$Reinsurance Group of America (RGA.US)$
This $32B Insurance Deal Could Transform RGA's Earnings Trajectory

Since 1928, the $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ has averaged a 1.1% decline in September. This year, with an election looming and the prospect of a rate-cutting cycle, investor sentiment is more nervous.
The "September effect" appears to be resurfacing, with the S&P 500 down 3.14% month-to-date as of Monday's close, now in the second week of September.
Last week, we published "Wall Street is Bracing for September Curse Again. What's New and How to Tackle It," outlini...

$Affirm Holdings (AFRM.US)$ initiated at neutral by Compass Point, announced target price at $15.00.
$SoFi Technologies (SOFI.US)$ initiated at sell by Compass Point, announced targe price at $5.00.
$Evotec (EVO.US)$ was upgraded by Morgan Stanley from equal-weight to overweight, increased target price from $12.00 to $16.00.
$Principal Financial (PFG.US)$ was upgraded by Jefferies from underperform to hold, increased target price from $60.00 to $6...

Here are the top gap ups and downs for the stocks with a market cap above $5 billion after the previous market closed (gaps range from large to small):
Gap Ups
1. $Live Nation Entertainment (LYV.US)$ - up 9.3%
2. $BILL Holdings (BILL.US)$ - up 8.7%
3. $Coinbase (COIN.US)$ - up 6.5%
4. $DraftKings (DKNG.US)$ - up 6.2%
5. $Apellis Pharmaceuticals (APLS.US)$ - up 5.3%
6. $Reinsurance Group of America (RGA.US)$ - up 3.9%
7. $Equinor (EQNR.US)$ - up 3.7...

Upgrades
• $Agree Realty Corp (ADC.US)$: BofA Securities Upgrades Agree Realty (ADC) to Buy
• $Americold Realty Trust (COLD.US)$: BofA Securities Upgrades to Neutral from Underperform - PT $30 (from $28)
• $Ecolab (ECL.US)$: UBS Upgrades to Buy from Neutral - PT $205 (from $186)
• $Reinsurance Group of America (RGA.US)$: Credit Suisse Upgrades to Neutral from Underperform - PT $122 (from $80)
• $SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG.US)$: Oppenheimer Upgrades to Out...

Upgrades
• $Marqeta (MQ.US)$ : Morgan Stanley Upgrades to Overweight from Equalweight - PT $15
• $Northwest Natural (NWN.US)$ : BofA Securities Upgrades to Neutral from Underperform - PT $53 (from $51)
• $Otis Worldwide (OTIS.US)$ : Barclays Upgrades to Overweight from Equalweight - PT $82 (from $80)
• $Snowflake (SNOW.US)$ : Rosenblatt Upgrades to Buy from Neutral - PT $255 (from $325)
Downgrades
• $Eaton (ETN.US)$ : Barclays Downgrades to Underweight from Eq...