Analyst Wire — 2026-08-18

Every US sell-side action recorded on 2026-08-18 — 142 in total: 6 upgrades, 5 downgrades, plus initiations and price-target moves, frozen as recorded.

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Upgrades (6)

NameFirmRatingTargetCallOurs
DOOTD SecuritiesHold → BuyUpgraded to Buy from Hold
DUOLCitigroupNeutral → BuyUpgraded to Buy from NeutralAW40
DUOLKeyBancSector Weight → OverweightUpgraded to Overweight from Sector WeightAW40
COLDBank of America SecuritiesBuy → NeutralUpgraded to Neutral from Buy
BBWICitigroupNeutral → BuyUpgraded to Buy from Neutral
AUMorgan StanleyUnderweight → OverweightUpgraded to Overweight from Underweight

Downgrades (5)

NameFirmRatingTargetCallOurs
BMOCIBCOutperform → NeutralDowngraded to Neutral from Outperform
EYPTH.C. WainwrightBuy → NeutralDowngraded to Neutral from Buy
ANFRaymond JamesOutperform → Market PerformDowngraded to Market Perform from Outperform
ATHMBank of America SecuritiesNeutral → UnderperformDowngraded to Underperform from Neutral
KRGKeyBancOverweight → Sector WeightDowngraded to Sector Weight from Overweight

Initiations (16)

NameFirmRatingTargetCallOurs
IONSBMO CapitalOutperform → Market PerformInitiated to Market Perform from Outperform
EXELBMO CapitalMarket Perform → Market PerformInitiated to Market Perform from Market Perform
DUOLSusquehannaPositiveInitiated to PositiveAW40
DUOLWells FargoUnderweight → OverweightInitiated to Overweight from UnderweightAW40
DUOLCompass PointBuyInitiated to BuyAW40
XRXNoble Capital MarketsOutperformInitiated to Outperform
WEAVB. RileyBuyInitiated to Buy
ELVNWilliam BlairOutperformInitiated to Outperform
BIIBWolfe ResearchOutperform → OutperformInitiated to Outperform from Outperform
COWNCowen & Co.Buy → BuyInitiated to Buy from Buy
FRNMCowen & Co.BuyInitiated to Buy
TNLSusquehannaPositiveInitiated to Positive
DNAGuggenheimBuyInitiated to Buy
TTMorgan StanleyOverweight → OverweightInitiated to Overweight from Overweight
CNJefferiesReduce → BuyInitiated to Buy from Reduce
STXGoldman SachsBuy → ReduceInitiated to Reduce from Buy

Price-target moves (115)

