24/7 Wall St. looks at some big analyst calls that we have seen so far on Thursday, including LendingTree, Merck, Micron Technology, Nvidia and Target.
Here are five stocks that reported earnings in the past week and all posted better-than-expected numbers and investors rewarded them with higher share prices.
Thursday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Carnival, Dow, Goldman Sachs, Micron Technology, Netflix, Oracle, Snap, Spotify and Twitter.
Semiconductor maker Micron reports earnings after markets close Wednesday and used-car retailer CarMax reports results before markets open Thursday.
Tuesday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included AutoZone, Best Buy, Bloomin' Brands, EOG Resources, Lemonade, Micron Technology, QuantumScape, Stitch Fix and Twilio.
Analysts recommended buying shares of the following eight top tech stocks last week, though a few of these seem like contrarian calls.
Here's the Thursday afternoon edition of analysts' upgrades, downgrades and price target changes on several popular stocks.
Tuesday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Activision Blizzard, Bank of America, Dollar General, DraftKings, Electronic Arts, Micron Technology and Microsoft.
Semiconductor short sellers appeared to favor Advanced Micro Devices and Nvidia in the most recent reporting period.
Friday afternoon's analyst calls included Canadian Solar, JetBlue Airways, L Brands, Peloton Interactive and Tesla.
Micron Technology reported better than expected quarterly results and analysts reacted positively.
Chris Lange Friday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Aflac, CME, Chevron, CVS Health, D.R. Horton, Goodyear Tire and Rubber, Lam Research, Micron Technology and U.S. Steel.
Tuesday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Airbnb, Conagra Brands, Cree, DocuSign, Fortinet, JD.com, McDonald's, Micron Technology and Tesla.
The question for many investors is whether semiconductor stocks can keep up this rally and keep the markets hitting all-time highs.
These five top semiconductor companies all have a long history of success and innovation. Most importantly, their stocks still offer a reasonable upside to the Goldman Sachs 2021 price targets.
