Analyst Wire — 2026-08-31

Every US sell-side action recorded on 2026-08-31 — 127 in total: 4 upgrades, 4 downgrades, plus initiations and price-target moves, frozen as recorded.

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Upgrades (4)

NameFirmRatingTargetCallOurs
AKAMPiper SandlerNeutral → OverweightUpgraded to Overweight from NeutralAEI
TENXUBSNeutral → BuyUpgraded to Buy from Neutral
XPItau BBAMarket Perform → OutperformUpgraded to Outperform from Market Perform
PINSJefferiesHold → BuyUpgraded to Buy from Hold

Downgrades (4)

NameFirmRatingTargetCallOurs
TENXGuggenheimBuy → NeutralDowngraded to Neutral from Buy
AUGOSantanderOutperform → NeutralDowngraded to Neutral from Outperform
PCGWells FargoOverweight → BuyDowngraded to Buy from Overweight
MNSOCitigroupBuy → NeutralDowngraded to Neutral from Buy

Initiations (28)

NameFirmRatingTargetCallOurs
BWARBC CapitalOutperformInitiated to Outperform
COHRDeutsche BankBuy → BuyInitiated to Buy from BuyRubin
ANETDeutsche BankBuy → BuyInitiated to Buy from Buy
CSCODeutsche BankBuy → BuyInitiated to Buy from Buy
HPEDeutsche BankBuy → BuyInitiated to Buy from BuyRubin
DELLDeutsche BankBuy → HoldInitiated to Hold from BuyRubin
LITEDeutsche BankBuy → BuyInitiated to Buy from BuyRubin
ATENDeutsche BankHoldInitiated to Hold
INGMDeutsche BankHoldInitiated to Hold
TENXCantor FitzgeraldOverweight → OverweightInitiated to Overweight from Overweight
TENXEvercore ISIOutperform → OutperformInitiated to Outperform from Outperform
TENXH.C. WainwrightBuyInitiated to Buy
TENXRBC CapitalOutperformInitiated to Outperform
TENXRoth CapitalBuyInitiated to Buy
RCBCRaymond JamesOutperformInitiated to Outperform
GRRRB. RileyBuyInitiated to Buy
RCATEvercore ISIOutperform$15Initiated to Outperform · Target set to $15 (+76.7% to spot)HALO
RCBCStephensPositiveInitiated to Positive
QNTMRodman & RenshawBuyInitiated to Buy
HSLVScotiabankOutperformInitiated to Outperform
SNNBTIGNeutralInitiated to Neutral
AIRJNeedhamHoldInitiated to Hold
BRVECowen & Co.BuyInitiated to Buy
ATTOCitigroupBuyInitiated to Buy
MGHLMorgan StanleyPositive → OverweightInitiated to Overweight from Positive
JPGoldman SachsNeutral → BuyInitiated to Buy from Neutral
KSJefferiesBuy → BuyInitiated to Buy from Buy
BHBJefferiesBuyInitiated to Buy

Price-target moves (91)

