goldman Sachs Says
Goldman Sachs has initiated coverage of Aevex, a newly listed drone manufacturer, with a buy rating and a $34 price target, implying roughly 39% upside from the recent close. The company debuted on the NYSE at $20 per share and...
Software Stocks Are Seeing a Big Turnaround. This Name Leading the Way Has More to Go
Palo Alto Networks has emerged as a bright spot in the broader software sell‑off, leveraging a shift toward an integrated security platform to capture larger, multiyear contracts. The company’s remaining performance obligations rose 20% to $12.6 billion, underscoring a robust pipeline,...
Coach Handbag Parent Tumbled 12% After Earnings. JPMorgan Tells Clients to Buy the Dip
Tapestry Inc., the parent of Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman, reported fiscal Q3 results that missed revenue expectations, sending the stock down more than 12% on Thursday. Despite the weak guidance, JPMorgan upgraded its stance, keeping an overweight rating and...
This Energy Name Is Outperforming and Is Still Too Cheap to Ignore, Says Jefferies
Jefferies upgraded Devon Energy to Buy, raising its price target to $62, implying a 37% upside. The upgrade follows the completion of Devon's merger with Coterra, which is expected to generate roughly $1 billion in annual synergies. Devon trades at a...
Shake Shack Stock Hasn't Been This Cheap in Years. Stifel Says It's Time to Buy
Shake Shack’s shares fell 28% after reporting a breakeven first‑quarter, missing the expected 12‑cent profit. Stifel upgraded the fast‑casual chain to Buy, lowering its price target to $85 but still implying about 23% upside. The stock now trades at roughly...
These Banks Just Raised Their CD Rates. Where to Find the Highest Yields
In April, eight of the 35 banks tracked by Morgan Stanley raised their certificate of deposit (CD) rates, with one‑year yields climbing six basis points to 3.71% and 13‑ to 36‑month yields edging up one basis point to 2.62%. The...
One Defense Stock Has Fallen so Far It's Attractive for a Short-Term Bounce and Longer-Term, Jay Woods Says
Lockheed Martin (LMT) has slumped more than 28% since its March 2 peak following the Iran conflict, bringing the share price into the $500‑$515 range. The decline places the stock near key technical support levels, including the 200‑day moving average...
Risky Leveraged ETFs May Have Given the Market a Boost in April. Why That's Not a Good Thing
In April, leveraged exchange‑traded funds generated an estimated $100 bn of rebalancing flow, pushing total global equity fund inflows to a record $190 bn. The surge helped the S&P 500 achieve its strongest monthly performance in more than five years. While the influx...
Barclays Says It's the Best Buying Opportunity in 20 Years for These Oil Stocks
Barclays upgraded the U.S. energy services and technology sector to positive and raised several oil‑service stocks, including Halliburton, to overweight. The bank lifted Halliburton’s 12‑month price target to $55, implying roughly 36% upside from the current price. It also upgraded...
An Energy Name in Josh Brown's Best Stocks List Just Completed a Big Merger, Adding to Its Bull Case
Devon Energy and Coterra Energy completed a $58 billion merger, creating the dominant Delaware Basin operator with 1.6 million barrels of oil‑equivalent per day. The combined entity boasts a low‑cost production profile, a 31% dividend hike to $1.26, and a new $5 billion...
Walmart Has Been on Fire This Year. How High Earners Are Driving up the Stock
Walmart’s shares have risen 16.8% in 2026, far outpacing the S&P 500 and the consumer‑discretionary sector. The retailer attributes the surge to a strategic push toward high‑income shoppers, who now account for most of its recent market‑share gains. Initiatives include upscale...
This Chip Stock Is Tumbling. Bullish Evercore ISI Thinks It Will Be Worth $1 Trillion One Day
Arm Holdings’ shares slipped despite a better‑than‑expected fiscal Q4, as investors worry about its ability to meet soaring AI‑driven chip demand. Evercore ISI, however, lifted its 12‑month price target to $326 and reiterated an outperform rating, arguing the company could...
This Oil Tanker Stock Has Outperformed. Bank of America Sees More Gains, Even if U.S.-Iran War Ends
Bank of America upgraded Scorpio Tankers (SCVX) to Buy, raising its price target to $100 from $76, implying about a 21% upside. The upgrade cites sustained high freight rates and inventory rebuilding even if the U.S.-Iran conflict ends. Scorpio’s shares...
