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Joel South

Joel South covers large-cap stocks, dividend investing, and major market trends, with a focus on earnings analysis, valuation, and turning complex data into actionable insights for investors.

He brings more than 15 years of experience as an investor and financial journalist, including 12 years at The Motley Fool, where he served as an investment analyst, Bureau Chief, and later led the Fool.com investing news desk. He has also co-hosted an investing podcast and appeared across TV and radio discussing market trends.

Joel South | Apr 1, 2026 at 10:52 AM EDT

Wall Street Backs Arista Networks as AI Data Center Play

Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET | ANET Price Prediction) received a fresh vote of confidence from Wall Street as Susquehanna initiated coverage…

Joel South | Apr 1, 2026 at 10:52 AM EDT

Disney Receives Upgrade and Is Historically Cheap Even in Harsh Scenarios

Disney (NYSE:DIS | DIS Price Prediction) received a notable analyst upgrade on Wednesday as Raymond James shifted its rating to…

Joel South | Apr 1, 2026 at 10:46 AM EDT

Why Raymond James Says Wall Street Is Underestimating UnitedHealth’s Earnings Power

Raymond James upgraded UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH | UNH Price Prediction) to Outperform from Market Perform on Wednesday, setting a $330…

Joel South | Apr 1, 2026 at 10:42 AM EDT

Wall Street Calls Snowflake a Top AI Infrastructure Pick

Benchmark initiated coverage of Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW | SNOW Price Prediction) with a Buy rating and a $190 price target, framing…

Joel South | Apr 1, 2026 at 10:41 AM EDT

Wells Fargo Adds Ollie’s Bargain Outlet to Tactical List With $130 Target

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet (NASDAQ:OLLI | OLLI Price Prediction) has been caught in a meaningful selloff, but Wells Fargo analyst Edward…

Joel South | Apr 1, 2026 at 10:35 AM EDT

Wall Street Turns Bullish on Sempra Energy: Wells Fargo Sets $115 Price Target

Sempra (NYSE:SRE | SRE Price Prediction) is getting a fresh look from Wall Street. Wells Fargo analyst Shahriar Pourreza added…

Joel South | Apr 1, 2026 at 10:34 AM EDT

Nike’s China Reset Will Take 4 Quarters — Wall Street Is Done Waiting

Nike (NYSE:NKE | NKE Price Prediction) stock is absorbing a wave of analyst downgrades and price target cuts following fiscal Q3…

Joel South | Apr 1, 2026 at 10:28 AM EDT

Microsoft’s Pullback From October Highs Is a Buying Opportunity, According to Wall Street

Benchmark initiated coverage of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT | MSFT Price Prediction) with a Buy rating and $450 price target, arguing that…

Joel South | Apr 1, 2026 at 10:24 AM EDT

Wall Street Says Buy CrowdStrike And Watch It Gain $100 This Year

Benchmark analyst Yi Fu Lee initiated coverage of CrowdStrike Holdings (NASDAQ:CRWD | CRWD Price Prediction) with a Buy rating and…

Joel South | Apr 1, 2026 at 10:24 AM EDT

Sonoco Products Receives New Buy Rating From Wall Street and a $63 Price Target

Deutsche Bank analyst Hillary Cacanando initiated coverage of Sonoco Products (NYSE:SON | SON Price Prediction) with a Buy rating and…

Joel South | Apr 1, 2026 at 10:21 AM EDT

Wall Street Stays Is Bullish on Atlassian Despite KeyBanc’s Price Target Cut

Atlassian Corp. (NASDAQ:TEAM | TEAM Price Prediction) received a price target cut from KeyBanc on Wednesday, with the firm trimming…

Joel South | Apr 1, 2026 at 10:20 AM EDT

Palantir Needs 60%-70% Annual Revenue Growth to Justify Its Price

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR | PLTR Price Prediction) received a Hold initiation from Benchmark analyst Yi Fu Lee. The core concern:…

