Morgan Stanley on Monday upgraded British retailer J Sainsbury (SBRY.L) to equal weight from underweight and increased its price target to 3.45 pounds sterling from 2.61 pounds.
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CFRA, an independent research provider, has providedwith the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows:We keep our 12-month target at USD150, on a P/E of 16.5x our 2027 EPADS view, near peers. We lower our 2026 EPADS estimate to CNY50.87 from CNY55.39 and 2027's to CNY60.72 from CNY62.50. BIDU's full-stack AI capabilities, spanning from Kunlunxin chips and cloud infrastructure to ERNIE foundation models and end-user applications, provide a significant competitive advantage through end-to-end optimization and superior cost and performance. We think that BIDU will see strong demand for AI inference workloads led by AI agents and applications, which plays directly to its strengths in GPU cloud and its MaaS platform. We also see margins benefiting as GPU cloud is structurally more profitable than traditional CPU cloud. We view BIDU's international expansion efforts, including Apollo Go's entry into European and Middle Eastern markets and the launch of an overseas digital human platform targeting global e-commerce, as important growth catalysts. Still, elevated spending needs and fair valuation keep us neutral.
CFRA, an independent research provider, has providedwith the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows:We lower our target price $17 to $133, using a narrower equity risk premium and a forward 2026 P/E of 12.3x vs. the three-year historical average of 11.3x. We reduce our 2026 EPS by $0.45 to $10.85 and 2027's by $0.30 to $12.20 on revenue projections of $93.4B and $96.4B, respectively. C's shares have outperformed the peer group (+5% YTD and +62% in the last 12 months). Following strong Q1 2026 results, we think it will be challenging to reach outsize performance in Markets (trading services), which more than offsets weakness in Banking. We believe macroeconomic trends may face uncertainties from the U.S.-Iran conflict that could trigger tail risks including inflationary pressures and lower consumer confidence. Should we see a U.S. economic slowdown, we believe loan transaction volumes may ease, affecting credit card income and commercial loan activity. Given that the bank's multiyear restructuring is complete, macroeconomic trends will determine top-line growth and profitability, both of which face risks.
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