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  • Adobe (ADBE) Stock Fell Despite Analyst Upgrade

    Adobe (ADBE) Stock Fell Despite Analyst Upgrade

    Adobe Inc (NASDAQ: ADBE) witnessed a significant 3.41% drop in its stock value, wrapping up the last trading session at $521.14. The volume of Adobe shares exchanged on the day amounted to 2.52 million, which is a departure from its average weekly trading volume of 2.63 million. Notably, this decline in ADBE stock occurred despite an analyst recommendation upgrade.

    On Wednesday, DA Davidson upgraded its recommendation on ADBE stock, elevating it from a “NEUTRAL” rating to a “BUY.” In addition to this positive shift, the analyst firm also raised the price target for ADBE from $500 to $640.

    Nevertheless, in the premarket session today, Adobe (ADBE) stock displayed signs of recovery, with its stock price increasing by almost 1% to approximately $525 at the latest assessment.

    In a separate development, the United Kingdom’s competition regulatory authority extended the deadline for its comprehensive investigation into Adobe’s $20 billion acquisition of the cloud-based design platform Figma by an additional eight weeks, setting the new deadline for February 2024. This extension was announced on Wednesday.

    The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) initiated an in-depth, or phase two, investigation into the deal in July, prompted by ADBE’s declaration that it would not make any concessions to address the regulator’s concerns. The CMA is presently set to finalize its examination on February 25, marking an extension from the prior cutoff date of December 27. This scrutiny is being overseen by a panel of autonomous specialists handpicked by the CMA.

    The CMA stated that both companies have presented comprehensive arguments pertaining to their competition concerns in product development, growth strategies, and their potential impact on venturing into new markets.

    Notably, in September 2022, Adobe unveiled a cash-and-stock deal to acquire Figma, marking it as the largest acquisition of a privately held software startup. Figma’s web-based collaborative platform for design and ideation enjoys significant popularity among technology-oriented companies, including Zoom Video Communications, Airbnb Inc, and Coinbase.

  • 15 Software – Infrastructure Stocks to Watch

    15 Software – Infrastructure Stocks to Watch

    “IT Infrastructure Software Market” Research Report 2020-2025, published on Oct 15, 2020, is a detailed analysis of the current state of the market for the IT Infrastructure Software industry based on historical trends and forecasts. This report tackles the IT Infrastructure Software market segment from a basic overview to a detailed description of the IT Infrastructure Software market. Furthermore, it offers a detailed look at the key vendors, top regions, product types, and end industries of the IT Infrastructure Software marketplace. It provides historical data on the IT Infrastructure Software market trends, growth, revenue, capacity, cost structure, and key driver’s analysis.

    Besides, market dynamics (such as driver factors, restraining factors) and industry news (like mergers, acquisitions, and investments) are also considered in the report. The increase in technological innovations and advancements will enhance the product’s performance, making it more widely used in downstream applications. Furthermore, Porter’s Five Forces Analysis (potential entrants, suppliers, substitutes, buyers, and industry competitors) provides essential information for understanding the IT Infrastructure Software market.

    Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR) shares were trading down -1.93% at $25.92 at the time of writing on Wednesday. The company recently declared that it was awarded a $44.4m, three-year contract with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

    Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR) share price went from a low point around $8.90 to briefly over $33.50 in past 52 weeks, though shares have since pulled back to $25.92. PLTR market cap has remained high, hitting $44.89B at the time of writing, giving it price-to-sales ratio of more than 40.

    If we look at the recent analyst rating PLTR, Morgan Stanley downgraded coverage on PLTR shares with an Underweight rating and a $14.33 price target, which implies room for -11.59% downside momentum this year.

    Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) last closed at $219.28, in a 52-week range of $132.52 to $232.86. Microsoft Corp. and Warner Bros. reported an epic partnership to celebrate the release of the new movie “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” coming in 2021. Analysts have a consensus price target of $239.71.

    Oracle Corporation (ORCL) stock soar by 1.49% to $62.78. The firm recently revealed fiscal 2021 Q2 results. Total quarterly revenues were up 2% year-over-year to $9.8 billion. C The most recent rating by BofA Securities, on December 16, 2020, is at a Neutral.

    Square Inc. (NYSE:SQ) Shares headed rising, higher as much as 3.22%. Lately, the company declared that its commerce platform now powers payments, e-commerce, and point of sale at nearly a dozen renowned ski resorts across the U.S. and Canada in partnership with POWDR. The most recent rating by Seaport Global Securities, on December 07, 2020, is at a Buy.

    Dropbox Inc. (NASDAQ:DBX) rose 1.73% after gaining more than $0.4 on Wednesday after reporting that it has been positioned by Aragon Research, Inc. in the Leader section of the Globe for Digital Work Hubs, 2021 for the second year in a row.

