Analyst moves this week: 3 upgrades, 3 downgrades across the S&P 500 (week of October 19)

In the week to October 23, news coverage reported 3 analyst upgrades and 3 downgrades among S&P 500 companies. Information Technology drew the most upgrades and higher targets (3).

Upgrades

Downgrades

What this means

• Analyst rating changes move stocks for a day or two; research finds the effect is larger for downgrades and for analysts with strong track records.
• Each line is cited to the news story that reported it. Ratings themselves belong to the brokerages that issued them.

Sources

1. Investing.com South Africa, Oct 20, 2026: Raymond James upgrades Akamai stock on AI opportunity after selloff By Investing.com
2. Investing.com, Oct 19, 2026: Bernstein upgrades Datadog stock rating on AI demand strength
3. Investing.com, Oct 19, 2026: JPMorgan upgrades Intel stock rating to neutral on valuation
4. Investing.com, Oct 19, 2026: Gerdes downgrades ConocoPhillips stock rating on valuation
5. Investing.com, Oct 21, 2026: UBS downgrades Braze stock rating to neutral on Salesforce deal
6. Investing.com, Oct 20, 2026: Jefferies downgrades Zoetis, Elanco on pricing risk; prefers IDEXX

Rating and price-target changes as reported by the news sources cited; Torvanta does not reproduce brokerage research. Prices from Torvanta's end-of-day data. Research only, not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Rankings change as data changes and can be wrong. Torvanta and its founder may hold positions in securities discussed, and trade only after the information is published to all subscribers. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

More research

• Morning brief, Friday October 23: futures point lower 2026-10-23
• Earnings Scorecard, week of October 19: 146 reports 2026-10-23
• Rates & Fed Watch: 10-year at 5.1%, curve +0.3 (week of October 19) 2026-10-23
• Earnings Recap: 64% of 67 S&P 500 reports beat (October 19-23) 2026-10-23
• Insider & Short-Selling Daily, October 22 2026-10-22
• Market brief, October 22: S&P 500 falls 1.2% as chip-equipment stocks slide 2026-10-22
• Why it moved, October 22: Bloom Energy -13%, Coherent -13%, Lumentum -12% 2026-10-22
• Fair Value Check: Apple is overvalued on our numbers 2026-10-22
• The Giants Monitor: the top 10 are 42.5% of the S&P 500 (week of October 19) 2026-10-22
• Insider & Short-Selling Daily, October 21 2026-10-21
• Market brief, October 21: S&P 500 rises 0.5% as computer hardware stocks rally 2026-10-21
• Why it moved, October 21: Supermicro +9%, Charles River Laboratories +9%, Bloom Energy +9% 2026-10-21

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