Barclays

Newell Brands Inc (NYSE: NWL) pre-announced its fourth-quarter results Thursday and announced the departures of key board members and a change in strategy.  The Analyst Barclays' Lauren Lieberman downgraded Newell Brands from Overweight to Equal Weight and decreased the price target...

Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded higher in early pre-market trade, ahead of earnings from Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS). Data on industrial production for December will be released at 9:15 a.m. ET, while the housing market index for January is schedule for release at 10:00 a.m. ET....

Some Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) bears point out that the streaming video platform's competitive edge can't be sustained indefinitely — but this thinking may be wrong, according to Wall Street's newest bull analyst. The Analyst Barclays' Kannan Venkateshwar initiated...

Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded lower in early pre-market trade. Data in import and export prices for December will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET, while data on wholesale trade inventories for December will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans...

Mortgage application processor Ellie Mae Inc (NYSE: ELLI) is positioned for an increased rate of growth and positive outcomes from its purchase of the cloud name Velocify, according to Barclays.  The Analyst Barclays analyst Saket Kalia upgraded Ellie Mae from Equal-Weight to Overweight and...

Fortinet Inc (NASDAQ: FTNT)’s had a strong run, rising 57.3 percent over the last two years and continuing upward. But Barclays thinks it’s about to lose steam.  The Rating Barclays analyst Saket Kalia downgraded Fortinet from Overweight to Equal Weight and raised the price...

Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: ADBE) reported fiscal fourth quarter results Thursday, with quarterly revenue that exceeded $2 billion for the first time.  Bank Of America: Upside Abounds Bank of America's Kash Rangan maintains a Buy on Adobe's stock with an unchanged $220...

Shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) were trading lower by around 5 percent Friday after the company's fiscal second quarter report showed an earnings beat — but its cloud infrastructure and platform revenue fell short of expectations. Barclays: Continued Weakness Barclays...

Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ: WYNN) purchased 38 acres of land on the Las Vegas Strip directly across from the Wynn Las Vegas Resort. At least one Wall Street analyst sees the move as good news for Wynn investors. The Analyst Barclays analyst Felicia Hendrix has a Neutral rating and $180 price...

The American machinery and construction industry is likely to see better times ahead, according to Barclays. The firm initiated coverage of the sector with a Positive outlook.  "Coming off several once-in-a-100-years cycles, the sales bases are the low, the political rhetoric is high and...

Stitch Fix Inc (NASDAQ: SFIX), an online personalized styling service company, saw its shares close a hair above the IPO price of $15 on its Nov. 17 Nasdaq debut. The stock has since settled higher in the $23 range.  The Analyst Barclays' Ross Sandler initiated coverage of Stitch...

Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded higher in early pre-market trade. The Labor Department's JOLTS report for October is schedule for release at 10:00 a.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 39 points to 24,357.00, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index...

One analyst feels the time is ripe to begin accumulating shares of Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP), the parent of ephemeral video and photo sharing application Snapchat. The prognostication of an inflection point has gone down well with investors. The Analyst Barclays analyst Ross Sandler upgraded ...

The U.S. cable story may be souring, as the sector is likely to face increasing headwinds from growing competitive pressure on video, a slowdown in broadband growth, levered balance sheets, M&A options becoming uncertain in terms of payoffs, optimistic estimates and valuation, according to...