Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Roku, Reddit, Rivian, CoreWeave, Hershey, UnitedHealth & more
By Michael Bloom
Published on May 1, 2026.
The Wall Street analyst community saw the biggest calls on Friday, with Bank of America reiterating Apple as a buy and downgrading Roblox to neutral from buy due to concerns about slowing demand. Citi reiterated CoreWeave as buy and increased its price target to $155 per share from $126. Barclays reiterated SanDisk as overweight and raised the price target on SanDisk from $750 to $1200 per share. Needham initiated Alpha & Omega Semiconductor as buy, while TD Cowen upgraded Hershey to buy from hold due to several positive catalysts ahead. Goldman Sachs added UnitedHealth & Interactive Brokers to the conviction list and added Interactive Broker Group and UnitedHealth Group to the US Conviction List. BMO upgrades Air Products to outperform from market perform, while BMO also upgraded Willis Towers Watson from market performance. Morgan Stanley upgraded Caterpillar to equal weight following its earnings. JPMorgan initiated Arrow's Beauty unit, citing ongoing macrowinds and its attractive backlogs.
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