Daily Stocks Digest From May 9, 2026

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Alphabet's FY 2026 EPS consensus jumped from $11.63 to $14.22 in just seven days — a 22.3% move — with 41 upgrades and zero cuts as of May 9
The stock closed at $400.80 on May 8, within 0.3% of its 52-week high of $402, with Mizuho raising its price target to $460 on May 9
The 41-upgrade / zero-cut skew represents a notably strong positive revision pattern, with no downgrades recorded in the period

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Boston Scientific has absorbed 28 FY EPS cuts and zero upgrades in the last 7 days — the same lopsided count across both current-year and next-year periods
The stock closed at $53.93 on May 8, just $0.30 above its 52-week low of $53.63, and is 50.7% below its 52-week high of $109.50
The FY EPS consensus has fallen from $3.46 (30 days ago) to $3.38 today (–2.4%), with no analyst willing to raise estimates

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Atlassian's FY 2026 EPS consensus rose from $4.76 to $5.50 in seven days (+15.6%), driven by 28 upgrades and zero cuts as of May 9
The next-year period shows an equally clean 27 upgrades and zero cuts, signalling broad analyst conviction across the forward curve
Despite the revision surge, TEAM's stock at $91.60 is still 60.6% below its 52-week high of $232.36, leaving significant upside if estimates keep rising

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Qualcomm closed at $219.09 on May 8, up 71.8% from $127.51 on April 8 — a sharp 30-day rally for a mega-cap stock
Daiwa upgraded QCOM to Outperform on May 8, raising its price target to $225 from $140, citing an AI data center pivot beyond the handset business
The upgrade contrasts sharply with the broader analyst community: 24 FY EPS cuts vs only 3 upgrades in the last 7 days, suggesting the price move has outpaced consensus fundamentals

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Vertiv's FY 2026 EPS consensus climbed from $6.16 to $6.49 in seven days (+5.4%), with 22 upgrades and zero cuts as of May 9 — the same clean skew for the next-year period
The stock closed at $339.97 on May 8, down 2.8% on the day but still within 5.5% of its 52-week high of $359.84
Analyst upgrades follow strong Q1 results and continued AI data center demand for Vertiv's cooling infrastructure

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Builders FirstSource's FY 2026 EPS consensus has declined from $5.90 to $4.29 in 30 days (–27.3%), with 16 cuts and zero upgrades in the last 7 days
The stock closed at $77.40 on May 8, just 5.4% above its 52-week low of $73.40 and 48.8% below its 52-week high of $151.03
The next-year consensus fell similarly from $7.68 to $5.87 (–23.6% in 30 days), indicating analysts view the weakness as structural rather than temporary

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NXP Semiconductors has 25 FY EPS upgrades and zero cuts in the last 7 days, with the current-year consensus rising from $13.94 to $14.76 in 30 days (+5.9%)
The stock closed at $294.75 on May 8, within 3% of its 52-week high of $303.91, and has gained approximately 49% over the past month
The next-year period also shows 22 upgrades vs only 2 cuts, confirming broad analyst confidence in the semiconductor recovery cycle

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Domino's Pizza has 21 FY EPS cuts and zero upgrades in the last 7 days, with current-year consensus slipping from $19.80 to $19.27 (–2.7% in 7 days)
The stock closed at $323.48 on May 8, near its 52-week low of $321.27 and 35.2% below its 52-week high of $499.08, reflecting a prolonged decline
The CEO acknowledged on the Q1 earnings call that one international franchise is materially weighing on global results, though U.S. operations continue to show market share gains and positive order count growth