Wall Street analysts reset ratings across Nvidia-linked AI, restaurants and energy stocks

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Highlights

UBS upgraded Celestica to buy with a $430 target citing AI-driven demand, while Citi and Morgan Stanley initiated Reformation and Jersey Mike’s at buy/overweight.
Baird raised Darden's target to $250 and downgraded Chipotle on growth concerns, while Wells Fargo downgraded Canada Goose to underweight citing macro and regional pressures.
Truist raised CoreWeave's target to $165 on higher future pricing, and Evercore/Jefferies highlighted Dell and Ionic Digital as beneficiaries of strong AI-related infrastructure demand.

Monday analyst actions across sectors

As reported by CNBC, UBS upgraded Celestica to buy from neutral and raised its price target to $430, citing AI-driven demand. Citi initiated Reformation at buy with a $20 target, while Morgan Stanley started coverage of Jersey Mike’s at overweight and also initiated ArcelorMittal at overweight with a U.S.$82 price target on its ADR.

Baird upgraded Darden to outperform from neutral and raised its target price to $250 from $220, while downgrading Chipotle to neutral from outperform on concerns the company may need to spend more to generate slower growth. The firm also initiated Brinker at outperform, pointing to what it described as a major operating turnaround at Chili’s.

Bank of America upgraded Suzano to buy from neutral, citing expected earnings momentum as pulp prices recover, and initiated Alvotech at buy with a $7 price objective. Jefferies initiated Ionic Digital at buy, Wells Fargo began Fortune Brands at overweight, and Morgan Stanley initiated Q32 Bio at overweight with a $34 price target.

Wells Fargo downgraded Canada Goose to underweight from overweight, citing macro pressures including El Niño, EMEA conditions and tariffs. UBS downgraded Klarna to neutral from buy after earnings, while Wolfe upgraded PulteGroup to outperform from peer perform in what it called a difficult housing demand environment.

Other calls include Wells Fargo reiterating Marvell at outperform and lifting its target to $310 ahead of earnings, Evercore ISI adding Dell to its tactical outperform list before its Sept. 1 results, Mizuho initiating Talen Energy and Vistra Group at outperform, Seaport initiating Funko at buy, and Raymond James starting Shattuck Labs at strong buy.

AI infrastructure and sector demand drive outlook

Many of Monday’s calls center on themes tied to artificial intelligence, infrastructure capacity and demand resilience. Truist reiterated CoreWeave at buy and raised its price target to $165 from $155, saying higher pricing is expected to support margins in the second half of 2026 as Nvidia price increases affect systems shipped early next year.

Evercore’s positive stance on Dell also reflects the same buildout cycle, arguing that investor focus has shifted from whether AI infrastructure demand exists to how much hardware the company can physically ship. Mizuho’s initiation on Vistra similarly links upside to a structural increase in U.S. electricity demand driven by AI and data center construction, while Jefferies frames Ionic Digital as a beneficiary of data center expansion.

Outside AI, analysts also highlight company-specific operating and macro risks. Restaurant calls focus on execution and traffic durability, housing research emphasizes mortgage-rate pressure, and Canada Goose faces weather and regional demand concerns, showing that Wall Street’s latest recommendations remain highly dependent on sector-specific demand conditions as the week begins.

In our earlier article on the UK’s productivity recovery, we highlighted how the latest UK data showed a mixed but improving backdrop, with stronger growth, business investment and steady FTSE 100 gains alongside lingering questions about momentum. We also noted the debate over whether AI-driven efficiency gains—spanning both the private sector and areas like the NHS—can translate into broader, sustained economic growth rather than remaining confined to a few resilient pockets.

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