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Analysts upgraded a cluster of cybersecurity stocks on Monday. Fortinet, Palantir Technologies, and Palo Alto Networks all received upgrades, with consensus buy ratings firming across all three names.
PANW carries the most bullish backing, with 42 buy ratings and an average target of $398.52. FTNT gained a fresh upgrade, pushing its buyer count from four to five. Palantir's upgrade added one more bull at a $206 average target.
The moves signal renewed appetite for enterprise security after a period of valuation anxiety in the sector.
Utilities saw the opposite. Southern Company and Ameren were both downgraded on Monday. SO slipped from three buys to two. AEE dropped a hold rating, leaving no analyst at buy. Average targets held steady for both, suggesting the downgrades reflect relative positioning rather than fundamental concern.
BlackRock was also cut, moving from one hold to a sell, though its average target of $1,337 remained unchanged.
Occidental Petroleum saw a positive target price revision, edging the consensus to $69.62. Las Vegas Sands received a small cut to $56.50, maintaining a skew toward sells with 14 of 21 analysts recommending that.
On the semiconductor side, Applied Materials was upgraded, adding a buy and nudging consensus slightly more constructive. The move comes ahead of a busy week for earnings, with Tesla reporting Tuesday. ORTEX alt data shows German car registrations running 269% above year-ago levels, a dataset that leads Tesla revenue by 43 days with a strong fit.
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