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Cnbc · May 27, 2026 · 1474 words · By Michael Bloom

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Here are Wednesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: JPMorgan upgrades Openlane to overweight from neutral JPMorgan said online used car marketplace is "firing on all cylinders." "We move to OW from N and raise our Dec 2026 PT to $38.

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OPLN continues to demonstrate remarkable execution in a mixed macro, and our recent meetings with management suggest room for durable growth for several years, and as such, potential for relative revisions upside to continue." Deutsche Bank downgrades Dollar…

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Claim 1: “Bank of America upgrades Digital Turbine to buy from neutral”

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Claim 2: “We are maintaining our price target of $255 [Hershey]”

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Claim 3: “We are initiating coverage o f Larimar Therapeutics (LRMR) with an Overweight rating and a Dec 2027 price target of $9”

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Claim 4: “Roth initiates BioAge Labs as buy”

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Claim 5: “We reinstate Buy and $400 PO [Intuit]”

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Claim 6: “Barclays reiterates Apple as underweight”

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Claim 7: “The firm raised its price target to $1,175 per share from $675 [Micron]”

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Claim 8: “RBC initiates Agilent as outperform”

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Claim 9: “Truist upgrades Pebblebrook Hotel Trust to buy from hold”

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Claim 10: “JPMorgan upgrades CDW and TD Synnex to overweight from neutral”

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Claim 11: “Bank of America reinstates Intuit as buy”

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Claim 12: “UBS upgrades RPM International to buy from neutral”

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Claim 13: “introducing a price target of $86 [Nayax]”

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Claim 14: “We initiate coverage of GE Aerospace ( GE) with a Buy and $375 PT”

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Claim 15: “UBS initiates MapLight Therapeutics as buy”

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Multiple independent sources (TipRanks, Benzinga) confirm UBS initiated coverage of MapLight Therapeutics with a Buy rating.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of megaprojects, which may be defined as projects that cost more than US$1 billion and attract a large amount of public attention because of their effects on communities, the natural an…
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web search NEUTRAL — UBS analyst Ashwani Verma initiated coverage of MapLight Therapeutics (MPLT) with a Buy rating and $48 price target MapLight has a “major near-term catalyst” due in...
https://www.tipranks.com/news/the-fly/maplight-therapeutics-…

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Claim 16: “Evercore ISI upgrades Hershey to outperform from in line”

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Claim 17: “JPMorgan initiates Larimar Therapeutics as overweight”

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Claim 18: “JPMorgan upgrades MGM to overweight from neutral”

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Multiple independent sources (TipRanks, Benzinga, Web Search) confirm JPMorgan upgraded MGM from Neutral to Overweight.

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web search NEUTRAL — JPMorgan upgraded MGM Resorts (MGM) to Overweight from Neutral with a price target of $46, up from $41. The firm cites stable leisure demand will support improved Las Vegas Strip growth.
https://www.tipranks.com/news/the-fly/jpmorgan-upgrades-mgm-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Shares of hospitality and casino entertainment company MGM Resorts (NYSE:MGM) jumped 8.8% in the morning session after JPMorgan upgraded its rating on the company's stock to Overweight from Neutral. T…
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/why-mgm-re…

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web search NEUTRAL — MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) shares were trading higher Tuesday after the casino giant landed a high-profile Wall Street upgrade. The MGM Analyst: JPMorgan analyst Joseph Greff upgraded MGM f…
https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/21/05…

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Claim 19: “We move to OW from N and raise our Dec 2026 PT to $38 [Openlane]”

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MarketWatch mentions a price target raise to $38.00, but other provided evidence for this specific claim (JPMorgan Wikipedia/Home page) does not mention the price target.

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web search NEUTRAL — JPMorgan Chase & Co. (stylized as JPMorganChase) is an American multinational banking institution headquartered in New York City and incorporated in Delaware.
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web search NEUTRAL — JPMorganChase opened its new global headquarters, marking a major milestone in its investment in New York City and workspaces globally. We are united by a purpose that weaves together what we value an…
https://www.jpmorganchase.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · JPMorgan Chase & Co. is a financial holding company, which engages in the provision of financial and investment banking services. The firm focuses on investment banking, financial services…
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/jpm

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Claim 20: “We upgrade ECL to Buy from Neutral and raise our PT to $325”