NameFirmRatingTargetCallOurs
TOYORoth Capital$15 → $10Target cut to $10 from $15 (+137.5% to spot)
PANWScotiabank$320 → $430Target raised to $430 from $320 (+13% to spot)AEI
BMRNJefferies$104 → $105Target raised to $105 from $104 (+60.2% to spot)
MDBCantor Fitzgerald Ahead of Earnings$540Target set to $540 (+20.9% to spot)AEI
TROWTD Cowen$110Target set to $110 (-0.9% to spot)
BMRNRaymond James$105 → $109Target raised to $109 from $105 (+66.7% to spot)
DLTRGoldman Sachs$125 → $131Target raised to $131 from $125 (+3.3% to spot)
BURLGoldman Sachs$394 → $382Target cut to $382 from $394 (+45% to spot)
ASNDJefferies$333 → $330Target cut to $330 from $333 (+24.4% to spot)
GAPGoldman Sachs$25 → $27Target raised to $27 from $25 (+17.6% to spot)
SSusquehanna$20 → $28Target raised to $28 from $20 (+30.3% to spot)AEI
DERaymond James$700 → $730Target raised to $730 from $700 (+12.6% to spot)HALO
HQYDeutsche Bank$135 → $142Target raised to $142 from $135 (+51.2% to spot)
IBMSusquehanna$225 → $235Target raised to $235 from $225 (+0.6% to spot)
CMPDeutsche Bank$35 → $32Target cut to $32 from $35 (+29.7% to spot)
AFRMGoldman Sachs$106 → $115Target raised to $115 from $106 (+58% to spot)
HEIGoldman Sachs$472 → $491Target raised to $491 from $472 (+47.2% to spot)
WDAYGoldman Sachs$151 → $164Target raised to $164 from $151 (-17.2% to spot)AW40
PTGXH.C. Wainwright$167 → $170Target raised to $170 from $167 (+17.6% to spot)
SGoldman Sachs$15.5 → $17.5Target raised to $17.5 from $15.5 (-17.8% to spot)AEI
ASNDStifel$328 → $326Target cut to $326 from $328 (+22.9% to spot)
ABNBDA Davidson$175 → $220Target raised to $220 from $175 (+18.7% to spot)
COINCantor Fitzgerald$184 → $212Target raised to $212 from $184 (+19.3% to spot)
ANDGBaird$57 → $64Target raised to $64 from $57 (+14.9% to spot)
GWREBaird$202 → $235Target raised to $235 from $202 (+14.2% to spot)
BNTXCanaccord$142 → $136Target cut to $136 from $142 (+33.2% to spot)Euro-AI
REXRScotiabank$40Target set to $40 (+7.7% to spot)
WAYCanaccord$30 → $33Target raised to $33 from $30 (+25.8% to spot)
KYMRGuggenheim$170Target set to $170 (+43.9% to spot)
RVMDNeedham$240 → $275Target raised to $275 from $240 (+32.3% to spot)
TJXGuggenheim$175 → $152Target cut to $152 from $175 (+12.5% to spot)
MPLTNeedham$43Target set to $43 (+241.3% to spot)
PYPLTruist$62 → $53Target cut to $53 from $62 (-1.2% to spot)
BRRBC Capital$225 → $226Target raised to $226 from $225 (+23.1% to spot)
CPAYRBC Capital$423 → $438Target raised to $438 from $423 (+7.4% to spot)
FLYWRBC Capital$20 → $25Target raised to $25 from $20 (+33% to spot)
GPNRBC Capital$102 → $106Target raised to $106 from $102 (+15.4% to spot)
ARGXMorgan Stanley$1230 → $1250Target raised to $1250 from $1230 (+22.2% to spot)
LSPDRBC Capital$10 → $13Target raised to $13 from $10 (+22.6% to spot)
MARBC Capital$642 → $696Target raised to $696 from $642 (+16.9% to spot)
PYPLRBC Capital$65 → $70Target raised to $70 from $65 (+30.5% to spot)
QTWORBC Capital$67 → $73Target raised to $73 from $67 (+12.1% to spot)
FOURRBC Capital$63 → $67Target raised to $67 from $63 (+52.4% to spot)
SSNCRBC Capital$92 → $101Target raised to $101 from $92 (+21.1% to spot)
TOSTRBC Capital$36 → $44Target raised to $44 from $36 (+25.2% to spot)HALO · AW40
VRBC Capital$412 → $466Target raised to $466 from $412 (+22.1% to spot)
HONMorgan Stanley$245 → $250Target raised to $250 from $245 (+15% to spot)
CPBEvercore ISI$23 → $22Target cut to $22 from $23 (-5.9% to spot)
ANFArgus$162Target set to $162 (+9.1% to spot)
DLTRPiper Sandler$114 → $121Target raised to $121 from $114 (-5.7% to spot)
FISNMaxim$17Target set to $17 (+159.1% to spot)
PLTKRoth Capital$3.5 → $2.75Target cut to $2.75 from $3.5 (+18.5% to spot)
BBWNorthland$60 → $40Target cut to $40 from $60 (+34% to spot)
SBRAMizuho$20 → $21Target raised to $21 from $20 (+1.9% to spot)
OHIMizuho$45 → $46Target raised to $46 from $45 (+0% to spot)
PATHUBS$12 → $19Target raised to $19 from $12 (+4.7% to spot)Euro-AI · AW40
RMDKeyBanc$255 → $267Target raised to $267 from $255 (+11.1% to spot)
YSSWells Fargo$35 → $17Target cut to $17 from $35 (+89.5% to spot)
AFRMBernstein$100 → $110Target raised to $110 from $100 (+41.5% to spot)
CSIQWells Fargo$18 → $17Target cut to $17 from $18 (+29.4% to spot)
ATTOLeerink$52Target set to $52 (+151.2% to spot)
RCBCDA Davidson$55Target set to $55 (+8.1% to spot)
BWAYH.C. Wainwright$17 → $19Target raised to $19 from $17 (+32.9% to spot)
GTLBCantor Fitzgerald$50Target set to $50 (+11.4% to spot)
BRVEStifel$45Target set to $45 (+64% to spot)
AUGOGrupo Santander$114.7Target set to $114.7 (+35.7% to spot)
DELLBofA Securities$505Target set to $505 (+10.8% to spot)Rubin
AHRBarclays$61 → $66Target raised to $66 from $61 (+18.9% to spot)
DOCBarclays$23 → $24Target raised to $24 from $23 (+14.5% to spot)
OHIBarclays$51 → $50Target cut to $50 from $51 (+8.7% to spot)
SBRABarclays$21 → $23Target raised to $23 from $21 (+11.6% to spot)
VTRBarclays$99 → $102Target raised to $102 from $99 (+11.1% to spot)
WELLBarclays$254 → $259Target raised to $259 from $254 (+8.8% to spot)
JANBarclays$33 → $34Target raised to $34 from $33 (+11.5% to spot)
VIKBarclays$93 → $90Target cut to $90 from $93 (+1.7% to spot)
EIXMizuho$70Target set to $70 (-0.2% to spot)
PCGMizuho$16Target set to $16 (-3.6% to spot)
SREMizuho$84Target set to $84 (-0.4% to spot)
MNSOHSBC$10.8Target set to $10.8 (+4.5% to spot)
SCTXH.C. Wainwright$60Target set to $60 (+111% to spot)
BRVECantor Fitzgerald$40Target set to $40 (+45.8% to spot)
BWNeedham$20Target set to $20 (+179.3% to spot)
ATTOMorgan Stanley$39Target set to $39 (+88.4% to spot)
BRVEJefferies$48Target set to $48 (+74.9% to spot)
STAGBaird$42Target set to $42 (+13% to spot)
TPRoth Capital$14Target set to $14 (+78.8% to spot)
BRVEGoldman Sachs$48Target set to $48 (+74.9% to spot)
KALUUBS$184Target set to $184 (+17.7% to spot)
LITEEvercore ISI$1100Target set to $1100 (+22.9% to spot)Rubin
PCGBMO Capital$21Target set to $21 (+26.5% to spot)
ATTORBC Capital$45Target set to $45 (+117.4% to spot)

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