Piper Sandler starts at Overweight with a $22 target, or roughly 25x 2027 earnings

Piper Sandler analyst Patrick Moley gave a the stock an ‘Overweight’ rating with a $22 price target.

Companies with more cash than debt can be financially resilient, but that doesn’t mean they’re all strong investments. Some lack leverage because they struggle to grow or generate consistent profits, making them unattractive borrowers.

As Unusual Machines lands a $2.1 million deal with the U.S. government, Piper Sandler initiated coverage of the drone stock with a positive rating.

Investing.com -- Piper Sandler has started coverage of Mercury Systems with an Overweight rating and a $126 price target, pointing to autonomy and next-generation defense computing as a new growth vector for the company.

Investing.com -- Piper Sandler initiated coverage of a defense-electronics supplier with an Overweight rating and a $126 price target, citing rising demand for ruggedized computing as military systems become increasingly autonomous and software-driven. The analyst sees roughly 15% upside from the stock's $109.15 price.

The fair value estimate for Bridgewater Bancshares has shifted from US$22.13 to US$24.00, pointing to an updated long term price target in the mid US$20s. This aligns with recent analyst research that has refreshed earnings expectations for 2026 and 2027 and reset price targets in the US$24 to US$25 range as they weigh upside potential against execution risk. As you read on, you will see how these changing targets and views contribute to the evolving narrative around Bridgewater Bancshares...

Piper Sandler Companies recently reported past second-quarter 2026 results, with revenue rising to US$496.25 million and net income to US$67.85 million, alongside higher basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations versus a year earlier. Alongside this earnings improvement, the firm continued returning cash to shareholders through a US$0.20 per share quarterly dividend and completion of a US$92.08 million share repurchase tranche covering 1.35% of its shares. We’ll now...

Investing.com -- Piper Sandler downgraded AppLovin to Neutral in a note, saying the outlook is "more mixed from here" following the company's second-quarter results.

Piper Sandler trimmed its price target on SpaceX stock after the company’s Q2 earnings. Its revised target still signals upside in SPCX shares from current levels.

Investing.com -- With SpaceX shares down over 11% premarket on Wednesday, Piper Sandler told clients in a note Wednesday that the decline, despite strong results, points to an upcoming surge in tradable stock and heavy capital spending rather than any weakness in the quarter.

CoreWeave Wins Piper Sandler's Favor as AI Infrastructure Spending Surges

The Russell 2000 (^RUT) is packed with potential breakout stocks, thanks to its focus on smaller companies with high growth potential. However, smaller size also means these businesses often lack the resilience and financial flexibility of large-cap firms, making careful selection crucial.

Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE:PIPR) reported second-quarter adjusted net revenue of $491 million, up 21% from a year earlier, as strong advisory activity, municipal financing and equity brokerage results supported its 11th consecutive quarter of year-over-year revenue growth. The firm posted adjust

Piper Sandler Cos (PIPR) reports 11th consecutive quarter of revenue growth, with record advisory revenues offsetting volatility in fixed income and corporate financing.

PIPER SANDLR CP (PIPR) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +22.35% and +14.08%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Piper Sandler's chief market technician is sounding the alarm on Big Tech and pointing investors toward two sectors quietly stealing market leadership from the companies that have dominated Wall Street for years.

Investment banking firm Piper Sandler (NYSE:PIPR) reported Q2 CY2026 results beating Wall Street’s revenue expectations, with sales up 22.2% year on year to $495.5 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.04 per share was 17.9% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Investment banking firm Piper Sandler (NYSE:PIPR) will be announcing earnings results this Thursday before market open. Here’s what investors should know.

Upstart (UPST) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

Financial providers use their expertise in capital allocation and risk assessment to help facilitate economic growth while offering consumers and businesses essential financial services. Still, investors are uneasy as companies face challenges from an unpredictable interest rate and inflation environment. These doubts have certainly contributed to the industry’s recent underperformance — over the past six months, its 1.4% gain has fallen behind the S&P 500’s 6.2% rise.

Preferred Bank is back in focus after a fresh valuation update lifted its fair value estimate from US$100.50 to US$111.50, a change of about US$11 per share in the latest model. Piper Sandler also adjusted its price target for Preferred Bank by US$6 following the latest Q2 results, adding another reference point for how professional analysts are framing the story. Read on to see what is driving the evolving narrative and how to track future shifts in expectations around this stock. Analyst...

For most of the past two years, investors bought nearly every company tied to semiconductors, from chip designers to equipment makers, and those stocks rose across the board. Enterprise software, on the other hand, got treated as collateral damage, priced as though large language models would ...

Pathward Financial’s updated analyst narrative starts with a reset to fair value, with the price target trimmed from US$107.50 to US$101.00, a cut of roughly 6%. That move lines up with recent Street research that is weighing an earnings miss and higher provisioning against confidence in the company’s longer term earnings power. As you read on, you will see how this evolving narrative shapes the way analysts and investors may track Pathward Financial from here. Analyst Price Targets don't...

Piper Sandler Companies has delivered a strong multi year return, yet the stock now screens as expensive on broad valuation checks. This sets up a clear tension between past gains and what current pricing suggests about future reward for risk. Piper Sandler Companies has returned 189.3% over the past 5 years, which puts recent short term share price softness into the context of a powerful longer term run. The recent revamp of its insurance sector playbook can support perceptions of franchise...

Morning Brief Host Julie Hyman is joined by Yahoo Finance Senior Business Reporter Ines Ferré and Interactive Brokers chief strategist Steve Sosnick to discuss the pressure that interest rates could exert over markets as rate hikes could be a possible option for the Federal Reserve in this economic environment.

Exxon Mobil is up nearly 28% so far in 2026, and Chevron has gained about 25% in the same time.

PIPER SANDLR CP (PIPR) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

Rocket Lab Slides After Piper Sandler Warns Upside May Be Limited

Investing.com -- Piper Sandler initiated coverage of SpaceX at Neutral with a price target of $156 in a note Thursday, citing idiosyncratic near-term headwinds despite a constructive multi-year view on the company.

The company said that it intends to raise $1 billion through a private offering of convertible senior notes due February 1, 2034.

Investing.com -- Piper Sandler on Tuesday outlined a new investment strategy for a softening U.S. property and casualty insurance market, arguing investors should rotate within the sector rather than exit it as commercial insurance pricing weakens.

Rithm Capital Corp. (NYSE:RITM) is one of the top beaten-down REITs ready for a rotation rally. On July 2, Piper Sandler lowered its price target on Rithm Capital Corp. (NYSE:RITM) to $12.50 from $14, while maintaining an Overweight rating. The firm argued that the mortgage lending environment has stayed difficult heading into the third quarter. […]

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after a surge in investment banking and trading revenues drove strong second-quarter earnings for the big banks.

Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) shares edged 0. 9% lower in premarket trading after Piper Sandler began coverage of the financial software company with an Underweight rating and a $250 price target, the most bearish target currently assigned by Wall Street analysts.

Value stocks typically trade at discounts to the broader market, offering patient investors the opportunity to buy businesses when they’re out of favor. The key risk, however, is that these stocks are usually cheap for a reason — five cents for a piece of fruit may seem like a great deal until you find out it’s rotten.