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GLJ Research’s Gordon Johnson reiterates a Sell on Tesla (TSLA) with a $25.28 target, arguing 2026 ends the stock’s long-running options tailwind and TSLA faces a fundamental reset with sharp downside; he notes fading gamma hedging as evidence past gains were driven by option activity. TipRanks shows a Hold consensus with a $393.97 target (~14.8% upside), while TSLA is down about 23.7% year-to-date.
Micron (MU) fell about 5% as investors weigh durable AI-memory demand against rising capital spending and potential peak-cycle risk; JR Research downgraded to Sell citing margin concerns, while the broader market remains constructive with a Strong Buy consensus and sizable upside driven by hefty capex and strong free cash flow.
TipRanks reports that SMCI’s stock tumbled after co-founder Wally Liaw’s arrest over alleged illegal Nvidia-server shipments to China, amplifying ongoing governance concerns that previously threatened Nasdaq delisting. A once-bullish top investor, James Foord, has downgraded SMCI to Strong Sell, saying governance and trust issues make the stock uninvestable, despite past revenue strength and AI infrastructure momentum. The broader market remains cautious with a Hold consensus and a roughly $39 12‑month price target, while customers and hyperscalers may reassess partnerships as the governance risk eclipses fundamentals.
HSBC analyst Rajesh Kumar downgraded Eli Lilly (LLY) from Hold to Sell, arguing that pricing dynamics and a downsized total addressable market, intensified competition from Novo Nordisk, and potential headwinds for Lilly’s oral obesity drug orforglipron could limit upside; he cut the price target from $1,070 to $850 as TAM is viewed at about $80–120B versus consensus around $150B+, while the broader market remains bullish with a Strong Buy consensus and ~36% upside over the next year.
Micron Technology is riding AI-driven demand for high-bandwidth memory, reporting $13.6 billion in revenue (+57% YoY) with expectations of about $19.2 billion in Q2 2026; a top investor says the stock's uptrend could persist given HBM's critical role in AI, few peers, and a muted forward P/E around 12x, supported by a Strong Buy consensus and a price target near $440, though cyclical downturns remain a risk.
Nvidia reported $68.1 billion in revenue for the latest period, up 73% year over year with margins around 75%, and guided to roughly $78 billion in revenue for Q1 FY2027, as AI workloads drive demand for GPUs. Investors remain wary about whether AI spend can sustain its pace, but Pythia Research argues Nvidia is evolving into the full AI platform, aided by an expanding sovereign AI budget and enterprises building their own inference infrastructure, which broadens demand beyond a few hyperscalers. Nvidia’s integrated hardware, networking, and CUDA-based software reinforces its moat, with two-thirds of data-center sales coming from Grace Blackwell systems. Wall Street shows a Strong Buy consensus (38 Buys, 1 Hold) with a 12‑month target around $273.61, implying about 52% upside.
Oracle surged after beating Q3 estimates, with bulls arguing more than 150% upside in 2026 driven by AI data-center investments and a record backlog in Remaining Performance Obligations. Guggenheim’s John DiFucci has ORCL as his Best Idea for 2026 with a $400 target, while the street’s average target (~$256) implies ~57% upside. The quarter posted EPS of $1.79 on revenue of $17.19B, up 22% year-over-year, underscoring strong cloud/AI demand and potential long-term cash-flow growth from Oracle’s AI/data-center investments and its bring-your-own-chip model.
Nvidia is gearing up for GTC 2026 in San Jose (Mar 16–19) as bull case rhetoric intensifies. Analysts raise targets on expectations for new AI-focused hardware and software updates (HBM4, 3nm inference, Feynman/Rubin platforms, AI Factory, CP/LPU, and CPO optics) that could extend Nvidia’s competitive moat and bolster 2026–27 data-center revenue. Target bumps from Truist ($283), Tigress ($360), and BoA ($300) highlight upside, with NVDA still rated Strong Buy on TipRanks and an average target near $273.61 (~50% upside). The stock has surged ~70% over the past year amid AI infrastructure momentum.
Rivian (RIVN) jumped ~7% after TD Cowen upgraded to Buy, arguing the next US EV demand upcycle may arrive sooner than expected, driven by the upcoming R2 SUV (launching H1 2026 at about $45k) which could lift annual U.S. deliveries well above current estimates and lift 2027 projections; the move comes as Rivian has fallen ~20% YTD, offering an attractive entry, though the broader consensus remains Hold with limited upside.
An investor argues Nvidia (NVDA) is surprisingly cheap for its AI leadership, noting a forward P/E around 22x and naming NVDA the second-cheapest of the Magnificent 7 alongside META. Nvidia also posted a new quarterly revenue record of $68.1 billion (up 20% sequential, 73% YoY) as its GPUs power ongoing AI demand. The stock has surged roughly 600% over three years. Wall Street gives NVDA a Strong Buy with a 12‑month target of about $272.16, implying more than 50% potential upside as investors remain bullish on AI adoption despite a recent pullback in AI stocks.
Netflix’s aborted bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery’s studios sparked a roughly 14% intraday gain as investors welcomed a disciplined, standalone strategy. The Value Investor praises Netflix’s balance-sheet strength and content-focused plan, noting the company will spend about $20 billion on internal films and TV this year and that ending the deal reduces integration risk while potentially pressuring competitors. Netflix also benefits from a $2.8 billion termination fee Warner must pay, and its Q4 revenue rose 17.6% to $12.05 billion with ad sales up 2.5x to $1.5 billion. Wall Street shows a Moderate Buy consensus (28 Buys, 9 Holds, 1 Sell) with a 12-month target of $113.91 (about +18%). The piece frames Netflix as poised for continued gradual improvements as it focuses on its own operations.
Palantir has been punished by the market despite solid growth and a 127% Rule of 40 score, but top investor Daniel Sparks cautions that sky‑high multiples (roughly 200x P/E and 70x P/S) leave little room for error and could push the price lower. He suggests patient investing, while Wall Street’s Moderate Buy consensus still sees about $191.25 ahead in 12 months (roughly 45% upside).
Advanced Micro Devices surged about 8.8% after Meta Platforms unveiled a multiyear, roughly $100 billion deal to secure 6 gigawatts of computing power from AMD, with first MI450 GPUs and Venice CPUs shipping in H2 2026; Meta also receives warrants for up to 160 million AMD shares, tying their success together and strengthening AMD’s AI ambitions against Nvidia as analysts raised targets and kept a Moderate Buy consensus with upside near 33%.
UBS analyst Joseph Spak upgrades Rivian (RIVN) to Neutral after a ~27% Friday surge driven by a Q4 beat and bets on the mass‑market R2 to lift 2026 deliveries to about 62k–67k. However, upside is seen as limited if R1/RCV demand falters, EV tax-credit headwinds persist, and production/ADAS execution risk remains, leaving the stock volatile and range‑bound despite UBS raising its target to $16.
Nebius Group's NBIS stock jumped about 9% after a Q4 that showed revenue near $227.7M (missed estimates) and wider losses as it expanded data-center capacity. Management said AI demand remains strong and outlined a plan to reach 0.8–1 gigawatt of connected capacity by 2026, with ARR around $1.25B and a positive adjusted EBITDA, but elevated costs keep profitability distant. TipRanks Crowd Wisdom, however, shows retail investors cautious despite a Street Strong Buy consensus with an average target of about $150.83 (~68% upside).