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5. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ:CTSH)
On June 8, 2026, Wedbush analyst Steven Wahrhaftig upgraded Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ:CTSH) to Outperform from Neutral with a price target of $70, up from $56 previously.
On June 5, 2026, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ:CTSH) launched a physical AI platform-as-a-service, an integrated capability designed to move autonomous systems from experimentation into core enterprise infrastructure. The company said the offering is built on the Cognizant Intelligence Spine and connects physical systems such as industrial sensors, IoT devices, factory automation, and energy infrastructure into a single intelligence fabric. Cognizant said the platform is intended to help enterprises scale Physical AI across operations in areas such as factories, warehouses, agriculture, healthcare, and mobility.
On June 4, 2026, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ:CTSH) announced the integration of Cognizant Neuro AI Trust with ServiceNow (NOW). The integration is designed to give organizations a single interoperable environment where AI governance is visible, managed, and enforced through responsible AI agents across the AI lifecycle. Sriram Kumaresan, global head of cloud and infrastructure services at Cognizant, said the integration gives customers an active operating layer to help monitor responsible AI behavior as systems learn, adapt, and act.
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ:CTSH) provides consulting, technology, and outsourcing services in North America, Europe, and internationally.
4. Tradeweb Markets Inc. (NASDAQ:TW)
On June 11, 2026, Rothschild & Co Redburn lowered the firm’s price target on Tradeweb Markets Inc. (NASDAQ:TW) to $110 from $125 and maintained a Neutral rating on the shares. The firm said its analysis suggests there is “plenty of road left for growth” for exchanges from retail volumes. Rothschild & Co Redburn also said prediction markets provide a further opportunity for exchanges to expand their addressable markets and support more sustainable long-term growth.
On June 4, 2026, Tradeweb Markets Inc. (NASDAQ:TW) reported total trading volume of $62.3T for May 2026. Average daily volume was $3T, up 18.3% year-over-year. In rates, U.S. government bond ADV rose 19.8% year-over-year to $282.7B, while European government bond ADV increased 26.3% to $64.1B. Mortgage ADV rose 11.8% to $257.5B, and total rates derivatives ADV increased 26.6% to $1.1T. Tradeweb Markets Inc. (NASDAQ:TW) also reported growth across several other categories in May. Fully electronic U.S. credit ADV rose 20.4% year-over-year to $10B, while European credit ADV increased 25.5% to $3B. U.S. ETF ADV was up 23.0% to $10.8B, and international ETF ADV rose 28.8% to $4.3B. Repo ADV increased 15.5% to $899.1B, supported by record global repo activity and increased client participation across the platform.
Last month, UBS analyst Alex Kramm raised the firm’s price target on Tradeweb Markets Inc. (NASDAQ:TW) to $150 from $145 and maintained a Buy rating on the shares. Kramm said estimates are still moving higher despite “tough” April comps.
Tradeweb Markets Inc. (NASDAQ:TW) builds and operates electronic marketplaces in the United States and internationally.
3. T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:TROW)
On June 10, 2026, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:TROW) announced May month-end assets under management of $1.89T. The company reported net inflows of $3.3B for May, including a large defined contribution target date inflow.
On June 9, 2026, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) announced the launch of ICE Compass, an AI-powered trading analytics platform for buy-side fixed income trading desks. T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:TROW), which provided feedback during development and beta testing, signed on as an anchor client. ICE Compass allows customers to combine their own real-time and historical trading data with ICE market data and pricing streams, along with bids, offers, indications of interest, and other pricing data received from trading counterparties.
On June 8, 2026, Evercore ISI analyst Glenn Schorr raised the firm’s price target on T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:TROW) to $111 from $106 and maintained an In Line rating on the shares. Last month, Keefe Bruyette analyst Alex Bond raised the firm’s price target on T. Rowe Price to $107 from $95 and maintained a Market Perform rating.
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:TROW) is a publicly owned investment manager that serves individuals, institutional investors, retirement plans, financial intermediaries, and institutions.
2. F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV)
On June 9, 2026, RBC Capital analyst Matthew Hedberg raised the firm’s price target on F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) to $450 from $425 and maintained an Outperform rating on the shares after meeting with management. Hedberg said F5’s USD revenue growth through FY29 could have an upward bias, driven by a “refresh plus” cycle, with growth after the refresh potentially proving more durable than in past cycles. RBC also said F5 is still early in monetizing AI and sees additional security and data sovereignty use cases over time.
Also on June 9, F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) announced new web application and API protection capabilities for its Application Delivery and Security Platform. Chief Product Officer Kunal Anand said, “Frontier AI has collapsed the window between discovery and exploitation,” adding that F5 built a risk engine that learns continuously and scores every request dynamically. Anand also said the company has extended the same security posture to air-gapped and on-prem environments as APIs become more central to AI inference.
Last month, Piper Sandler analyst James Fish raised the firm’s price target on F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) to $423 from $356 and maintained an Overweight rating on the shares. Fish said F5’s investor day focused on secular drivers beyond the cyclical refresh opportunity, particularly around AI. Piper Sandler also noted that F5 guided FY29 to $4.2B in revenue and $22 in EPS power, above its prior estimates, while pointing to opportunities tied to competitive displacement and AI infrastructure builds through 2030.
F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) provides multicloud application security and delivery solutions in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific region.
1. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD)
On June 11, 2026, BofA raised the firm’s price target on Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) to $560 from $500 and maintained a Buy rating on the shares. Following its analysis and recent industry discussions at the BofA Global Tech Conference, the firm raised its calendar year 2030 server CPU total addressable market forecast to more than $170B from $125B. BofA said this implies nearly five-times growth and a 37% compound annual growth rate over calendar 2025-30. BofA said the emergence of agentic AI is a powerful demand accelerant that expands the CPU opportunity.
A day later, Citi analyst Atif Malik upgraded Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) to Buy from Neutral with a price target of $575, up from $460. Malik said the company’s graphics processing unit upside is not fully priced into the shares and that AMD is “emerging as a legit second source” in the GPU market. Citi also said AMD is well positioned to win the “lion’s share” at Meta, while the market still appears to be viewing the company largely as a central processing unit stock.
On June 8, 2026, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) announced plans to invest up to GBP 2B over the next five years in the United Kingdom to accelerate AI innovation and research and expand access to compute. CEO Lisa Su said AMD is deepening its commitment to the UK and working with partners across government, academia, and industry to expand access to compute infrastructure for sovereign AI, discovery, and long-term economic growth.
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) operates as a semiconductor company internationally through its Data Center, Client and Gaming, and Embedded segments.
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