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Equity Research

Wednesday,September 09, 10 am CDT

Research Daily

Top Analyst Reports for Apple, Bank of America, Cisco & Others

Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), Bank of America Corporation (BAC) and Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO).

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Zacks Equity Research15/16

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New Upgrades: SYF, BLK, DVA, WRK, KEX, PLMR, CMC, ISRG, OLLI, SNPS

Synchrony Financial
(SYF) Upgraded: 09/16/23

Solid organic and inorganic growth, CareCredit platform and technological moves pave the way for its long term growth. Its retail card platform is poised well for growth.

BlackRock
(BLK) Upgraded: 09/16/23

BlackRock is poised for growth, given its robust AUM balance and efforts to expand through acquisitions. The company's initiatives to gain market share in the active equity business will aid profits.

DaVita
(DVA) Upgraded: 09/16/23

DaVita kidney care’s encouraging progress, along with overseas growth, is a key growth catalyst. Buyout of several dialysis centers is also impressive.

WestRock
(WRK) Upgraded: 09/15/23

WestRock is poised well on strong packaging demand for food, beverage, household cleaning and e-commerce. A solid balance sheet, investment in growth projects and recent acquisitions will drive growth.

Kirby
(KEX) Upgraded: 09/15/23

Increased demand at the distribution and services segment, and favorable market conditions at the marine transportation unit, are encouraging.

Palomar Holdings
(PLMR) Upgraded: 09/15/23

Palomar Holdings remains focused on higher premium growth. Improving combined ratio and higher investment income are tailwinds

Commercial Metals
(CMC) Upgraded: 09/15/23

Growth in construction markets in the United States and Europe and favorable market conditions in Poland bode well for Commercial Metals. Investment in capacity and acquisitions will drive growth.

Intuitive Surgical
(ISRG) Upgraded: 09/09/23

Growing adoption of the company’s da Vinci system, increasing procedure volumes, continuous innovation and solid recurring revenue base are key catalysts.

Ollie's Bargain Outlet
(OLLI) Upgraded: 08/05/23

Ollie's Bargain’s business model of “buying cheap and selling cheap”, cost-containment efforts and customer reward program fortify its position.

Synopsys
(SNPS) Upgraded: 05/16/23

The company’s recent product launches, acquisitions and deal wins will boost results. Also, unique intellectual properties and global support provided by the company are other positives.

New Downgrades: SYY, KBH, BIO, LNT, BOKF, NVO, SMP, DLB, IEX, LEG

Sysco
(SYY) Downgraded: 09/20/23

In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, the company witnessed product cost inflation of 2.1%, which was measured by estimated changes in product costs, mainly in the frozen, canned and dry categories.

KB Home
(KBH) Downgraded: 09/20/23

Rising rates and expectations of higher rates, higher land, labor and lumber costs, and supply-related limitations are headwinds

BioRad Laboratories
(BIO) Downgraded: 09/20/23

BioPharma’s softness, macroeconomic conditions in China, competitive pressures and adverse currency impacts pose a threat to Bio-Rad’s business performance.

Alliant Energy
(LNT) Downgraded: 09/19/23

Increased competition, rising interest rates, weather fluctuations, dependence on third-party assets for transmission, and adherence to stringent regulations and rules are concerns.

BOK Financial
(BOKF) Downgraded: 09/19/23

Persistently escalating cost base is affecting BOK Financial's bottom-line growth. Also, lower transaction volumes affecting brokerage and trading revenues, and limited liquidity are concerns.

Novo Nordisk
(NVO) Downgraded: 09/16/23

Novo Nordisk is struggling to meet the demand for Wegovy amid supply constraints, threatening its market share in obesity care. Patent expiry and pricing pressure across the diabetes market also remain a woe.

Standard Motor Products
(SMP) Downgraded: 09/16/23

Stabilized yet elevated commodity prices and rising labor cost remains a concern for Standard Motor.

Dolby Laboratories
(DLB) Downgraded: 08/26/23

The rising cost of sales has been a cause of concern for Dolby over the past few quarters, primarily on account of increased product cost and higher licensing expenses.

IDEX
(IEX) Downgraded: 08/11/23

Weakness in the HST segment, escalating cost of sales and unfavorable movements in foreign currencies are major challenges for IDEX.

Leggett & Platt
(LEG) Downgraded: 08/09/23

Supply chain disruptions, high material, labor and transportation costs and currency woes remain

Featured Reports: AAPL, TSN, LUV, JNJ, NVDA, BAC, T, BABA, CHK, TGT

Apple
(AAPL) Upgraded: 09/20/23

Apple is benefiting from momentum in the Services business, strong adoption of Apple Pay and growing Wearables business.

Tyson Foods
(TSN) Upgraded: 09/14/23

The company expects the global demand for protein to continue rising and remains well-placed to cater to it. It aims to fuel growth through its robust brands.

Southwest Airlines
(LUV) Upgraded: 09/13/23

Southwest Airlines benefits from continued recovery in air-travel demand.

Johnson & Johnson
(JNJ) Upgraded: 09/15/23

J&J's Pharma unit is performing at above-market levels. J&J is focusing on growing its MedTech unit through new products.

NVIDIA
(NVDA) Upgraded: 09/18/23

Growth opportunities in ray-traced gaming, rendering, high-performance computing, AI and self-driving cars are encouraging.

Bank of America
(BAC) Upgraded: 09/20/23

Higher rates, decent loan demand, efforts to improve revenues and expansion into new markets will likely aid Bank of America. Technological advancement will keep aiding cross-selling opportunities.

AT&T
(T) Upgraded: 09/12/23

AT&T is witnessing early momentum in its core market areas driven by strength in 5G and fiber, as it aims to better harness edge computing capabilities with core business focus.

Alibaba
(BABA) Upgraded: 09/19/23

The company’s dominance in the China's e-commerce market, retail strength, and solid growth opportunities in international market are positives.

Chesapeake Energy
(CHK) Upgraded: NA

Chesapeake’s operations expand across leading oil and gas resources in the United States

Target
(TGT) Upgraded: 09/18/23

Target’s initiatives, including the development of omni-channel capacities, diversification and localization of assortments along with emphasis on flexible format stores, bode well.

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