Live Nation Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: LYV): Wolfe Research started coverage with an Outperform rating and a $97 price target. That compares with a consensus target of $86.70 and Thursday’s last trade of $81.23, which was up almost 5% for the day.

Lumentum Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: LITE): JPMorgan resumed coverage with a Neutral rating and an $80 price objective, The consensus target is up at $92.93, and the shares closed Thursday at $67.43 apiece.

Petrobras Brasileiro S.A. (NYSE: PBR): Itau BBA Securities raised its Market Perform rating to Outperform and has a $14 price target. The consensus target is $11.50, and the shares closed Thursday at $9.22. The stock was trading up over 5% in the premarket.

PubMatic Inc. (NASDAQ: PUBM): RBC Capital Market resumed coverage with an Outperform rating and a $43 price target. The consensus target for the digital media placement company is much higher at $60.33, and the stock closed on Thursday at $334.32, after pulling back almost 10% for the day. The shares roared back almost 13% in the premarket after the company posted outstanding earnings.

Snowflake Inc. (NYSE: SNOW): Goldman Sachs upgraded it to Buy from Neutral and also raised the price target to $275. The consensus target is up at $298.50, and the last trade for Thursday came in at $188.24. The stock was trading almost 5% higher in the premarket.

Utz Brands Inc. (NYSE: UTZ): Stephens raised the shares to Overweight from Equal Weight. Over the past 52 weeks, the stock has traded between $10.65 and $30.09 a share. The consensus price objective is $26.55, and the shares ended trading Thursday at $23.24, down over 8% on the day.

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