European stocks mixed; earnings in focus ahead of key payrolls release

CFRA on Apple (AAPL): 'we think these upgrades...will help drive a return to growth'

CFRA analyst Angelo Zino reiterated a Buy rating and $210.00 price target on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL).

The analyst comments "AAPL is fully revamping its iPad line-up with a larger 13-inch iPad Air and new M4 chips (from M2) for iPad Pros. The Pros also possess a... More

BofA Securities Positive on Apple (AAPL): 'Another qtr of buyback authorization and div increase'

BofA Securities analyst Wamsi Mohan reiterated a Buy rating and $230.00 price target on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL).

The analyst comments "

During the F2Q earnings call, mgmt. announced that the Board of Directors had authorized an additional $110bn for share buybacks,... More

Berenberg Starts Societe Generale (SCGLY) at Hold, 'Capital Matters'

Berenberg analyst Michael Christodoulou initiates coverage on Societe Generale (OTC: SCGLY) with a Hold rating and a price target of $5.80.

The analyst comments " Société Générale's shares have underperformed the European banking sector by c6.5% since 3 May when it reported its Q1... More

Apple (AAPL) PT Raised to $230 at BofA Securities, 'many positive catalysts ahead'

BofA Securities analyst Wamsi Mohan raised the price target on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to $230.00 (from $225.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.

The analyst comments "The thesis for our upgrade to Buy earlier this year (see our note) is playing out with: (1) strong multi-year... More

Evercore ISI on Apple (AAPL): 'Making Apple Great Again. Maintain TOP PICK'

Evercore ISI analyst Amit Daryanani reiterated an Outperform rating and $220.00 price target on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL).

The analyst comments "AAPL reported better than expected set of numbers and crucially their commentary was much better than buyside fears. Stock should work higher from here as compares get easier, catalysts add up and AAPL executes on AI in a more capital efficient manner vs. other tech companies. March-qtr print came in at $90.8B/1.53 vs. street at $90.4B/1.51 as... More