U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Levi Strauss, Myriad Genetics, Palo Alto

Atlantic Union Bankshares AUB.N: Jefferies initiates coverage with buy rating

East West Bancorp Inc EWBC.O: Jefferies initiates coverage with buy rating

Levi Strauss & Co LEVI.N: Barclays raises target price to $20 from $18

Myriad Genetics Inc MYGN.O: Scotiabank cuts to sector perform from sector outperform

Palo Alto Networks Inc PANW.O: JP Morgan cuts target price to $221 from $225

8X8 Inc EGHT.O: Mizuho cuts target price to $1.50 from $2

Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. ACAD.O: Deutsche Bank raises target price to $35 from $20

Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. ACAD.O: Deutsche Bank raises to buy from hold

Agree Realty Corp. ADC.N: Barclays raises target price to $77 from $75

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc ARI.N: UBS raises PT to $10 from $9

Ardent Health Partners Inc ARDT.N: Mizuho raises target price to $20 from $18

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp ACRE.N: UBS raises target price to $5 from $3.75

Assembly Biosciences Inc ASMB.O: Mizuho cuts target price to $29 from $36

Atlantic Union Bankshares AUB.N: Jefferies initiates coverage with buy rating; PT $37

Atlas Energy Solutions Inc AESI.N: Stifel initiates coverage with buy rating; PT $15

Autodesk Inc ADSK.O: Citigroup raises target price to $374 from $346

Automatic Data Processing Inc ADP.O: TD Cowen raises target price to $321 from $298

Autozone Inc AZO.N: BofA Global research raises to buy from neutral

Autozone Inc AZO.N: BofA Global research raises PT to $4,800 from $3,900

Axos Financial Inc AX.N: Jefferies initiates coverage with buy rating; PT $90

Banc of California Inc BANC.N: Jefferies initiates coverage with buy rating; PT $18

Bankunited Inc BKU.N: Jefferies initiates coverage with hold rating; PT $39

Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc BXMT.N: UBS raises target price to $19.5 from $19

Bok Financial Corp BOKF.O: Jefferies initiates coverage with hold rating; PT $105

Brown-Forman BFb.N: Deutsche Bank raises target price to $38 from $37

Campbell Soup CPB.O: Deutsche Bank cuts target price to $39 from $43

Campbell'S Co CPB.O: BofA Global Research cuts price objective to $37 from $41

Capital One Financial Corp COF.N: BofA Global Research raises price objective to $233 from $223

Castle Biosciences Inc CSTL.O: Scotiabank cuts target price to $40 from $44

Cathay General Bancorp CATY.O: Jefferies initiates coverage with buy rating; PT $53

CF Bankshares Inc CFBK.O: Piper Sandler assumes coverage with overweight rating; PT $29

Citizens Financial CFG.N: Jefferies initiates coverage with buy rating; PT $50

Claros Mortgage Trust Inc CMTG.N: UBS raises target price to $4 from $3.5

Columbia Banking System COLB.O: Jefferies initiates coverage with hold rating; PT $27

Comerica Inc CMA.N: Jefferies initiates coverage with underperform rating; PT $47

Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc CRBP.O: Mizuho cuts target price to $32 from $42

Cullen/Frost Bankers CFR.N: Jefferies initiates coverage with underperform rating; PT $105

Deckers Brands DECK.N: Needham cuts target price to $150 from $246

Deere & Co DE.N: BMO raises target price to $460 from $425

Dell Technologies Inc. DELL.N: Morgan Stanley raises PT to $126.00 from $89.00

Dupont De Nemours Inc DD.N: UBS raises target price to $85 from $79

DXC Technology Co DXC.N: JP Morgan cuts target price to $18 from $22

Eagle Bancorp Inc EGBN.O: Jefferies initiates coverage with hold rating; PT $20

Eagle Materials Inc EXP.N: Jefferies cuts target price to $220 from $235

Eagle Materials Inc EXP.N: Stifel cuts target price to $241 from $242

East West Bancorp Inc EWBC.O: Jefferies initiates coverage with buy rating; PT $115

