Investment Bank Ratings & Recommendations
Report Date: 2025-12-22
⚡ Key Takeaways
📈 Notable Upgrades 5 calls
NVDA
NVIDIA Corporation
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Goldman Sachs • Toshiya Hari 📅 2025-12-21
Neutral → Buy
Old PT $175
New PT $220
Current $180.99
21.5%
Data center GPU demand accelerating faster than expected into 2025
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
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Morgan Stanley • Joseph Moore 📅 2025-12-20
Equal Weight → Overweight
Old PT $180
New PT $250
Current $213.43
17.1%
MI300 series gaining traction, data center CPU share gains
ORCL
Oracle Corporation
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JPMorgan • Mark Murphy 📅 2025-12-19
Neutral → Overweight
Old PT $170
New PT $230
Current $191.97
19.8%
Cloud infrastructure momentum, AI database advantage
XLF
Financial Select Sector SPDR
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Bank of America • Ebrahim Poonawala 📅 2025-12-18
Neutral → Buy
Old PT $52
New PT $58
Current $54.84
5.8%
Rate environment stabilizing, credit normalization complete
XLI
Industrial Select Sector SPDR
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Citigroup • Andrew Kaplowitz 📅 2025-12-17
Neutral → Buy
Old PT $150
New PT $168
Current $155.86
7.8%
Infrastructure spending acceleration, manufacturing renaissance
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META
Meta Platforms
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UBS • Lloyd Walmsley 📅 2025-12-21
Buy → Neutral
Old PT $720
New PT $650
Current $658.77
-1.3%
VR/AR investments dragging profitability, regulatory overhang
TSLA
Tesla Inc
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Bernstein • Toni Sacconaghi 📅 2025-12-20
Market Perform → Underperform
Old PT $380
New PT $350
Current $481.20
-27.3%
Valuation disconnect from auto fundamentals widening
XLU
Utilities Select Sector SPDR
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Wells Fargo • Neil Kalton 📅 2025-12-19
Overweight → Equal Weight
Old PT $48
New PT $43
Current $42.63
0.9%
Interest rate sensitivity remains elevated
⚖️ Sector Weight Changes 4 changes
Goldman Sachs 📅 2025-12-21
Technology
↑ UPGRADED
Overweight → Most Preferred
AI infrastructure buildout entering next phase, enterprise adoption accelerating
Top Picks
NVDAMSFTGOOGL
Avoid
INTC
Morgan Stanley 📅 2025-12-20
Financials
↑ UPGRADED
Neutral → Overweight
Rate environment stabilizing, credit quality normalizing
Top Picks
JPMBACGS
Avoid
Regional banks
JPMorgan 📅 2025-12-19
Consumer Discretionary
↓ DOWNGRADED
Overweight → Neutral
Consumer spending patterns normalizing, margin pressure building
Top Picks
AMZNHD
Avoid
Luxury retail
Bank of America 📅 2025-12-18
Energy
↑ UPGRADED
Underweight → Neutral
Oil price stability, renewable transition creating opportunities
Top Picks
XOMCVXNEE
Avoid
Coal exposure
🎯 Thematic Calls 4 themes
AI Infrastructure 2.0
Goldman Sachs 📅 2025-12-21
BULLISH
Enterprise AI adoption moving from pilot to production, requiring massive infrastructure investment
Beneficiaries
NVDAAMDMSFTGOOGL
At Risk
Traditional hardware vendors
Timeframe: 12-24 months | Conviction: HIGH
Manufacturing Renaissance
Morgan Stanley 📅 2025-12-20
BULLISH
Reshoring and friend-shoring driving US manufacturing investment boom
Beneficiaries
CATDEGEMMM
At Risk
China-dependent manufacturers
Timeframe: 18-36 months | Conviction: HIGH
Quantum Computing Commercialization
JPMorgan 📅 2025-12-19
BULLISH
Google's Willow chip breakthrough accelerating quantum timeline
Beneficiaries
GOOGLIBMMSFT
At Risk
Traditional encryption companies
Timeframe: 24-60 months | Conviction: MEDIUM
Energy Transition Acceleration
Citigroup 📅 2025-12-18
BULLISH
Grid modernization and storage deployment creating massive capex cycle
Beneficiaries
TSLANEEENPHFSLR
At Risk
Traditional utilities without transition plans
Timeframe: 12-36 months | Conviction: HIGH
🌍 Market Allocation
Overall Market View
Equities Constructive but selective - favor quality growth over value
Bonds Underweight duration risk, prefer credit over Treasuries
Cash Reduce cash positions, deploy into growth themes
Regional Preferences
US Overweight - AI leadership and manufacturing renaissance
Europe Underweight - structural challenges persist
Emerging Markets Neutral - selective exposure to India and Latin America
China Underweight - regulatory and economic uncertainties
Japan Neutral - corporate governance improvements ongoing
Style Preferences
Growth Vs Value Growth preferred - secular trends trumping cyclical
Large Vs Small Large cap bias - quality and liquidity premium
Cyclical Vs Defensive Cyclical tilt - manufacturing and infrastructure themes
💡 Actionable Ideas 2 ideas
Overweight semiconductor capital equipment plays
AI chip demand driving massive fab investments globally
Supported by: Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley
⚠️ Risk: China export restrictions could impact growth
Rotate from mega-cap tech into industrial automation
Manufacturing renaissance driving automation investment boom
Supported by: Citigroup, JPMorgan
⚠️ Risk: Trade policy uncertainties could delay capex