    BlackBerry Limited (BB) last closed at $8.24, in a 52-week range of $2.70 to $9.69. Today, the company will report results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 at 5:30 p.m. ET. Analysts have a consensus price target of $6.07.

    NortonLifeLock Inc. (NLOK) stock soar by 2.10% to $20.38. The company on December 7, 2020 revealed that it has agreed to acquire Avira in an all-cash transaction for approximately $360 million from Investcorp Technology Partners. The most recent rating by Argus, on August 21, 2020, is at a Buy.

    FireEye Inc. (NASDAQ:FEYE) Shares headed rising, higher as much as 2.77%. The company on December 11, 2020 reported that the $400 million strategic investment led by funds managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities has closed. The most recent rating by Barclays, on November 20, 2020, is at an Underweight.

    CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) rose 2.78% after gaining more than $4.86 on Wednesday. On December 8, 2020, the firm released the annual CrowdStrike Services Cyber Front Lines Report, which brings together the insights and observations of CrowdStrike’s global incident response (IR) and proactive services teams in 2020.

    Cloudflare Inc. (NET) last closed at $81.81, in a 52-week range of $15.05 to $86.21. On December 7, 2020 released Data Localization Suite to give businesses across the globe tools to address their data locality, privacy, and compliance needs. Analysts have a consensus price target of $69.06.

    Box Inc. (BOX) stock soar by 3.17% to $18.85 after the defense contract management agency selected Box for cloud content management. The most recent rating by Craig Hallum, on May 28, 2020, is at a Buy.

    SolarWinds Corporation (NYSE:SWI) Shares headed falling, lower as much as -0.17%. The most recent rating by Berenberg, on October 07, 2020, is at a Buy.

    Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE) rose 1.50% after gaining more than $7.26 on Wednesday. The company on December 10, 2020 declared financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended Nov. 27, 2020.

    Nutanix Inc. (NTNX) last closed at $30.98, in a 52-week range of $11.31 to $37.86. On December 10, 2020, the firm revealed that it has been named a Leader by Gartner, Inc. in the December 2020 Magic Quadrant for Hyperconverged Infrastructure Software. Analysts have a consensus price target of $33.64.

    Okta Inc. (OKTA) stock soar by 1.87% to $259.93. The most recent rating by JP Morgan, on December 09, 2020, is at a Neutral.

  • Early Morning Vibes: 3 Upgraded & 4 Pre Market Hot Stocks Inside

    Early Morning Vibes: 3 Upgraded & 4 Pre Market Hot Stocks Inside

    On December 10, the American stock indexes finished trading in different directions. The S&P 500 Index dropped 0.13% to 3668 points, the Dow Jones lost 0.23% and the NASDAQ rose 0.54%. Investors could not determine the direction of movement and took a wait and see attitude. Note that small-cap stocks showed more pronounced positive dynamics: the Russel 2000 index rose 1.08%. The industrial sector was an outsider, shedding 0.93%. 

    Corporate updates 

    Starbucks (SBUX: 5%) management presented a positive outlook for the company over the next few years.

    Snap (SNAP: + 8.1%) and Twitter (TWTR: + 8.4%) have announced a service integration partnership. Tweets can be shared on the Snapchat platform.

    Adobe’s quarterly results (ADBE: -1.4%) were better than expected, but its stock corrected.

    Today, global stock exchanges are showing mostly negative dynamics. The focus of attention is the decision of the FDA expert panel, which recommended approval of the coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. However, no official permission was issued for the use of this drug, although market participants were counting on this. The market now assumes that a positive decision will be made this weekend, and then within 24 hours the first 6.4 million doses will be shipped to different states. Waiting for a vaccine approval within three months was the main driver of market growth.

    Lack of further progress in negotiations on the US economic aid package, persisting tensions with China and COVID-19 incidence statistics are factors that reduce risk appetite in the short term. The alarming signal yesterday was the publication of data on applications for unemployment benefits. Their number unexpectedly increased to 853 thousand in a week, while the forecast was 725 thousand. Macro statistics were ignored by the market, however, in our opinion, it serves as a harbinger of a deterioration in the state of the economy in early 2021 due to quarantine restrictions reintroduced by some states.

    Economic Update

    The University of Michigan Preliminary Expectations and Consumer Sentiment Index for December will be released today. The consensus assumes an increase in the first indicator from 70.5 to 71.0, while the second decreases from 76.9 to 76.5 points. The Expectations Index should be boosted by consumer hopes for mass vaccinations. Before the pandemic, the sentiment index was at the level of 99-100, the pressure on it continues to be the absence of a new package of economic assistance measures and stabilization of the epidemiological situation.

    Top Upgrades & Downgrades

    Morgan Stanley turned bullish on Diamondback Energy Inc. (FANG), upgrading the stock to “Overweight” and assigning a $65.0 price target.

