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Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: SpaceX, Nvidia, Tesla, Applied Materials, Circle, Corning, GE Vernova & more

Cnbc · · 1173 words · By Michael Bloom
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Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Monday: Jefferies upgrades Parsons to buy from hold Jefferies says shares of the aerospace and defense infrastructure company are compelling at current levels.

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What happened

Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Monday: Jefferies upgrades Parsons to buy from hold Jefferies says shares of the aerospace and defense infrastructure company are compelling at current levels.

Why it matters

"We conservatively est +3% revs growth in '27 w/ 9.7% margins, but expect PSN is capable of more.

Common ground

Upgrade to BUY." TD Cowen initiates Circle as buy TD Cowen says the stock has "attractive platform potential." "We initiate on CRCL at Buy with an $82 PT.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Claim 1: “Goldman Sachs adds Applied Materials to the conviction buy list”
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Multiple independent sources (24/7 Wall St and Odaily) confirm Goldman Sachs added Applied Materials (AMAT) to its Conviction Buy List.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Applied Materials, Inc. is an American corporation that supplies equipment, services and software for the manufacture of semiconductor (integrated circuit) chips for electronics, flat panel displays f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applied_Materials
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Emanuel Derman (born 1945) is a South African-born academic, businessman and writer. He is best known as a quantitative analyst, and author of the book My Life as a Quant: Reflections on Physics and F…
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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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Claim 2: “Jefferies upgrades Parsons to buy from hold”
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Only one specific source (TipRanks.com) confirms the upgrade of Parsons (PSN) from Hold to Buy. Other results are general Wikipedia entries about Jefferies.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jefferies was founded by Boyd Jefferies in 1962. The firm started with $30,000 in borrowed capital, which Boyd Jefferies used to purchase a seat on the Pacific Coast Stock Exchange. [7]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferies_Group
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web search NEUTRAL — Jefferies Financial Group Inc. is an American financial services company based in New York City. It is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is a part of the Fortune 1000. [4][5][6]
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web search NEUTRAL — Jefferies upgraded Parsons (PSN) to Buy from Hold with a price target of $52, down from $60.
https://www.tipranks.com/news/the-fly/parsons-upgraded-to-bu…
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Claim 3: “Stifel upgrades Ingersoll Rand to buy from hold”
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Claim 4: “Needham upgrades Proto Labs to buy from hold”
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Claim 5: “Wolfe downgrades FICO to peer perform from outperform”
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Claim 6: “Bernstein downgrades Wingstop to market perform from outperform”
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Claim 7: “The shares are higher by 43% year to date but lower by (35%) over a five year period [LyondellBassell]”
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Claim 8: “Goldman Sachs upgrades Life Time Group Holdings to buy from neutral”
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Claim 9: “Morgan Stanley reiterates Spotify as overweight”
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Claim 10: “JPMorgan upgrades LyondellBassell to overweight from neutral”
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Claim 11: “Evercore ISI upgrades Eaton to outperform from in line”
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Claim 12: “Morgan Stanley downgrades Circle to underweight from equal weight”
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Claim 13: “Compass Point initiates Charles Schwab as buy”
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Multiple independent sources (Investing.com and other financial news) confirm Compass Point initiated Charles Schwab (SCHW) as a Buy with a $135 target.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Klaus Martin Schwab (German: [klaʊs ˈmaʁtiːn ʃvaːp]; born 30 March 1938) is a German mechanical engineer, economist, and founder of the World Economic Forum (WEF). He was the WEF's chairman from 1971 …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of American films that are scheduled for release in 2026. Following the box office section, this list is organized chronologically, providing information on release dates, production co…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peter Andreas Thiel ( ; born 11 October 1967) is a German-American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and conservative political activist. A co-founder of PayPal (1998), Palantir Technologies (2003), a…
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Claim 14: “RBC reiterates SpaceX as outperform”
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web search NEUTRAL — RBC analyst Ken Herbert offered clients a preview of SpaceX’s earnings, claiming that stock selling was driven more by technical factors than by deteriorating fundamentals.Herbert maintained an “Outpe…
https://nemosnewsnetwork.com/musk-taunts-spacex-bears-ahead-…
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web search NEUTRAL — RBC described Starship as "the flywheel that powers SpaceX's ambitions." Oppenheimer initiated coverage last month with an "Outperform" rating.
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web search NEUTRAL — Track SpaceX stock price and see how investors are reacting to the IPO. Follow live price action, market sentiment, trading ideas, and the latest news.
https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/NASDAQ-SPCX/
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Claim 15: “Truist upgrades Corning to buy from hold”
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Multiple independent sources (Investing.com, TipRanks, and others) confirm Truist upgraded Corning (GLW) from Hold to Buy with a $175 price target.
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web search NEUTRAL — Investing.com -- Truist Securities upgraded Corning Incorporated to Buy from Hold, saying the stock’s roughly 45% pullback in July presents an attractive entry point, while lowering its 12-month price…
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web search NEUTRAL — The $175 price target from Truist reflects a measured optimism rather than unbridled enthusiasm.Truist Securities analyst Matthew Niknam flipped his rating on Corning Incorporated from Hold to Buy on …
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web search NEUTRAL — Truist upgraded Corning (GLW) to Buy from Hold with a price target of $175, down from $205. The firm says the recent share pullback provides a buying opportunity.
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Claim 16: “TD Cowen initiates Circle as buy”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm TD Cowen initiated coverage of Circle (CRCL) with a Buy rating and an $82 price target.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bartholomew Patrick "Bertie" Ahern (born 12 September 1951) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach from 1997 to 2008, and as Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1994 to 2008. A Teach…
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Claim 17: “Melius upgrades Starbucks to hold from sell”
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Claim 18: “William Blair adds GE Vernova to the conviction list”
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Claim 19: “Wells Fargo upgrades Solaris Energy Infrastructure to overweight from equal weight”
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Claim 20: “Raymond James reiterates Nvidia as strong buy”
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Claim 21: “Stifel reiterates Tesla as buy”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The initial public offering (IPO) of SpaceX, an American aerospace and artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk in 2002, occurred on June 12, 2026. It was the largest ever IPO, at a valuat…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below is a list of companies having stocks that are included in the S&P MidCap 400 (S&P 400) stock market index. The index, maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices, comprises the common stocks of 400 mid-…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russell 1000 Index is a U.S. stock market index that tracks the largest 1,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 Index, which represent about 93% of the total market capitalization of that index. The inde…
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Claim 22: “Williams Trading downgrades Birkenstock to hold from buy”
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Claim 23: “Guggenheim initiates Sherwin-Williams as buy”
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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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Two hundred and ninety-two scholars, artists, and scientists received Guggenheim Fellowships in 1978. $4,569,500 was disbursed between the recipients, who were chosen from an applicant pool of 3,073. …
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Claim 24: “Wells Fargo downgrades eBay to underweight from equal weight”
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