Thursday's Big Stock Stories: What’s Likely to Move the Market in the Next Trading Session
CNBC’s Thursday preview highlights several catalysts that could move the market tomorrow, starting with McDonald’s earnings report amid a 13% three‑month slide. A partnership between Corning and Nvidia, featuring three new optical‑technology factories, lifted Corning sharply and underscores AI‑driven demand....
Semiconductor Stocks Did Something Not Seen Since the Dot-Com Bubble Burst. What the Charts Show
The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) has broken its weekly SMH/QQQ ratio to a 26‑year high, the strongest outperformance of the Nasdaq‑100 since the dot‑com bubble. The ETF has logged three major bullish waves—232% from 2020 lows, 239% post‑2022, and a...
Why Palantir's Stock Is Down Despite a Stellar First Quarter
Palantir delivered an 85% year‑over‑year revenue jump to $595 million in Q1 and posted a Rule‑of‑40 score of 145%, signaling strong growth and profitability. Despite the stellar metrics, the stock fell as investors balk at forward P/E and P/FCF multiples of...
Keep Buying Five Below as It Leans Into Squishy Dumplings, Says Analyst
Wolfe Research upgraded Five Below (FIVE) to an outperform rating, lifting its price target to $291, implying about 26% upside. The analyst highlighted the surge in "squish" toys—especially the viral dumpling items—as a key, under‑appreciated growth driver. TikTok‑fueled demand for...
Bank of America Says This 'Uber of Freight' Is About to See Earnings Jump
Bank of America initiated coverage of Full Truck Alliance (FTA), the leading digital freight‑matching platform in China, with a buy rating and an $11.3 price target, indicating about 31 % upside. The analyst expects the company to enter an earnings upcycle...
This Beauty Stock Trading at a Discount Is Building a 'Flywheel to Drive Growth,' Bank of America Says
Ulta Beauty’s shares have fallen about 24% over the past three months, prompting Bank of America to upgrade the stock to Buy and set a $685 price target, implying roughly 32% upside. The analyst cites a $434 million spend on new...
An Attractive Entry Point Has Emerged in This Name Tied to AI Data Centers, Says JPMorgan
JPMorgan upgraded Cogent Communications to Overweight after a 29% plunge, setting a $22 price target that implies roughly 34% upside. The bank highlighted a 9% year‑over‑year rise in On‑Net and Waves revenue and progress on selling ten data centers, which...
Berkshire Analysts Are Still Tepid on the Stock After Annual Meeting. What Abel Can Do to Win Them Over
Wall Street analysts praised Greg Abel’s command of Berkshire Hathaway’s sprawling portfolio at his first annual meeting, but they were disappointed by the modest share‑buyback activity. Despite a cash hoard of nearly $400 billion, Berkshire repurchased only $235 million of stock in...
Software Stocks Are Turning Around. The Group Could Be a New Leader in Tech, Says Katie Stockton
Software stocks are rebounding, positioning the iShares Expanded Tech‑Software Sector ETF (IGV) as a fresh driver of tech leadership. After a six‑month correction, IGV shows oversold readings on monthly stochastics and a bullish MACD crossover on the weekly chart. Technical...
Advanced Micro Devices to Give up Gains on Predictable Earnings Report, HSBC Says
AMD’s stock surged 66% this month on AI‑driven chip demand, but HSBC downgraded the semiconductor maker to hold, warning that the upcoming earnings report will likely meet but not exceed expectations. The bank raised its price target to $340, implying...
Palantir Gets a Downgrade and a Lower Price Target From HSBC Ahead of First-Quarter Earnings
HSBC downgraded Palantir Technologies to hold from buy and slashed its price target to $151, down from $205, implying only about 5% upside. The bank warned that proliferating AI agents and open‑source frameworks are eroding Palantir’s traditional barriers to entry....
Quiet, Steady Gains in ADM Likely to Be Followed by More, Carter Worth Says
Archer‑Daniels‑Midland (ADM) has posted quiet, steady gains over the past 12 months, prompting analyst Carter Worth to flag the stock for further upside. Worth assigns a buy price objective of $82, suggesting the current market price still leaves room for...
