Upgrades, Downgrades, and Initiations

Upgrades:

Block (XYZ) upgraded to Buy from Hold at StoneX, tgt $105

Casey’s General Stores (CASY) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Raymond James, tgt $750

DT Midstream (DTM) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley, tgt $170

Herc Holdings (HRI) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan, tgt $175

Kymera Therapeutics (KYMR) upgraded to Outperform from Peer Perform at Wolfe Research, tgt $180

Meta Platforms (META) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan, tgt $820

Novartis (NVS) upgraded to Hold from Reduce at HSBC 

Orchestra BioMed (OBIO) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BTIG, tgt $10

PACCAR (PCAR) upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital, tgt $150

Simmons First National (SFNC) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, tgt $26

Synopsys (SNPS) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Wells Fargo, tgt $475

Yum! Brands (YUM) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Wells Fargo, tgt $175

Downgrades:

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at BMO Capital, tgt $115

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (BCRX) downgraded to Sector Perform from Outperform at RBC Capital, tgt $11

Bowhead Specialty (BOW) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Citizens 

Chewy (CHWY) downgraded to In Line from Outperform at Evercore ISI, tgt $25

Cooper Companies (COO) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at BofA, tgt $65

Cooper Companies (COO) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Robert W. Baird, tgt $61

Cooper Companies (COO) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at Piper Sandler, tgt $59

Uber (UBER) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Arete, tgt $74

United Rentals (URI) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan, tgt $1,170

Others:

908 Devices (MASS) initiated with a Buy at Canaccord, tgt $13.50

Adagene (ADAG) initiated with a Buy at Chardan, tgt $9

Adlai Nortye (ANL) initiated with a Buy at Jefferies, tg

Aehr Test Systems (AEHR) initiated with an Outperform at Oppenheimer, tgt $120

Amer Sports (AS) initiated with a Buy at BTIG, tgt $42

Amer Sports (AS) resumed with an Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley, tgt $31

AMD (AMD) initiated with an Overweight at Piper Sandler, tgt $600

Antero Resources (AR) resumed with a Hold at Stifel, tgt $42

APA Corp. (APA) initiated with a Buy at Stifel, tgt $62

Arm Holdings (ARM) initiated with an Overweight at Piper Sandler, tgt $320

Broadcom (AVGO) initiated with an Overweight at Piper Sandler, tgt $460

California Resources (CRC) resumed with a Buy at Stifel, tgt $68

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) initiated with an Outperform at Huntington, tgt $44

Chiron Real Estate (XRN) initiated with a Market Perform at Huntington, tgt $37

Chord Energy (CHRD) resumed with a Buy at Stifel, tgt $182

Clean Harbors (CLH) initiated with an Outperform at William Blair 

Coinbase (COIN) initiated with an Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley, tgt $250

Diamondback Energy (FANG) resumed with a Buy at Stifel, tgt $259

Devon Energy (DVN) resumed with a Buy at Stifel, tgt $61

Driven Brands (DRVN) resumed with an Underperform at BofA, tgt $12

Energy Transfer (ET) resumed with a Buy at Stifel, tgt $25

EOG Resources (EOG) resumed with a Hold at Stifel, tgt $158

Enterprise Products (EPD) resumed with a Hold at Stifel, tgt $40

FatPipe (FATN) initiated with a Buy at Roth Capital, tgt $8

FedEx Freight (FDXF) initiated with a Market Perform at Bernstein, tgt $133

Fervo Energy (FRVO) initiated with an Outperform at Northland, tgt $27

Gulfport Energy (GPOR) initiated with a Hold at Stifel, tgt $193

Intel (INTC) initiated with a Neutral at Piper Sandler, tgt $110

Janus Living (JAN) initiated with an Outperform at Huntington, tgt $36

Kinder Morgan (KMI) resumed with a Hold at Stifel, tgt $35

Knight-Swift (KNX) initiated with an Outperform at Bernstein, tgt $91

LTC Properties (LTC) initiated with an Outperform at Huntington, tgt $47

Mach Natural Resources (MNR) resumed with a Buy at Stifel, tgt $15

Marvell Technology (MRVL) initiated with an Overweight at Piper Sandler, tgt $270

MPLX (MPLX) resumed with a Hold at Stifel, tgt $65

National Health Investors (NHI) initiated with an Outperform at Huntington, tgt $79

Nebius Group (NBIS) initiated with a Buy at Truist, tgt $355

Nike (NKE) resumed with an Underweight at Morgan Stanley, tgt $31

NVIDIA (NVDA) initiated with an Overweight at Piper Sandler, tgt $300

Old Dominion (ODFL) initiated with a Market Perform at Bernstein, tgt $200

ONEOK (OKE) resumed with a Hold at Stifel, tgt $105

On Holding (ONON) resumed with an Overweight at Morgan Stanley, tgt $39

Ovintiv (OVV) initiated with a Buy at Stifel, tgt $92

Permian Resources (PR) resumed with a Buy at Stifel, tgt $30

Qualcomm (QCOM) initiated with a Neutral at Piper Sandler, tgt $190

Range Resources (RRC) resumed with a Hold at Stifel, tgt $46

RELX (RELX) initiated with a Buy at TD Cowen 

Revolution Medicines (RVMD) initiated with an Overweight at Morgan Stanley, tgt $255

Sabra Healthcare REIT (SBRA) initiated with an Outperform at Huntington, tgt $23

Saia (SAIA) initiated with an Outperform at Bernstein, tgt $439

SK Hynix (SKHY) initiated with an Overweight at JPMorgan, tgt $245

StepStone Group (STEP) initiated with an Outperform at RBC Capital, tgt $65

Strawberry Fields REIT (STRW) initiated with a Market Perform at Huntington, tgt $15

Targa Resources (TRGP) resumed with a Buy at Stifel, tgt $340

TXO Partners (TXO) resumed with a Buy at Stifel, tgt $17

Under Armour (UAA) resumed with an Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley, tgt $4

Western Midstream Partners (WES) resumed with a Buy at Stifel, tgt $55

WhiteHawk Minerals (WHK) resumed with a Buy at Stifel, tgt $32

Williams Companies (WMB) resumed with a Buy at Stifel, tgt $85

XPO (XPO) initiated with an Outperform at Bernstein, tgt $244

Positions: TheStreet Pro Portfolio is long AVGO, META, MRVL, NVDA, PCAR, and URI.

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Posted by Chris Versace

With 30 years of cross-industry experience, Chris Versace brings his thematic investing lens to TheStreet Pro Portfolio (formerly Action Alerts PLUS) each day as lead portfolio manager. His daily insights, analysis, and recommendations provide the foundation for TheStreet's Pro Portfolio. Versace began his career in equity research before founding Versace Management in 2005. He joined TheStreet team in 2011 as a Real Money contributor before becoming portfolio manager of Action Alerts PLUS in 2021. He holds an MBA from Fordham Gabelli School of Business and has co-authored a book called “Cocktail Investing - Distilling Everyday Noise into Clear Investing Signals for Better Returns.” With a passion for teaching others about investing, Versace spent 9 years as an Assistant Professor of Finance at NJCU School of Business. When he’s not contributing to TheStreet’s premium services, he can be found speaking at industry conferences or at a Bruce Springsteen concert (he’s seen him 50 times and counting!).

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