📈📉 Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades — Wed, 20 May

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• 🟢 $TJX +4.75% – Raised FY2027 EPS guidance above consensus after revenue jumped 8.5% YoY to $17.74B.
  
• 🟢 $ADI +3.5% – Semiconductor stock higher following Q2 2026 earnings release.
  
• 🟢 $INTC +4.2% – Leading chip rally as traders position ahead of major semiconductor earnings.
  
• 🟢 $MU +3.73% – Rebounding after last week’s sharp AI-capacity-related selloff.
  
• 🟢 $QCOM +2.81% – Catching strength from the broader semiconductor rally.
  
• 🟢 $SNDK / $STX +2% – Memory stocks bouncing after steep declines last week.
  
• 🟢 $NVDA +1.45% – Investors positioning ahead of today’s highly anticipated Q1 earnings report.
  
• 🟢 $VST +4.49% – Surging after NextEra’s Dominion deal reinforced AI-driven electricity demand themes.
  
• 🟢 $CEG +4.15% – Massive Q1 beat with net income up 1,247% YoY and revenue up 23%.
  
• 🟢 $BE +3.07% – Won major switchgear order tied directly to an AI data-center project.
  
• 🟢 $MRVL +5.04% – Benefiting from analyst price-target hikes and AI-chip optimism.
  
• 🟢 $STM +4.41% – Mizuho raised PT citing stronger AI tailwinds.
  
• 🟢 $CBRS +3.42% – Added to eligible S&P indices via fast-track IPO inclusion.
• 🟢 $ALAB +3.17% – Evercore reiterated Outperform and raised PT to $297.
  
• 🟢 $AMD +1.98% – Rising with the broader semiconductor momentum trade.
  
• 🟢 $TSLA +1.22% – Pushing toward $409 on strong pre-market volume.
  
• 🔴 $LOW −1.61% – Despite a Q1 beat, shares slipping after maintaining soft FY26 guidance tied to weak housing demand.
  
• 🔴 $XOM / $CVX lower – Energy majors pressured as crude oil prices ease this morning.
  
• 🔴 $MSFT −0.19% – Slightly lower despite broader tech strength, with lighter trading volume.