Investment Bank Ratings & Recommendations
Report Date: 2026-05-03
⚡ Key Takeaways
📈 Notable Upgrades 6 calls
INTC
Intel Corporation
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Morgan Stanley • Joseph Moore 📅 2026-05-02
Equal Weight → Overweight
Old PT $85
New PT $115
Current $99.62
15.5%
Foundry business gaining traction with CHIPS Act funding certainty
ORCL
Oracle Corporation
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JPMorgan • Mark Murphy 📅 2026-05-01
Neutral → Overweight
Old PT $155
New PT $190
Current $171.83
10.6%
Cloud infrastructure acceleration driving margin expansion
CRM
Salesforce, Inc.
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Goldman Sachs • Kash Rangan 📅 2026-04-30
Neutral → Buy
Old PT $180
New PT $220
Current $183.82
19.7%
AI-powered sales productivity gains showing in customer metrics
TSLA
Tesla, Inc.
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Wedbush • Dan Ives 📅 2026-05-02
Neutral → Outperform
Old PT $350
New PT $450
Current $390.82
15.1%
Full Self-Driving breakthrough creating new TAM
AAPL
Apple Inc.
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Bank of America • Wamsi Mohan 📅 2026-05-01
Neutral → Buy
Old PT $270
New PT $320
Current $280.14
14.2%
iPhone AI supercycle beginning, services momentum
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
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Mizuho • Jordan Klein 📅 2026-04-29
Neutral → Buy
Old PT $320
New PT $400
Current $360.54
10.9%
Data center GPU market share gains accelerating
📉 Notable Downgrades 4 calls
META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
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UBS • Lloyd Walmsley 📅 2026-05-02
Buy → Neutral
Old PT $650
New PT $580
Current $608.75
-4.7%
Reality Labs losses mounting, metaverse adoption slower
NFLX
Netflix, Inc.
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Evercore • Mark Mahaney 📅 2026-04-30
Outperform → In Line
Old PT $110
New PT $85
Current $92.06
-7.7%
Subscriber growth deceleration in core markets
XLF
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund
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Deutsche Bank • Matt O'Connor 📅 2026-05-01
Buy → Hold
Old PT $58
New PT $50
Current $51.92
-3.7%
Credit cycle turning, NIM pressure from rate cuts
XLE
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund
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Citigroup • Ryan Todd 📅 2026-04-28
Buy → Neutral
Old PT $65
New PT $55
Current $58.85
-6.5%
Oil demand peaking sooner than expected
⚖️ Sector Weight Changes 5 changes
Goldman Sachs 📅 2026-05-01
Technology
↑ UPGRADED
Overweight → Overweight+
AI infrastructure build-out accelerating, productivity gains emerging
Top Picks
NVDAMSFTGOOGL
Avoid
Legacy hardware names
Morgan Stanley 📅 2026-04-30
Financials
↓ DOWNGRADED
Neutral → Underweight
Credit cycle deterioration, rate cut expectations rising
Top Picks
Payment processors
Avoid
Regional banks
JPMorgan 📅 2026-04-29
Energy
↓ DOWNGRADED
Overweight → Neutral
Peak oil demand approaching, transition acceleration
Top Picks
Renewable energyUtilities
Avoid
Pure-play E&P names
Bank of America 📅 2026-05-02
Healthcare
↑ UPGRADED
Underweight → Neutral
Biotech valuations reset, pipeline visibility improving
Top Picks
Large cap pharmaMed tech
Avoid
Unprofitable biotech
Wells Fargo 📅 2026-04-28
Consumer Discretionary
↓ DOWNGRADED
Neutral → Underweight
Consumer spending slowdown, labor market softening
Top Picks
Luxury brandsOff-price retailers
Avoid
Traditional retail
🎯 Thematic Calls 4 themes
AI Infrastructure Build-Out
Morgan Stanley 📅 2026-04-25
BULLISH
Enterprise AI adoption accelerating beyond expectations, requiring massive infrastructure investment through 2028
Beneficiaries
NVDAAMDMSFTGOOGL
At Risk
Legacy enterprise software
Timeframe: 24-36 months | Conviction: HIGH
Robotaxi Revolution
Goldman Sachs 📅 2026-04-20
BULLISH
Autonomous driving technology reaching commercial viability, creating $2T+ market opportunity
Beneficiaries
TSLAGOOGLChip suppliers
At Risk
Traditional auto OEMs
Timeframe: 12-18 months | Conviction: MEDIUM
Quantum Computing Breakthrough
JPMorgan 📅 2026-04-15
BULLISH
Quantum advantage demonstrations accelerating commercial timeline
Beneficiaries
IBMGOOGLMSFT
At Risk
Classical computing focused
Timeframe: 36-60 months | Conviction: MEDIUM
GLP-1 Market Expansion
Credit Suisse 📅 2026-04-22
BULLISH
Weight management drugs expanding into cardiovascular, addiction treatment
Beneficiaries
Pharma companiesMed device
At Risk
Food companiesDiabetes device makers
Timeframe: 18-24 months | Conviction: HIGH
🌍 Market Allocation
No allocation data
💡 Actionable Ideas 0 ideas
No actionable ideas