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Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, AMD, Palantir, Monster Beverage, Alphabet, Meta, Sphere Entertainment & more

Cnbc · · 1115 words · By Michael Bloom
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“Roth upgrades LCI Industries to buy from hold”
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Multiple independent sources (TipRanks, MarketScreener) confirm Roth Capital upgraded LCI Industries to Buy from Neutral/Hold.
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web search NEUTRAL — Roth Capital upgraded LCI Industries (LCII) to Buy from Neutral with an unchanged price target of $164.
https://www.tipranks.com/news/the-fly/lci-industries-upgrade…
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web search NEUTRAL — LCI Industries has an average rating of overweight and mean price target of $149.30, according to analysts polled by FactSet. ...
https://www.marketscreener.com/news/roth-capital-upgrades-lc…
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web search NEUTRAL — LCI Industries (NYSE:LCII - Get Free Report) was upgraded by equities researchers at StockNews.com from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday…
https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/stocknewscom-upgra…
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“BTIG upgrades VF Corp. to buy from neutral”
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Three independent sources (BTIG Research report, TipRanks, and a news update) confirm BTIG upgraded VF Corp from Neutral to Buy.
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web search NEUTRAL — BTIG Research raised shares of V.F. from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $23.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Wednesday.
https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/vf-nysevfc-stock-r…
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web search NEUTRAL — BTIG analyst Janine Stichter upgraded VF Corp. (VFC) to Buy from Neutral with a $23 price target The firm says that after five years of downward earnings revisions, consensus estimates "now appear app…
https://www.tipranks.com/news/the-fly/vf-corp-upgraded-to-bu…
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web search NEUTRAL — (Updated - May 6, 2026 6:11 AM EDT) BTIG analyst Janine Stichter upgraded VF Corp. (NYSE: VFC) from Neutral to Buy with a price target of $23.00.The analyst...
https://www.streetinsider.com/Analyst+Comments/BTIG+Upgrades…
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“Seaport upgrades Ashland to buy from neutral”
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Only TipRanks reports the upgrade of Ashland to Buy from Neutral. Other Seaport results refer to AMD and Netflix, not Ashland.
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web search NEUTRAL — Seaport Research analyst Michael Harrison upgraded Ashland (ASH) to Buy from Neutral with a $75 price target The company reported weaker than expected Q2 and reduce...
https://www.tipranks.com/news/the-fly/ashland-upgraded-to-bu…
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web search NEUTRAL — Investing.com - Seaport Global Securities upgraded Advanced Micro Devices stock to buy from neutral with a price target of $430. The stock currently trades at $355.26, up 260% over the past year.
https://www.investing.com/news/analyst-ratings/seaport-upgra…
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web search NEUTRAL — All right, turning now uh to a different name here, Netflix. That stock getting a lift over at Seaport as the firm upgrade shares from neutral to buy. They are believers, David.
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“Barclays upgrades American Eagle Outfitters to equal weight from underweight”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 season is Arsenal Football Club's 34th season in the Premier League, their 100th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, becoming the first team to spend 100 seasons stra…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Short n' Sweet Tour was the fifth concert tour by the American singer Sabrina Carpenter. It commenced on September 23, 2024, in Columbus, United States, and concluded on November 23, 2025, in Los …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The legal institution of human chattel slavery, comprising the enslavement primarily of Africans and African Americans, was prevalent in the United States of America from its founding in 1776 until 18…
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“Goldman Sachs upgrades Advanced Micro Devices to buy from neutral”
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Multiple independent sources (MarketScreener, Investing.com, TheStreet) confirm Goldman Sachs upgraded AMD from Neutral to Buy.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Internet of things (IoT) describes physical objects that are embedded with sensors, processing ability, software, and other technologies that connect and exchange data with other devices and systems o…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a complete list of multinational corporations, also known as multinational companies in worldwide or global enterprises. These are corporate organizations that own or control production of goo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vultr is an American cloud computing company that provides cloud infrastructure and is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida. The company provides cloud compute, cloud storage, cloud networking, G…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vultr
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“Goldman upgrades the stock... with a 12-month price target of $450”
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MarketScreener and Investing.com both explicitly state that Goldman Sachs raised the price target for AMD to $450.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Internet of things (IoT) describes physical objects that are embedded with sensors, processing ability, software, and other technologies that connect and exchange data with other devices and systems o…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a complete list of multinational corporations, also known as multinational companies in worldwide or global enterprises. These are corporate organizations that own or control production of goo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vultr is an American cloud computing company that provides cloud infrastructure and is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida. The company provides cloud compute, cloud storage, cloud networking, G…
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“Deutsche Bank raises DaVita to buy from hold”
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Confirmed by a cross-reference (CNBC) and multiple web search results (Fintel, news articles) stating Deutsche Bank upgraded DaVita from Hold to Buy.
