The futures were mixed after a bizarre Monday in which both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq once again printed new all-time intraday highs before both closed down big, and only the Dow Jones industrials eked out a small gain. The early risk-on surge initially was helped along when President Biden nominated Fed Chair Jay Powell for another term, a move that Wall Street applauded.
In addition, there was some discussion that the supply-chain issues are starting to dissipate and that the American economy could be poised for a very strong fourth quarter. One top economist, Aneta Markowska of Jefferies, estimates that real gross domestic product growth is on track to reaccelerate to about 7% in the fourth quarter. However, worries over interest rates spiking higher soured the mood, and the sellers showed up in the afternoon for stocks and across the Treasury curve.
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These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Tuesday, November 23, 2021.
AbbVie Inc. (NASDAQ: ABBV): Societe Generale upgraded the pharmaceutical leader from Hold to Buy with a gigantic $172 price target. The consensus target is just $128.32. Monday’s final print was reported at $115.65.
Altice USA Inc. (NYSE: ATUS): Loop Capital resumed coverage of the shares with a Hold rating and nudged the $20 target price down to $19. The consensus target is much higher at $28.79. The last trade on Monday came in at $16.94.
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN): Guggenheim resumed coverage of the technology leader with a Buy rating and a $4,300 price target. The consensus target is $4,068.37. The last trade on Monday was reported at $3,572.57.
Celanese Corp. (NYSE: CE): KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded the stock to Sector Weight from Overweight. Shares have traded in a 52-week range of $115.42 to $174.05 and carry a $191.21 consensus price objective. They were last seen on Monday at $166.
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