Joel South, Author at 24/7 Wall St.

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5 Stocks That Should Benefit from the 2026 Medicare Advantage Rate Decision

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the 2027 Medicare Advantage payment rate at a +2.48% net average increase, well above the +0.09% proposed in January and above the roughly 1% street…

Joel South · 5 months ago

Broadcom’s Long-Term Google TPU Deal Is Bigger Than It Looks for AI Infrastructure

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO | AVGO Price Prediction) rose 3.65% in a.m. trading on Tuesday after announcing a long-term agreement with Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) to design and supply custom Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) and networking components for…

Joel South · 5 months ago

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Oil Surged 70% in 26 Trading Days Since the Iran Conflict Began: Top 5 Energy Stocks to Watch

Oil has surged 70% in just 26 trading days since the war in Iran began, marking a faster pace than the 2022 Russia/Ukraine energy shock. WTI crude, the U.S. benchmark, has climbed from $66.96…

Joel South · 5 months ago

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Wall Street Turns Bullish on Twilio With 22% Upside This Year

Jefferies has upgraded Twilio (NYSE:TWLO | TWLO Price Prediction) to Buy from Hold, setting a new price target of $160. The move marks a meaningful shift from the firm’s prior stance, which as recently…

Joel South · 5 months ago

Dave Ramsey Warns Households Under $100K: Financing a New Car Before Paying Off High-Interest Debt Is a Trap

A 25-year-old mother of two named Shelby called into The Ramsey Show on April 2, 2026, describing a financial situation that had quietly spiraled: her husband had hidden three credit cards totaling $17,000 at…

Joel South · 5 months ago

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Clark Howard Warns Utah Couple That Renting Out Their Home Could Cost Them Tens of Thousands in Taxes

A Utah couple sitting on roughly $450,000 in equity called into The Clark Howard Podcast on April 1, 2026 with a question many homeowners face when building a new home: should we rent out…

Joel South · 5 months ago

Dave Ramsey Is Right About Why Americans Are Spending More and Feeling Worse

Dave Ramsey made a pointed observation on X and The Ramsey Show that cuts straight to the emotional engine behind most personal finance problems: “The human spirit was not created to attain peace, contentment,…

Joel South · 5 months ago

Wall Street Says Buy the Dip: KeyBanc Upgrades Crescent Energy Target

Crescent Energy (NYSE:CRGY) received a notable vote of confidence from KeyBanc this week, with the firm raising its price target to $19 from $15 while maintaining an Overweight rating. The call comes as Crescent…

Joel South · 5 months ago

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Wall Street Backs Ur-Energy as a Top Made-in-America Uranium Play

Ur-Energy (NYSE:URG) received a fresh Buy initiation from Canaccord analyst Anthony Taglieri, who assigned a C$3.25 price target and called the stock “compelling” for investors seeking exposure to made-in-America uranium. The call lands as…

Joel South · 5 months ago

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BofA Upgrades Vale Amid Iran Conflict Selloff

Vale (NYSE:VALE | VALE Price Prediction) stock has pulled back around 6% since the Iran conflict began in late February, even as iron ore prices have climbed roughly 8% over the same stretch. But…

Joel South · 5 months ago

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Wall Street Sees Contrarian Buy in Cerence After 39% Drop

Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ:CRNC) stock has shed nearly 39% year to date, but Cantor Fitzgerald sees a contrarian entry point. Analyst Thomas Blakey initiated coverage with an Overweight rating and an $11 price target, framing…

Joel South · 5 months ago

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Here’s Why Wall Street May Be Wrong on CarMax

Stephens raised its price target on CarMax (NYSE: KMX | KMX Price Prediction) stock to $43 from $39 while maintaining an Equal Weight rating ahead of the company’s April 14 Q4 FY2026 earnings release.…

Joel South · 5 months ago

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Wall Street Upgrades Diamondback Energy as Oil Market Signals Buying Opportunity

KeyBanc is raising its price target on Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG | FANG Price Prediction) to $225 from $196, maintaining an Overweight rating after resetting its oil price deck for Q1. The firm views the…

Joel South · 5 months ago

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Wall Street Upgrades Cheniere Energy as Iran War Reshapes Global LNG Demand

Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG | LNG Price Prediction) just received a notable vote of confidence from Citi, which raised its price target to $330 from $280 while maintaining a Buy rating. The thesis is straightforward:…

Joel South · 5 months ago

Meta Platforms Price Target Trimmed by Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo trimmed its price target on Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META | META Price Prediction) to $765 from $856 while maintaining an Overweight rating ahead of quarterly results. The cut acknowledges near-term macro uncertainty, but…

Joel South · 5 months ago

Amazon Is Wells Fargo’s Top Internet Pick for 2026

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN | AMZN Price Prediction) just picked up a fresh vote of confidence from Wells Fargo, which raised its price target to $305 from $304 while maintaining an Overweight rating and naming Amazon…

Joel South · 5 months ago

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HubSpot Price Target Cut Despite LLM Tools Not Being a Material Threat

HubSpot (NASDAQ:HUBS | HUBS Price Prediction) received a price target cut from Stifel on Thursday, but the firm’s underlying conviction held firm. Stifel analyst J. Parker Lane lowered his price target to $325 from…

Joel South · 5 months ago

Wall Street Upgrades SM Energy: KeyBanc Sees Crude Selloff as Entry Point

SM Energy (NYSE:SM | SM Price Prediction) just got a meaningful vote of confidence from KeyBanc Capital Markets, which raised its price target on the stock to $39 from $29 while maintaining an Overweight…

Joel South · 5 months ago

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Mobileye Is the “Dominant” Global ADAS Supplier — Berenberg Just Initiated a Buy Rating

Berenberg analyst Michael Filatov initiated coverage of Mobileye Global Inc. (Nasdaq: MBLY | MBLY Price Prediction) with a Buy rating and $9.30 price target, calling the company the “dominant” global supplier of technology and…

Joel South · 5 months ago

Wall Street Sours on Lyft, Price Target Cut

Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT | LYFT Price Prediction) stock is already trading well below where it started the year, and Truist just made the bear case more official. Analyst Youssef Squali cut his price target on…

Joel South · 5 months ago