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Skip NavigationMarketsBusinessInvestingTechPolitics & PolicyVideoWatchlistInvesting ClubPROLivestreamMenuHere are Monday’s biggest calls on Wall Street. Jefferies reiterates Apple as underperform Jefferies said it’s sticking with its underperform rating ahead of earnings. “We expect AAPL’s 4QFY26 rev/EPS to beat cons by 4%/5%, due to strong pulled-in iPhone sales ahead of price hikes announced on Sep 9. However, Dec Q would likely be a miss, as 1) iPhone 18P/PM demand is weaker than expected as evidenced by early order cuts, 2) rising memory prices will drive more GM pressure…” Jefferies upgrades Caci to buy from hold Jefferies said the company has an impressive defense tech portfolio. ” CACI continues to deliver to customers & investors alike after a decade of setting the foundation, manifesting in +HSD organic growth & margins breaking-out from the 10-12% range-bound primes & IT peers.” Bank of America initiates Installed Building Products as buy The firm said it sees margin resilience. “We initiate coverage of Installed Building Products (IBP) at Buy with a $225 PO (14% upside potential).” Goldman Sachs initiates Accelevation as buy Goldman said it’s bullish on the data center supplier. “We initiate coverage o f Accelevation (ACCV) with a Buy rating and $22 price target.” Morgan Stanley upgrades Lockheed Martin to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said it sees a “growth opportunity.” “We see LMT’s announcement last week of a 10-year framework agreement to continue to provide 156 F-35 aircraft per year (across U.S. and international customers) as providing a significant derisking event for the stock…” Read more here. Bernstein reiterates SpaceX as outperform Bernstein raised its price target to $268 per share from $248. “We raise our SpaceX outlook primarily on terrestrial AI build plans. We believe the case for a multi-trillion dollar valuation rests on success of orbital data centers.” Piper Sandler reiterates Nvidia as overweight Piper said it’s sticking with the stock ahead of earnings later this quarter. “Amidst the volatility there has been a pivot by some investors back to NVDA. Main debate remains around stock performance and catalysts. Vera Rubin ramp up appears on track and co has already guided FY28 revenues +70% y/y. We expect strong results and slightly better guide vs cons.” Barclays upgrades Tesla to overweight from equal weight Barclays said it sees an “improved trajectory.” “1.Upgrade to OW on M & A opportunity, stronger core business outlook, and signs of Robotaxi inflection; 2. Potential SPCX/ TSLA merger driven by vertical integration and Elon ownership considerations, shareholder vote required;” Read more. BMO initiates FirstEnergy as as outperform BMO said it sees EPS upside. “We initiate coverage of FirstEnergy Corp. (FE) at Outperform with a $50 target.” TD Cowen upgrades Booz Allen Hamilton to buy TD Cowen said it sees a compelling risk/reward. “We are upgrading ou r BAH r ating to Buy from Hold, with a $95 PT as funded backlog, fed civilian sales, and fixed price trends are showing improving ‘2nd derivatives.’” Guggenheim initiates Nutanix as buy Guggenheim said it sees growth acceleration. “We are initiating coverage of Nutanix, Inc. (NTNX) with a Buy rating and $100 price target, implying 42% upside potential.” Morgan Stanley downgrades Block to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley said it sees rising competition. “Downgrade XYZ t o EW on i) bullish expectations, ii) our modestly lower EBIT assumptions, and iii) as longer-duration Borrow loans pressure near-term origination growth and drive credit losses.” Barclays initiates Life Time Group as overweight Barclays said it sees a slew of positive catalysts ahead. “LTH sits at the intersection of two long-term trends: growing consumer focus on health and wellness and the continued strength of the higher-income consumer.” UBS upgrades Ross Stores to buy from neutral UBS said it sees “meaningful upward EPS revisions.” “The ROST pivotal question is if its recent same store sales growth momentum can persist beyond this year. We believe the answer is yes. We see ROST’s new CEO’s strategies helping it close its wider-than-realized store productivity gap vs. TJX.” Raymond James upgrades ConnectOne Bancorp to outperform from market perform Raymond James said the regional bank has more room to run. “We are upgrading CNOB shares to Outperform and establishing a $37 target price following favorable 3Q results, highlighted by solid loan and deposit growth, expense discipline, and stronger fees.” Wells Fargo upgrades NorthWestern Energy Group to overweight from equal weight Wells said the utility company has upside. “We upgrade NWE to OW (from EW) and raise our PT to $90.” Barclays upgrades LKQ to overweight from equal weight Barclays said it sees an improving risk/reward. “Upgrade LKQ to OW from EW as risk-reward appears skewed to the upside.” JPMorgan adds Dollar General to the focus list JPMorgan said it sees margin expansion for Dollar General. “On margins, we are raising our 3Q gross margin to +40bps of expansion YOY to 30.3% translating to 3Q operating margin expansion of +35bps YOY to 4.3% ( > Street 4.1%).” StoneX initiates Coherent as buy StoneX said the laser company has upside. “We initiate coverage of Coherent with a Buy rating and a $425 twelve-month price target.” StoneX initiates Lumentum as buy StoneX said in its initiation of the laser supplier that Lumentum is well positioned. “Our Buy rating reflects earnings leverage, with execution required to earn the multiple.” Monness Crespi Hardt initiates SoFi as buy The firm said the stock is cheap. “We believe SOFI among the neos represents most compelling tuck in value for an incumbent bank or tech platform.”Read More