Meta earnings, IBM to acquire HashiCorp, U.S. GDP ahead - what's moving markets

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IBM (IBM) PT Lowered to $179 at Morgan Stanley, 'shares are largely fair valued'

April 25, 2024 6:36 AM EDT

Morgan Stanley analyst Erik Woodring lowered the price target on IBM (NYSE: IBM) to $179.00 (from $186.00) while maintaining a Equalweight rating.

The analyst comments "IBM reported 1Q rev/EPS roughly in-line with MSe, and reiterated CY24 guidance (in CC). However, emerging Consulting weakness, a... More

Meta Platforms Inc. (META) PT Raised to $562 at Rosenblatt, 'Squishy-ish guidance'

April 25, 2024 6:31 AM EDT

Rosenblatt analyst Barton Crockett raised the price target on Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) to $562.00 (from $520.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.

The analyst comments "Squishy-ish guidance -- The revenue growth outlook for 2Q24 -- up 14% to 22% Y/Y -- is strong, but decelerating, reflective of comps that get 8 percentage points tougher Q/Q, and also of a 3 percentage point tougher foreign exchange backdrop and the lack of 1Q24's... More

Meta Platforms Inc. (META) PT Raised to $520 at MoffettNathanson, 'a more attractive entry point for Meta investors'

April 25, 2024 6:23 AM EDT

MoffettNathanson analyst Michael Nathanson raised the price target on Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) to $520.00 (from $185.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.

The analyst comments "Management guided to second quarter 2024 revenues in the range of $36.5 to $39 billion, which at the midpoint of $37.75 billion implies year-over-year growth of +18%. Yes, that is a marked deceleration from the... More

Meta Platforms Inc. (META) PT Lowered to $500 at Deutsche Bank

April 25, 2024 5:32 AM EDT

Deutsche Bank analyst Leo Horowitz lowered the price target on Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) to $500.00 (from $540.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.

The analyst comments "Meta is entering an investment cycle. We have been here a couple of times before, and each time it ended the same waygood for META's longer-term equity value. This time, Meta is making bigger investments in AI than we anticipated, which will likely result in Capex being much higher, for far... More

Truist Securities Downgrades HashiCorp Inc (HCP) to Hold

April 25, 2024 5:10 AM EDT

Truist Securities analyst Miller Jump downgraded HashiCorp Inc (NASDAQ: HCP) from Buy to Hold with a price target of $35.00 (from $27.00).

The analyst comments "We see the announcement as a positive outcome for HashiCorp shareholders. The company has continued to work through a... More

Meta Platforms Inc. (META) PT Raised to $510 at Roth/MKM, 'Buy On Weakness; AI Moat Now Deeper'

April 25, 2024 4:58 AM EDT

Roth/MKM analyst Rohit Kulkami raised the price target on Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) to $510.00 (from $500.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.

The analyst comments "META shares were down as much as -15% last night despite a clean beat on 1Q expectations and... More

Meta Platforms Inc. (META) PT Lowered to $570 at RBC Capital

April 25, 2024 4:45 AM EDT

RBC Capital analyst Brad Erickson lowered the price target on Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) to $570.00 (from $600.00) while maintaining a Outperform rating.

The analyst comments "META's Q1 was solid in terms of top-line/ad demand trends - the issue is an accelerated, multi-year AI... More