Jan 15, 2026 3 min read 0 views

Wall Street Analysts Issue Major Stock Rating Changes

Several Wall Street firms have upgraded, downgraded, or initiated coverage on key stocks including DraftKings, Intel, Nvidia, and Flutter Entertainment, citing factors like growth outlooks and market conditions.

Wall Street Analysts Issue Major Stock Rating Changes

Wells Fargo raised its rating on DraftKings to Overweight from Equal Weight, setting a new price target of $49, up from $31. The firm cited expectations for a strong fourth quarter and long-term growth in digital gaming.

Citi upgraded Intel to Neutral from Sell, increasing its price target to $50 from $29. The firm noted Intel could benefit from supply tightness in advanced packaging at TSMC.

JPMorgan moved F5 to Overweight from Neutral, raising its price target to $345 from $295. It stated that risks in the company's fiscal 2026 outlook related to a security incident appear overly conservative.

Wells Fargo also upgraded Broadcom to Overweight from Equal Weight, with a price target increase to $430 from $410, saying gross margin concerns are overdone. The firm similarly upgraded Monolithic Power, Lam Research, KLA Corp., and Analog Devices.

Barclays upgraded Dell Technologies to Overweight from Equal Weight, maintaining a $148 price target. It pointed to strength in artificial intelligence server orders.

Wells Fargo downgraded Flutter Entertainment to Equal Weight from Overweight, lowering its price target to $228 from $248. The firm said lower handle growth and higher promotions are offsetting improved year-over-year net hold, yielding a miss.

UBS downgraded GE HealthCare to Sell from Neutral, raising its price target to $77 from $73. It acknowledged enthusiasm around new technologies but sees risks as best-case scenarios are priced in.

Morgan Stanley downgraded Albertsons to Underweight from Equal Weight, cutting its price target to $14 from $20, citing market share loss, pharmacy pressure, and disinflation.

KeyBanc downgraded Rocket Lab to Sector Weight from Overweight without specifying a price target, stating multi-year growth catalysts have become realized and are well known.

Barclays downgraded Nutanix to Equal Weight from Overweight, reducing its price target to $53 from $64, citing slowing share wins that may hurt bookings and elongate deal cycles.

RBC Capital initiated coverage on Nvidia with an Outperform rating and a $240 price target, seeing limited threat to its AI dominance despite progress by competitors.

RBC Capital started coverage of AMD with a Sector Perform rating and a $230 price target, noting its OpenAI deal establishes it as a credible GPU supplier, but valuation reflects a reasonable ramp.

RBC Capital initiated coverage of Arm with an Outperform rating and a $140 price target, citing CSS adoption as a tailwind and solid data center progress.

RBC Capital began coverage of Micron with an Outperform rating and a $425 price target, expecting DRAM supply tightness to persist into 2027 and significant EPS potential.

RBC Capital initiated coverage of Qualcomm with a Sector Perform rating and a $180 price target, stating valuation looks attractive but immediate catalysts are limited due to market share headwinds.

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