Market edition, 23 September 2026
Updated 23 September 2026, 16:45 ET
The last index prints put the Dow Jones Industrial Average at 51,511.59, down 0.68%, the Nasdaq Composite at 26,936.04, down 1.13% and the S&P 500 at 7,706.03, down 0.75%, as of 23 September 2026, 20:20 ET. Among sectors, Coal Mining led with +3.89% while Water Transportation lagged at -3.24%. Analysts filed 50 actions on 23 September 2026, including 4 upgrades, 2 downgrades and 5 initiations. The earnings calendar for 23 September 2026 lists 12 companies; 12 have reported so far, 7 above the EPS estimate. FundSpec's AI day trading models closed 461 verified winning calls on 23 September 2026, averaging 0.60% per call with a best of 4.69%.
Indices
Live index levels, futures and the full market overview are on Markets.
Sectors
Sector leaders and laggards over the last session, by the average move of their members (as of 22 September 2026):
| Sector | Members | 1 day |
|---|---|---|
| Coal Mining | 8 companies | +3.89% |
| Lumber and Wood Products | 9 companies | +3.14% |
| General Building Contractors | 18 companies | +3.10% |
| Textile Mill Products | 6 companies | +2.97% |
| Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores | 9 companies | +2.85% |
| Water Transportation | 47 companies | -3.24% |
| Brokers and Asset Managers | 73 companies | -2.22% |
| Insurance Agents and Brokers | 15 companies | -2.15% |
| Auto Repair and Services | 7 companies | -2.03% |
| Banks | 311 companies | -1.94% |
Every sector and industry over five horizons: Sector performance.
Analyst actions
The most recent analyst actions across the market:
| Ticker | Company | Firm | Action | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WYFI | Whitefiber | Macquarie | Maintains Outperform | $44.00 |
| FSLY | Fastly | Freedom Broker | Maintains Buy | $32.00 to $37.00 |
| GE | GE Aerospace | Jefferies | Maintains Buy | $455.00 to $435.00 |
| FSSL | FS Specialty Lending | Compass Point | Initiates Coverage On Buy | $15.75 |
| RXO | RXO | Susquehanna | Upgrades to Neutral from Negative | $20.00 to $19.00 |
| AZO | AutoZone | Roth Capital | Maintains Buy | $4,023.00 to $3,850.00 |
| NKE | Nike | Oppenheimer | Maintains Outperform | $60.00 to $52.00 |
| AMRZ | Amrize | Deutsche Bank | Maintains Buy | $64.00 to $56.00 |
| CMPX | Compass Therapeutics | Craig-Hallum | Maintains Buy | $15.00 to $8.00 |
| AAPL | Apple | B of A Securities | Reiterates Buy | $370.00 |
| RCL | Royal Caribbean Group | BMO Capital | Reiterates Outperform | $370.00 |
| PEP | PepsiCo | BNP Paribas | Maintains Outperform | $183.00 to $161.00 |
| TTI | Tetra Technologies | Stifel | Maintains Buy | $13.00 to $12.00 |
| MSFT | Microsoft | Stifel | Upgrades to Buy from Hold | $530.00 to $575.00 |
| VKTX | Viking Therapeutics | Truist Securities | Maintains Buy | $83.00 to $87.00 |
| PATH | UiPath | Truist Securities | Maintains Hold | $17.00 to $14.00 |
| RF | Regions Financial | Truist Securities | Maintains Hold | $34.00 to $31.00 |
| MTB | M&T Bank | Truist Securities | Maintains Hold | $268.00 to $250.00 |
| KEY | KeyCorp | Truist Securities | Maintains Hold | $24.00 to $23.00 |
| KBH | KB Home | Truist Securities | Maintains Hold | $55.00 to $50.00 |
| MTX | Minerals Technologies | Freedom Capital Markets | Maintains Buy | $90.00 |
| HBAN | Huntington Bancshares | Truist Securities | Maintains Buy | $20.00 to $19.00 |
| FITB | Fifth Third Bancorp | Truist Securities | Maintains Buy | $64.00 to $63.00 |
| CFG | Citizens Financial Group | Truist Securities | Maintains Hold | $80.00 to $77.00 |
| AXSM | Axsome Therapeutics | Truist Securities | Maintains Buy | $200.00 to $285.00 |
| ADUR | Aduro Clean Technologies | HC Wainwright & Co. | Reiterates Buy | $22.00 |
| AZO | AutoZone | Truist Securities | Maintains Buy | $3,817.00 to $3,648.00 |
| MU | Micron Technology | Wells Fargo | Maintains Overweight | $1,525.00 to $1,400.00 |
| BBNX | Beta Bionics | Wells Fargo | Initiates Coverage On Overweight | $28.00 |
| CBZ | CBIZ | William Blair | Downgrades to Market Perform from Outperform |
A cluster of actions on one name after a report or a guidance change is the reading that matters; a single reiteration is noise. Read the guide: What analyst ratings and price targets actually tell you.
