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Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) stock was trading 2.5 percent higher Thursday afternoon following a slew of bullish ratings from Wall Street. The company posted a third-quarter earnings beat and guidance for the fourth quarter above consensus estimates. The Street Weighs In Despite...

Construction Partners Inc (NASDAQ: ROAD)’s consistent and steady stream of business is a recipe for profitability, according to Baird.  The Analyst Baird’s Andrew Wittmann on May 29 initiated coverage of Construction Partners with an Outperform rating and $15 price target...

Baird’s Matthew Gillmore downgraded HealthStream, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSTM) from Outperform to Neutral Thursday while maintaining a $24 price target.  'Further Multiple Expansion Seems Unlikely'  HealthStream’s share price had climbed an impressive 24 percent this year as...

First Data Corp (NYSE: FDC) hosted its investor day Tuesday morning, and the presentation was mostly cheered by Street analysts. The Analysts Bernstein's Harshita Rawat maintained an Outperform rating on First Data with a price target lifted from $22 to $24. Morgan Stanley's...

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) stock traded lower Thursday morning as investors took profits following the company’s unveiling of its next-generation CPU and GPU products at the Computex 2018 conference.  What Happened On Wednesday, AMD unveiled the highly anticipated 7nm...

Public relations software provider Cision Ltd (NYSE: CISN) is an exciting investment prospect on the basis of its ability to show measurable attribution, customer attraction and attractive valuation, according to Baird.  The company went public in June 2017 through a reverse merger with the...

After 40 years at Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX), founder Howard Schultz announced he is leaving the company later this month. Starbucks stock dipped 3 percent Tuesday following the announcement, and several Wall Street firms weighed in on the potential impact on the coffee chain. Here’...

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) stock traded higher Monday morning after a pair of Wall Street analysts gave positive commentary on the company’s pricing power and the performance of its newest generation of chips. The Analyst Baird analyst Tristan Gerra reiterated an Outperform...

Citizens Financial Group Inc (NYSE: CFG) shares were down Tuesday, dragged by macro concerns following the rise in Italian sovereign debt yields and a 14-basis point decline in the 10-year U.S. treasury yield. The Analyst Baird analyst David George upgraded Citizens Financial from Neutral to...

Regional bank Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) reached an agreement to buy MB Financial Inc (NASDAQ: MBFI) for $4.7 billion which creates a "change in narrative" around the stock for the better, according to Baird. The Analyst Baird's David George upgraded Fifth Third Bancorp...