Gabelli analyst Justin Bergner downgraded Alcoa to Hold from Buy despite the shares trading at a 35% discount to his 2020 private market value estimate of $32. Acloa's 12% two day post-earnings rally reflected better than expected proceeds from non-core asset sales and a view that estimates have bottomed, Bergner tells investors in a research note. The analyst, however, now sees aluminum as "challenged" amid increased Chinese scrap and against 1%-2% "capacity creep."
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Morgan Stanley upgraded Alcoa to Equal Weight from Underweight with a price target of $36.50, up from $28.50. The analyst now sees a more balanced risk/reward for Alcoa shares given the company's continued progress on cost saving measures, reduced uncertainty on the path to resolving bauxite mining issues in Western Australia, and potentially more Inflation Reduction Act benefits to come. The operational concerns that persisted throughout 2023 have largely been de-risked, the analyst tells investors in a research note.