    CommScope Holding Company Inc. (COMM) has won the favor of JP Morgan’s equity research team. The firm upgraded the shares from Neutral to Overweight and moved their price target to $18.0.

    Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH) received an upgrade from analysts at JP Morgan, who also set their one-year price target on the stock to $93.0. They changed their rating on CTSH to Overweight from Neutral in a recently issued research note.

    Earlier Friday JP Morgan reduced its rating on Juniper Networks Inc. (JNPR) stock to Neutral from Overweight and assigned the price target to $25.0.

    JP Morgan analysts reduced their investment ratings, saying in research reports covered by the media that its rating for Corning Incorporated (GLW) has been changed to Neutral from Overweight and the new price target is set at $39.0.

    Today Top Movers

    vTv Therapeutics Inc (VTVT) share price soared 184.47% at $6.23 in today’s pre-market session after the report that in compliance with the terms of the letter arrangement between the Firm and the Investor dated December 23, 2019, the company exercised the right to allow MacAndrews & Forbes Group LLC buy 625,000 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock at a per share price of $1.60.

    In trading session of premarket today, BioNTech SE (BNTX) share price went up 0.07% at $29.63 after the company and Pfizer reported the receipt FDA advisory committee vote in supporting potential first emergency use authorization for vaccine to combat COVID-19 in the U.S.

    Sonoma Pharmaceuticals Inc (SNOA) showing bullish trend in early morning on Friday, increasing 33.44% of its share price at $8.18 following an announcement of agreement with Crown Laboratories, Inc., to Launch Microcyn technology-based anti-Itch over-the-counter products.

    Zedge Inc (ZDGE) is going up 21.48% in premarket session on Friday after reporting first fiscal quarter revenue growth of 85% and record overall quarterly financial results.

    Latest Insider Activity

    Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) President & CEO Su Lisa T announced the sale of shares taking place on Dec 08 at $92.89 for some 150,000 shares. The total came to more than $13.93 million.

    Twitter Inc. (TWTR) Chief Financial Officer SEGAL NED D. sold on Dec 08 a total 634,970 shares at $47.93 on average. The insider’s sale generated proceeds of almost $0.34 million.

    Regulus Therapeutics Inc. (RGLS) 10% Owner Sonsini Peter W. declared the purchase of shares taking place on Dec 04 at $0.62 for some 4,398,602 shares. The transaction amount was around $2.74 million.

    Boxlight Corporation (BOXL) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Pope Michael Ross bought on Dec 09 a total 287,942 shares at $1.65 on average. The purchase cost the insider an estimated $66,000.

    Earnings To Watch

    Top US earnings releases scheduled for today include Construction Partners Inc. (NASDAQ:ROAD). It will announce its Sep 2020 financial results. The company is expected to report earnings of $0.3 per share from revenues of $241.5M in the three-month period.

    Analysts expect Johnson Outdoors Inc. (NASDAQ:JOUT) to report a net income (adjusted) of $0.8 per share, when the bank releases its quarterly results shortly. Revenue for the fiscal quarter ended Sep 2020 is predicted to come in at $125.44M.

  • 3 Stocks This Week From U.S. Money Box

    3 Stocks This Week From U.S. Money Box

    We will look at the shares of three U.S. businesses in this analysis that are worth paying attention to in the current week.

    Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE: CRM)

    After confirming news about the purchase of Slack Technologies Inc (NYSE: WORK), the software application provider that is positioned as the “killer of Skype and corporate email” and the world leader in the customer relationship management (CRM) market dropped almost 9 percent in price last week.

    The price gap rushed down to the 200-day moving average, where support for the stock’s lower border was established. At the peak of $241, the remaining price gap is now an enticing technical target for a rebound. The RSI is already showing up on the daily map at 34.51. In general, analysts also look at salesforce.com positively: most of the recommendations are “buy” and the consensus is $275.

    Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT)

    The American retailer Walmart’s share price is in a rising pattern both long-term and short-term. Analysts saw the creation of a correction last week from record levels. The daily intraday drawdown has been redeemed in part, which is seen as a promising moment. Given the consensus forecast at $161, the shares would be interesting if they hit the lower limit developing from the lows of March. During the week, stock may respond positively to news of agreements on the proposal of an economic assistance package in Congress.

    Adobe Inc (NASDAQ: ADBE)

    This week a quarterly report will be presented by the software maker, in particular, maker of the well-known products like Photoshop, Acrobat, and Illustrator. Via subscription purchases, the business has shifted from a perpetual license sales model to leasing cloud services. The new consensus estimate, according to Refinitiv, assumes a growth potential of 14 percent. Most analysts give a buying recommendation for Adobe shares. For the last 1.5 months, the price has been consolidating in a gentle downward movement. Going up from there is going to be a positive signal.