(This is CNBC Pro’s live coverage of Tuesday’s analyst calls and Wall Street chatter. Please refresh every 20-30 minutes to view the latest posts.) A beverage giant and a streaming powerhouse were among the stocks being talked about on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley named Coca-Cola a top pick, raising its price target on the stock. Evercore ISI also raised its price target on Netflix. Check out the latest calls and chatter below. All times ET. 5:47 a.m.: Netflix is in its ‘strongest’ financial and fundamental position ever, Evercore ISI says Evercore ISI remains bullish on Netflix’s long-term dominance in the streaming space. Analyst Mark Mahaney reiterated his outperform rating and raised his price target by $40 to $750, which implies about 8.9% upside. Shares are up more than 41% this year. The analyst continues to see earnings upside for the stock, particularly if the streaming giant returns to its historical price increase cadence with its subscription plans. NFLX YTD mountain NFLX year to date “We stick with the conclusion we have drawn since early ’24: Netflix is in the strongest position financially, fundamentally and competitively that we have ever seen. And we see with Live Events and Gaming two very promising long-term greenfield revenue opportunities,” Mahaney wrote in the note, pointing to “Squid Games II” and two National Football League games scheduled to release on Netflix in late December. Mahaney highlighted Evercore ISI’s recent quarterly U.S. survey, which reflected reasonably stable satisfaction with Netflix, continued dominance of the company over other streaming platforms, ongoing growth in Netflix’s subscription and advertising-based video on demand, or SAVOD, and its rapidly rising Games adoption in the U.S. — Pia Singh 5:47 a.m.: Morgan Stanley names Coca-Cola a top pick Coca-Cola’s bullish trend will only get better from here, according to Morgan Stanley. The bank, which has an overweight rating on the stock, named the beverage giant a top pick. It also raised its price target to $78 from $70, implying upside of 10.1% over the next 12 months. “We continue to like KO here in an absolute sense and even more relative to a group struggling with slowing [organic sales growth], as Coke’s fundamentals increasingly disconnect favorably from the group,” analyst Dara Mohsenian wrote. “Alpha from a stock picking perspective has become tougher to find in the group with stock bifurcation with higher relative valuations at the “haves” with solid visibility, but less stock upside after run-ups,” he added. “Coke is a great and unique “tweener” answer: a) fundamentally Coke is well positioned to post strong, above-consensus, and above-peer underlying LT OSG in our “Topline Landing” industry scenario as industry pricing drops off; but b) also offers attractive valuation, generally trading in-line to at relative discounts vs. [long-term] averages vs. key large-cap peers.” The move by Morgan Stanley comes as Coca-Cola enjoys a strong year, up 20.2% in 2024. That performance puts the stock on track for its biggest annual gain since 2009, when it soared nearly 26%. KO YTD mountain KO year to date — Fred Imbert
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