Xylem Stock Forum

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Baird upgraded Starbucks $Starbucks (SBUX.US)$ to Outperform from Neutral with a price target of $110, up from $81. The firm sees a more favorable risk/reward on Starbucks shares following the hiring of Brian Niccol as CEO.
Barclays upgraded Dell Technologies $Dell Technologies (DELL.US)$ to Equal Weight from Underweight with an unchanged price target of $97. The firm says much of the artificial intelligence "hype" ...

$Xylem (XYL.US)$
The results of Xylum, a leading water supplier, were announced. Both sales and EPS were better than expected. Sales of MCS and WSS increased as demand for smart metering increased in the U.S. and the need to provide solutions based on data centers/industries increased. Sales growth continues in the profitable business, and orders are increasing in the WI and WSS sectors, which account for a high proportion of sales.  

It is also a company that is expected to benefit from t...

Pre-Market Stock Movers
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$Best Buy (BBY.US)$ stock rose 1.1% after the electronics retailer reported a smaller-than-expected drop in quarterly comparable sales, as deeper discounts encouraged consumers to shop.
$Verizon (VZ.US)$ stock rose 1.5% and AT&T (NYSE:T) stock climbed 1.7% after Citigroup upgraded both telecom giants to ‘buy’ from ‘neutral’, saying they support their dividend yields.
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Deutsche Bank Upgrades $Avis Budget (CAR.US)$ to Buy From Hold, Adjusts Price Target to $263 From $239
Avis Budget Group (CAR) has an average rating of Outperform and price targets ranging from $182 to $327, according to analysts polled by Capital IQ.
Wells Fargo Adjusts Price Target on $Ambarella (AMBA.US)$ to $90 From $100, Maintains Overweight Rating
Ambarella (AMBA) has an average outperform rating and a price target range of $70 to...

$DuPont (DD.US)$ Dr Burry has great foresight as always. Water will be the most important resource of the decade. With daily sustenance n agriculture competing with semiconductor foundries that demands a even higher quality of water of a even larger quantity. Water treatment will enjoy continuous stable demands. Many in this fragmented water treatment industry are either construction companies specialising in building water treatment plant or dealers selling dupont as their own product (like hyfl...

Moderna Upgraded to Buy From Hold at Jefferies
Jefferies analyst Michael Yee upgraded $Moderna (MRNA.US)$ to Buy from Hold with a price target of $275, up from $170. The shares can rebound in 2023 given the company's pipeline opportunities, Yee tells investors in a research note. He believes Moderna is the "new shiny thing" in personalized cancer vaccine following the recent positive Phase 2 data.
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Xylem Upgraded to Overweight From Neutral at Atlantic Equities
Atlantic Equities analyst Richard Radbourne upgraded $Xylem (XYL.US)$ to Overweight from Neutral with a price target of $129, up from $110. Supply chain constraints weighed heavily on Xylem during 2022 but these are now easing and should allow the M&CS business to become an earnings tailwind during fiscal 2023, Radbourne tells investors in a research note.
Micron Initiated Wit...