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Morgan Stanley upgraded WW International to ‘outperform’ rating, leading to a price surge of 7.35% to US$10.66 premarket. WW had a mean recommendation rating of 2.7. The stock has surpassed its mean recommendation rating of US$9.7.

Raymond James upgraded Becton Dickinson to ‘outperform’ rating as the stock hit its highest ever share price in early trade on Monday. BDX had a mean recommendation rating of 2 and a consensus mean price target of US$293.21 as on July 24, 2023.

D.A. Davidson upgraded Harley-Davidson to ‘buy’ rating and raised its price target on the stock from US$38 to US$47. HOG had a mean recommendation rating of 2.1 and a consensus mean price target of US$45 as on July 21, 2023.

Bluebird bio (NASDAQ: BLUE)received a rating upgrade from BofA Securities, leading to an uptick in the biotech company’s shares. BLUE shares recorded a 19.8% rise following BofA’s release of a rating upgrade.

Goldman Sachs upgraded Yelp Inc. to ‘buy’ rating as it believes that Yelp is set to benefit from a potential increase in advertising trends. Yelp has a mean recommendation rating of 3.1 and a consensus mean price target of US$35.75.

Plug Power saw a price uptick of around 10% on July 13, 2023, as it secured a 100-megawatt electrolyzer deal for a project in Europe. Northland Securities upgraded the stock to an ‘outperform’ rating a day after the deal was announced.

US inflation data suggests that the rate at which prices are increasing is slowing down. Marathon Oil saw a price uptick of 1.89% on July 12, 2023, following the CPI data release. The S&P 500 energy index also rose 1.1% on July 12, 2023.