Here Are Friday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Adobe, Alcoa, Alphabet, Celanese, Knight-Swift, Linde Plc, Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, Tyson Foods, and More

Pre-Market Stock Futures:

Futures are trading higher as we get ready to conclude another dreadful week on Wall Street. The song remains the same as soaring oil prices, another week of war with Iran, and rising inflation worries from current levels remain front and center for investors. All four of the major U.S. indices finished the day lower, with the Nasdaq closing down 1.74% at 24,548. Both the Dow Jones Industrials and the S&P 500 closed down 1.48%, at 47,746 and 6,681, respectively. The small-cap Russell 2000 took the biggest hit on Thursday, finishing the session at 2,488, down a whopping 2.12%. Investors should brace for another week of more of the same, unless there is a dramatic breakthrough over the weekend.

Treasury Bonds:

Once again, rates were higher across the entire yield curve for the identical reasons we noted on Wednesday. Dollar strength, approaching inflation concerns, and worries over the ongoing war weighed on prices, driving yields to five-week highs. The 30-year-long bond closed trading on Thursday at 4.88%, while the benchmark 10-year note was last seen at 4.26%. 

Oil and Gas:

Oil prices were all over the place Thursday, but when it was all over, it was another grim day, except for those long the Texas Tea. For those not old enought to remember the theme song for the Beverly Hillbillies TV show in the 1960’s, it referred to Jed Clampett finding oil on his property and calling it “Black Gold” and “Texas Tea.” Brent Crude closed trading at $101.30, up 10.11%, while West Texas Intermediate finished the day at $96.38, up 10.46%. Natural gas closed the session at $3.24, up 1.09%.

Gold: 

For the second straight day, sellers returned to precious metals. While all the fundamentals for Gold and Silver remain in place, there is an ongoing consolidation at current levels, with profit-taking likely the reason the prices are hovering in a range-bound pattern. Gold closed at $5,078, down 1.87%, while Silver ended trading on Thursday at $83.74, down 2.20%.

Crypto:

The cryptocurrency market traded cautiously and remained range-bound on Thursday, with Bitcoin stabilizing around $70,000. Amid escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and climbing oil prices, the crypto sector showed notable resilience, holding steady despite broader market pressures and earlier-week swings. This reflects ongoing underlying demand for Bitcoin, even as some on-chain indicators suggest short-term selling across the holder cohort. Yet, the asset continues to outperform traditional risk assets in this environment. At 8 AM EDT, Bitcoin traded at $72,250, while Ethereum traded at $2,119.

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Here are some of the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen on Friday, March 13, 2026.  

Upgrades:

• Alcoa Corp. (NYSE: AA) was upgraded to Neutral from Underweight at JPMorgan, which raised the target price for the aluminum giant to $68 from $50.
• Celanese Corp. (NYSE: CE) was raised to Overweight from Equal Weight at Wells Fargo, which lifted the target price for the stock to $70 from $55.
• Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KNX) was raised to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup, with a $64 target price objective.
• Linde Plc (NASDAQ: LIN) was upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan, which raised the target price for the shares to $525 from $455.
• Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: OLLI) was upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Wells Fargo, with a $130 price target.

Downgrades:

• Abacus Global Management Inc. (NYSE: ABX) was cut to Neutral from Overweight at Piper Sandler, with an $11 target price.
• Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) was downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Barclays, which lowered the target price for the legacy tech giant to $275 from $335.
• BSR Reit Inc. (NASDAQ: BSRTF) was downgraded to Sector Perform from Outperform at RBC Capital, which trimmed the target price for the shares to $13 from $14.50.
• NerdWallet Inc. (NASDAQ: NRDS) was downgraded to Underweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley, which cut the target price for the stock to $9 from $14.
• TIC Solutions Inc. (NYSE: TIC) was downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan, which lowered the price target to $8 from $14.

Initiations: 

• Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL | GOOGL Price Prediction) was started with a Buy rating at Soochow Securities, which has an odd $403.04 target price for the tech giant.
• Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: APLS) was initiated with a Buy rating at Roth Capital with a $31 target price.
• H2O America Inc. (NASDAQ: HTO) was initiated with an Outperform rating at Baird, which has set a $67 target price.
• Pilgrims Pride Corp. (NYSE: PPC) was started with a Neutral rating at BTG Pactual, which has posted a $40 target price for the stock.
• Tyson Foods Inc. (NYSE: TSN) was started with a Sell rating at BTG Pactual with a $58 target price.