Samsung Is the Latest Tech Player to Bemoan Memory Chip Crunch. That's Good News for These Stocks
Samsung’s memory division disclosed a record‑low demand‑fulfillment rate as pre‑orders for DRAM and NAND are already being booked through 2027, signaling a widening supply gap. The shortage is hitting AI‑driven capex, which analysts expect could exceed $1 trillion by next year,...
Apple Proves Once Again It Is the Ultimate Cash Machine. How to Trade the Stock From Here
Apple posted a record March‑quarter, reporting $111.2 billion in revenue and $2.01 earnings per share, beating expectations and delivering 22% EPS growth. The company added another $100 billion to its share‑repurchase program and lifted its quarterly dividend to 27 cents. iPhone 17 sales...
Roku Is One of the Big Earnings Winners of the Day. Two Major Analysts See More to Go
Roku posted a strong first‑quarter, reporting $1.25 billion in revenue, a 22% year‑over‑year rise, and adjusted EBITDA of $148.4 million that topped the $131.3 million consensus. The results lifted the stock as much as 9% and prompted Morgan Stanley and Bank of America...
Apple Reported Stellar Results. That Could Boost the Shares of These Suppliers
Apple posted a strong fiscal Q2, reporting $57 billion in iPhone sales that nearly met Wall Street expectations. Analysts at Stifel and KeyBanc flagged semiconductor and wireless‑chip makers Cirrus Logic, Qorvo, Ceva and Skyworks as likely beneficiaries of the iPhone’s continued...
Here's What Major Analysts Are Saying About Apple's Earnings
Apple posted a record $111.18 billion in Q2 revenue, topping the $109.66 billion consensus, while iPhone sales came in slightly below expectations at $56.99 billion. Earnings per share rose to $2.01, beating the $1.95 forecast, and the company projected 14‑17% year‑over‑year revenue growth...
Amazon Posted a Blowout Quarter. Why the Street Says This Is only the Start of the Stock's Strong Run
Amazon reported first‑quarter revenue of $181.52 billion, surpassing the $177.3 billion consensus, and earnings of $2.78 per share versus the $1.64 estimate. AWS accelerated 28% year‑over‑year, propelled by AI workloads and the Trainium chip. The company lifted its second‑quarter revenue outlook to...
Palantir Is a Stock in Peril. Look at These Chart Support Levels Before Any Major Washout
Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is approaching its next earnings release with a precarious technical setup. The stock has broken the $155 head‑and‑shoulders neckline and now hovers near the $110 100‑day moving‑average support, while a descending triangle points to further downside. Analysts...
Josh Brown Called the Breakouts in These Two Stocks on His List. Where He Sees Them Going From Here
Josh Brown and Sean Russo highlighted two recent breakout winners—Flex Ltd. (FLEX) and Starbucks (SBUX)—and detailed how each stock has performed since their initial calls. Flex surged more than 20% to around $91, driven by AI‑hardware demand and an upcoming...
Stock Investors Fared Very Well Under Powell. Bond Investors, Not so Much
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to depart after eight years, leaving a market record that favors equities. The Dow Jones rose about 9% per year and the S&P 500 surged 14.7% annually, the third‑best performance for a Fed chair...
Savings Rates Drop Even without Fed Cuts. Here’s Where You Can Still Earn 4% on Your Cash
The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark rate unchanged at 3.5‑3.75%, but several major banks—including Capital One, Synchrony and Marcus by Goldman Sachs—still trimmed the APYs on their high‑yield savings accounts. Ally Financial’s earlier cut signaled a broader trend, while Bread...
Five 'Magnificent Seven' Names Will Post Earnings Before the Week Ends. Levels to Watch
Five of the Magnificent Seven megacap stocks—Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta and Microsoft—are set to report earnings tonight and tomorrow, a catalyst that could reshape the MAGS ETF’s near‑term trajectory. The MAGS ETF has reclaimed its 200‑day moving average and is...
A Pullback Looms in This Chipmaker After It Doubled. Trading the Potential Decline with Options
On Semiconductor’s shares have surged from the low $50s to about $100, driven by a wave of investor enthusiasm for EV and AI‑related power chips. However, the rally outpaces the company’s fundamentals, which show thin 2% net margins, modest 8%...