Elf Beauty Inc ELF.N: BofA Global Research raises price objective to $95 from $80

Elf Beauty Inc ELF.N: UBS raises target price to $84 from $59

Emerson Electric Co. EMR.N: Wells Fargo raises target price to $135 from $121

Equifax Inc. EFX.N: Wells Fargo raises target price to $306 from $288

Essential Properties Realty Trust EPRT.N: Barclays raises PT to $37 from $35

Evolv Technologies Holdings Inc EVLV.O: Northland Capital raises to outperform rating

Federal Realty Investment Trust FRT.N: Scotiabank raises PT to $113 from $111

Fifth Third Bancorp FITB.O: Jefferies initiates coverage with buy rating; PT $47

First Citizens Bancshares FCNCA.O: Jefferies initiates coverage with hold rating; PT $2050

First Foundation Inc FFWM.N: Jefferies initiates coverage with buy rating; PT $7

First Horizon Corp FHN.N: Jefferies initiates coverage with buy rating; PT $25

Fiserv Inc FI.N: KBW cuts target price to $200 from $240

Flagstar Financial Inc FLG.N: Jefferies initiates coverage with buy rating; PT $15

Gap Inc GAP.N: UBS raises target price to $29 from $19

Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc GPMT.N: UBS raises target price to $3.25 from $2.5

Hertz Global Holdings HTZ.O: Deutsche Bank raises target price to $4 from $3

Home Depot Inc HD.N: Bernstein raises target price to $398 from $380

Home Depot Inc HD.N: Mizuho cuts target price to $435 from $450

Home Depot Inc HD.N: Stifel raises to buy from hold; raises PT to $425 from $405

Home Depot Inc HD.N: Truist Securities raises target price to $417 from $393

HP Inc. HPQ.N: Morgan Stanley raises target price to $29.00 from $25.00

Huntington Bancshares Inc HBAN.O: Jefferies initiates coverage with buy rating; PT $20

Intel INTC.O: Deutsche Bank resumes coverage with hold rating; PT $23

Intellicheck, Inc. IDN.O: H.C. Wainwright raises target price to $6 from $4

International Game Technology Plc IGT.N: Stifel cuts target price to $20 from $22

ITT Inc ITT.N: BofA Global Research raises price objective to $170 from $145

J.M. Smucker SJM.N: Deutsche Bank raises target price to $116 from $115

Keycorp KEY.N: Jefferies initiates coverage with hold rating; price target $18

Keysight Technologies KEYS.N: Deutsche Bank raises target price to $186 from $181

Labcorp LH.N: Mizuho raises target price to $274 from $264

Levi Strauss & Co LEVI.N: Barclays raises target price to $20 from $18

Levi Strauss & Co. LEVI.N: Barclays raises target price to $20 from $18

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. LPLA.O: Morgan Stanley raises PT to $450.00 from $330.00

M&T Bank Corp MTB.N: Jefferies initiates coverage with buy rating; PT $225

Marriott International Inc MAR.O: UBS cuts target price to $299 from $302

Merit Medical Systems Inc MMSI.O: Canaccord Genuity raises PT to $112 from $108

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. MMSI.O: Wells Fargo raises target price to $108 from $106

Mid-America Apartment Communities MAA.N: Truist Securities cuts PT to $171 from $174

Morgan Stanley downgrades US utilities sector to equal weight from overweight

Morgan Stanley upgrades US industrials sector to overweight

Myriad Genetics Inc MYGN.O: Scotiabank cuts to sector perform from sector outperform

Myriad Genetics Inc MYGN.O: Scotiabank cuts target price to $6 from $20

Ncino Inc NCNO.O: Stephens raises target price to $28 from $24

Nextracker Inc NXT.O: Mizuho raises target price to $60 from $51

Nnn REIT Inc. NNN.N: Barclays cuts target price to $46 from $47

Old National Bancorp ONB.O: Jefferies initiates coverage with hold rating; PT $24

