Barclays

It’s been a year to forget for General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) investors, but one Wall Street analyst say the phoenix may soon rise from the ashes. The Analyst Barclays analyst Julian Mitchell upgraded GE from Equal-Weight to Overweight and reiterated his price target of $16. The Thesis...

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA), for the first time since Model 3 production began, has met its production goal. The automaker known for its autonomous technology and futuristic vision shared the good news Tuesday after a difficult stretch for the company, but it wasn't enough to move the stock out...

The rivalry between Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) is intensifying, with bigger rival Intel likely to cede share to smaller competitor AMD, according to Barclays. The Analyst Analyst Blayne Curtis downgraded Intel from Neutral to...

The Securities and Exchange Commission accused Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk of fraud in a lawsuit filed Thursday after determining Musk’s take-private tweets were “false and misleading.” The regulators are seeking orders to bar Musk from company leadership and...

Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) shares are down despite reporting a first-quarter beat that has the company on track to do roughly $40 billion in sales in 2019. The Analysts Weigh In Stifel analyst Jim Duffy said Nike’s first quarter was a strong start to the year that showcased acceleration in...

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) reported Monday after the close with better-than-expected fiscal first-quarter earnings, while revenue fell short of estimates.  The Analyst Barclays analyst Raimo Lenschow maintained an Overweight rating on Oracle with a $60 price target. The Thesis...

The bullish case for food and staples retailers Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) and Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (NASDAQ: SFM) have come to an end at Barclays for valuation reasons. The Analyst Analyst Karen Short downgraded Costco from Overweight to Equal Weight with an unchanged $...

Pivotal Software (NYSE: PVTL) fell over 20 percent after the company's second-quarter print. Here's a roundup of how the sell-side reacted.  The Analysts Credit Suisse analyst Brad Zelnick maintained an Outperform rating on Pivotal with a $25 price target. KeyBanc analyst Alex Kurtz...

After ending 2017 with a 19.4-percent gain, the S&P 500 Index is up about 6.9 percent year-to-date through Aug. 23, popping in and out of the record territory quiet often. The bull market that began in March 2009, marking a recovery from the post-financial crisis slump in 2008, now has the...

Hormel Foods Corp (NYSE: HRL) reported lower-than-expected third-quarter sales Thursday. The Analyst Barclays' Benjamin Theurer downgraded Hormel Foods Corp. from Overweight to Equal Weight and left the price target unchanged at $38. The Thesis The downgrade comes due to weaker-than-...

Splunk Inc (NASDAQ: SPLK) reported Thursday its second-quarter results, which consisted of a top-and-bottom-line beat and encouraging guidance. Here's a summary of how some of the Street's top analysts reacted to the print. The Analysts Morgan Stanley's Melissa Franchi maintains an...

Nielsen Holdings PLC (NYSE: NLSN) has endured fundamental changes, leading sell-side analysts to dissect the data company's future.  The Analysts Barclays analyst Manav Patnaik upgraded Nielsen Holdings from Underweight to Equal Weight with a price target lifted from $21 to $27...

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk revealed Monday he is working with two major banks to take Tesla private, and Tesla announced it has created a formal committee to look into whether going private at $420 per share is in the best interest of Tesla stockholders.  What Happened? Elon Musk...

Bank of the Ozarks' name change to Bank Ozk (NASDAQ: OZK) was supposed to signal the company's evolution from a regional Arkansas community bank to a much larger entity with a national lending business. That's not the case, as the bank's growth hasn't played out as hoped,...

Mobile game maker Zynga Inc (NASDAQ: ZNGA) deserves plenty of credit for nearly tripling its EBITDA in 2017 and and improving its cash flow, according to Barclays — but a bearish thesis is still warranted, according to Barclays. The Analyst Barclays' Ryan Gee initiated coverage of Zynga...