Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD – Free Report) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report sent to investors on Friday, MarketBeat.com reports. The brokerage currently has $145.

DICK’S Sporting Goods Inc (DKS) stock saw a modest uptick, ending the day at $249.57 which represents a slight increase of $3.86 or 1.57% from the prior close of $245.71. The stock opened at $246.04 and touched a low of $245.

Jefferies ’ global head of its private capital group Matthew Wesley is departing the investment bank to join Moelis & Co. Wesley is set to take over as head of private funds advisory at Moelis, six sources familiar with the matter told Secondaries Investor. The Financial Times first published the news.

Swiss biopharma firm BioVersys plans IPO in first quarter January 21, 2025 UBS Group has halted accepting ... including Citi , Jefferies and UBS , to work on an up to $1.5 billion domestic initial ...

Jefferies analysts favor four energy giants for 2025. They pay dependable high-yield dividends and have sizable upside potential.

In a report released today, Patrick Rafaisz from UBS maintained a Buy rating on Sika AG (SIKA – Research Report), with a price target of

UBS Group (UBS) is reportedly cutting hundreds of jobs in Switzerland, affecting several levels, as part of its integration of formal Swiss rival Credit Suisse.

UBS Group AG has begun a wave of job cuts in its home market Switzerland, with hundreds of employees receiving notice in recent weeks, according to people familiar with the matter.

Twilio (NYSE:TWLO – Free Report) had its price target raised by UBS Group from $140.00 to $145.00 in a research report sent to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. UBS Group currently has a buy rating on the technology company’s stock.

Meanwhile, Wedbush analysts have raised their price target on Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares to $550, the highest on Wall Street, from $515. The upgrade reflects “growing confidence” in Tesla’s delivery demand outlook for 2025 and the anticipated acceleration of autonomous and AI initiatives under the Trump Administration.

Looking at Ciena, the company supplies to both Microsoft and Oracle. As the Stargate venture drives the creation of data centers in disparate locations, Notter thinks that Ciena's wavelength-division-multiplexing technology could help connect them.

Claudia Preece delves into The TRADE’s 2024 Outsourced Trading Survey findings, which showed an uptick of respondents opting for the fully outsourced model over co-sourcing.