Barclays

Zscaler Inc (NASDAQ: ZS), a cloud security provider, reported Wednesday afternoon with third-quarter numbers that "speak for themselves," but investors shouldn't be aggressive on the stock, according to Barclays. The Analyst Barclays' Saket Kalia maintains an Equal Weight...

Barclays revised its view of several smaller mid-cap biotech stocks after the first-quarter earnings season, issuing re-ratings Monday for Prothena Corporation PLC (NASDAQ: PRTA) and Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACHN). The Analyst Barclays analyst Geoff Meacham downgraded Prothena...

Amid upheaval in the consumer staples industry, The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) is expected to emerge a leader. The Rating Barclays analyst Lauren Lieberman upgraded the stock to Overweight and increased her price target from $45 to $48. The Thesis Barclays attributes the company’s year-to-...

Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded lower in early pre-market trade, ahead of earnings from J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP). Data on initial jobless claims for the latest week and the Philly Fed general conditions index for May will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. The index of leading...

Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded higher in early pre-market trade, ahead of earnings from several companies. Tom Barkin is set to speak at 2:00 p.m. ET, while Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan will speak at 3:30 p.m. ET. Chicago Fed President Charles Evans is set to speak at 3:30 p.m. ET...

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) has its toes in a number of high-growth markets at the moment, but one Wall Street analyst says its leading position in artificial intelligence technology is what makes the stock a buy. The Analyst Barclays analyst Blayne Curtis upgraded Nvidia from Equal Weight...

Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded higher in early pre-market trade, ahead of earnings from several companies. The Challenger job-cut report for April is schedule for release at 7:30 a.m. ET. Data on initial jobless claims for the latest week, international trade report for March and nonfarm...

Impax Laboratories Inc (NASDAQ: IPXL) announced an agreement in October to merge with privately held Amneal Pharma, with 75 percent of the combined company held by Amneal shareholders and 25 percent by Impax Labs shareholders. The FTC recently laid down conditions — including the...

Qorvo Inc (NASDAQ: QRVO) is likely to gain some bulk acoustic wave share at Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), with more likely in 2019, Barclays said in an upgrade note.  BAWs are filters used to solve interference and co-existence challenges that are used in smartphones, base stations,...

Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD) has gotten off to a slow start to 2018, but one Wall Street analyst says the pullback is an excellent buying opportunity. The Analyst Barclays analyst Felicia Hendrix upgraded Boyd from Equal Weight to Overweight and raised her price target from $33 to $40....

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is scheduled to report its second-quarter earnings Tuesday afternoon. Consensus estimates call for earnings of $2.69 per share on revenue of $60.9 billion. Here is a summary of what some of the Street's top Apple analysts are saying ahead of the print. The Analysts...

Despite the threat of a Justice Department investigation that crippled shares Friday, Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) caught a fresh Buy rating Monday from an analyst who’s been on the sidelines since 2015. The Analyst  Barclays analyst Amir Rozwadowski upgraded the stock from...

Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI) shares have appreciated 3.4 percent year-to-date period compared to a 9.8-percent drop in ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE: MAN), and this outperformance will continue, according to Barclays.  The Analyst Analyst Manav Patnaik upgraded shares of...

Strong clinical data from BioXcel Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: BTAI)’s two key assets could give the early stage biopharma company a unique play in the neurology and oncology fields, according to Barclays.  The Analyst Analyst Geoff Meacham initiated coverage on BioXcel with an Overweight...

The satellite industry is going through a major shift amid the arrival of new-generation satellites, which bodes well for growth for the next five years, although pricing pressure and market share shifts could be material, according to Barclays. The Analyst Analyst Mathieu Robilliard downgraded...