Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Palantir, Micron, Walmart, Nike, CoreWeave, SK Hynix & more

Cnbc · Aug 04, 2026 · 931 words · By Michael Bloom

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Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Tuesday: Deutsche Bank upgrades Palantir to buy from hold Deutsche call Palantir's earnings results "exceptional." "With an even more- reasonable valuation following another substantial beat and raise, we are…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 31 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Wolfe upgrades Landstar System to outperform from peer perform”

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Claim 2: “Bank of America initiates SK Hynix as buy”

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Claim 3: “Bank of America upgrades Femsa to buy from neutral”

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Claim 4: “We initiate coverage of ADI Global Distribution with an Outperform rating and a $30 price target”

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The same source confirming the Outperform rating also explicitly lists the $30.00 price target set by Ian Zaffino at Oppenheimer.

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Claim 5: “Roth initiates Arteris as buy”

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Claim 6: “initiating coverage of Vishay Intertechnology with an Outperform rating and $40 price target”

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Claim 7: “Wells Fargo initiates APi Group as overweight”

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Web search results show Wells Fargo initiating coverage on Visa, Hub Group, and OSI Systems with 'Overweight' ratings, but no evidence was found regarding APi Group.

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web search NEUTRAL — Wells Fargo initiates coverage on Visa V with an 'Overweight' rating. New price target for Visa (V) is set at USD 412.00.
https://www.gurufocus.com/news/3154155/visa-v-coverage-initi…

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web search NEUTRAL — Wells Fargo initiated coverage of Hub Group (HUBG) with an Overweight rating and $47 price target The firm says Hub Group is poised to be the biggest beneficiary of Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern’s tr…
https://www.tipranks.com/news/the-fly/hub-group-initiated-wi…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Overweight rating indicates Wells Fargo's positive outlook on OSI Systems' shares, reflecting a confidence that the company's stock will outperform the average return of the stocks the firm covers…
https://www.investing.com/news/company-news/wells-fargo-init…

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Claim 8: “UBS upgrades BBB Foods to buy from neutral”

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Claim 9: “Morgan Stanley reinstates QXO as overweight”

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Claim 10: “We initiate SMC with a Buy and $39 PT”

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Multiple sources confirm TD Cowen set a $39 price target for Summit Midstream (SMC) upon initiation.

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web search NEUTRAL — Summit Midstream Corporation announces an Equity Buyback for $35 million worth of its shares.
https://www.marketscreener.com/news/td-cowen-initiates-summi…

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web search NEUTRAL — What Is Summit Midstream (SMC) Price Target According to Analysts? The average 12-month price target for Summit Midstream is 49.00 USD, with a high estimate of 49 USD and a low estimate of 49 USD.
https://www.investing.com/equities/summit-midstream-partners…

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web search NEUTRAL — TD Cowen analyst William Katz maintains $AllianceBernstein Holding (AB.US)$ with a buy rating, and maintains the target price at $39. According to TipRanks data, the analyst has a success rate of 61.8…
https://www.moomoo.com/news/post/39232500/td-cowen-maintains…

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Claim 11: “Loop initiates Rubrik as buy”

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The search results for 'Loop' refer exclusively to Microsoft Loop (a software product), not a financial institution or analyst initiating coverage on Rubrik.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Freiburg im Breisgau tramway network (also known as Stadtbahn or formerly as Hoobl (Alemannic for Hobel)) is a network of tramways that forms part of the public transport system in Freiburg im Bre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trams_in_Freiburg_im_Breisgau

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web search NEUTRAL — Microsoft Loop is an online collaborative workspace developed by Microsoft that offers a variety of features to help users gather, organize, and build notes, ideas, and projects.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Loop

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web search NEUTRAL — Collaborate in real time with Microsoft Loop. Organize tasks, share ideas, and integrate workflows across teams. Start using Loop today to boost productivity.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-loop

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Claim 12: “We upgrade TBBB to Buy, with a new PT of US$51/share”

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Claim 13: “JPMorgan downgrades Nike to underweight from neutral”

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Claim 14: “removing our $140 PT [for Walmart]”

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Claim 15: “Coke FEMSA (47%-owned) is the world's largest Coke bottler”

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Claim 16: “Piper Sandler initiates CoreWeave as overweight”

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Claim 17: “Spun from Resideo on August 4, ADIG is the No. 1 North American specialty distributor of low-voltage security, audio-visual, and fire/life-safety products”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the spin-off date from Resideo or the specific market ranking of ADI Global Distribution.

