$NTAP

Citi upgraded Flutter (FLUT) to Buy with a $91 target. Cantor upgraded Humana (HUM) to Overweight with a $460 target. TD Cowen upgraded Marvell (MRVL) to Buy with a $350 target. Evercore upgraded NetApp (NTAP) to Outperform with a $300 target. Citi upgraded XPO (XPO) to Buy with a $224 target. UBS downgraded AppFolio (APPF) to Neutral with a $220 target. William Blair downgraded Option Care Health (OPCH) after its acquisition by CD&R and McKesson (MCK).

Evercore ISI upgraded NetApp (NTAP) to Outperform with a $300 price target. Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded Humana (HUM) to Overweight with a $460 target. Keybanc upgraded Corteva (CTVA) to Overweight with a $17 target. JPMorgan upgraded Afya (AFYA) to Overweight with a $19 target. Citigroup upgraded XPO (XPO) to Buy with a $224 target.

Analysts made several rating changes: UBS upgraded Invesco (IVZ) to Buy with a $41 target, Raymond James initiated M&T Bank (MTB) as Outperform with a $250 target, Morgan Stanley upgraded Nexa Resources (NEXA) to Overweight, and others. KeyBanc upgraded Corteva (CTVA) to Overweight with a $17 target, Jefferies upgraded Ambiq Micro (AMBQ) to Buy with a $90 target, and Citi upgraded Flutter to Buy with a $91 target.

Wall Street analysts issued upgrades, downgrades, and initiations for several companies. Notable upgrades include Marvell (MRVL) to Buy with a $350 target and NetApp (NTAP) to Outperform with a $300 target. Downgrades include AppFolio (APPF) to Neutral with a $220 target. Initiations include Abbott Laboratories (ABT) with an Overweight rating and $120 target. Major indices closed at record highs, with the S&P 500 at 7,818 and Nasdaq at 27,599.

Evercore ISI upgraded NetApp (NTAP) to Outperform with a $300 price target, citing strong growth prospects and AI-driven demand. NetApp's stock has surged 116% year-to-date, though it is considered overvalued by some metrics. The firm expects sustained high margins and revenue growth, driven by AI and new workloads. Other analysts have mixed views on the stock's valuation and potential.

NetApp director Carrie Palin sold 5,000 shares at $216.43 each, totaling $1.08M. She now directly owns 6,660 shares, according to an SEC filing.

Palin Carrie sold 5,000 shares of NetApp, Inc. (NTAP) at $216.43 ($1.08M total) on 2026-10-02.

Goldman Sachs increased its price target for NetApp from $210 to $240. Separately, TD Cowen raised its target to $250 from $200, maintaining a buy rating. NetApp's stock is up 9.77% year-to-date.

TD Cowen raised its price target on NetApp to $250 from $200, maintaining a buy rating. The stock has gained 9.07% year-to-date and 113.06% over the past year. Loop Capital also recently increased its target to $260 from $215, keeping a buy rating.

NetApp and Oracle are developing a managed storage service for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, integrating NetApp's ONTAP data management. The service aims to ease cloud migration and management of AI and enterprise workloads, with a launch expected within 12 months. According to NetApp, it will minimize application redesign and storage management changes.