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BROKER MOVES: DLTR upgraded at Jefferies; KLAR downgraded at JPM

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On August 19, 2026, analysts issued extensive rating changes, including upgrades for DLTR and APA, downgrades for KLAR and CME, and several new initiations including a Buy for ZM.

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UPGRADES: APA (APA) Upgraded from Hold to Buy at Argus; PT USD 48 Ciena (CIEN) Upgraded from Market Perform to Outperform at Northland; PT USD 500 Dollar Tree (DLTR) Upgraded from Underperform to Hold at Jefferies; PT USD 135 Dominion Energy (D) Upgraded from Hold to Buy at TD Cowen; PT USD 80 Fabrinet (FN) Upgraded from Equalweight to Overweight at Fox Advisors HONA (HONA) Upgraded from Equalweight to Overweight at Morgan Stanley; PT USD 205 Neenah (NP) Upgraded from Equalweight to Overweight at Morgan Stanley; PT USD 36 TWFG (TWFG) Upgraded from Equalweight to Overweight at Morgan Stanley; PT USD 30 DOWNGRADES: CME Group (CME) Downgraded from Buy to Hold at Deutsche Bank; PT USD 270 DEFT (DEFT) Downgraded from Buy to Hold at Maxim Group KLAR (KLAR) Downgraded from Overweight to Neutral at JPMorgan; PT USD 18 Pediatrix Medical (MD) Downgraded from Buy to Hold at Jefferies; PT USD 28 Pluralsight (PS) Downgraded from Buy to Neutral at Citi; PT USD 45 Weave Communications (WEAV) Downgraded from Buy to Hold at Loop Capital; PT USD 7.40 INITIATIONS: Aflac (AFL) Initiated at Underperform at Wolfe Research; PT USD 103 AGMB (AGMB) Initiated at Overweight at Cantor Fitzgerald Akoustis Technologies (AKTS) Initiated at Outperform at Wedbush; PT USD 35 KE Holdings (BEKE) Initiated at Outperform at CLSA; PT USD 23.80 Cardinal Health (CAH) Initiated at Outperform at RBC Capital; PT USD 276 Cencora (COR) Initiated at Sector Perform at RBC Capital; PT USD 330 Cricut (CRCT) Initiated at Sell at Goldman Sachs; PT USD 4.50 Corsair Gaming (CRSR) Initiated at Sell at Goldman Sachs; PT USD 11 DarioHealth (DRIO) Initiated at Buy at Alliance Global Partners; PT USD 12 Healthcare Services Group (HCSG) Initiated at Outperform at Oppenheimer; PT USD 28 McKesson (MCK) Initiated at Sector Perform at RBC Capital; PT USD 845 ResMed (RMD) Initiated at Neutral at Rothschild Redburn; PT USD 230 Zoom Communications (ZM) Initiated at Buy at BofA Securities; PT USD 130

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