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Claim 18: “TD Cowen initiates Summit Midstream as buy”

CORROBORATED

Multiple independent sources (Investing.com, MarketScreener, and a valuation insight site) confirm TD Cowen initiated coverage of Summit Midstream (SMC) with a Buy rating.

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web search NEUTRAL — TD Cowen initiates Summitt Midstream stock with buy rating.Investing.com - TD Cowen initiated coverage on Summitt Midstream Corp. (NYSE:SMC) with a Buy rating and set a price target of $39.00.
https://www.investing.com/news/analyst-ratings/td-cowen-init…

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web search NEUTRAL — This super rating is the result of a weighted average of the rankings based on the following ratings: Valuation (Composite), EPS Revisions (4 months), and Visibility (Composite). We recommend that you…
https://www.marketscreener.com/news/td-cowen-initiates-summi…

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web search NEUTRAL — Summit Midstream Corp: Analyst Coverage and Valuation Insights. On October 03, 2023, TD Cowen initiated coverage on Summit Midstream SMC, assigning the stock a "Buy" rating with a price target set at …
https://www.gurufocus.com/news/9002447/smc-initiated-coverag…

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Claim 19: “Raymond James initiates Vishay Intertechnology as outperform”

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Claim 20: “We also initiate the ADR at PO of US$250”

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Claim 21: “Oppenheimer downgrades Walmart to perform from outperform”

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Claim 22: “Wolfe upgrades Madrigal Pharmaceuticals to outperform from peer perform”

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Claim 23: “Bank of America downgrades Duolingo to underperform from neutral”

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Claim 24: “Jefferies downgrades Cigna to hold from buy”

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Claim 25: “Deutsche Bank upgrades Palantir to buy from hold”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Deutsche Bank upgraded Palantir from 'Hold' to 'Buy'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Morgan Stanley is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered at 1585 Broadway in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. With offices in 42 countries and more tha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Stanley

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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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Thiel

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Bancorp (stylized as us bancorp) is an American multinational banking institution headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and incorporated in Delaware. It is the 7th-largest bank in the United S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Bancorp

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Claim 26: “Bank of America reiterates Micron as buy”

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Claim 27: “PhillipCapital downgrades Apple to reduce from accumulate”

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Claim 28: “unchanged DCF target price of US$290 [for Apple]”

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Claim 29: “Oppenheimer initiates ADI Global Distribution as outperform”

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Evidence from a stock price target aggregator confirms Oppenheimer initiated coverage of ADI Global Distribution with an Outperform rating.

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web search NEUTRAL — ), a Chinese infant milk formula company, with an Outperform rating. Oppenheimer has set a price target of $28 for the company. American Dairy was not affected by the melamine scandal in 2008 due to i…
https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/10/02…

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web search NEUTRAL — JPMorgan initiated coverage of ADI Global Distribution (ADIG) with a Neutral rating and $25 price target ADI is a global specialty distributor of professionally installed low-voltage products, the ana…
https://www.tipranks.com/news/the-fly/adi-global-distributio…

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web search NEUTRAL — Oppenheimer. Initiated Coverage. Outperform. $30.00. i. Rating by Ian Zaffino at Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc.Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. has the lowest price target set, forecasting a price of $30.00 for…
https://www.pricetargets.com/NYSE/ADIG/

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Claim 30: “maintaining our $200 TP [for Palantir]”

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There is conflicting evidence. Some sources state Deutsche Bank maintained a $200 price target while upgrading to Buy, while another source (Bitget News) claims Deutsche Bank maintained a 'hold' with a $200 price target.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Bank of America Corporation (Bank of America; often abbreviated BAC or BofA) is an American multinational bank and financial services holding company headquartered at the Bank of America Corporate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_America

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — ElevenLabs Inc. is a software company that specializes in developing natural-sounding speech synthesis software using deep learning. It was founded in 2022 by Polish entrepreneurs Piotr Dąbkowski and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ElevenLabs

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Claim 31: “initiating coverage of APG with an Overweight rating and a $53 price target”

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No evidence was found linking Wells Fargo to a $53 price target for APi Group. A $53 target was mentioned for a different company ($RAMP) by Benchmark.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Constantin Gonciulea is an American computer scientist and technology executive recognized for his work in advanced computing, quantum technologies, and financial systems. He serves as the Chief Techn…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantin_Gonciulea

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lee Reuben Anderson Sr. (born June 22, 1939) is an American businessman and philanthropist. He was the owner and chairman of the Minnesota-based APi Group, a holding company for numerous construction …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_R._Anderson_Sr.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area is the 16th-largest urban agglomeration in the United States, and is home to many corporations, companies, and divisions. The core cities of Minneapolis a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companies_based_in_Min…

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