Outset Medical Inc OM.O: RBC raises target price to $21 from $14

Pagerduty Inc PD.N: TD Cowen cuts target price to $18 from $19

Palo Alto Networks PANW.O: Barclays cuts target price to $210 from $213

Palo Alto Networks PANW.O: Deutsche Bank raises target price to $200 from $195

Palo Alto Networks Inc PANW.O: Bernstein cuts target price to $225 from $229

Palo Alto Networks Inc PANW.O: JP Morgan cuts target price to $221 from $225

Palo Alto Networks Inc PANW.O: Northland Capital cuts target price to $177 from $210

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. PANW.O: Wells Fargo raises target price to $235 from $225

Performance Food Group Co PFGC.N: Deutsche Bank cuts target price to $110 from $116

Pfizer PFE.N: Jefferies raises target price to $33 from $32

Pinnacle Financial Partners PNFP.O: Jefferies initiates coverage with buy rating; PT $135

Progressive Corp PGR.N: Piper Sandler raises target price to $330 from $320

Prosperity Bancshares Inc PB.N: Jefferies initiates coverage with buy rating; PT $85

Ready Capital Corp RC.N: UBS cuts target price to $4.5 from $4.75

Regions Financial RF.N: Jefferies initiates coverage with hold rating; PT $24

Rxo Inc RXO.N: Citigroup raises target price to $18 from $15

Salesforce Inc CRM.N: UBS cuts target price to $320 from $340

Servicetitan Inc TTAN.O: TD Cowen raises target price to $140 from $120

Six Flags Entertainment Corp FUN.N: Stifel raises target price to $50 from $48

Six Flags Entertainment Corp. FUN.N: Barclays raises target price to $43 from $41

SLM Corp SLM.O: Morgan Stanley raises target price to $40.00 from $33.00

Smith Douglas Homes Corp SDHC.N: JP Morgan cuts target price to $18.50 from $24.00

Southstate Corp SSB.N: Jefferies initiates coverage with buy rating; PT $110

Starwood Property Trust Inc STWD.N: UBS raises target price to $19.5 from $19

Synovus Financial Corp SNV.N: Jefferies initiates coverage with hold rating; PT $55

Take-Two TTWO.O: Deutsche Bank raises target price to $255 from $235

Tenet Healthcare Corp THC.N: Mizuho raises target price to $184 from $170

Texas Capital Bancshares TCBI.O: Jefferies initiates coverage with hold rating; PT $80

Transcat, Inc. TRNS.O: H.C. Wainwright raises target price to $116 from $106

Txnm Energy TXNM.N: Barclays raises target price to $61 from $57

United Rentals Inc URI.N: JP Morgan raises target price to $920 from $780

UnitedHealth UNH.N: HSBC cuts to reduce from hold; cuts PT to $270 from $490

Universal Health Services Inc UHS.N: Mizuho raises target price to $242 from $240

Valley National Bancorp VLY.O: Jefferies initiates coverage with hold rating; PT $10

VF Corp VFC.N: JP Morgan cuts target price to $15 from $18

Viking Holdings Ltd VIK.N: JP Morgan raises target price to $61 from $58

Viking Holdings Ltd VIK.N: Stifel cuts target price to $50 from $52

Warby Parker Inc WRBY.N: Citigroup raises target price to $22 from $17

Warby Parker Inc WRBY.N: Stifel raises target price to $21 from $18

Webster Financial Corp WBS.N: Jefferies initiates coverage with buy rating; PT $65

Western Alliance Bancorp WAL.N: Jefferies initiates coverage with buy rating; PT $95

Wintrust Financial Corp WTFC.O: Jefferies initiates coverage with buy rating; PT $145

Wp Carey Inc. WPC.N: Barclays raises target price to $61 from $60

Zions Bancorporation ZION.O: Jefferies initiates coverage with underperform rating

Zions Bancorporation ZION.O: Jefferies initiates coverage with price target $40