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HSBC has nudged its S&P 500 year-end 2026 forecast higher, moving from 7,500 to 7,650 points. Not to be outdone, Dan Ives of Wedbush Securities has reportedly forecast the 30,000 level for the Nasdaq Composite by a year from now.

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With the markets hovering at record levels, stocks are holding steady this morning as market sentiment shifts toward caution. Oil prices are edging higher, with Brent Crude hovering back above $103/barrel on Mideast conflict uncertainty. Tech stocks are laser focused on AI, while bullish Wall Street analysts are raising their forecasts for the near term.

Here’s a look at where things stand as of morning trading:

Dow Jones Industrial Average: 49,674 Up 0.13%
Nasdaq Composite: 26,260 Up 0.05%
S&P 500: 7,410 Up 0.15%

Market Movers

Deutsche Bank weighed in on Micron Tech (Nasdaq; MU) with a buy rating while lifting its price target to $1,000. The analyst made the case that AI is fundamentally reshaping memory market dynamics as robust demand paired with Micron’s operational discipline sets the stage for long-term upside.

Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA): Piper Sandler argues that at $400/share, investors are essentially getting Optimus at no charge. The firm’s refreshed model breaks down 17 product lines and lands at roughly $400/share, right in line with where the stock currently trades, without attributing any value to Tesla’s humanoid robotics ambitions whatsoever.

Netflix (Nasdaq; NFLX) has retraced its steps back to January territory, hovering around $87/share. That puts the forward valuation at just 26x earnings, a steep discount to the stock’s historical average of 41.4x.

Nebius (Nasdaq: NBIS): Bank of America has raised its price target to $205 from $175, keeping its Buy rating intact heading into the company’s Q1 report, due out before Wednesday’s open on May 13.

AI chipmaker Cerebras has upsized its IPO to $4.8 billion after demand came in nearly 20x oversubscribed. The company now plans to offer 30 million shares at $150–$160 each, stepping up from the original 28 million shares at $115–$125. At the top of the revised range, that’s roughly $4.8 billion raised — well ahead of the $3.5 billion targeted under the prior terms.