Here Are Thursday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Advanced Micro Devices, Amgen, AngloGold Ashanti, Caterpillar, Chewy, Meta Platforms, Novartis, NVIDIA, SK hynix, and More

Lee Jackson

Thu, September 10, 2026 at 3:09 PM GMT+3 6 min read

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Iran tensions pushed Brent Crude above $100 while the 10-year Treasury yield hit 4.84%, a near 3-year high, dragging all major indices lower.
JPMorgan upgraded Meta Platforms to Overweight with an $820 target while Piper Sandler initiated both AMD and NVIDIA with Overweight ratings.
Gold surged to $4,400 as Goldman Sachs held its $4,900 year-end target, while Bitcoin tracked gold higher near $78,000 despite falling equities.
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Pre-Market Stock Futures:

Futures are trading mixed after a second brutal day, with all major indices finishing lower again. Rising rates, Brent Crude trading above $100, and what appears to be an increase in the Iran attacks in the Persian Gulf were all it took for sellers to keep hitting bids. Once again, the small-cap Russell 2000 led the major indices lower, closing at 2,919, down 1.40%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq closed at 26,253, down 0.64%.

The Dow Jones Industrials closed the session at 52,381, down 0.77%, and the S&P 500 finished the day at 7,636, down 0.48%. August inflation data starts this morning with the producer price index, expected to come in at 0.4% for the headline month-over-month print and 0.3% for the core, which excludes energy and food; the consumer price index data will hit Friday morning. Should they come in above estimates, that will all but assure a rate hike when the Federal Reserve meets next week.

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Treasury Bonds:

Yields were higher across the entire curve after it was announced that the Treasury Department will buy back less long-term government debt than initially anticipated. Some on Wall Street pegged the amount as high as $10 billion, but the final total will be $6 billion. When the final bell rang, the 30-year bond closed at 5.29%, while the benchmark 10-year note closed at 4.84%, the highest in almost 3 years.

Oil and Gas:

The energy complex extended its surge higher as the conflict with Iran continues to ramp up to levels not seen since before the summer. Brent Crude finished the day at $101.60, up 3.76%, while West Texas Intermediate was last seen at $96.68, up 3.94%. Natural gas was the big loser Wednesday, closing down 3.74% at $2.81.

Gold:

Precious metals returned to their winning ways yesterday as central bank gold demand and ongoing geopolitical tensions keep a firm bid under the group. Gold closed the session at $4,400 up 1.06%, while Silver finished trading at $67.16 up 2.33%. As we mentioned this week, Goldman Sachs reiterated its year-end $4,900 target price for the bullion, which, if correct, could suggest a strong fourth-quarter move.

Crypto:

Crypto traded mixed-to-defensive on Wednesday as the escalation in the Middle East pushed Brent crude above $100 a barrel. Bitcoin still held up, rising to around $79,700 and tracking gold rather than falling equities. Despite the shaky macro backdrop, leveraged long positions in crypto derivatives held firm, effectively a bet that Bitcoin can weather the oil shock and hold its ground into Friday's inflation data, which will help shape expectations for the Fed's September meeting next week. At 8 AM EDT, Bitcoin is trading at $77,810, while Ethereum is quoted at $2,459.

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Here are some of the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations from Thursday, September 10, 2026.

Upgrades:

Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at Freedom Broker, with a $980 target price.
DT Midstream (NYSE: DTM) was upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley, with a $170 target price.
Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) was upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan, which raised the target price for the tech giant to $820 from $640.
Novartis (NYSE: NVS) was raised to Hold from Reduce at HSBC, which bumped the target price for the stock to $136 from $123.
Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) was upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Wells Fargo, which raised the target price to $175 from $165.

Downgrades:

Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) was downgraded to Hold from Buy at HSBC, which trimmed the target price for the biotech giant to $425 from $445.
AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU) was cut to Market Perform from Outperform at BNO Capital, with an unchanged $115 target price.
Chewy (NYSE: CHWY) was downgraded to In Line from Outperform at Evercore ISI, with a $25 target price.
Cooper Companies (NYSE: COO) was downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Baird, which cut the target price for the shares to $59 from $86.
Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) was cut to Neutral from Buy at Arete, which has a $74 target price.

Initiations:

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) was initiated with an Overweight rating at Piper Sandler, with a $60 target price.
Mach Natural Resources (NYSE: MNR) was resumed with a Buy rating at Stifel, which has a $15 target price.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) was initiated with an Overweight rating at Piper Sandler, with a $300 target price.
SK hynix (NASDAQ: SKHY) was initiated with an Overweight rating at JPMorgan, with a $245 target price.
Williams Companies (NYSE: WMB) was resumed with a Buy rating at Stifel, with an $85 target price.

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