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Street Calls of the Week

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Street Calls of the Week

Wall Street analysts issued several key ratings this week, with Loop Capital upgrading Apple to Buy ($315 target) on anticipated strong iPhone demand and design catalysts, and Cantor initiating NuScale Power at Overweight ($55 target), positioning it as a leader in the multi-hundred-billion-dollar energy transition market. Piper Sandler also initiated Dell Technologies at Overweight ($172 target), expecting significant tailwinds from enterprise datacenter refreshes and AI infrastructure. In contrast, Mizuho downgraded Enphase Energy to Neutral ($37 target) due to concerns over softening residential solar demand and market share erosion. Finally, Keybanc resumed Amazon.com at Overweight ($300 target), highlighting its powerful advertising engine, undervalued cloud business, and attractive valuation.

Analysis

Wall Street analysts issued several positive ratings this week, with Loop Capital upgrading Apple (AAPL) to Buy, citing an anticipated surge in iPhone 17 demand and the iPhone 20 Anniversary edition as a design catalyst, projecting a $315 price target based on 32x CY 2027 EPS of $9.65. Cantor initiated NuScale Power (SMR) at Overweight with a $55 target, highlighting its NRC-approved SMR design as pivotal for the multi-trillion-dollar energy shift and its capex-light licensing model. Keybanc resumed Amazon (AMZN) at Overweight with a $300 target, emphasizing its powerful advertising engine, under-appreciated cloud upside, and attractive 22.9x 2027E P/E valuation. Piper Sandler initiated Dell Technologies (DELL) at Overweight with a $172 price target, expecting tailwinds from enterprise datacenter refreshes, AI infrastructure buildouts, and Windows 10 end-of-life, despite acknowledging secular shifts to cloud and potential market share erosion. Conversely, Mizuho downgraded Enphase Energy (ENPH) to Neutral and trimmed its price target by 26% to $37, citing softening residential solar demand in 2026, market share erosion from lease-switching, and limited upside from IQ9 cost reductions. The positive outlooks for Apple, NuScale, and Amazon are driven by strong product cycles, disruptive technology, and robust business model advantages, respectively. Dell's near-term upside from refresh cycles is seen as outweighing share-loss risks. Enphase faces significant headwinds from market demand shifts and financing model uncertainties, partially offset by safe-harbor demand.