Analyst recommendations: Electronic Arts, Microsoft, Ge Vernova, Nike…

Every morning, find a selection of analysts' recommendations covering North America. The list only includes companies that have been the subject of a change of opinion or price target, or of a new coverage. It may be updated during the session. This information can be used to shed light on movements in certain stocks or on market sentiment towards a company.

• Akamai Technologies, Inc.: Zacks downgrades to underperform from neutral with a price target reduced from USD 87 to USD 66.
• Electronic Arts Inc.: Roth Capital Partners upgrades to buy from neutral with a price target raised from USD 175 to USD 185.
• Essex Property Trust, Inc.: Raymond James upgrades to outperform from market perform with a target price of USD 315.
• Microsoft Corporation: Baptista Research downgrades to hold from outperform with a target price of USD 525.
• Mid-America Apartment Community, Inc.: Raymond James downgrades to market perform from outperform.
• Akamai Technologies, Inc.: Zacks downgrades to underperform from neutral with a price target reduced from USD 87 to USD 66.
• Ge Vernova Inc.: Morgan Stanley maintains its overweight recommendation and raises the target price from USD 422 to USD 511.
• Nike, Inc.: Evercore ISI maintains its outperform recommendation and reduces the target price from USD 97 to USD 75.
• O'reilly Automotive, Inc: Wells Fargo maintains its overweight recommendation and reduces the target price from USD 1550 to USD 103.
• Strategy Incorporated: President Capital Management Corp maintains its buy recommendation and raises the target price from USD 407 to USD 522.