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Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) traded lower Wednesday after the company reported a first-quarter earnings beat Tuesday afternoon. After shares initially surged as much as 11 percent, reality began to sink in that it may take longer than expected for the social media giant to turn a profit. Snap reported a 1...

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) reported first-quarter results highlighted by a top- and bottom-line beat while monthly active users (MAUs) exceeded expectations of 318 million at 330 million. Here is a summary of how some of the Street's top analysts reacted to the print. The Analysts Nomura...

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is looking to keep its 2019 momentum going when the social media giant reports first-quarter earnings on Wednesday afternoon. Here’s a look at what Wall Street is expecting from Facebook. The Numbers Analysts are expecting Facebook to report first-quarter EPS of $1...

Snap, Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) is looking to continue its red-hot 2019 when the company reports first-quarter earnings. Here’s a look at what Wall Street is expecting from Snap after Tuesday's closing bell. The Numbers Analysts are expecting Snap to report a first-quarter EPS loss of 12 cents....

One Wall Street analyst initiated coverage on four semiconductor stocks Wednesday with a bullish long-term outlook despite near-term cyclical headwinds. The Analyst Nomura Instinet analyst David Wong initiated coverage of the following four semi stocks: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD)...

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL)'s strategy of rewarding shareholders at the expense of investing in growth may not serve it well in the long run, according to Nomura Instinet.  The Analyst Analyst Christopher Eberle downgraded Oracle by two notches from Buy to Reduce and lowered the...

Nomura Instinet upgraded Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB),  saying the social media platform is transitioning to its new “Stories” format faster than originally thought. Nomura had downgraded Facebook to Neutral last year, with the sell-side being unconvinced at the time that the new...

Square Inc (NASDAQ: SQ) is off to a red-hot start to 2019, but one Wall Street analyst said Tuesday that the latest payment app download data suggest there’s good reason for the stock’s positive momentum. The Analyst Nomura Instinet analyst Dan Dolev reiterated a Buy rating on...

The evolution of Square Inc (NYSE: SQ) from its roots as a card payment hardware company continued last week with the launch of Square Card, a free business debit Mastercard that gives Square clients instant access to their funds. The Analyst Nomura Instinet's Dan Dolev maintains a Buy rating...

From trading over $300 in August, shares of Arista Networks Inc (NYSE: ANET) tested the sub-$200 levels at the start of 2019. Nomura Instinet sees the pullback as a buying opportunity. The Analyst Jeffrey Kvaal upgraded Arista from Neutral to Buy and maintained a $260 price target. The Thesis A...

The bull market run that began in 2009 is mostly powered by tech stocks. Semiconductor stocks, which have nearly 14-percent weighting in the tech sector, have also had a fairly good run. October Mayhem The iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ: SOXX), an ETF tracking the investment results...

The PHLX Semiconductor Sector (NASDAQ: SOX) is down about 2 percent year-to-date, underperforming the broader market. Notwithstanding the sector's lukewarm prospects, a Nomura Insitnet analyst found a bright spot in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC). The Analyst Analyst Romit Shah upgraded...

The market opportunity for Mongodb Inc (NASDAQ: MDB), a software developer behind the open source database MongoDB, is not compelling — at least in the near term, according to Nomura Instinet. The Analyst Analyst Christopher Eberle downgraded Mongodb from Neutral to Reduce and...

The long-term trajectory for Dropbox Inc (NASDAQ: DBX) remains questionable, but the elimination of near-term concerns implies the bearish case for the stock may no longer be appropriate. The Analyst Nomura Instinet's Christopher Eberle upgraded Dropbox from Reduce to Neutral with a price...

The big news this week in the music world is the Sirius XM Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: SIRI) buyout of Pandora Media Inc (NASDAQ: P). Prior to the merger news, Nomura Instinet analyst Mark Kelley released his monthly digital music tracker, which included all the latest numbers for Pandora, Spotify...