Here Are Monday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: AGCO Corporation, Deere & Co., Edison International, Lumentum Holdings, PG&E, Sempra Energy, STAG Industrial, Ticketplus, and More

Pre-Market Stock Futures:Futures are trading lower as we prepare to wrap up the summer months and head into the Labor Day long weekend holiday. All the major indices closed lower on Friday, but the markets enjoyed a positive week overall.…

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Futures are trading lower as we prepare to wrap up the summer months and head into the Labor Day long weekend holiday. All the major indices closed lower on Friday, but the markets enjoyed a positive week overall. The financial media pointed to Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole Symposium speech, where he highlighted ongoing inflation concerns. As a result, investors head into September with higher odds that the Fed will raise rates at its September 15 meeting and announce the decision the next day. Two big data points will hit the tape before the meeting: the August non-farm payrolls report and the consumer and producer price index readings, and they could be the deciding factors.

The Russell 2000 took the biggest hit on Friday, as the small cap index closed down 1.39% at 2,972, while the Nasdaq closed the session at 26,402, down 0.52%. The venerable S&P 500 ended Friday at 7,711, down 0.25%, and the Dow Jones Industrials capped off the week down by just 0.02%, at 53,599. We could be in for a volatile week as volume likely drops while traders and portfolio managers squeeze in the last few days of vacation before what could be a wild fall.

Yields were higher across the entire Treasury curve as the Fed Chairman’s speech was absorbed and digested. The hawkish tinge of the speech, and the fact that three Fed Governors voted to raise rates higher at the last meeting, has many leaning toward a 25 basis point (1/4 of 1%) increase. The 30-year bond closed the day at 5.21%, while the benchmark 10-year note last traded at 4.73%.

Prices were modestly lower on Friday for the major oil benchmarks, as rising traffic through the Strait of Hormuz boosted optimism that the 6-month war with Iran may be nearing a resolution. Brent Crude closed the day at $88.26, down 0.29%, while West Texas Intermediate was last seen at $83.44, down 0.11%. Natural gas also closed lower at $2.88, down 1.13%.

After a stellar run in August, the precious metals complex took a hit Friday as inflation worries and rate-hike chatter got sellers off the bench and into the game. Toss in the strength in the dollar, and that was all it took, and when the final bell rang, Gold was down 3.18% to close at $4,454, while Silver ended the session at $66.25, down 4.17%.

Cryptocurrencies were extremely volatile on Friday, as Bitcoin touched a three-month high near $81,455 before plunging back below $77,000. The selloff accelerated after Chairman Warsh’s commentary at Jackson Hole revived fears of higher interest rates and raised expectations of a September rate hike, as we noted. At 8 AM EDT, Bitcoin was trading at $78,374. Ethereum was quoted at $2,447.

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Here are some of the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations from Monday, August 31, 2026.

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