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Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Netflix, JPMorgan, Affirm, UnitedHealth, WeRide & more

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What to know about Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Netflix, JPMorgan, Affirm, UnitedHealth, WeRide & more

Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Friday: Bank of America reiterates Apple as buy Bank of America called Apple the "highest quality name." "We continue to view AAPL as a high-quality compounder despite underperformance YTD vs.

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What happened

Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Friday: Bank of America reiterates Apple as buy Bank of America called Apple the "highest quality name." "We continue to view AAPL as a high-quality compounder despite underperformance YTD vs.

Why it matters

S & P, supported by resilient Services growth and a healthy product cycle." Mizuho downgrades NXPI Semiconductors to sell from outperform Mizuho said the semis company is too exposed to the auto sector.

Common ground

" NXPI's Big Auto Exposure a Headwind - 2026E Auto Outlook Softer with Geopolitical and Macro Headwinds." Bank of America adds JPMorgan to the US1 list The firm added the banking giant to its top ideas list.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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Claim 1: “RBC initiates Golub Capital at outperform”
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Claim 2: “Morgan Stanley names UnitedHealth a top pick”
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Claim 3: “Bank of America reiterates Netflix as buy”
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The provided search results mention Bank of America resuming coverage of AT&T, but do not mention a rating for Netflix.
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web search NEUTRAL — Citi maintained a “Buy” rating on Applied Materials and included the stock in its U.S. Focus List.Bank of America resumed coverage of AT&T with a “Buy” rating and a $32 price objective, highlighting s…
https://www.tradealgo.com/news/mondays-biggest-analyst-calls…
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web search NEUTRAL — Log in to Mobile & Online Banking to access your personal and small business accounts, see balances, transfer funds, pay bills and more.Bank of America deposit products: FDIC-Insured - Backed by the f…
https://www.bankofamerica.com/online-banking/sign-in/
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web search NEUTRAL — Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) is one of the 10 Best and Cheap Stocks to Buy Now. On June 11, Wells Fargo analyst Mike Mayo maintained a Buy rating on the stocks with a price target of $56.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wells-fargo-maintains-buy-rat…
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Claim 4: “Morgan Stanley names Affirm Holdings a top pick”
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Claim 5: “Mizuho upgrades STMicroelectronics to outperform from neutral”
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Claim 6: “BMO initiates Netstreit at outperform”
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Claim 7: “Bank of America upgrades Petrobras to buy from neutral”
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Claim 8: “Rothschild & Co Redburn initiates Repligen at buy”
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Claim 9: “We are removing Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) from the US 1 List”
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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding the removal of Goldman Sachs from Bank of America's US 1 List.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ( SAKS) is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company. Founded in 1869, Goldman Sachs is headquartered in the Battery Park City neighborhood…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Goldman Sachs Alternatives is the alternative investment business of Goldman Sachs, focused on private equity, private credit, secondaries, real estate, infrastructure, and growth equity investments.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Goldman Sachs, an investment bank, has been the subject of controversies. The company has been criticized for lack of ethical standards, working with dictatorial regimes, close relationships with the …
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Claim 10: “RBC initiates Woodward at outperform”
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TipRanks explicitly confirms RBC Capital analyst Ken Herbert initiated coverage of Woodward (WWD) with an Outperform rating and a $450 price target.
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web search NEUTRAL — RBC Capital analyst Ken Herbert initiated coverage of Woodward (WWD) with an Outperform rating and $450 price target Woodward is a leading supplier of control solutions for the aerospace and defense a…
https://www.tipranks.com/news/the-fly/woodward-initiated-wit…
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web search NEUTRAL — On January 14, RBC Capital analyst Srini Pajjuri initiated coverage of the stock with an Outperform rating and a price target of $425.
https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/rbc-initiates-micron-mu-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — The average price target represents an increase of 2.49% from its latest reported closing price of 125.52. See our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside. The projected annual r…
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/deutsche-bank-initiates-cove…
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Claim 11: “Mizuho upgrades Texas Instruments to neutral from underperform”
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Claim 12: “Bank of America reiterates Apple as buy”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Apple Bank for Savings is a savings bank headquartered in Manhasset, New York and operating in the New York metropolitan area.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Apple Bank Building, also known as the Central Savings Bank Building and 2100 Broadway, is a bank and residential building at 2100–2114 Broadway on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York Cit…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Apple Pay is a mobile payment service by Apple that allows users to make payments in person, in iOS apps, and on the web. Supported on iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, Mac, and Vision Pro, Apple Pay digitiz…
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Claim 13: “Mizuho downgrades NXPI Semiconductors to sell from outperform”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Evercore Inc., formerly known as Evercore Partners, is a global independent investment banking advisory firm founded in 1995 by Roger Altman, David Offensend, and Austin Beutner. The firm has advised …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — China International Capital Corporation Limited (CICC; 中国国际金融股份有限公司) is a Chinese partially state-owned multinational investment management and financial services company. Founded in 1995, CICC provid…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mizuho double downgraded NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) to Underperform from Outperform with a price target of $188, down from $255.
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Claim 14: “Bank of America adds JPMorgan to the US1 list”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., doing business as Chase, is an American national bank headquartered in Columbus that constitutes the consumer and commercial banking subsidiary of the American multinational…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — J.P. Morgan & Co. is an American financial institution specialized in investment banking, asset management and private banking founded by financier J. P. Morgan in 1871. Through a series of mergers an…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — JPMorgan Chase & Co. (stylized as JPMorganChase) is an American multinational banking institution headquartered in New York City and incorporated in Delaware. It is the largest bank in the United Stat…
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Claim 15: “Goldman Sachs initiates Corvus Pharmaceuticals at buy”
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The claim is confirmed by a cross-reference (CNBC) and multiple web sources (Investing.com, other financial news) stating Goldman Sachs initiated Corvus Pharmaceuticals with a Buy rating and $40 target.
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web search NEUTRAL — Goldman Sachs is one of the largest investment banks in the world by revenue and is ranked 32nd on the Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue.
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web search NEUTRAL — Investing.com - Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on Corvus Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CRVS) with a Buy rating and a price target of $40.00, citing the company’s position in the atopic dermatitis market.
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web search NEUTRAL — Goldman Sachs initiated coverage of Corvus Pharmaceuticals (CRVS) with a Buy rating and $40 price target The shares trade at an attractive entry point given the com...
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Claim 16: “Stifel upgrades Onto Innovation to buy from hold”
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Claim 17: “Goldman Sachs initiates WeRide at buy”
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Multiple independent sources (TipRanks, other financial news) confirm Goldman Sachs initiated coverage of WeRide with a Buy rating and a HK$54.23 price target.
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web search NEUTRAL — WeRide initiated with a Buy at Goldman Sachs. Goldman Sachs initiated coverage of WeRide (WRD) with a Buy rating and HK$54.23 price target The firm expects the company’s total revenues to achieve an 8…
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web search NEUTRAL — Goldman Sachs initiated coverage of WeRide (WRD) with a Buy rating and HK$54.23 price target The firm expects the company’s total revenues to achieve an 80% CAGR over 2025-2030, supported by rising re…
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web search NEUTRAL — Goldman Sachs initiated coverage of WeRide (00800.HK) with a “Buy” rating, citing the autonomous driving firm’s global Robotaxi expansion and asset-light business model as key growth drivers.
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Claim 18: “Oppenheimer reiterates Nvidia as outperform”
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Claim 19: “William Blair initiates W & T Offshore at outperform”
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Claim 20: “UBS initiates Amneal Pharmaceuticals at buy”
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