We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience, serve personalised ads or content, and analyse our traffic. By clicking "Accept All", you consent to our use of cookies. Cookie Policy

ORTEXORTEX News
Live short interest, options flow, and signals — free on ORTEX.Sign up free →
Market Commentary

Upgrades and Downgrades: What Analysts Think Now

By ORTEX News · Edited by , Editor, ORTEX News1 min read

Produced automatically from ORTEX data and published under the ORTEX News editorial standards set by Peter Hillerberg, Editor, ORTEX News. How we publish

ShareXLinkedInReddit

The most striking calls today cut across tech, industrials, and pharma.

WDAY took a downgrade on Sunday. Workday's consensus slipped from Buy to Hold as analysts trimmed conviction on the $36 billion HR software firm. Short interest sits at 14.6% of free float — one of the higher readings in its peer group.

SNDK got the opposite treatment. Sandisk earned an upgrade, pushing its consensus from two Holds to a Buy. The flash storage giant carries a $181 billion market cap. Its average analyst target price stands at $2,107. Short interest is modest at 5.6% of free float.

CF also received an upgrade. CF Industries climbed from Hold to Buy at consensus. The fertiliser maker benefits from tariff-related nitrogen demand tailwinds. Analysts set a $125 average target.

On the energy side, OXY, DVN, and COP all saw target price lifts. Crude price resilience is driving the revisions higher.

LLY bucked the trend. Eli Lilly's average target slipped to $1,293. Analysts trimmed estimates despite the obesity drug giant's dominant position in GLP-1 therapies.

Stocks in this article

How this article was generated

Generated
9 Aug 2026, 08:20
Prompt version
v1.0
Data sources
Analyst consensus

ORTEX Market Intelligence content is generated by AI from a snapshot of ORTEX's proprietary data and reviewed by the ORTEX team. Content is informational only and does not constitute investment advice.