Here are Wednesday’s biggest calls on Wall Street:
Wells Fargo initiates Reddit as overweight
The firm said it sees several “upside drivers” for Reddit. “While post-3Q EPS share outperformance reflects optimism post a strong print and guide, we see 33% upside to street ’26 EBITDA on ad monetization upside and believe shares are likely to outperform on continued positive revisions.”
Goldman Sachs reiterates Tesla Motors as neutral
Goldman raised its price target on the stock to $345 per share from $250. “While we see fundamental headwinds to the core auto business over the near to medium term, we also believe the market is taking a more forward-looking approach to Tesla, including with respect to its AI opportunity.”
Citi reiterates Coca-Cola as buy
Citi said the beverage company is a top idea in 2025. “In this backdrop, we believe investors should think about a barbell approach with exposure to high-quality names likely to remain above peers on topline trends (with KO /CL our top Bev/HPC picks)..”
Bank of America reiterates Alphabet as buy
Bank of America said it’s bullish on Alphabet’s quant computing opportunity, Willow. “In a blog post yesterday, Alphabet announced two major milestones in quantum computing around its Willow quantum chip: 1) exponentially reducing the rate of errors when adding more units of computation and 2) performing a standard benchmark computation at rates much faster than existing technology.”
Well Fargo initiates BioNTech SE as overweight
The firm said “the second act post-COVID” could be even bigger for the biotech company. “We are initiating on BNTX at OW with a $170 PT based on our DCF analysis.” Morgan Stanley names Alaska Airlines a top pick The firm said the airline is its new top airline pick heading into 2025. ” ALK is our new #1 ranked Airline (up from #2 in 2024) following on from new upsized synergy targets at their recent Investor Day, and DAL moves to #2 (from #1 in 2024).”
JPMorgan reiterates Boeing as overweight
The firm said it’s a top idea in 2025 with better times ahead. “Favor RTX, BA in Aero and HWM among high-multiple stocks.”
TD Cowen names Lam Research a top 2025 pick
TD Cowen said the semis company is a top idea in 2025. “We rate LRCX Buy due to (1) Exposure to secular trends such as increasing memory content in storage, mobile and other applications; (2) Capital intensity for dep and etch products should remain healthy; and (3) Strong cash generation.”
Wells Fargo reiterates Micron Technology as overweight
The firm said it’s bullish heading into earnings next week. “We’re positive on MU setup into upcoming (12/18) F1Q25 print. Expect solid MU HBM share gains + solutions portfolio execution; reaffirmation of disciplined industry dynamics to drive ‘substantial’ MU rev record in FY25.”
Bernstein reiterates Broadcom as outperform
Bernstein said it’s sticking with its outperform rating heading into Broadcom earnings on Thursday. “Overall while we do see possibility for some near-term flutters, they do look increasingly anticipated, and we think the story into the 2H and beyond still looks good.”
JPMorgan downgrades C3.ai, Inc. to underweight from neutral
JPMorgan said it sees “subpar growth” for the AI company. “While we understand that C3.ai is going after a massive and rapidly evolving opportunity around Artificial Intelligence, we think its uneven and subpar growth-plus-margin performance leaves a lot to be desired, and it remains a big outlier compared to a broader base of peers trading at over 10x FTM [forward twelve months] revenue.”
JPMorgan reiterates Netflix as overweight
The firm raised its price target on Netflix to $1,010 per share from $850. “We’re raising our 4Q & 2025 Net Adds supported by strong content, healthy organic growth, & ramping Ad Tier contribution.”
Citi names Take-Two a top pick
Citi said the video game maker’s shares are too attractive to ignore. “In addition, we are elevating TTWO to our top pick within our coverage universe, as we view the risk-reward compelling at prevailing levels.”
KeyBanc reiterates NVIDIA Corp as overweight
The firm said it’s sticking with its overweight rating on the stock and that checks show November notebook shipments were in line with expectations. “We view in line November shipments and 4Q expectations as neutral for PC-exposed companies. NB- [notebook] exposed companies under our coverage universe include AMD, INTC, LSCC, MPWR, MU, NVDA, ON, and SYNA.”