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Multiple independent sources confirm UBS raised the price target for Ecolab to $325.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Saint Paul is the capital of the U.S. state of Minnesota. Saint Paul and neighboring Minneapolis form the core of the Twin Cities metropolitan area, which has a population of around 3.7 million. The c…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — RepRisk AG is an environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) data science company based in Zurich, Switzerland, specializing in ESG and business-conduct risk research, and quantitative solut…
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Claim 21: “Morgan Stanley reiterates Microsoft as overweight”

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Claim 22: “JPMorgan upgrades FedEx to overweight from neutral”

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Claim 23: “Barclays upgrades Sandisk to overweight from equal weight”

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Claim 24: “We upgrade RPM from Neutral to Buy and raise our PT from $118 to $130”

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Claim 25: “Seaport initiates GE Aerospace as buy”

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Claim 26: “UBS upgrades BioNTech to buy from neutral”

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Claim 27: “Barclays reiterates Micron as overweight”

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Claim 28: “Stephens upgrades Advanced Drainage Systems to overweight from equal weight”

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Claim 29: “BioAge was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Emeryville, California”

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Claim 30: “We initiate MPLT with Buy/$48PT”

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Multiple independent sources (TipRanks, Benzinga, MarketWatch) confirm UBS set a price target of $48 for MapLight Therapeutics.

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Claim 31: “Deutsche Bank downgrades Dollar General to hold from buy”

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Multiple independent sources (Investing.com and TipRanks) confirm Deutsche Bank downgraded Dollar General from Buy to Hold.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Deutsch-Asiatische Bank (DAB; simplified Chinese: 德华银行; traditional Chinese: 德華銀行; pinyin: Déhuá Yínháng) was a foreign bank in Asia, founded in 1889 in Shanghai. Even though its owners were priva…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Deutsche Bank AG (German pronunciation: [ˈdɔʏtʃə ˈbaŋk ʔaːˈɡeː] , lit. 'German Bank') is a German multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Frankfurt. It is dual-l…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of central banks.
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Claim 32: “Oppenheimer upgrades Nayax to outperform from perform”

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Claim 33: “Wells Fargo upgrades MSCI to overweight from equal weight”

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Claim 34: “JPMorgan upgrades Openlane to overweight from neutral”

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Sources provide contradictory information: MarketWatch reports an upgrade to Overweight, while XKR reports a downgrade to Neutral and another source states JPMorgan maintained a 'neutral' rating on May 7, 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — JPMorgan Downgrades OPENLANE to Neutral From Overweight, Cuts Price Target to $20 From $23. 25-03-27 MT. Openlane Shares Jump After Stephens Upgrade. 25-02-28 ...
https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/OPENLANE-INC-1493…

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web search NEUTRAL — Upgraded by JP Morgan -- Price Target Raised to $38.00. Openlane upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan May.
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/opln

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web search NEUTRAL — May 7, 2026 · JPMorgan raised its price target on Openlane from $31 to $33 but maintained a "neutral" rating, which implies roughly a 12.3% downside from the ...
https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/openlane-nyseopln-…

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Claim 35: “Needham upgrades ICU Medical to buy from hold”

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Claim 36: “Barclays upgrades GXO Logistics to overweight from equal weight”

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Claim 37: “UBS initiates Lithia & Driveway, AutoNation and Sonic Automotive as buy”

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Claim 38: “UBS upgrades Ecolab to buy from neutral”

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Multiple independent sources confirm UBS upgraded Ecolab from Neutral to Buy.

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web search NEUTRAL — Additionally, UBS upgraded Ecolab’s stock rating to Buy from Neutral, citing a positive outlook on pricing recovery and the potential for volume growth in the coming months.
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web search NEUTRAL — Baird analyst Andrew Wittmann upgraded Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) from Neutral to Outperform and raised the price target from $273 to $300. Ecolab shares closed at $259.39 on Tuesday.
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web search NEUTRAL — On May 27, UBS upgraded Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) to Buy from Neutral. It also raised its price target on the stock to $325 from $293. The firm said it expects the shares to re-rate higher as investors s…
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/ecolab-ecl…

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Claim 39: “We're initiating coverage of KGS with an Overweight rating and PT of $93/sh”

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Claim 40: “DA Davidson initiates Cellebrite as buy”

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Claim 41: “Mizuho upgrades Phillips 66, Par Pacific and Gulfport Energy to outperform from neutral”

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Claim 42: “Wells Fargo initiates Kodiak Gas Services as overweight”

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