January 12 saw significant upgrades for several companies on Wall Street. Analysts like Morgan Stanley and Citi made notable changes to their ratings, highlighting expectations for growth in technology and energy sectors, among others.
Morgan Stanley upgrades Datadog
Wells Fargo lifts ConocoPhillips rating
Bernstein boosts Liberty Formula One
Citi upgrades Zoom and Palantir
Bank of America maintains bullish stance on Apple
HSBC initiates Netflix as buy
On January 12, various Wall Street firms issued significant upgrades and reiterations for different stocks, indicating a generally optimistic outlook for multiple sectors, especially technology and energy.
Morgan Stanley and Major Upgrades
Morgan Stanley found promising growth trends for Datadog, noting its strong position in digital transformation and cloud initiatives. They upgraded the stock to overweight from equal weight.
Wells Fargo also raised ConocoPhillips to overweight, citing a compelling valuation and an increased dividend growth assumption, thus setting the price target at $132.
Technology Sector on the Rise
Bernstein is bullish on Liberty Formula One, suggesting the stock is a buy after a quiet year, anticipating favorable deal-making in 2026. They also reaffirmed Nvidia and Broadcom as top picks for their strong potential driven by ongoing AI spending.
Reiterated Nvidia, Broadcom as key picks
Citi upgrades Zoom for favorable valuation
Bank of America keeps Apple as a strong buy
Strategic Moves and New Initiatives
In other noteworthy actions, HSBC initiated coverage on Netflix, suggesting it’s a buy with a target price of $107. Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on Medline, seeing it as a share gainer in the healthcare sector.
Also, Citi raised its price target on General Motors to $98 as they remain confident about its future performance.
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