Citigroup made a bold sweep of the cruise sector on Tuesday. Analyst James Hardiman raised price targets on all three major operators. CCL went to $37 from $35. RCL jumped to $362 from $348. NCLH got the biggest lift — $25 from $21, an 19% jump. All three carry Citigroup Buy ratings. The moves suggest growing confidence in summer travel demand.
DDOG also drew bullish attention. The consensus target rose to $238 from $235. The $77bn cloud monitoring firm carries 44 Buy ratings from analysts. Short interest sits at just 4.5% of free float — bears are scarce here.
FOXA was the session's notable downgrade. Analysts cut the rating and trimmed the target to $71.40 from $72.07. Fox carries 14% short interest of free float. That's elevated for a $10.9bn media name. The combination of a downgrade and meaningful short positioning is worth watching.
Insurance brokers MRSH and both saw small target cuts. Consensus remains broadly hold-to-buy. No dramatic reversals — just modest trimming in a sector facing cost headwinds.
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