Check out today's top analyst calls from around Wall Street, compiled by The Fly.
BUY FOOT LOCKER: Berenberg analyst Brian McNamara initiated coverage of Foot Locker (FL) with a Buy rating and $52 price target. He believes the market is too bearish on Foot Locker and significantly underestimates its importance to Nike (NKE) and other athletic original equipment makers. While direct-to-consumer businesses should unquestionably grow faster at footwear and apparel maker, McNamara thinks Foot Locker will "grab a larger piece of a shrinking wholesale pie."
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BROADER GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES: Baird analyst William Power initiated coverage of DocuSign (DOCU) with an Outperform rating and $280 price target. The company has established itself as the global eSignature leader, which should drive broader growth opportunities over time, Power contended. The analyst believes the benefits and drivers of digital transformation "are here to stay well past the pandemic." Growth rates are higher than peers in the SaaS group and DocuSign also has a "significant competitive moat and growing profitability," he added.
SELL SUNRUN, SOLAREDGE: UBS analyst Jon Windham told investors in a research note that current share levels in the alternative energy space offer "good exit points on a 12-month basis." Further, the analyst argued that current valuations in the sector offer an unattractive risk/reward opportunity given election uncertainty and the likelihood "that even a Blue Wave election would result in less-than-priced-in policy support over the next year." Windham prefers "cautious positioning" ahead of the November election in the U.S.
The analyst downgraded
MORE FAVORABLE RISK/REWARD: Citi analyst Peter Christiansen upgraded ADT Inc. (ADT) to Buy from Neutral with a price target of $10, down from $13.50. The analyst believes that following the recent selloff, the shares offer a more favorable risk/reward. The stock is likely to benefit from momentum in the housing market and ongoing updates on ADT's partnership with Google, he contended. Christiansen added that while the private equity ownership overhang will likely cap multiple upside potential for a period of time, the stock at current levels is a "compelling Buy."
MATERIAL TAILWIND: Craig-Hallum analyst Chad Bennett upgraded Varonis (VRNS) to Buy from Hold with a price target of $150, up from $110. After being a headwind in the first quarter, COVID-19 and the resulting remote work environment has become a meaningful tailwind for Varonis, leading to outstanding Subscription revenue and ARR results, and a fourth quarter guide that is well ahead of previous Street estimates, the analyst contended. Also notable, the company blew out profitability estimates in its first profitable quarter since embarking on the model transition, Bennett added. The analyst argued that "it is now blatantly apparent" to him that Varonis is gaining mind and wallet share in the CSO budget. The combination of cloud app acceleration and remote work should provide a material tailwind for the foreseeable future, he said.
Foot Locker
+0.03 (+0.08%)
Nike
+0.4 (+0.31%)
Canada Goose
+0.55 (+1.64%)
Burlington Stores
+1.75 (+0.87%)
Skechers
+0.95 (+2.78%)
Carter's
-0.07 (-0.08%)
DocuSign
+2.97 (+1.35%)
Sunrun
-0.22 (-0.39%)
SolarEdge
-0.63 (-0.23%)
SunPower
-0.575 (-3.50%)
JinkoSolar
-0.62 (-0.95%)
ADT Inc.
+0.18 (+2.44%)
Varonis
+10.15 (+8.28%)