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Norwegian shares sail higher after JPMorgan says the cruise stock’s a buy

Upgrade at night, sailor’s delight. Upgrade in morning, the stock’s soaring.

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Shares of Norwegian Cruise Line sailed nearly 3% higher after JPMorgan upgraded the stock rating to overweight from neutral while maintaining a $30 price target.

The bank also doubled down on its overweight (or buy) rating for Royal Caribbean in the wake of a rough few weeks for travel stocks. Cruise lines shares have struggled to stay afloat in recent weeks as the outlook for consumer spending dims, but JPMorgan sees resilient sailing demand as reason to stay the course.

“The definitive message from management was zero detectable change in demand behavior to date despite ‘noise’ in the macro backdrop,” analyst Matthew Boss said in a report Monday. The stats back it up: a record 19 million Americans are expected to take a cruise this year, marking the third consecutive year of record cruise passenger volume. 

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SpaceX gets a wave of bullish ratings from Wall Street analysts

SpaceX received more than a dozen positive analyst calls on Tuesday — including from major Wall Street banks — as they initiate coverage on Elon Musk’s space and AI company.

SpaceX went public on June 12 at a $2.2 trillion valuation, the largest debut in history. While the company hasn’t yet posted a profit, it seems to have convinced Wall Street that it will get there and grow its valuation on the way.

Of the at least 17 analysts that gave a rating on Tuesday, all but one gave it a “buy” or “outperform” rating. MoffettNathanson was "neutral."

The ratings come as SpaceX joined the Nasdaq 100 index, a benchmark tech-heavy basket of companies that underpins millions of portfolios. The inclusion adds built-in demand for the stock from index funds and ETFs.

Still, SpaceX fell more than 5% on Tuesday amid a broader sell-off, and is currently effectively flat from its opening price of $150 a share.

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