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US BROKER MOVES: WMT upgraded at Deutsche Bank; ACI downgraded at JPMorgan

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The report lists broker rating upgrades, downgrades and new initiations published October 15, 2026, including stated firms, ratings and available price targets.

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UPGRADES Array Technologies (ARRY) Upgraded from Neutral to Outperform at Mizuho; PT USD 5 Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Upgraded from Underweight to Neutral at JPMorgan; PT USD 55 BorgWarner (BWA) Upgraded from Neutral to Buy at BofA Securities; PT USD 85 Casey’s General Stores (CASY) Upgraded from Sector Perform to Outperform at RBC Capital; PT USD 825 Crocs (CROX) Upgraded from Equalweight to Overweight at Barclays; PT USD 139 Cemex (CX) Upgraded from Neutral to Buy at Citi; PT USD 12 Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) Upgraded from Hold to Buy at Deutsche Bank; PT USD 25 CarMax (KMX) Upgraded from Underperform to Buy at BofA Securities; PT USD 65 Lithium Americas (LAC) Upgraded from Hold to Spec. Buy at Canaccord QNT (QNT) Upgraded from Equalweight to Overweight at Morgan Stanley; PT USD 62 Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) Upgraded from Neutral to Buy at UBS; PT USD 70 Walmart (WMT) Upgraded from Hold to Buy at Deutsche Bank; PT USD 136 DOWNGRADES Albertsons Companies (ACI) Downgraded from Overweight to Neutral at JPMorgan; PT USD 14 Cirrus Logic (CRUS) Downgraded from Overweight to Sector Weight at KeyBanc Dauch Corporation (DCH) Downgraded from Buy to Underperform at BofA Securities; PT USD 5 Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) Downgraded from Buy to Neutral at Goldman Sachs; PT USD 94 RXO (RXO) Downgraded from Market Outperform to Market Perform at Citizens Spotify Technology (SPOT) Downgraded from Buy (1) to Accumulate (2) at Inderes; PT USD 580 ZTO Express (ZTO) Downgraded from Buy to Neutral at Goldman Sachs; PT USD 22 INITIATIONS Digital Turbine (APPS) Initiated at Buy at Roth; PT USD 19 Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) Initiated at Overweight at Cantor Fitzgerald; PT USD 48 CAMP4 Therapeutics (CAMP) Initiated at Buy at Needham; PT USD 8 Hemab Therapeutics Holdings (COAG) Initiated at Overweight at JPMorgan; PT USD 70 Bright Minds Biosciences (DRUG) Initiated at Outperform at Wolfe Research; PT USD 150 ELOX (ELOX) Initiated at Overweight at Cantor Fitzgerald Enel Chile (ENIC) Initiated at Neutral at BofA Securities Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) Initiated at Buy at BofA Securities; PT USD 42 Fiserv (FISV) Initiated at Underperform at BofA Securities; PT USD 48 Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Initiated at Neutral at BofA Securities; PT USD 42 Global Payments (GPN) Initiated at Buy at BofA Securities; PT USD 114 HAWK (HAWK) Initiated at Overweight at Piper Sandler; PT USD 22 Harmony Biosciences (HRMY) Initiated at Buy at Ladenburg Thalmann; PT USD 55 Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) Initiated at Neutral at BofA Securities; PT USD 165 MGE Energy (MGEE) Initiated at Neutral at JPMorgan; PT USD 76 Vail Resorts (MTN) Initiated at Market Perform at Citizens Netflix (NFLX) Initiated at Buy at Jefferies; PT USD 85 ON Semiconductor (ON) Initiated at Buy at StoneX; PT USD 110 Ovid Therapeutics (OVID) Initiated at Outperform at Wolfe Research; PT USD 5 PayPal (PYPL) Initiated at Underperform at BofA Securities; PT USD 53 Rapport Therapeutics (RAPP) Initiated at Outperform at Wolfe Research; PT USD 50 Redwire (RDW) Initiated at Neutral at Piper Sandler; PT USD 11 Sight Sciences (SGHT) Initiated at Buy at H.C. Wainwright; PT USD 14 Spectrum Brands (SPB) Initiated at Buy at UBS; PT USD 97 SUJA (SUJA) Initiated at Hold at Needham Toast (TOST) Initiated at Buy at BofA Securities; PT USD 40 Versant Media Group (VSNT) Initiated at Equalweight at Morgan Stanley; PT USD 38 York Space Systems (YSS) Initiated at Neutral at Piper Sandler; PT USD 9

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ARRYArray Technologies, Inc. Common Stock$3.44Current priceBHFBrighthouse Financial, Inc.$48.45Current priceCASYCasey's General Stores Inc$674.66Current priceCROXCrocs, Inc.$123.55Current priceFTREFortrea Holdings Inc. Common Stock$21.77Current priceKMXCarMax Inc.$51.57Current priceLACLithium Americas Corp.$2.13Current priceQNTQuantinuum Inc. Class A Common Stock$34.84Current priceSMGThe Scotts Miracle-Gro Company$52.77Current priceWMTWalmart Inc. Common Stock$120.01Current priceACIAlbertsons Companies, Inc.$13.40Current priceCRUSCirrus Logic Inc$108.97Current priceDCHDauch Corporation$4.95Current pricePARRPar Pacific Holdings, Inc. Common Stock$86.24Current priceRXORXO, Inc.$28.86Current priceSPOTSpotify Technology S.A.$524.81Current priceZTOZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. American Depositary Shares, each representing one Class A ordinary share$20.17Current priceAPPSDigital Turbine, Inc.$10.06Current priceARQTArcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. Common Stock$28.45Current priceCAMPCAMP4 Therapeutics Corporation Common Stock$3.50Current priceCOAGHemab Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. Common Stock$32.01Current priceDRUGBright Minds Biosciences Inc. Common Stock$54.18Current priceENICEnel Chile S.A. American Depositary Shares Representing Common Stock (Each representing 50 shares of Common Stock)$4.39Current priceFISFidelity National Information Services, Inc.$37.00Current priceFISVFiserv, Inc. Common Stock$47.28Current priceFOURShift4 Payments, Inc.$39.05Current priceGPNGlobal Payments, Inc.$83.65Current priceHAWKHawkEye 360, Inc.$12.44Current priceHRMYHarmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc. Common Stock$38.76Current priceJKHYHenry (Jack) & Associates$159.03Current priceMGEEMGE Energy Inc$71.83Current priceMTNVail Resorts, Inc.$151.60Current priceNFLXNetFlix Inc$72.06Current priceONON Semiconductor Corp$71.69Current priceOVIDOvid Therapeutics Inc. Common Stock$2.27Current pricePYPLPayPal Holdings, Inc. Common Stock$56.36Current priceRAPPRapport Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock$29.63Current priceRDWRedwire Corporation$8.33Current priceSGHTSight Sciences, Inc. Common Stock$8.86Current priceSPBSpectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.$79.28Current priceSUJASuja Life, Inc. Class A Common Stock$12.20Current priceTOSTToast, Inc.$30.86Current priceVSNTVersant Media Group, Inc. Class A Common Stock$31.15Current priceYSSYork Space Systems Inc.$5.99Current price

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