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Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) shares dropped 3 percent on Tuesday after the company’s second-quarter earnings report disappointed the market. A number of Wall Street analysts weighed in on Google following the report. Here’s a rundown of what they had to say. Voices From...

The expanding user base at Atlassian Corporation PLC (NASDAQ: TEAM) prompted Morgan Stanley to join the bull thesis team. Accordingly, the firm upgraded the shares of the company. Analysts Sanjit Singh and Keith Weiss believe the improving user base expansion and clear signs of pricing power...

While Blue Apron Holdings Inc (NYSE: APRN) is trading beneath its IPO pricing of $10, it’s the market leader in the $2.5 billion meal kit sector, Citi analyst Mark May said Tuesday. Citi initiated Blue Apron with a Buy and high-risk rating, as well as a $10 price target. Blue Apron’s...

Analysts at Wells Fargo aren't fazed by the 3-percent decline in Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)'s stock after the company's earnings report. The firm's Peter Stabler maintains an Outperform rating on Alphabet's stock with an unchanged $1,150 price target. Alphabet's earnings report was...

As a cannabis-focused company, Avicanna did not know what the outcome would be when it applied to be part of JLABS @ Toronto. Yet, the company was delighted to make it, CEO Aras Azadian and LATAM Vice President Lucas Nosiglia told Benzinga in a recent interview. A few things became clear early in...

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) reported a strong second-quarter earnings beat Monday, despite taking a $2.7 billion hit from the European Commission’s fine last month, but shares traded down about 3 percent after hours. The dip was also in part due to an increase in the company...

UBS analyst Steven Milunovich isn’t concerned by a possible delay in iPhone shipments, and reiterated a Buy rating on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares with a $170 price target. Milunovich said iPhone sales are a “pig in a python,” defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as a...

Deutsche Bank upgraded shares of Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE: BIG) Tuesday, as it sees upside to its earnings per share estimate. Analysts Paul Trussell and Tiffany Kanaga expect the upside to come from a host of factors, including a return to mid- and high-single-digit comps in furniture and soft...

With the growth and momentum factors soaring this year, it is not surprising that some dividend-oriented strategies are lagging or barely keeping pace with the S&P 500. That does not mean investors should throw in the towel on dividend stocks and chase sexier fare, such as the FANG quartet. One...

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)'s earnings report on Monday consisted of another quarter of sustained underlying momentum and strength across the world, according to analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. The firm's Kip Paulson maintains an Overweight rating on Alphabet's stock with a price...

“If the Shoe Fits, Upgrade to Buy,” Deutsche Bank analyst Paul Trussell said as he set a $21 price target on DSW Inc. (NYSE: DSW). “We believe the YTD decline is overdone, creating an intriguing non-apparel value play. We see modest upside to estimates as initiatives gain traction...

The struggling solar industry may not quite be out of the woods just yet, but Wall Street analysts are growing increasingly bullish on industry leader First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR). On Tuesday, Bank of America and Cowen both released positive commentary on First Solar ahead of the company’...

Western Digital Corp (NASDAQ: WDC)’s battle with Toshiba over the sale of its chip business is set to come to a conclusion on Friday, but no matter how it comes down, Loop Capital Markets analyst Ananda Baruah sees a strong future ahead. Baruah initiated coverage on Western Digital shares...

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) shares were crushed during Monday’s after-hour trading session as the $2.7 billion European Commission fine was too much for the company to overcome. However, Credit Suisse analyst Stephen Ju still sees his bullish theses intact; he maintains his...

As has been widely documented, the U.S. dollar is an epic disappointment this year in the currency world, ensuring the same can be said of the PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (NYSE: UUP) among currency exchange-traded funds. UUP, the ETF proxy for the U.S. Dollar Index, is down more...