Visa Should Win Big on FIFA World Cup Windfall, Wolfe Research Says
Visa is poised to capture a sizable revenue boost from the 2026 FIFA World Cup, prompting Wolfe Research to lift its price target to $395, a 28% upside from the current price. The payments giant posted better‑than‑expected fiscal Q2 results,...
CoreWeave Can Rally on Updates to OpenAI, Perplexity Deals, Wells Fargo Says
CoreWeave, a specialist GPU‑cloud provider, has booked at least $63.9 billion of AI‑related contracts in Q1 2026, with a total backlog estimated above $90 billion. Wells Fargo upgraded the stock to overweight and lifted its 12‑month price target to $135, suggesting a 28%...
This Industrial Giant Is Flashing Signs of a Bullish Turnaround. Trading the Bounce with Options
General Electric's Aerospace unit has lost roughly 22% of its market value since March, despite beating earnings estimates. Technical analysis shows an accelerating MACD, converging DMI lines, and a rising RSI, suggesting a possible trend reversal. The author proposes a...
Micron Technology May Double as AI Boom Stokes Demand for Memory Hardware, D.A. Davidson Says
Micron Technology could see its shares nearly double as the AI boom fuels unprecedented demand for memory hardware, according to D.A. Davidson’s new coverage. The investment bank issued a buy rating with a $1,000 12‑month price target, implying about 91%...
Here Are Tuesday's Biggest Analyst Calls: Nvidia, Apple, Tesla, Micron, Palantir, Microsoft & More
Wall Street analysts issued a flurry of ratings on Tuesday, keeping Nvidia overweight, Tesla equal weight, and upgrading Uber to buy. UBS nudged Apple’s price target to $287 while BMO lowered Microsoft’s target to $505. Healthcare distributors Cardinal Health, McKesson...
Apple Gets a Price Target Hike From UBS Ahead of Earnings
UBS raised its price target on Apple to $287, a 7.2 percent increase from $280, ahead of the company’s fiscal second‑quarter earnings. Analyst David Vogt expects iPhone 17 sales to lift iPhone revenue about 20 percent year‑over‑year and projects third‑quarter revenue at...
Tuesday's Big Stock Stories: What’s Likely to Move the Market in the Next Trading Session
The CNBC "Stocks @ Night" preview highlights a packed earnings calendar for Tuesday, with Coca‑Cola, General Motors, UPS and JetBlue reporting before the market opens, followed by Visa’s after‑hours release. Tech momentum remains strong as Nvidia surged 25% in April...
Chipmakers Are Overextended. Where Josh Brown Is Picking His Spots in the Sector
The semiconductor sector has become the most overextended market group, with the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) soaring 38% in just 18 days and trading nearly 50% above its 200‑day moving average, pushing its RSI to 85. Josh Brown advises caution,...
Eight Stocks Are Attractive and Can Rally After They Report Earnings Soon, Morgan Stanley Says
Morgan Stanley has identified eight S&P 500 stocks it expects to rally after their upcoming earnings releases, noting that 82% of companies reporting so far have beaten Wall Street forecasts. The list highlights Affirm, Old Dominion Freight Line and Walmart, each...
Semiconductor Names Make up a Big Portion of This Week’s Most Overbought Stocks
Semiconductor stocks dominated this week’s most overbought list, with AMD, ON Semiconductor, NXP, Microchip, Texas Instruments and Analog Devices all posting RSI readings above 70. The rally helped lift the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to new intraday highs, while the iShares...
Wall Street Is Getting Bullish on Neoclouds. These Stocks Hold More Risk than Other AI Plays
Wall Street is turning bullish toward neoclouds—specialized AI‑dedicated cloud providers that sit alongside the entrenched hyperscalers. CoreWeave, the sector’s largest player, surged 42% in April and now trades at $110.14, well above its 2025 IPO price of $40, with analysts...
Prediction Markets Could Soon Be Available in Your Retirement Account
Asset managers Bitwise, Roundhill and GraniteShares have filed SEC applications to launch exchange‑traded funds that track prediction‑market contracts on U.S. elections. The proposed ETFs would let investors bet on outcomes such as the 2028 presidential race or the 2026 midterm...