Diamond Member Pelican Press 0 Posted March 21 Diamond Member Share Posted March 21 All the market-moving Wall Street chatter from Thursday (This is CNBC Pro’s live coverage of Thursday’s analyst calls and Wall Street chatter. Please refresh every 20-30 minutes to view the latest posts.) A tech giant and a regional bank were in focus among Thursday’s biggest analyst calls. KeyBanc initiated coverage of This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up with an overweight rating, noting the company is primed to benefit from companies monetizing artificial intelligence. Goldman Sachs started coverage of First Citizens Bancshares with a buy rating, saying the regional bank can continue rising from here. Check out the latest calls and chatter below. All times ET. 5:49 a.m.: KeyBanc initiates This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up as overweight This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up is poised to capture two of the main ways companies in the current technology ecosystem can monetize the artificial intelligence craze, according to KeyBanc. The firm initiated coverage of tech giant with an overweight rating alongside a $490 price target, which implies more than 15% upside from Wednesday’s close. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up stock has climbed 13% in 2024, respectively. MSFT YTD mountain MSFT year to date “Between Azure and the suite of copilots being rolled out across Office and elsewhere in the product portfolio, This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up sits in the catbird seat in two of the three main ways software vendors can monetize the AI wave,” analyst Jackson Ader wrote in a note. Ader thinks This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up can benefit from what he refers to as “direct” and “meter” AI monetization, meaning charging people direct fees for AI for the former and through volume or usage tied to storage needs for the latter. “Playing right into its strength—the massive installed base— This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up has been out-front on AI capabilities and on AI monetization,” he added. “Folding Office and Github Copilots into the products for a tangible monthly revenue driver gives investors tangible ROI on all the investments being made on the technology.” — Brian Evans 5:49 a.m.: Goldman says buy First Citizens Bancshares About a year since the regional banking crisis, Goldman Sachs thinks it’s time to buy one name in the space. Analyst Ryan Nash initiated coverage of North Carolina-based First Citizens Bancshares with a buy rating and a price target of $1,950. That forecast implies upside of 23% over the next 12 months. The bank, which is up more than 11% this year, acquired a large chunk of ******* Silicon Valley Bank for $16.5 billion in 2023 . “We see FCNCA well positioned to deliver low-to-mid teens returns [return on tangible equity] over time, driven by above peer loan growth which will help drive better [net interest income] growth (particularly in a higher for longer rate scenario) and controlled costs,” Nash wrote. “Additionally, given its peer leading capital levels, it should be well positioned to return > 20% of its market cap to shareholders (via a buyback) in the coming quarters,” Nash added. — Fred Imbert This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Investment strategy,Stock markets, This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Corp,business news #marketmoving #Wall #Street #chatter #Thursday This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/5658-all-the-market-moving-wall-street-chatter-from-thursday/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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