Bank of America raised its price target on AMD to $720 from $620 on Thursday. Analyst Vivek Arya kept his Buy rating intact. The $100 jump is one of the largest single-day target moves in the chip sector this week. AMD carries a market cap of over $1 trillion.
Bernstein made a fresh Buy call on fertilizer giant CF Industries, setting a $162 target. Analyst James Hooper initiated coverage with no prior rating in place. CF's short interest sits at 6.3% of free float. The initiation signals growing bullish interest in agricultural chemicals.
Charles River Laboratories got a significant target lift too. Baird's Eric Coldwell raised his Buy target to $334 from $291. That is a $43 jump for CRL. The contract research firm has a market cap of $14 billion.
At Darden Restaurants, analysts split on direction. Freedom Capital raised its Buy target on DRI to $260. BMO Capital cut its Hold target to $220. The divergence signals real uncertainty ahead of the next earnings print.
Cantor Fitzgerald started XYZ (Block Inc.) with a Buy at $95. The fintech saw no prior Cantor coverage. Baird also cut its Hold target on to $45 from $48, flagging pressure on the payments giant.
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