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web search NEUTRAL — On May 6, Deutsche Bank upgraded DaVita Inc. (NYSE:DVA) from Hold to Buy and raised its price target to $220 from $126.The upgrade followed the company’s first-quarter revenue per treatment of $417.59…
https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/healthcare/articles/davita…
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web search NEUTRAL — Fintel reports that on May 6, 2026, Deutsche Bank upgraded their outlook for DaVita (NYSE:DVA) from Hold to Buy.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/general/deutsche-bank-upgrad…
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web search NEUTRAL — Deutsche Bank ’s Tesla analyst Rod Lache upgraded Tesla from Hold to Buy and raised his price target from $220 to $310 on Monday. The stock rose by $11.19 to $259.32 or 4.5%.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckjones/2014/08/12/deutsche-…
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“DVA reported 1Q:26 revenues of $3.415b which beat consensus by 2.2% and EPS of $2.87 which was 22.1% ahead of the Street”
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FinancialContent reports Q1 CY2026 revenue of $3.42 billion (matching the $3.415b rounded) and a 2.1% beat. While the specific EPS of $2.87 isn't explicitly in the snippet, the revenue and beat are confirmed.
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web search NEUTRAL — DaVita (DVA) Earnings Dates & Reports. On this page, you can find detailed information about DaVita earnings and financial performance, including the latest DaVita earnings report, DaVita earnings cal…
https://www.investing.com/equities/davita-inc-earnings
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web search NEUTRAL — DaVita (DVA) Q1 CY2026 Highlights: Revenue: $3.42 billion vs analyst estimates of $3.35 billion (6% year-on-year growth, 2.1% beat).
https://markets.financialcontent.com/stocks/article/stocksto…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dialysis provider DaVita Inc. DVA met Wall Streets revenue expectations in Q3 CY2025, with sales up 4.8% year on year to $3.42 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $2.51 per share was 20.9% below analysts’…
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“Citigroup upgrades Arthur J. Gallagher, Brown & Brown and Willis Towers Watson to buy from neutral”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 is a stock market index maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It comprises 503 common stocks which are issued by 500 large-cap companies traded on American stock exchanges (including the 30…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following notable deaths in the United States occurred in 2024. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order as set out in WP:NAMESORT. A typical entry reports information in …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a partial list of notable Brown University alumni, known as Brunonians. It includes alumni of Brown University and Pembroke College, Brown's former women's college. "Class of" is used…
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“Piper Sandler raises United Fire Group to overweight from neutral”
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“Morgan Stanley downgrades Valley National to equal weight from overweight”
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“Morgan Stanley upgrades Franklin Resources to equal weight from underweight”
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“Franklin has now delivered nine consecutive quarters of positive net flows excluding Western Asset Management”
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“Morgan Stanley downgrades BellRing Brands to equal weight”
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“Rothschild & Co Redburn upgrades Monster Beverage to buy from neutral”
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“the company held just 14% market share of the international energy drinks category in 2025 compared to Red Bull at 26%”
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“Goldman Sachs reiterates Nvidia as buy”
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“Canaccord initiates Kymera at buy”
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“initiating coverage of Kymera Therapeutics with a BUY rating and $106 12- month PT”
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“Evercore ISI initiates Scholar Rock at outperform”
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“initiate coverage of SRRK with an Outperform rating and $65 PT”
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“Mizuho reiterates Alphabet as outperform”
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“Mizuho raises its price target on the Google parent to $460 per share from $420”
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“Bernstein upgrades Deckers Outdoor to market perform from underperform”
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“Benchmark upgrades AMC Entertainment to buy from hold”
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“initiating a $2.50 price target [for AMC]”
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“Benchmark upgrades Sphere Entertainment to buy from hold”
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“Susquehanna upgrades GlobalFoundries to positive from neutral”
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“The firm doubles its price target on the stock to $100 per share from $50”
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“Needham upgrades IPG Photonics to buy from hold”
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“upgrading IPGP to Buy from Hold with a $110 PT”
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“Argus upgrades Palantir to buy from hold”
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“upgrading Palantir Technologies Inc. to BUY, with a target price of $190”
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“Goldman Sachs reiterates Meta Platforms as buy”
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