- Bloom Energy shares surged 27% after Mizuho upgraded the stock from hold to buy with a $ 242 price target.
- The upgrade was driven by better-than-expected operating leverage, strong Q2 results, and improved margins following a recent stock pullback.
- The analyst also highlighted accelerating shipments, favorable industry pricing, and progress on the 2.46 GW Jupiter project in New Mexico.
- The stock market presented mixed results as the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose, while the Nasdaq Composite headed toward its fifth straight loss amid an ongoing rotation out of artificial intelligence trades.
- Wall Street closely monitored the commencement of a two-day Federal Reserve policy meeting, with the CME FedWatch tool pricing a 31.5% probability of a rate hike.
- Individual stock movements included Bloom Energy surging in options activity prior to earnings, Workday rallying 7.3% during a SaaS stock renaissance, and Coherent dropping 13.1% due to memory oversupply concerns.