Market edition, 25 September 2026
Updated 25 September 2026, 16:45 ET
The last index prints put the Dow Jones Industrial Average at 51,828.62, up 0.93%, the Nasdaq Composite at 27,068.72, up 0.48% and the S&P 500 at 7,743.41, up 0.51%, as of 25 September 2026, 20:20 ET. Among sectors, Food Stores led with +1.60% while Trucking and Warehousing lagged at -2.74%. Analysts filed 50 actions on 25 September 2026, including 3 upgrades, 1 downgrade and 7 initiations. The earnings calendar for 25 September 2026 lists 4 companies; 3 have reported so far, 1 above the EPS estimate. FundSpec's AI day trading models closed 436 verified winning calls on 25 September 2026, averaging 0.59% per call with a best of 6.08%.
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 24 September 2026):
| Sector | Members | 1 day |
|---|---|---|
| Food Stores | 11 companies | +1.60% |
| Educational Services | 29 companies | +1.52% |
| Printing and Publishing | 16 companies | +1.46% |
| Amusement and Recreation | 24 companies | +1.33% |
| Apparel and Textile Products | 21 companies | +1.32% |
| Trucking and Warehousing | 15 companies | -2.74% |
| Heavy Construction | 13 companies | -2.35% |
| Coal Mining | 8 companies | -1.89% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 14 companies | -1.82% |
| Stone, Clay, Glass, Concrete | 14 companies | -1.80% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COST | Costco Wholesale | Freedom Broker | Maintains Buy | $1,030.00 to $1,010.00 |
| AGO | Assured Guaranty | Roth Capital | Upgrades to Buy from Neutral | $80.00 to $85.00 |
| COST | Costco Wholesale | Raymond James | Maintains Outperform | $1,100.00 to $1,050.00 |
| TFIN | Triumph Financial | Raymond James | Maintains Outperform | $89.00 to $84.00 |
| PETS | PetMed Express | Morgan Stanley | Maintains Underweight | $2.15 to $1.40 |
| AJG | Arthur J. Gallagher | Morgan Stanley | Maintains Overweight | $290.00 to $285.00 |
| AXSM | Axsome Therapeutics | Morgan Stanley | Maintains Equal-Weight | $251.00 to $247.00 |
| META | Meta Platforms | Deutsche Bank | Maintains Buy | $750.00 to $820.00 |
| CRL | Charles River | Deutsche Bank | Maintains Buy | $300.00 to $320.00 |
| SFM | Sprouts Farmers Market | Deutsche Bank | Maintains Hold | $84.00 to $77.00 |
| ACAD | ACADIA Pharmaceuticals | Deutsche Bank | Maintains Buy | $38.00 to $31.00 |
| TELA | TELA Bio | Craig-Hallum | Initiates Coverage On Buy | $2.00 |
| PRK | Park National | Hovde Group | Initiates Coverage On Market Perform | $190.00 |
| WLK | Westlake | UBS | Maintains Buy | $106.00 to $98.00 |
| MDLN | Medline | UBS | Maintains Buy | $45.00 to $43.00 |
| LYB | LyondellBasell Industries | UBS | Maintains Neutral | $64.00 to $62.00 |
| RZLT | Rezolute | HC Wainwright & Co. | Maintains Buy | $5.00 to $10.00 |
| COST | Costco Wholesale | Roth Capital | Reiterates Sell | $781.00 |
| DOW | Dow | UBS | Maintains Neutral | $32.00 to $30.00 |
| SNX | TD Synnex | UBS | Maintains Buy | $352.00 to $379.00 |
| AKAM | Akamai Technologies | UBS | Maintains Neutral | $143.00 to $148.00 |
| OKLO | Oklo | UBS | Maintains Neutral | $55.00 to $41.00 |
| META | Meta Platforms | Piper Sandler | Maintains Overweight | $785.00 to $875.00 |
| PATH | UiPath | UBS | Maintains Neutral | $15.00 to $14.00 |
| CHE | Chemed | UBS | Initiates Coverage On Buy | $650.00 |
| AKAM | Akamai Technologies | Piper Sandler | Reiterates Overweight | $125.00 to $158.00 |
| PGEN | Precigen | B. Riley Securities | Initiates Coverage On Buy | $12.00 |
| STEM | Stem | UBS | Upgrades to Buy from Neutral | $7.00 |
| KNF | Knife River | B. Riley Securities | Maintains Buy | $105.00 to $65.00 |
| AMC | AMC Entertainment Hldgs | Citigroup | Maintains Sell | $1.80 to $2.20 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASTC | Astrotech | Q4 2026 | -$1.83 | 08:15 | ||
| NRSN | NeuroSense Therapeutics | H1 2026 | -$0.08 | -$2.10 | -2525.00% | 09:00 |
| TBN | Tamboran Resources | Q4 2026 | -$0.30 | -$0.06 | +80.00% | 06:21 |
| IVA | Inventiva | H1 2026 | -$0.20 | 16:00 |
Confirmed dates, estimates and alerts: Earnings.
