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Baird upgraded the global information and data measurement company Nielsen N.V. Ordinary Shares (NYSE: NLSN), citing a trio of factors. The Analyst Baird analyst Jeffrey Meuler upgraded shares of Nielsen from Neutral to Outperform with a $41 price target.  The Thesis The stock's...

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is scheduled to report its fourth quarter earnings Jan. 22, which may convince some of Wall Street's neutral or bearish analysts into becoming positive. The Analyst Baird Equity Research's William Power maintains a Neutral rating on Netflix's stock with an...

For engineering and construction investors, it’s all about projects, projects, projects. And there's no shortage of projects in 2018, according to one Wall Street analyst. The Analyst Baird analyst Andrew Wittmann initiated coverage of Aecom (NYSE: ACM) with an Outperform and raised the...

Transportation management company Hub Group Inc (NASDAQ: HUBG) was upgraded by Baird, with the research firm highlighting the company's valuation and fundamentals.  The Analyst Baird analyst Benjamin Hartford upgraded shares of Hub Group from Neutral to Outperform and upped the price...

Patent risk management services company RPX Corp (NASDAQ: RPXC) has long been rumored to be a takeover target. In March, the company was reportedly approached by private equity firms regarding a potential buyout. Recent M&A speculation surrounding the company led to comments on the rumor...

Premised on a continued improvement in sentiment, Baird upgraded shares of SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWR) The Analyst Baird analyst Ben Kallo upgrades shares of SunPower from Neutral to Outperform and upped his price target from $7 to $10. The Thesis Sentiment toward SunPower stock should...

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) has won a top-notch rating from Baird.  The Analyst Baird analyst Ben Kallo upgraded shares of First Solar from Neutral to Outperform and increased the price target from $69 to $82. The Thesis Analyst Kallo said  First Solar is his favorite solar name...

Bandwidth Inc (NASDAQ: BAND), a cloud-based, software-powered communications platform-as-a-service, or CPaaS, company, offered 4 million shares in a recent IPO at $20 each.  With the quiet period expiring Tuesday, sell-side analysts offered their takes on the company and its prospects...

Curtiss-Wright Corp. (NYSE: CW), a manufacturer of precision components and engineered products for the industrial markets, including aerospace, defense and power generation, is well-positioned for 2018, according to a sell-side analyst. The Analyst Baird analyst Peter Arment initiated coverage...

U.S. stocks have surged in the past week on hopes that Congressional Republicans will soon pass their tax reform plan and lower the corporate rate from 35 percent to at or near 20 percent. While many American companies stand to benefit from a lower tax rate, one analyst said a handful of fintech...

President Donald Trump's proposed tax reform appears to be more likely to succeed than not, which has many investors wondering how best to readjust their portfolio. Baird's David Tarantino took a deep dive into the restaurant sector, where there are a handful of potential winners from both...

CVS Health Corp (NYSE: CVS) and Aetna Inc (NYSE: AET) agreed to merge over the weekend, and some of Wall Street's top analysts released their initial take on the deal. The Analyst Baird's Eric Coldwell maintains a Neutral rating on CVS' stock with an unchanged $77 price target...

At around a 20 percent discount to net asset value, retail REIT Kimco Realty Corp (NYSE: KIM) is certainly not expensive. But the stock may have a difficult time outperforming the market if cash flow estimates are too high. The Analyst Baird analyst RJ Milligan downgraded Kimco from...

EXACT Sciences Corporation (NASDAQ: EXAS) shares have been on a heady run this year. Despite the sell side's optimism on the company's fundamentals, analysts have become wary of Exact's astronomical valuation, with the company holding its highest valuation since the summer of...