Wall Street analyst calls spotlight Nvidia, Ferrari and Capital One

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Morgan Stanley upgrades Ferrari to overweight, raising its price target to $438 from $388, citing overstated brand risk and valuation opportunity.
Baird names Capital One a fresh pick, citing multiple positive catalysts, while Melius reiterates Nvidia at buy due to strong AI positioning.
Analysts issue bullish initiations and upgrades for Ceva, Better Home & Finance, TeraWulf, and Rocket Lab based on AI adoption and infrastructure demand.

Monday ratings shifts across sectors

As reported by CNBC, Wall Street firms publish a broad set of analyst calls on Monday, with Morgan Stanley initiating Onto Innovation at overweight and saying the semiconductor equipment company has upside to consensus estimates and room for multiple expansion.

Needham initiates Ceva at buy, calling the chip IP company an AI beneficiary, while UBS starts Jade Biosciences at buy and says the biotech group has best-in-class potential. JPMorgan also initiates Esco Technologies at overweight, citing its differentiated industrial offering, and Bank of America begins coverage on TeraWulf at buy, arguing the bitcoin miner also benefits from data center demand.

Baird names Capital One a fresh pick, saying the stock has multiple positive catalysts, while Roth initiates Better Home & Finance at buy and points to its shift toward an AI-native mortgage origination platform. Goldman Sachs reinstates 3M at buy and also initiates Lincoln International at buy, while CLSA starts Coupang at outperform, BTIG initiates ICU Medical at buy, Canaccord starts Twist Bioscience at buy, and Compass Point initiates Brookdale Senior Living at buy.

Among upgrades, Morgan Stanley raises Ferrari to overweight from equal weight and lifts its price target to $438 from $388, saying brand risk is overstated. Citi upgrades Paychex to buy from neutral, Jefferies upgrades HawkEye 360 to buy from hold, KeyBanc upgrades Rocket Lab and Firefly Aerospace to overweight from sector weight, Truist upgrades Datadog to buy from hold, and Melius reiterates Nvidia at buy, arguing the company remains well positioned in both digital and physical AI.

AI themes, valuation and sector outlook drive calls

Several of Monday’s recommendations center on AI and infrastructure demand. Analysts tie bullish views on Ceva, Better Home & Finance, Nvidia and TeraWulf to artificial intelligence adoption, while KeyBanc argues launch capacity constraints create a long runway for space companies such as Rocket Lab and Firefly Aerospace.

Valuation also shapes the day’s calls. Baird downgrades Roku to neutral from outperform after a recent run, saying risk-reward is less attractive, while Citi downgrades Old Dominion to sell from neutral and C.H. Robinson to neutral from buy as trucking valuations already reflect optimism. In contrast, Goldman says 3M shares remain inexpensive relative to improving growth and potential liability resolution, and Morgan Stanley says Ferrari’s recent de-rating creates scope for a re-rating.

The broad mix of initiations, upgrades and downgrades suggests analysts remain selective even as appetite stays strong for companies tied to semiconductors, AI platforms and specialized infrastructure. At the same time, calls in trucking, streaming and consumer finance show that price discipline and earnings visibility still play a central role in stock selection.

In our earlier Arm Holdings (ARM) price analysis, we highlighted how the company’s earnings beat reinforced expectations for continued upside as demand for AI-focused CPUs accelerates. We also noted that ARM/USD was trading well above key moving averages with bullish momentum signals, while overbought readings increased the odds of short-term consolidation within a defined volatility range.

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