NameFirmRatingTargetCallOurs
CLNERaymond James$2.5Target set to $2.5 (+55.8% to spot)
AMLXMizuho$42Target set to $42 (+19.6% to spot)
EXELMarket Perform into patent cliff$54Target set to $54 (+1.7% to spot)
GMRSGoldman Sachs$35 → $30Target cut to $30 from $35 (+112.6% to spot)
CATXBMO Capital$11Target set to $11 (+242.7% to spot)
BCAXBMO Capital$35Target set to $35 (+40.4% to spot)
ALNYBMO Capital$318Target set to $318 (+39.1% to spot)
PRMEBMO Capital$9Target set to $9 (+195.1% to spot)
AKTSBMO Capital$37Target set to $37 (+48% to spot)
ASNDBMO Capital$319Target set to $319 (+28.2% to spot)
BMRNBMO Capital$98Target set to $98 (+46.3% to spot)
CNRUBS$105Target set to $105 (+14.1% to spot)
AMLXBaird$28 → $52Target raised to $52 from $28 (+48.1% to spot)
HDJefferies$360 → $398Target raised to $398 from $360 (+17.9% to spot)
WBIRaymond James$40Target set to $40 (+25.2% to spot)
RMIXJefferies$22Target set to $22 (+25.5% to spot)
PONYBofA Securities$17Target set to $17 (+117.8% to spot)
AMLXH.C. Wainwright$34 → $55Target raised to $55 from $34 (+65.1% to spot)
MPAAFreedom Broker$16Target set to $16 (+38.6% to spot)
BMRNH.C. Wainwright$60 → $59Target cut to $59 from $60 (-13% to spot)
AMPHBarclays$20 → $23Target raised to $23 from $20 (+7.6% to spot)
AMLXStifel$21 → $45Target raised to $45 from $21 (+36% to spot)
WEAVPiper Sandler$7.4Target set to $7.4 (+1.6% to spot)
WEAVStifel$7.4Target set to $7.4 (+1.5% to spot)
NUAINorthland$10 → $12Target raised to $12 from $10 (+125.8% to spot)
PSAScotiabank$345 → $346Target raised to $346 from $345 (+5.8% to spot)
EXRScotiabank$157 → $158Target raised to $158 from $157 (+6.3% to spot)
STRZDeutsche Bank$26 → $30Target raised to $30 from $26 (+15.9% to spot)
ESSDeutsche Bank$330 → $325Target cut to $325 from $330 (+13.6% to spot)
FERGDeutsche Bank$256 → $261Target raised to $261 from $256 (+7.6% to spot)
NYTDeutsche Bank$95 → $75Target cut to $75 from $95 (+14.1% to spot)
MRVLTD Cowen$225Target set to $225 (+5.7% to spot)Rubin
ESTCStifel as Positive Bias Continues$90Target set to $90 (+6.6% to spot)AEI
EYPTChardan$5Target set to $5 (-5.8% to spot)
DLREvercore ISI$230 → $240Target raised to $240 from $230 (+21.2% to spot)
EQIXEvercore ISI$1240 → $1270Target raised to $1270 from $1240 (+15.8% to spot)AEI
MACEvercore ISI$25 → $26Target raised to $26 from $25 (+5.4% to spot)
HONRBC Capital$298 → $293Target cut to $293 from $298 (+27.9% to spot)
HMorgan Stanley$218 → $209Target cut to $209 from $218 (+16.4% to spot)
DRHMorgan Stanley$10 → $11Target raised to $11 from $10 (-11.5% to spot)
HGVMorgan Stanley$58 → $54Target cut to $54 from $58 (+23.8% to spot)
VACMorgan Stanley$62 → $65Target raised to $65 from $62 (-44.3% to spot)
TNLMorgan Stanley$83 → $85Target raised to $85 from $83 (+14.8% to spot)
ARGXMorgan Stanley$1200 → $1230Target raised to $1230 from $1200 (+24.3% to spot)
ADNTMorgan Stanley$22 → $21Target cut to $21 from $22 (+4.9% to spot)
CWENMorgan Stanley$60 → $58Target cut to $58 from $60 (+70.7% to spot)
EPDMorgan Stanley$40 → $41Target raised to $41 from $40 (+5.9% to spot)
HASIMorgan Stanley$57 → $60Target raised to $60 from $57 (+42.5% to spot)
JANMorgan Stanley$28 → $31Target raised to $31 from $28 (+0.9% to spot)
MGAMorgan Stanley$65 → $69Target raised to $69 from $65 (-2.5% to spot)
KNTKMorgan Stanley$64 → $70Target raised to $70 from $64 (+28.2% to spot)
OKEMorgan Stanley$103 → $105Target raised to $105 from $103 (+8.5% to spot)
PAAMorgan Stanley$25 → $26Target raised to $26 from $25 (+7.6% to spot)
PAGPMorgan Stanley$26 → $28Target raised to $28 from $26 (+6.7% to spot)
STNGMorgan Stanley$82 → $86Target raised to $86 from $82 (+8.3% to spot)
TRGPMorgan Stanley$333 → $343Target raised to $343 from $333 (+15.9% to spot)
WESMorgan Stanley$51 → $55Target raised to $55 from $51 (+10.3% to spot)
