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But what is this “growth” they speak of? A mirage, perhaps, conjured by the alchemists of Wall Street. These companies, it is said, will generate billions in incremental cash flow, a promise as fleeting as a shadow in a desert. The devil, one might imagine, is already drafting the fine print.

Enter Brad Erickson, RBC Capital’s very own Nostradamus of numbers. He took his price target and gave it a good ol’ fashioned raise, bumping it from $5 to $6.50 per share. Now, don’t get too excited-he didn’t exactly light the “Buy” signal flare. Nope, he kept his rating at “sector perform,” which is analyst-speak for “eh, maybe hold onto this one unless you’ve got nothing better to do.” But oh, the man had some bullish musings tucked into his research note. And by “bullish,” I mean he sounded about as optimistic as a guy who just found out his ex-wife remarried someone richer.

Enter Matthew Miller, CFRA’s resident oracle of doom-or maybe just another guy with too much caffeine in his system. He downgraded MP Materials from “Strong Buy” to “Buy,” which sounds like moving from a ten-course feast to a slightly smaller buffet. BUT WAIT! He also cranked up the price target from $68 to $88 per share, as if to say, “Sure, I’m slapping you around, but hey, there’s gold in them thar hills!”

Back in 2022, Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) made a bid to snap up Figma for a cool $20 billion, looking to add it to their growing empire. The regulators had other ideas, though, and put the kibosh on the deal. Now, Figma’s a free agent, floating on the market like a lone shark in a sea of minnows.

The figures revealed a disquieting tableau: Roivant’s revenues shyly nestled just below $2.2 billion, a far cry from the bountiful nearly $8 billion accrued in the same quarter the year prior-a veritable feast turned into a meager repast. Yet the sorrow did not halt at the revenue line; the company endured a descent into the abyss of a net loss, eclipsing $223 million-amounting to $0.33 per share-where once it had basked in the glow of a $95 million profit.