What has Wall Street been buzzing about this week? Here are calls made by Wall Street's best analysts during the week of October 20-24.
Deutsche Bank reiterates Tesla as buy
The firm raised its price target to $440 per share from $435 following earnings.
“Elon Musk is clearly dialed in at Tesla and the passing of the compensation package will be important in ensuring that continues. High level, robotaxi and Optimus are both progressing slower than desired but v14 should signal an inflection in FSD and Tesla may ultimately prove to be the only Western company capable of manufacturing humanoids at scale.”
Mizuho reiterates Nvidia as outperform
Mizuho says it’s sticking with the stock.
“We see NVDA remaining the leader in the AI training and inference chips for Data Center applications (we estimate >95% share today), which we believe is growing at ~60% CAGR to >$500B by 2028E.”
Goldman Sachs reiterates Apple as buy
The investment bank raised its price target on Apple to $279 per share from $266 ahead of earnings on October 30.
“Into F2026, we expect continued strength in iPhone demand, supported by both US carrier competition and continued form factor changes with the expected launch of the iPhone 18 foldable.”
Morgan Stanley reiterates Apple as overweight
The firm said it’s bullish on the stock ahead of earnings later this month.
“Sept/Dec Q buyside expectations have climbed higher in recent weeks, but we believe Apple will surpass those expects, keeping a bid on the stock.”
Deutsche Bank reiterates Microsoft as buy
The firm said it came away feeling more bullish ahead of earnings later this month following a meeting with investor relations.
“We had the pleasure of spending a good deal of time with company executives and IR intra-quarter during our DB Tech Conference, Redmond HQ visit and European NDR. Coming away we feel even better about Microsoft’s positioning across both Azure (particularly for hybrid customers & AI inferencing) and Apps..”
Jefferies reiterates Microsoft as buy
Jefferies says it’s sticking with the stock ahead of earnings next week.
“After its best print in recent memory, MSFT is flat but positioned to rerate, driven by Azure and M365 momentum, robust bookings growth and rising AI contribution.”
Bank of America reiterates Amazon as buy
Bank of America said it’s sticking with the e-commerce giant ahead of earnings later this month.
“Amazon is an eCommerce and cloud computing leader with higher market share and margin potential stemming from its global scale, fulfillment footprint and technology platform investments.”
Bank of America reiterates Alphabet as buy
The firm raised its price target to $280 per share from $252 ahead of Alphabet earnings later this month.
“Checks indicate 3Q ad spending ahead of expectations, supported by improving macro, increasing data use, & ad spend to offset organic search traffic declines.”
Bank of America reiterates Meta as buy
Bank of America says it’s sticking with the Instagram and What’sApp owner ahead of earnings later this month.
“Meta is an investment in increasing social and mobile Internet usage, and also offers exposure to the increasing use of AI/ML technology and potential long-term Metaverse opportunity.”
Bank of America reiterates Netflix as buy
The firm said it’s sticking with the stock following earnings on Tuesday.
“In our view, Netflix shares will be fueled by continued positive subscriber and earnings momentum in addition to evolving advertising and live opportunities.”
Bernstein reiterates Netflix as outperform
Bernstein said investors should buy the dip in shares of Netflix.
“Engagement overhang persists. Netflix recorded its highest-ever TV viewing share, but questions remain over whether engagement growth is outpacing, or even keeping pace with, subscriber growth. Engagement levels remain solid relative to its long-form peers, yet the rising share of short-form consumption will likely weigh on investor sentiment for some time. M&A overhang.”
Morgan Stanley reiterates Intel as equal weight
The firm says it’s sticking with its equal weight rating but that Intel’s earnings report on Thursday was “encouraging.”
“Significant upside in 3q especially on margins, showing a pattern of underpromising and over-delivering, which is encouraging.”
Mizuho reiterates Broadcom as outperform
Mizuho raises its price target to $435 per share from $430.
“Reiterate AVGO at Outperform, raise PT to $435 (prior: $430), 42.7x our C26E P/E as we note AVGO now potentially with 5 Hyperscale ASIC customers (out of a possible ~7), as it continues to see its TAM/share expand with leadership in the AI ASIC market.
JPMorgan upgrades Coinbase to overweight from neutral
JPMorgan says shares of the crypto company are too attractive to ignore.
“We are upgrading Coinbase to Overweight as we look ahead to emerging monetization opportunities and abating risks at what we see is an attractive valuation versus cryptocurrency peers.”
Mizuho reiterates Beyond Meat as underperform
Mizuho lowered its price target to $1.50 from $2 on shares of the meme stock.
“Volatility Elevated but Fundamentals Weak; Reducing PT on Dilution; Maintain Underperform. ... .Recent financing actions for BYND have addressed concerns for short- and long-term capital structure but weak fundamentals maintain our Underperform for BYND shares.”
Bank of America reiterates IBM as buy
Bank of America raised its price target to $315 per share from $310 following earnings.
“IBM reported an overall clean quarter, beating on topline and EPS.”
HSBC upgrades Halliburton to buy from hold
HSBC called Halliburton a “unique play” on data centers.
“Upgrade to Buy (from Hold) and raise TP to USD30.00 (from USD23.00) for a higher multiple.”