The Latest Breaking News from RBC Capital

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR). And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Vale. Looking at options history for Vale (NYSE:VALE) we detected 11 strange trades.

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Cascades Inc. (TSX:CAS) (OTC:CADNF) price target has been lowered to C$15 from C$17 by RBC Capital analyst Paul C. Quinn after the Q1 results. The analyst maintained the Outperform rating on the shares. Quinn mentions that the company reported 1Q22 Adjusted EBITDA of $58 million, which was well below their $89 million forecast and consensus…

RBC Capital analyst Paul Treiber lowered the price target for Softchoice Corp (TSX:SFTC) (OTC:SFTFC) to C$23 from C$27 while maintaining the Sector Perform rating on the shares, given reduced peer valuations. The analyst states that Softchoice reported Q1 below consensus/RBC, as certain onetime headwinds weighed on profitability and growth. Positively, Software & Cloud revenue was…

RBC Capital writes that Wave Life Sciences Ltd's (NASDAQ: WVE) Q1 earnings are largely incremental. 

iA Financial Corporation Inc (TSX:IAG) (OTC:IAFNF) price target has been reduced to C$86 from C$96 by RBC Capital analyst Darko Mihelic to account for higher risk in the current environment. The analyst maintained the Outperform rating on the shares. Mihelic mentioned that analysts have significantly reduced the 2022 core EPS estimate following the quarter, but…

RBC Capital analyst Walter Spracklin lowered the price target for CCL Industries Inc (TSX:CCL) (OTC:CCDBF) to C$74 from C$80. The analyst maintained the Outperform rating on the shares. Spracklin states that 1Q22 results came in above expectations and (in contrast with last quarter) there was no cautionary language around near term trends. The company indicated…

Boat Rocker Media Inc (TSX: BRMI) price target has been lowered to C$9 from C$10 by RBC Capital analyst Drew McReynolds while maintaining the Outperform rating in the shares. 1Q22 results were below the analyst firm's forecast attributed entirely to timing given the inherent quarterly volatility of the business.

Stella-Jones Inc (TSX:SJ) (OTC:STLJF) price target has been lowered to C$40 from C$43 by  RBC Capital analyst Walter Spracklin. The analyst maintained the Sector Perform rating on the shares. Spracklin stated that SJ started the year strong, with Q1 results ahead of expectations and a better than expected top-line across all segments. However, the company…

RBC Capital analyst Geoffrey Kwan lowered the price target for Equitable Group Inc. (TSX: EQB) (OTC: EQGPF) to C$80 from C$85. The analyst maintained the Outperform rating on the shares.