Joel South | Apr 1, 2026 at 10:18 AM EDT

DA Davidson Upgrades Rivian From Underperform — Here’s What Still Has to Go Right

DA Davidson has upgraded Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN | RIVN Price Prediction) to Neutral from Underperform, citing valuation after a…

Joel South | Mar 31, 2026 at 2:30 PM EDT

5 Stocks That Win Big From NVIDIA’s NVLink Fusion AI Ecosystem Expansion

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA | NVDA Price Prediction) dropped a catalyst on March 31 that reordered the AI infrastructure investment conversation: a…

Joel South | Mar 31, 2026 at 1:31 PM EDT

Had You Invested $1,000 in Micron or Western Digital 10 Years Ago, Here’s How Much You’d Have Today

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU | MU Price Prediction) and Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) have spent a decade riding one of the most…

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Joel South

Wall Street Backs Arista Networks as AI Data Center Play

Disney Receives Upgrade and Is Historically Cheap Even in Harsh Scenarios

Why Raymond James Says Wall Street Is Underestimating UnitedHealth’s Earnings Power

Wall Street Calls Snowflake a Top AI Infrastructure Pick

Wells Fargo Adds Ollie’s Bargain Outlet to Tactical List With $130 Target

Wall Street Turns Bullish on Sempra Energy: Wells Fargo Sets $115 Price Target

Nike’s China Reset Will Take 4 Quarters — Wall Street Is Done Waiting

Microsoft’s Pullback From October Highs Is a Buying Opportunity, According to Wall Street

Wall Street Says Buy CrowdStrike And Watch It Gain $100 This Year

Sonoco Products Receives New Buy Rating From Wall Street and a $63 Price Target

Wall Street Stays Is Bullish on Atlassian Despite KeyBanc’s Price Target Cut

Palantir Needs 60%-70% Annual Revenue Growth to Justify Its Price

DA Davidson Upgrades Rivian From Underperform — Here’s What Still Has to Go Right

5 Stocks That Win Big From NVIDIA’s NVLink Fusion AI Ecosystem Expansion

Had You Invested $1,000 in Micron or Western Digital 10 Years Ago, Here’s How Much You’d Have Today

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Joel South

Wall Street Backs Arista Networks as AI Data Center Play

Disney Receives Upgrade and Is Historically Cheap Even in Harsh Scenarios

Why Raymond James Says Wall Street Is Underestimating UnitedHealth’s Earnings Power

Wall Street Calls Snowflake a Top AI Infrastructure Pick

Wells Fargo Adds Ollie’s Bargain Outlet to Tactical List With $130 Target

Wall Street Turns Bullish on Sempra Energy: Wells Fargo Sets $115 Price Target

Nike’s China Reset Will Take 4 Quarters — Wall Street Is Done Waiting

Microsoft’s Pullback From October Highs Is a Buying Opportunity, According to Wall Street

Wall Street Says Buy CrowdStrike And Watch It Gain $100 This Year

Sonoco Products Receives New Buy Rating From Wall Street and a $63 Price Target

Wall Street Stays Is Bullish on Atlassian Despite KeyBanc’s Price Target Cut

Palantir Needs 60%-70% Annual Revenue Growth to Justify Its Price

DA Davidson Upgrades Rivian From Underperform — Here’s What Still Has to Go Right

5 Stocks That Win Big From NVIDIA’s NVLink Fusion AI Ecosystem Expansion

Had You Invested $1,000 in Micron or Western Digital 10 Years Ago, Here’s How Much You’d Have Today

Stock Market Live June 15, 2026: S&P 500 (SPY) Rocketing on End-of-War News

Live Nasdaq Composite: Stocks Surge as Tech Leads Gains on Iran-U.S. Truce

XRP Jumps 7% to Reclaim $1.20 as the Iran War Winds Down

Forget Buying Nvidia. This Overlooked ETF Beat the Nasdaq by Owning the AI Stocks You Can’t

Home Depot Shares to Hit $450 in 2028? Here’s the Math

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