The full feed with firm histories is in Analyst Ratings.
Earnings
Reports on the calendar, reported results first:
| Ticker | Company | Period | EPS estimate | EPS actual | Surprise | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIS | General Mills | Q1 2027 | $0.72 | $0.75 | +4.17% | 07:00 |
| CTAS | Cintas | Q1 2027 | $1.36 | $1.39 | +2.21% | 08:30 |
| PAYX | Paychex | Q1 2027 | $1.32 | $1.34 | +1.52% | 08:30 |
| FUL | H.B. Fuller | Q3 2026 | $1.46 | $1.52 | +4.11% | 16:05 |
| CBRL | Cracker Barrel Old | Q4 2026 | $0.18 | $0.99 | +450.00% | 07:15 |
| SFIX | Stitch Fix | Q4 2026 | -$0.06 | -$0.02 | +66.67% | 16:05 |
| MANU | Manchester United | Q4 2026 | -$0.03 | -$0.22 | -633.33% | 07:00 |
| GFAI | Guardforce AI Co | H1 2026 | -$0.10 | 09:00 | ||
| HUHU | HUHUTECH International Gr | H1 2026 | -$0.68 | 08:00 | ||
| ESP | Espey Mfg & Electronics | Q4 2026 | $0.96 | $1.15 | +19.79% | 06:05 |
| NEOV | NeoVolta | Q4 2026 | -$0.10 | -$0.24 | -140.00% | 16:15 |
| RBNE | Robin Energy | Q2 2026 | $1.89 | 09:00 |
Confirmed dates, estimates and alerts: Earnings.
AI model calls
Verified winning calls closed by the models on 23 September 2026, in ET:
| Stock | Model | Direction | Window | Entry | Exit | Gain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCD | MCD model | Bullish | 14:25 to 16:04 | $236.81 | $238.36 | +0.65% |
| INTC | INTC model | Bullish | 15:06 to 16:01 | $120.92 | $122.59 | +1.38% |
| TMO | TMO model | Bullish | 15:36 to 16:00 | $661.23 | $665.97 | +0.72% |
| HD | HD model | Bearish | 15:42 to 16:00 | $297.82 | $296.77 | +0.35% |
| CVNA | CVNA model | Bearish | 15:55 to 16:00 | $64.50 | $64.05 | +0.69% |
| LOW | LOW model | Bearish | 15:50 to 16:00 | $192.26 | $191.38 | +0.46% |
| PFE | PFE model | Bullish | 15:26 to 15:59 | $28.00 | $28.17 | +0.61% |
| ANNA | ANNA model | Bullish | 15:56 to 15:59 | $2.73 | $2.75 | +0.73% |
| WMT | WMT model | Bullish | 15:55 to 15:58 | $110.19 | $110.59 | +0.36% |
| NKE | NKE model | Bullish | 15:44 to 15:58 | $35.62 | $35.95 | +0.93% |
| KO | KO model | Bullish | 15:22 to 15:58 | $87.72 | $88.08 | +0.40% |
| UBER | UBER model | Bullish | 15:56 to 15:58 | $69.25 | $69.53 | +0.40% |
| CRM | CRM model | Bearish | 15:52 to 15:57 | $238.65 | $237.73 | +0.38% |
| TXN | TXN model | Bearish | 15:49 to 15:57 | $272.78 | $271.73 | +0.38% |
| META | META model | Bearish | 14:20 to 15:57 | $750.43 | $744.28 | +0.82% |
| QBTS | QBTS model | Bearish | 14:52 to 15:57 | $17.12 | $16.79 | +1.99% |
| ABBV | ABBV model | Bullish | 15:45 to 15:57 | $264.90 | $265.76 | +0.32% |
| SBUX | SBUX model | Bullish | 15:42 to 15:56 | $93.35 | $93.82 | +0.50% |
| F | F model | Bearish | 15:34 to 15:56 | $12.99 | $12.95 | +0.38% |
| TSLA | TSLA model | Bullish | 14:39 to 15:55 | $378.96 | $380.38 | +0.37% |
| ABNB | ABNB model | Bullish | 15:47 to 15:55 | $149.38 | $150.09 | +0.48% |
| ANNA | ANNA model | Bearish | 15:45 to 15:55 | $2.74 | $2.73 | +0.55% |
| COIN | COIN model | Bearish | 15:49 to 15:55 | $198.09 | $197.46 | +0.32% |
| HOOD | HOOD model | Bearish | 15:39 to 15:54 | $123.83 | $122.48 | +1.09% |
| RDDT | RDDT model | Bullish | 15:49 to 15:54 | $151.58 | $152.09 | +0.33% |
A verified call is one whose entry and exit FundSpec recorded against the tape. The models publish their wins as a record; losing sessions exist and intraday risk is real. Read the guide: Day trading signals: what an intraday call is and is not.
All models and their scoreboard: AI day trading models.
This edition is assembled from FundSpec's data during the session and kept as a dated page, so the archive reads as a day-by-day record of the market. The time above is the last change.