Carnival’s Pricing Problems Are ‘Company Specific,’ Analyst Says

“Not all cruise operators are created equally,” wrote Stifel analyst Steven Wieczynski, saying he is upbeat about the sector despite grim news from Carnival that dragged the stocks lower last week Car...

Micron’s Earnings Had a Silver Lining. This Analyst Raised His Stock Rating.

Micron Technology projection for its fiscal first-quarter profit was weak, but an analyst at Summit Insight analyst lifted his rating on the stock, saying he views a plan by management to cut capital ...

PC Demand Is Tanking. What It Means for Nvidia, AMD and Intel Stock.

Susquehanna is getting more pessimistic about the outlook for PC sales. On Thursday, semiconductor analyst Christopher Rolland reduced his price targets for Nvidia (ticker: NVDA ) stock to $180 from $...

Porsche Stock Pops in First Day of Trading and Volkswagen Drops. Here’s Why.

Sometimes markets can be funny. Porsche stock was rising while Volkswagen which owns most of Porsche stock, was falling. That reaction is likely to confuse some investors. The IPO of Dr Ing HC F Porsc...

Value or Quality? Five Bank Stocks for When Unemployment Rises

Bank stocks are down by double digits this year, falling on fears of a recession coming in early 2023. Yet some banks look more resilient than others, and it may pay to emphasize those with quality ov...

5 Reasons Oil Could Climb Back to $100 a Barrel

Text size Demand for oil dropped over the summer as gas prices soared. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Oil could climb above $100 a barrel before the end of the year, reversing a steady drop in prices that ...

Goldman Sachs Just Lowered Its S&P 500 Price Target. How Low It Could Go.

Text size Traders working at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), today, Thursday, June 16, 2022. NYSE Goldman Sachs finally decided to stop fighting the Fed and lowered its year-end forecast for the S...

Buy Eli Lilly Stock. Its Obesity Drug Mounjaro Will Be a Hit, Analyst Says.

Text size Eli Lily said in August that initial demand for Mounjaro was strong. Daniel Acker/Bloomberg Eli Lilly’s novel treatment for diabetes and obesity could become one of history’s bestselling dru...

Chip Stocks Marvell and Broadcom Can Outperform, Says J.P. Morgan

Text size Dreamstime J.P. Morgan believes two chip stocks can do well even as growth prospects for the cloud market softens. On Wednesday, semiconductor analyst Harlan Sur told investors the weaker ec...

Freyr Battery Gains as Analyst Calls It a Top Pick. The Stock Could Quadruple.

Text size Freyr can be a serious battery player in years to come, says Morgan Stanley’s Adam Jonas. FREYR Stock in Norwegian battery start-up Freyr Battery is getting a boost from a new bullish ...

Buy Luminar Stock, Analyst Says. It’s a Winner in Radar for Autonomous Cars.

Text size Luminar’s stock is forecast to reach $30 by December 2023. Here, a photo of a Luminar Lidar-based sensor on a test vehicle. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images The autonomous vehicl...

Why Alibaba Stock Is an Exception to Goldman’s US Market Preference

Text size Alibaba and other Chinese tech stocks have been battered since the beginning of last year. Qilai Shen/Bloomberg Chinese tech stocks have taken a beating since many hit all-time highs in earl...

AMD and Intel Say PC Demand Is ‘Getting Worse.’ That’s Bad News for Chip Stocks.

Text size Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg So much for the vaunted second-half comeback. The two major computer-chip companies are now acknowledging PC demand is f...

Why Alibaba, Other China Tech Stocks Are an Exception to Goldman Sachs’ Outlook

Text size Alibaba and other Chinese tech stocks have been battered since the beginning of last year. Qilai Shen/Bloomberg Chinese tech stocks have taken a beating since many hit all-time highs in earl...

5 Energy Companies That Could Lift Shareholder Payouts

Text size Shell has a dividend yield is 3.6% today and could raise it, says Cowen analyst Jason Gabelman. John Thys/AFP via Getty Images Several big energy companies could announce larger returns to s...

XPeng Stock Is About to Go Higher, Says Analyst

Text size XPeng stock can gain in coming months, according to Deutsche Bank analyst Edison Yu. Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images Sometimes timing is everything. And Deutsche Bank believes now is the...