WMBMorgan Stanley$99 → $103Target raised to $103 from $99 (+36.4% to spot)
AMATArgus$500 → $600Target raised to $600 from $500 (+18.2% to spot)Rubin
LNGArgus$284 → $330Target raised to $330 from $284 (+20.3% to spot)
PGYJefferies$23 → $27Target raised to $27 from $23 (+31.3% to spot)
ARGXWedbush$1050 → $1150Target raised to $1150 from $1050 (+16.4% to spot)
OLLIPiper Sandler$114 → $113Target cut to $113 from $114 (+50.8% to spot)
ARGXOppenheimer$1037 → $1100Target raised to $1100 from $1037 (+11.4% to spot)
SKYHRoth Capital$14 → $12.5Target cut to $12.5 from $14 (+21.6% to spot)
VOXRRoth Capital$8 → $7.75Target cut to $7.75 from $8 (+45.7% to spot)
ITBMO Capital$214 → $206Target cut to $206 from $214 (+15% to spot)
ARGXTruist$1030 → $1095Target raised to $1095 from $1030 (+10.8% to spot)
SINDCanaccord$19Target set to $19 (+13.8% to spot)
AMGNCantor Fitzgerald$350 → $400Target raised to $400 from $350 (-4.6% to spot)HALO
DUOTCantor Fitzgerald$26 → $27Target raised to $27 from $26 (+162.6% to spot)
CPBJPMorgan$20 → $22Target raised to $22 from $20 (-3% to spot)
PLNTMorgan Stanley$47 → $51Target raised to $51 from $47 (+0.7% to spot)
CHYMMorgan Stanley$33 → $39Target raised to $39 from $33 (+24% to spot)
LTHMorgan Stanley$39 → $53Target raised to $53 from $39 (+16.9% to spot)
SBETCanaccord$19 → $8Target cut to $8 from $19 (+22.9% to spot)
IOVAMizuho$10 → $11Target raised to $11 from $10 (+54.9% to spot)
AMGNMizuho$303 → $352Target raised to $352 from $303 (-16.1% to spot)HALO
ELVNMizuho$62 → $73Target raised to $73 from $62 (+22.6% to spot)
BLSHCanaccord$50 → $45Target cut to $45 from $50 (+80.3% to spot)
NCLHCanaccord$45Target set to $45 (+147.5% to spot)
ARGXH.C. Wainwright$940 → $1202Target raised to $1202 from $940 (+21.7% to spot)
SCTXLeerink$37Target set to $37 (+74.6% to spot)
DKGoldman Sachs$73 → $83Target raised to $83 from $73 (+23.5% to spot)
CLMTGoldman Sachs$40 → $45Target raised to $45 from $40 (-6.9% to spot)
PBFGoldman Sachs$71 → $81Target raised to $81 from $71 (+7.9% to spot)
LEUBarclays$207Target set to $207 (+12.4% to spot)
IRTCWells Fargo$180 → $168Target cut to $168 from $180 (+43.7% to spot)
SNOWUBS$370 → $425Target raised to $425 from $370 (+28.7% to spot)AEI
NCLHUBS$17 → $20Target raised to $20 from $17 (+10% to spot)
MYGNStephens$5 → $3Target cut to $3 from $5 (-1.6% to spot)
TNGXH.C. Wainwright$68Target set to $68 (+168.9% to spot)
METCMorgan Stanley$13 → $11Target cut to $11 from $13 (-10.1% to spot)
FSLRMorgan Stanley$245 → $323Target raised to $323 from $245 (+48.3% to spot)HALO
ZPTACraig-Hallum$2Target set to $2 (+135.3% to spot)
GSATCraig-Hallum$90Target set to $90 (+8.4% to spot)
VEEVBarclays$235 → $275Target raised to $275 from $235 (+15.4% to spot)AW40
LBTYABarclays$13 → $10Target cut to $10 from $13 (-3.6% to spot)
FNBarclays$702 → $739Target raised to $739 from $702 (+23.5% to spot)Rubin
AORTCanaccord$40Target set to $40 (+41.2% to spot)
MDBGuggenheim$560Target set to $560 (+27.6% to spot)AEI
LUNRCanaccord$39Target set to $39 (+91.4% to spot)
TRGPJefferies$324 → $345Target raised to $345 from $324 (+24.1% to spot)
OKTAJefferies$140 → $170Target raised to $170 from $140 (+18.7% to spot)AEI
CRWDBarclays$169 → $235Target raised to $235 from $169 (+9.9% to spot)AEI
SCTXWells Fargo$60Target set to $60 (+183.2% to spot)
ELVNBarclays$78Target set to $78 (+31% to spot)
SCTXGuggenheim$50Target set to $50 (+136% to spot)
HGVSusquehanna$50Target set to $50 (+11.3% to spot)
VACSusquehanna$110Target set to $110 (-7.9% to spot)
GRRRCompass Point$44Target set to $44 (+194.3% to spot)
TPRDaiwa$140Target set to $140 (+8.5% to spot)
SSMRCanaccord$20Target set to $20 (+25% to spot)
AKRKeyBanc$25Target set to $25 (+20.1% to spot)
EYPTRBC Capital$5Target set to $5 (+2.7% to spot)

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