AI model calls
Verified winning calls closed by the models on 25 September 2026, in ET:
| Stock | Model | Direction | Window | Entry | Exit | Gain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QCOM | QCOM model | Bearish | 15:56 to 16:00 | $202.94 | $202.15 | +0.39% |
| USAR | USAR model | Bearish | 15:53 to 16:00 | $15.24 | $15.19 | +0.33% |
| ORCL | ORCL model | Bearish | 14:34 to 16:00 | $138.68 | $137.02 | +1.20% |
| BA | BA model | Bearish | 14:21 to 15:59 | $199.43 | $197.93 | +0.75% |
| AXP | AXP model | Bearish | 15:48 to 15:59 | $309.66 | $308.62 | +0.33% |
| LULU | LULU model | Bearish | 15:56 to 15:58 | $100.90 | $100.51 | +0.39% |
| HD | HD model | Bearish | 15:43 to 15:58 | $293.94 | $292.85 | +0.37% |
| PLTR | PLTR model | Bearish | 15:54 to 15:58 | $190.24 | $189.53 | +0.37% |
| MSTR | MSTR model | Bearish | 15:51 to 15:57 | $159.31 | $158.49 | +0.52% |
| DOW | DOW model | Bullish | 15:43 to 15:56 | $27.88 | $28.02 | +0.52% |
| CMCSA | CMCSA model | Bullish | 15:36 to 15:56 | $21.75 | $21.97 | +0.99% |
| TSLA | TSLA model | Bullish | 15:37 to 15:56 | $371.13 | $372.79 | +0.45% |
| PM | PM model | Bullish | 15:42 to 15:55 | $189.56 | $190.17 | +0.32% |
| META | META model | Bearish | 15:47 to 15:55 | $753.41 | $750.53 | +0.38% |
| ANNA | ANNA model | Bullish | 15:45 to 15:55 | $2.73 | $2.74 | +0.37% |
| INTC | INTC model | Bullish | 15:41 to 15:54 | $123.11 | $123.61 | +0.40% |
| CRWV | CRWV model | Bearish | 15:51 to 15:53 | $87.86 | $87.59 | +0.30% |
| CAR | CAR model | Bullish | 09:31 to 15:53 | $102.27 | $108.49 | +6.08% |
| ABNB | ABNB model | Bullish | 15:40 to 15:52 | $157.44 | $158.10 | +0.42% |
| COST | COST model | Bullish | 15:46 to 15:51 | $921.64 | $924.77 | +0.34% |
| LLY | LLY model | Bullish | 15:41 to 15:50 | $1,182.79 | $1,186.42 | +0.31% |
| MSTR | MSTR model | Bullish | 15:45 to 15:48 | $159.10 | $159.66 | +0.35% |
| HOOD | HOOD model | Bullish | 15:43 to 15:48 | $119.11 | $119.49 | +0.31% |
| UPS | UPS model | Bullish | 15:31 to 15:47 | $93.51 | $93.80 | +0.31% |
| KO | KO model | Bullish | 15:25 to 15:47 | $87.61 | $87.94 | +0.37% |
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.