Opening Bell Analysts Research Calls for Friday, December 2

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Opening Bell Analysts Research Calls for Friday, December 2

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Upgrades:

> Associated British Foods (ASBFY) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Goldman

> Associated British Foods (ASBFY) upgraded to Overweight from Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley

> Galp Energia (GLPEY) upgraded to Overweight from Underweight at JP Morgan

> Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. (GRUB) upgraded to Neutral from Underweight at JP Morgan

> Stanley Electric (STAEF) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan

> Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Canaccord Genuity

> UDR (UDR) upgraded to Overweight from Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley; tgt lowered to $47

Downgrades:

> AppHarvest (APPH) downgraded to Perform from Outperform at Oppenheimer

> Asana (ASAN) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Robert W. Baird; tgt lowered to $15

> AvalonBay (AVB) downgraded to Equal-Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley; tgt lowered to $187

> Black Knight (BKI) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Barclays; tgt $65

> Blackstone (BX) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Barclays; tgt lowered to $90

> Bright Horizons (BFAM) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Barclays; tgt $75

> CIBC (CM) downgraded to Sector Perform from Sector Outperform at CIBC

> DoorDash (DASH) downgraded to Sector Perform from Outperform at RBC Capital Mkts; tgt lowered to $60

> Enovix (ENVX) initiated with a Buy at B. Riley Securities; tgt $19

> Hain Celestial (HAIN) downgraded to In-line from Outperform at Evercore ISI; tgt lowered to $24

> National Storage Affiliates (NSA) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Robert W. Baird; tgt lowered to $45

> Novavax (NVAX) initiated with a Hold at Jefferies

> Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at BMO Capital Markets; tgt lowered to $18

> Rio Tinto (RIO) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Citigroup

> Salesforce (CRM) downgraded to Peer Perform from Outperform at Wolfe Research

> TC Energy (TRP) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Industrial Alliance

> TransUnion (TRU) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Barclays

Others:

> AerSale (ASLE) initiated with a Buy at Truist; tgt $19

> Amprius Technologies (AMPX) initiated with a Buy at B. Riley Securities; tgt $14

> Angi Inc. (ANGI) initiated with a Sell at UBS; tgt $2

> Biohaven (BHVN) initiated with a Buy at BTIG Research; tgt $24

> Candel Therapeutics (CADL) initiated with a Buy at H.C. Wainwright; tgt $11

> Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Wedbush; tgt lowered to $35

> Coherent (COHR) initiated with a Buy at Stifel; tgt $48

> Compass (COMP) initiated with a Neutral at UBS; tgt $2.75

> Curaleaf (CURLF) initiated with an Outperform at Wedbush

> Deutsche Lufthansa AG (DLAKY) initiated with an Overweight at JP Morgan

> Ecolab (ECL) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Barclays; tgt lowered to $160

> Eos Energy (EOSE) initiated with a Buy at Stifel; tgt $11

> Green Thumb (GTBIF) initiated with an Outperform at Wedbush

> H&M (HNNMY) assumed with an Underweight at Morgan Stanley

> ImmunoPrecise Antibodies (IPA) initiated with a Buy at H.C. Wainwright; tgt $9

> Inditex (IDEXY) assumed with an Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley

> InterActiveCorp (IAC) initiated with a Sell at UBS; tgt $46

> J. Sainsbury plc (JSAIY) resumed with an Underweight at Morgan Stanley

> KBR (KBR) resumed with a Buy at BofA Securities; tgt $65

> Lennar (LEN) resumed with a Buy at Citigroup; tgt $103

> Lumentum (LITE) initiated with a Buy at Stifel; tgt $68

> Marks and Spencer (MAKSY) resumed with an Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley

> Marks and Spencer (MAKSY) resumed with an Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley

> PVH (PVH) assumed with an Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley; tgt $51

> Qualys (QLYS) initiated with a Neutral at Piper Sandler; tgt $138

> Rumble (RUM) initiated with a Perform at Oppenheimer

> Solid Power (SLDP) initiated with a Hold at Stifel; tgt $5

> TotalEnergies SE (TTE) placed on Analyst Focus List at JP Morgan

> Viavi (VIAV) initiated with a Hold at Stifel; tgt $12

> ZeroFox Holdings (ZFOX) initiated with a Hold at Jefferies; tgt $4.50

> Zillow (ZG) initiated with a Buy at UBS; tgt $50

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He has a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Chicago and now lives in Montana, where he fishes for trout in the summer and stays inside during the winter.

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