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Starbucks Corp. SBUX, +2.68% was upgraded to buy from neutral at BTIG based on the upcoming benefits from restaurant reopenings and federal stimulus cash that will hit consumer bank accounts. BTIG maintained its $ 130 price target. Analysts note that the re-openings are “faster than expected,” and BTIG expects same-store …

Wayfair Inc. W, -1.78% was upgraded to buy from hold at Truist Securities, with analysts estimating that the e-commerce home goods retailer accelerated its active customer base by two years during the COVID-19 pandemic. Truist raised its price target to $ 375 from $ 315. Wayfair said in its fourth-quarter …

Twitter Inc.’s stock took off Wednesday after the social-media company’s fourth-quarter results and commentary about the outlook helped relieve concerns about how the service will fare in the new reality. For the first quarter, the company expects 20% growth in its count of monetizable daily active users, a projection that …

Security-software stocks soared Friday, as investors bet that the fallout from one of the most devastating hacks in U.S. history will lead to increased security spending by companies and government agencies. The breach was executed through a vulnerability in ubiquitous network-monitoring software from SolarWinds Inc. SWI, -19.43%, which hackers believed …

AFP via Getty Images Shares of General Electric Co. rose Friday toward a nine-month high, after BofA Securities analyst lifted his stock price target by 18%, amid a more upbeat outlook on the industrial conglomerate’s health care business as COVID-19 cases rise globally. The stock GE, +2.64% reversed an earlier …

Both Target and Ulta will benefit from the beauty partnership they’ve announced, analysts say Target Ulta Beauty Inc. ULTA, -1.48% shares jumped 7.4% in Tuesday trading after the retailer and Target Corp. TGT, +0.19% announced a partnership that would bring Ulta shops to Target locations. Ulta Beauty stock has rallied …

AP Google parent Alphabet Inc. shares broke with the broader market Friday, closing higher after the tech giant blew past Wall Street estimates with a return to revenue growth and a promise to be more transparent about cloud profitability. Alphabet GOOG, +3.43% GOOGL, +3.80% Class C shares, which had been …

Bed Bath & Beyond has a three-year plan for a business turnaround. (Getty Images) Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. BBBY, -0.52% laid out a detailed transformation plan during its Wednesday investor day presentation and now analysts have turned their focus toward execution. The strategy includes the launch of more than …

Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods are sharing grocery shelf space with a growing number of plant-based brands AFP via Getty Images Beyond Meat Inc.’s stock was downgraded to underweight from neutral at JPMorgan on Friday with analysts citing market share loss at grocery stores to its biggest competitor, Impossible Foods …