Here Are Tuesday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Amgen, Baidu, Best Buy, Circle Internet, Corning, Intel, Lockheed Martin SpaceX, TeraWulf and More

Lee Jackson

Tue, September 8, 2026 at 3:15 PM GMT+3 6 min read

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August payrolls crushed expectations at 162,000 vs. a 55,000 consensus, giving the Fed cover to raise rates 25 basis points at next week's meeting.
Intel was upgraded to Outperform at Northland with a $120 target, while Lockheed Martin was lifted to Buy at UBS with a $674 target.
SpaceX was initiated Buy at Pivotal with a $220 target as Bitcoin swung from $82,000 to $78,210 after the stronger-than-expected jobs report.
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Pre-Market Stock Futures:

Futures are mixed as Wall Street returns from summer vacations to a thicker slate of economic and geopolitical risks. The odds of a rate hike next week are now rising fast. Last Friday, the August nonfarm payrolls crushed expectations, rising 162,000 versus a 55,000 consensus. Selling kicked in immediately, as the market narrative flipped. The print looks counterintuitive at first, but it underscores an economy that is still running hot. That strength likely gives the Federal Reserve the cover it needs to raise the funds rate by 25 basis points at next week's meeting.

When the final bell rang last Friday, three of the four major indices closed down, with only the small-cap-heavy Russell 2000 closing higher, up 0.27% at 2,976. The Dow Jones Industrials led the way lower, down 0.51% to 53,414, while the S&P 500 closed at 7,718, down 0.38%. The technology-heavy Nasdaq ended the week at 26,506, down 0.29%. The last data point that could seal a rate hike comes Thursday, when the consumer price index is released; Friday, we will get the producer price index. If both come in higher than expected, that could likely clinch a rate hike.

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Treasury Bonds:

Yields across the Treasury were modestly higher after the strong employment data, as the only buying across the Treasury complex was on the shortest T-bill maturities. At the close, the 30-year bond was trading at 5.25%, while the benchmark 10-year note was last seen at 4.79%. With vacationing traders returning, we will likely see volatility jump ahead of and after the inflation data later this week.

Oil and Gas:

Prices were mixed in the energy sector, as overall crude finished the week up 9% on the back of the renewal of missile attacks by the U.S. and Iran. When the dust settled, Friday Brent Crude was higher by 0.38% at $95.88, while West Texas Intermediate closed lower at $91.21, down 0.10%. Natural gas finished the week strong, closing up 1% at $2.94.

Gold:

After a wild week, the precious metals finished Friday's session lower on the back of the employment numbers. Gold closed at $4,428, down 0.97%, while Silver was last seen at $66.02, down 1.23%. With the potential for a rate hike, non-yielding assets like precious metals are less attractive.

Crypto:

The crypto sector was highly volatile on Friday, with Bitcoin climbing as high as $82,000 before falling back below $80,000 after the stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report. With more potential market-moving data on the way this week, we could see more volatility, especially after the recent big crypto rally. At 8 AM, Bitcoin is trading at $78,210, while Ethereum was quoted at $2,473.

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Here are some of the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations from Tuesday, September 8, 2026.

Upgrades:

Eaton Corporation (NYSE: ETN) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Aretem, with a $515 target price.
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) was upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Northland, with a $120 target price.
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at UBS, with a $674 target price.
Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) was raised to Buy from Neutral at Arete with a $152 target price.
Synopsys (NASDAQ: SNPS) was upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley, which has a $500 target price for the shares.

Downgrades:

Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) was downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at BMO Capital, with a $450 target price for the biotech giant.
Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) was downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Arete, with a $108 target price.
Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) was cut to Neutral from Buy at DA Davidson, which has a $95 target price for the shares.
Gulfport Energy (NASDAQ: GPOR) was downgraded to Underweight from Overweight at JPMorgan, which slashed the target price to $194 from $240.
Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) was cut to Neutral from Buy at Phillip Securities, with a $346 target price.

Initiations:

Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) was initiated with a Market Perform at Keefe Bruyette & Woods, which has a $105 target price.
Corning (NYSE: GLW) was initiated with a Buy rating at China Renaissance, with a $238 target price.
Shake Shack (NYSE: SHAK) was started with an Outperform rating at RBC Capital, with an $89 target price.
Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX) was started with a Buy rating at Pivotal, with a $220 target price.
TeraWulf (NASDAQ: WULF) was initiated with a Buy rating at Freedom Capital with a $19 target price objective.

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