Analysts Revise Ratings for Block, Boise Cascade, and Lockheed Martin
Wall Street analysts issued new ratings on Monday, October 26, 2026, covering companies including Block, Boise Cascade, Equifax, FirstEnergy, Lockheed Martin, Lumentum Holdings, NetApp, Roper Technologies, and Spotify. The research notes follow a week of market losses and volatile trading in U.S. Treasuries and commodities. Futures traded higher into the new week as traders attempted to rally stocks after last week's declines. All major indices closed lower on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrials finished at 52,214, down 1.24%. The S&P 500 closed at 7,622, down 0.52%. The Nasdaq ended at 25,955, down 0.21%, while the Russell 2000 closed at 2,778, down 0.20%. Earnings reports from 176 S&P 500 companies are expected this week, including Microsoft Corporation, Alphabet, and Amazon.com. U.S. Treasury yields rose across the curve on Friday after a period of safe-haven buying. The 30-year bond closed at 5.33%, and the benchmark 10-year note was last seen at 5%. Strong manufacturing output and low jobless claims have fueled expectations for another 25-basis-point interest rate hike before year-end. Energy prices rose on Friday amid threats of increased military activity. Brent Crude closed at $116, up 3.05%, while West Texas Intermediate finished at $103, up 3.74%. Natural gas closed lower by 6.01% at $2.63. Gold closed Friday at $3,993, down 0.76%, falling below $4,000 for the first time since July. Silver ended at $53.74, down 1.34%. Analysts attribute the gold sell-off to unique margin mechanics and structural shifts in interest rate expectations. When leveraged portfolios took losses in tech and chip stocks, managers sold liquid assets like gold to meet margin calls. Crypto assets remained mostly flat on Friday after earlier sell-offs. The total market cap hovered around $2.8 trillion. Bitcoin defended the $81,000 level, trading between $81,100 and $82,000 to hold its 50-day moving average. At 8 AM EDT, Bitcoin was trading at $80,220, while Ethereum was quoted at $2,327. BlackRock moved hundreds of millions onto exchanges during this period. Lee Jackson of 24/7 Wall St., who has covered Wall Street research since 2012, compiled these daily analyst notes. Jackson's career includes nearly two decades as an institutional equity salesperson at Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, and Morgan Stanley. His work has appeared in publications such as Barron's, Yahoo Finance, MarketWatch, Business Insider, TradingView, Real Money, The Street, Seeking Alpha, and Benzinga.
Wall Street analysts issued new ratings on Monday, October 26, 2026, covering companies including Block, Boise Cascade, Equifax, FirstEnergy, Lockheed Martin, Lumentum Holdings, NetApp, Roper Technologies, and Spotify. The research notes follow a week of market losses and volatile trading in U.S. Treasuries and commodities. Futures traded higher into the new week as traders attempted to rally stocks after last week's declines. All major indices closed lower on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrials finished at 52,214, down 1.24%. The S&P 500 closed at 7,622, down 0.52%. The Nasdaq ended at 25,955, down 0.21%, while the Russell 2000 closed at 2,778, down 0.20%. Earnings reports from 176 S&P 500 companies are expected this week, including Microsoft Corporation, Alphabet, and Amazon.com. U.S. Treasury yields rose across the curve on Friday after a period of safe-haven buying. The 30-year bond closed at 5.33%, and the benchmark 10-year note was last seen at 5%. Strong manufacturing output and low jobless claims have fueled expectations for another 25-basis-point interest rate hike before year-end. Energy prices rose on Friday amid threats of increased military activity. Brent Crude closed at $116, up 3.05%, while West Texas Intermediate finished at $103, up 3.74%. Natural gas closed lower by 6.01% at $2.63. Gold closed Friday at $3,993, down 0.76%, falling below $4,000 for the first time since July. Silver ended at $53.74, down 1.34%. Analysts attribute the gold sell-off to unique margin mechanics and structural shifts in interest rate expectations. When leveraged portfolios took losses in tech and chip stocks, managers sold liquid assets like gold to meet margin calls. Crypto assets remained mostly flat on Friday after earlier sell-offs. The total market cap hovered around $2.8 trillion. Bitcoin defended the $81,000 level, trading between $81,100 and $82,000 to hold its 50-day moving average. At 8 AM EDT, Bitcoin was trading at $80,220, while Ethereum was quoted at $2,327. BlackRock moved hundreds of millions onto exchanges during this period. Lee Jackson of 24/7 Wall St., who has covered Wall Street research since 2012, compiled these daily analyst notes. Jackson's career includes nearly two decades as an institutional equity salesperson at Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, and Morgan Stanley. His work has appeared in publications such as Barron's, Yahoo Finance, MarketWatch, Business Insider, TradingView, Real Money, The Street, Seeking Alpha, and Benzinga.