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Shares of Autoliv Inc. (NYSE: ALV) were hard hit on Friday after the company disappointed investors in its earnings report. But the sell off has also created an "opportunistic entry point" for a long-term investment, at least according to analysts at BMO Capital Markets. BMO's Richard Carlson...

Pharmaceutical giants Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (NYSE: BMY) and Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) both release their second quarter earnings reports this week. According to BMO Capital, investors should be buying Merck and selling Bristol-Myers ahead of earnings. Despite Merck being on the verge of...

Earnings season for the restaurant sector is kicking into high gear with eight companies reporting soon, analysts at Stephens commented in a research report. As a whole, volatility and negative sentiment hasn't changed much there may be a few positive standouts in the quarter. McDonald's (Reporting...

Following Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG)'s disastrous week when shares fell over 12 percent, sentiment continues to be negative. Credit Suisse analyst Jason West lowered his price target from $425 to $325 with a Neutral rating. The million-dollar question analysts have been trying to...

Breaking from the view held by many other Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) analyst, BMO Capital Markets’ Tim Long believes that the iPhone 8 will ship on time in September, although in limited supply, rather than be delayed until October. Long reiterated an Outperform rating and $170 price target. A...

Ahead of its earnings date, investors should have high expectations for PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) as the stock is trading up nearly 50 percent over the last seven months. “At this juncture, we believe investors in PYPL shares will be looking not only for an earnings beat and perhaps...

Shares of eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) lost more than 1.5 percent on Friday after the company disappointed investors in its second-quarter earnings report. But at the same time, some analysts found sufficient reason to remain bullish on the stock, including UBS's Eric Sheridan. Sheridan maintains a Buy...

Previewing second-quarter restaurant results, Bernstein said broader industry comps improved in the second quarter, as the gap between the food at home, or FAH, and Food Away from Home, or FAFH, inflation narrowed notably. The firm also noted that macro data relevant for the restaurant industry,...

The clamor about Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) scooping in on Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) has died down, although there is continuing news flow on the ramification of the news for the retail sector, especially food retailing, and other related sectors such as transportation....

Previewing second-quarter earnings of the restaurant sector, Raymond James said it continues to maintain a cautious/selective stance towards its restaurant universe, given soft industry sales trends and various industry and broader macro and consumer factors reducing visibility. The firm noted...

Shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) were trading lower by around 0.50 percent Friday afternoon after the company reported its fiscal fourth-quarter results. Here is a roundup of what some of Wall Street's top analysts are saying after the print. Wells Fargo: Strong Execution Microsoft...

Deutsche Bank said in a note Friday it sees Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB)'s Instagram, original video and Messenger monetization as tailwinds ahead. Facebook is scheduled to release its second-quarter results after the market close on July 26. Core Newsfeed, Instagram To Help Ad Growth Previewing the...

General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) reported EPS and sales beats for the second quarter on Friday morning and reiterated fiscal 2017 guidance for of $1.60–1.70 EPS. Credit Suisse analyst Julian Mitchell soon followed the earnings report with a note. Mitchell maintains his Outperform rating...

Argus analyst John Staszak downgraded Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) from Buy to Hold in response to the norovirus outbreak at a location in Sterling, Virginia. Staszak is the latest in a string of analysts who have downgraded the stock (see Staszak's track record here). Chipotle shares...

Skechers USA Inc (NYSE: SKX)'s mixed earnings report on Thursday and greater than 2-percent decline in the stock isn't reason enough for Buckingham Research Group's Scott Krasik to part ways with his bullish outlook. The analyst maintains a Buy rating on Skechers' stock with an unchanged $34 price...