Taiwan Semiconductor Is a Top Pick in a Weak Chip Market, Says Analyst

Text size The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing building in Taichung, Taiwan. I-Hwa Cheng/Bloomberg Bernstein believes investors should look through any immediate hiccups and focus on Taiwan Semicond...

Carvana Stock Is ‘Grossly Undervalued,’ Analyst Says

Text size Carvana stock has lost 84% this year. Mark Ralston / AFP via Getty Images Declining prices for used cars, rising interest rates, and a series of regulatory challenges have pummeled Carvana s...

Palantir Is Helping California Manage Wildfires

Text size California is entering its season of blackouts, wildfires along with calls for more power and preparations for future problems. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images These days, wildfires b...

Spirit AeroSystems Catches Rare Double Downgrade. It’s Good for Boeing.

Text size Spirit AeroSystems generates roughly 60% of its sales from Boeing Scott Barbour/Getty Images A key Boeing  supplier is facing some headwinds, and the reason why could be good news for Boeing...

DocuSign Stock Surges on Earnings Beat, Boost to Billings Forecast

Text size Courtesy DocuSign Shares of DocuSign were surging Friday after the e-signature company posted quarterly earnings and revenue that topped analysts’ estimates and raised its forecast for fisca...

AMD Is the Chip Stock to Buy Over Nvidia and Intel, Says Analyst. Here’s Why.

Text size AMD releases its next-generation Ryzen 7000 series chips on Sept. 27. Dreamstime Advanced Micro Devices is the best bet out of the three major U.S. computer chip companies, according to Stif...

Asana Stock Spikes on Forecast Boost and Share Sale to CEO

Text size Chief Executive Dustin Moskovitz purchased $350 million Asana shares in a private placement. (Photo courtesy of Asana) Shares of Asana rose sharply Thursday after the work-management platfor...

UiPath Stock Sinks on Cut to Fiscal-Year Revenue Forecast

Text size UiPath, the robotic-process automation software company, cut its revenue outlook for the fiscal year. Courtesy UiPath UiPath stock was sinking Wednesday after the robotic-process automation ...

Dow Inc. and LyondellBasell Stock Won’t Outperform Soon, Says J.P. Morgan

Text size Dow Inc. and LyondellBasell were both downgraded at least two times this week. Alamy Dow Inc. and LyondellBasell Industries “are probably not the best places to put new money to work,” J.P. ...

Nvidia Selloff Is an ‘Overreaction,’ Analyst Says. The Stock Is Still a Buy.

Text size An analyst said a selloff in shares of Nvidia on Thursday presents a ‘particular buying opportunity.’ (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Getty Images Shares of Nvidia fell n...

Dow Inc., LyondellBasell and Westlake Get ‘Petrochemical Recession’ Downgrades

Text size Dow recently announced plans to cut its global polyethylene operating rates by 15%. Jeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg Dow Inc. is one of three chemicals stocks that KeyBanc downgraded, noting a “petro...

AMD’s Aggressive Chip Pricing Will Help It Beat Intel, Says Analyst

Text size A Ryzen 7000 Series desktop processor will start at $299. AMD Advanced Micro Devices will grab even more market share if Wedbush is on the money about the chip maker’s latest lineup of proce...

The S&P 500 Is Still Overvalued, Say Analysts. Blame FAANG+M.

Text size An Apple store in Hong Kong. Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The Federal Reserve is poised to keep tightening financial conditions, but you wouldn’t know it by lookin...

Nvidia Stock Sees Price Targets Lowered After Results

Text size Nvidia stock has declined by about 40% this year. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Wall Street analysts aren’t ready to give up on Nvidia yet—even after the company has reduced its outlook versu...

Buy Qualcomm Stock, Analyst Says. It’s About More Than Just Smartphones.

Text size Qualcomm announced an expansion of its strategic partnership with Samsung last month. Pau Barrena / AFP via Getty Images KeyBanc believes Qualcomm’s initiatives to expand into other non-phon...

Zoom Video Stock Dives. Citi Says Lowered Guidance May Be ‘Too Optimistic.’

Text size Zoom cited soft performance in its online business, a segment focused on smaller businesses and the consumer. Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images Zoom Video Communications stock dived Tuesday ...