Investment Bank Ratings & Recommendations
Report Date: 2025-12-26
⚡ Key Takeaways
📈 Notable Upgrades 5 calls
ORCL
Oracle Corporation
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Goldman Sachs • Kash Rangan 📅 2025-12-23
Neutral → Buy
Old PT 175
New PT 220
Current 197.49
11.4%
Cloud infrastructure demand acceleration and AI database workloads driving sustainable growth
XLF
Financial Select SPDR
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JPMorgan • Vivek Juneja 📅 2025-12-24
Neutral → Overweight
Old PT 52
New PT 62
Current 55.73
11.2%
Rising rate environment benefits net interest margins, strong loan demand expected in 2025
XLI
Industrial Select SPDR
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Morgan Stanley • Josh Pokrzywinski 📅 2025-12-22
Equal Weight → Overweight
Old PT 145
New PT 170
Current 157.50
7.9%
Infrastructure spending and manufacturing reshoring drive multi-year growth cycle
CRM
Salesforce Inc
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UBS • Karl Keirstead 📅 2025-12-21
Neutral → Buy
Old PT 250
New PT 295
Current 265.26
11.2%
AI-powered productivity features driving customer expansion and pricing power
XLV
Health Care Select SPDR
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Bank of America • Geoff Meacham 📅 2025-12-20
Neutral → Buy
Old PT 150
New PT 168
Current 155.80
7.8%
Biotech recovery momentum and Medicare drug pricing clarity provide tailwinds
📉 Notable Downgrades 3 calls
INTC
Intel Corporation
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Wells Fargo • Aaron Rakers 📅 2025-12-23
Equal Weight → Underweight
Old PT 42
New PT 32
Current 36.16
-11.5%
Market share losses in data center accelerating, foundry business burning cash
XLE
Energy Select SPDR
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Citigroup • Alastair Syme 📅 2025-12-22
Neutral → Sell
Old PT 48
New PT 40
Current 44.37
-9.8%
Oil demand peak concerns and renewable energy transition accelerating
NFLX
Netflix Inc
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Bernstein • Laurent Yoon 📅 2025-12-21
Outperform → Market Perform
Old PT 105
New PT 88
Current 93.64
-6.0%
Streaming market saturation and increased competition pressuring growth
⚖️ Sector Weight Changes 4 changes
Goldman Sachs 📅 2025-12-24
Financials
↑ UPGRADED
Neutral → Overweight
Rising rate environment and credit normalization create favorable operating leverage
Top Picks
JPMBACWFC
Avoid
Regional banks with CRE exposure
Morgan Stanley 📅 2025-12-22
Energy
↓ DOWNGRADED
Overweight → Underweight
Demand destruction from recession fears and renewable transition acceleration
Top Picks
Renewable energy infrastructure
Avoid
Traditional oil & gas producers
JPMorgan 📅 2025-12-23
Industrials
↑ UPGRADED
Equal Weight → Overweight
Infrastructure investment cycle and manufacturing reshoring driving multi-year growth
Top Picks
CATDERTX
Avoid
Construction materials
UBS 📅 2025-12-21
Technology
↓ DOWNGRADED
Overweight → Neutral
Valuation concerns and AI investment normalization reduce excess returns potential
Top Picks
Quality AI beneficiaries
Avoid
Speculative AI plays
🎯 Thematic Calls 3 themes
AI Infrastructure Build-Out
Goldman Sachs 📅 2025-12-20
BULLISH
Enterprise AI adoption entering acceleration phase, requiring massive infrastructure investment through 2026
Beneficiaries
MSFTGOOGLAMZN
At Risk
Legacy software vendors without AI strategy
Timeframe: 12-24 months | Conviction: HIGH
US Manufacturing Reshoring
Morgan Stanley 📅 2025-12-19
BULLISH
Geopolitical tensions and supply chain security driving domestic manufacturing investment boom
Beneficiaries
IndustrialsMaterialsConstruction
At Risk
Pure-play China exporters
Timeframe: 3-5 years | Conviction: HIGH
Weight Loss Drug Revolution
JPMorgan 📅 2025-12-18
BULLISH
GLP-1 drugs expanding into cardiovascular and other indications, creating $100B+ market
Beneficiaries
HealthcareMedical devices
At Risk
Traditional diabetes careWeight management
Timeframe: 2-3 years | Conviction: MEDIUM
🌍 Market Allocation
Overall Market View
Equities Neutral to slightly overweight - selectivity key as growth slows
Bonds Underweight duration, prefer credit over treasuries
Cash 5-10% tactical allocation for opportunities
Regional Preferences
US Overweight
Europe Underweight
Emerging Markets Neutral
China Underweight
Japan Neutral
Style Preferences
Growth Vs Value Quality growth over pure value
Large Vs Small Large cap preference given macro uncertainty
Cyclical Vs Defensive Balanced with defensive tilt
💡 Actionable Ideas 3 ideas
Long Financials ETF (XLF) vs Short Energy ETF (XLE) pair trade
Rising rates benefit banks while energy faces secular decline
Supported by: Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Citigroup
⚠️ Risk: Unexpected oil price spike or recession derailing rate hikes
Quality Tech barbell: Long MSFT/GOOGL, Short speculative AI names
Flight to quality in tech as AI investment normalizes
Supported by: Morgan Stanley, UBS, Jefferies
⚠️ Risk: Broad tech selloff affecting all names regardless of quality
Industrial infrastructure theme via XLI overweight
Multi-year capex cycle driven by reshoring and government spending
Supported by: Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs
⚠️ Risk: Recession concerns delaying corporate capital expenditure plans