Friday futures were fairly positive after major averages turned higher for the second time this week on Thursday. While it took nearly the entire trading session to finally turn positive, what pushed equities markets over the goal line was news that the Federal Reserve was growing much more hawkish on fighting inflation.
One of the biggest concerns of late has been the sheer speed of the yield increases, and that combined with the ongoing fighting in Ukraine and a rise in COVID-19 cases in China and the United Kingdom is contributing to more market headwinds.
On the other hand, one positive for investors is that oil was down big time, with Brent and West Texas Intermediate crude both closing under $100 in recent days. Gold has proven to be volatile recently as well, and when the market’s universal safety hedge and store of value is uncertain, that is a sure sign that investors are nervous.
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These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Friday, April 8, 2022.
Alcoa Corp. (NYSE: AA): Credit Suisse downgraded the stock to Neutral from Outperform and raised the $68 price target to $82. The consensus target is $86.75. The last trade on Thursday was reported at $86.10 a share.
AppFolio Inc. (NASDAQ: APPF): KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded the share to Overweight from Sector Weight and has a $143 price target. The consensus target is $117.67, and Thursday’s closing share price was $111.01.
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