Investing.com -- S&P Global Ratings has upgraded AZZ Incorporated's (NYSE:AZZ) issuer credit rating to ‘BB’ from ‘BB-’, citing accelerated debt repayment and sustained improvements in the company's leverage profile. The rating agency also raised its issue-level rating on the company’s senior secured debt to ‘BB+’ from ‘BB’, while maintaining a ‘2’ recovery rating.
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Nebius and CoreWeave receive upgrades as Wall Street believes strong AI demand is supporting favorable contract pricing.
Nebius Stock Jumps After Wall Street Bank Upgrades AI Infrastructure Play

A growing shortage of skilled workers needed to build data centers will likely accelerate Quanta Services ’ earnings at a faster rate than Wall Street expects, Bernstein analysts wrote Thursday. Bernstein upgraded Quanta to Outperform from Market Perform and raised its price target for the stock to $775 from $748, implying a 22% upside from its closing price of $634.90 on Wednesday. Labor constraints will emerge for the broader data-center buildout, to which Quanta has “invested aggressively to capture this opportunity,” the analysts wrote.

A JPMorgan upgrade and surging compute prices should lift all AI infrastructure boats, yet Nebius, CoreWeave, and IREN are heading in three completely different directions Thursday, and the reason why reveals something important about where real pricing power actually lives.

MongoDB (MDB) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).
The bank raised its December 2027 price target to $125 as CoreWeave shifts part of its contracting mix toward higher-priced, short-dated compute capacity.
Short-term contracts at premium rates are lifting margins on new deals, the bank says
JPMorgan analyst Samik Chatterjee cited a favorable pricing backdrop for AI compute and strong demand for CoreWeave’s infrastructure.

JPMorgan on Thursday upgraded stock to overweight on views that the provider of AI computing infrastructure has leverage to increase prices.
Investing.com -- JPMorgan upgraded CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV) to Overweight from Neutral in a note Thursday, telling investors that stronger pricing for computing power and the company's push into short-term contracts at premium rates should lift revenue and margins.

Google is moving from buying clean electricity to helping create more of it at existing nuclear plants. On September 21, Georgia Power and Google announced an agreement supporting uprates at the Vogtle and Hatch nuclear stations that could add roughly 96 megawatts, subject to regulatory approval. That links Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) directly with The Southern […]

Snowflake (SNOW) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.

Oscar Health (OSCR) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.

Microsoft stock wavered Wednesday despite getting the latest in a series of upgrades and price-target hikes on Wall Street.

General Mills' (GIS) fiscal first-quarter results exceeded market estimates on Wednesday, while the
Key Stats for Ciena StockPrice change for Ciena stock in last 1 year: 164%$CIEN Stock Price as of Sep. 22: $36952-Week High: $638$CIEN Stock Price Target: $517What Happened?Ciena (CIEN) stock got a big vote of confidence on Monday after Evercore ISI upgraded the company to Outperform and raised its price target sharply, from $375 to $550.

McDonald’s plans to invest billions of dollars to help its franchisees use AI tools and upgrade their kitchens and menus to better compete with rivals. The fast-food chain said today that it would allocate around $8.

Honeywell International (NasdaqGS:HON) supplied an upgraded access control platform for US Marine Corps barracks as part of a wider modernization effort. The system centralizes security management across Marine Corps installations, supporting Department of Defense goals for long-term digital infrastructure. The access control rollout received major technology innovation awards, highlighting Honeywell's role in secure large scale government security solutions. The access control win with the...

Stifel’s bullish view is based on Microsoft’s AI growth and cost discipline.

The company embraces nuclear as a way to power AI.

CoreWeave is posting triple-digit revenue growth while its stock sits nearly 29% below year-ago levels, and that disconnect between momentum and price may not last much longer.

AMC Entertainment (AMC) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.

CIEN is expanding subsea capacity across key global routes, deploying WL6e technology on ACE and ECHO to boost international connectivity.
Meta Stock Jumps 11% as Wall Street Delivers a Bold New Price Target

Vicor (VICR) stock gained 21.2% in the week to Monday, Sep 21, while the S&P 500 rose 1.9%. The spark was a new license for its AI power technology. The company said what that license adds to its sales only after Monday's close, when it raised its revenue outlook. So the shares paid for the deal before Vicor put a number on it.
Okta Gets Major Wall Street Boost as AI Security Takes Center Stage

Ciena stock gains on a bullish Evercore research note. Here’s why analyst Amit Daryanani believes CIEN shares will rip higher to $550 in the months ahead.

