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AppLovin took the sharpest analyst hit of the day. Jefferies analyst James Heaney cut his price target from $550 to $375, a drop of $175, while keeping a Buy rating. The ad-tech company carries an $85.6 billion market cap. Short interest sits at just 4.3% of free float, suggesting bears have not piled in despite the target cut.
The waste management sector also saw pressure. CIBC's Kevin Chiang trimmed targets on both Waste Management and Republic Services, moving his WM target from $250 to $225 and RSG from $249 to $240. Both stocks carry Hold and Buy ratings respectively, but the simultaneous cuts point to sector-wide cost concerns.
Constellation Brands bucked the downgrade trend. Freedom Broker upgraded the beer and wine maker from Hold to Buy, with a target of $173. A separate UBS analyst also nudged his own target slightly. STZ short interest stands at 5.5% of free float, modest for a stock that has faced prolonged selling pressure.
NXP Semiconductors drew a consensus downgrade. The broader analyst community shifted its aggregate rating lower, with the average target slipping from $310 to $306. Japan machine tool orders surged 63% year-on-year in August, per ORTEX Alt Data, a reading that could eventually lift chip demand from industrial customers. NXP's short interest is a low 2.7% of free float.
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