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Analysts urged investors to "aggressively" buy shares of the retailer, projecting that they could add more than 40% in value.

Shares of education company Lincoln Educational (NASDAQ:LINC) jumped 12.6% in the afternoon session after the company reported impressive fourth-quarter results, with revenue and adjusted EBITDA surpassing analysts' expectations, while EPS came in below forecasts​. Sales grew 16.4% year on year, driven by a 13.7% increase in student enrollment and tuition hikes, alongside contributions from the newly opened East Point, Georgia campus​. Looking ahead, the company provided bullish full-year guidan

Palantir Technologies shares plunged Monday, extending losses following a report last week that the Trump administration directed the Pentagon to trim the U.S. defense budget.

All major indexes fell as much as 1.5% early Monday.

Investors and economists expect the U.S. central bank to respond "strongly and systematically"  to changes in inflation and the labor market, according to research published on Monday by the San Francisco Fed that underscores the current sensitivity of financial markets to U.S. economic data. The Fed's perceived responsiveness to economic data picked up notably in 2022, driven first by inflation data and, last year, by labor market data, based on the analysis of perceptions embedded in professional forecasts and in bond market moves published in the regional Fed bank's latest Economic Letter. The findings are in line with the Fed's actual response to inflation, which rose in 2021 but did not trigger any interest rate hikes until 2022.

Shares of athletic apparel brand Nike (NYSE:NKE) jumped 5.4% in the morning session after Jefferies analysts upgraded the stock's rating from Hold to Buy and raised the price target from $75 to $115. The analysts added "CEO Hill is tackling product and distribution issues head-on, positioning the brand to again outgrow the market and take back lost share. Survey work illustrates NKE's brand remains very strong, proving that issues were self inflicted and competitive threats less severe."

Rivian shares slumped on Monday after Bank of America analysts downgraded the electric vehicle maker's stock.

Shares of pet food company Freshpet (NASDAQ:FRPT) jumped 7.9% in the afternoon session after Jefferies upgraded the stock's rating from Hold to Buy and assigned a price target of $150, which implied a potential 40% upside, citing its attractive valuation. The firm added, "...Valuation is at a five-year low; we think FRPT shares are worth 50% above where it is trading."

Shares of cloud computing provider DigitalOcean (NYSE: DOCN) fell 6.1% in the morning session as markets continued to struggle following the broad selloff triggered by weak economic data in the previous week. On Friday, February 21, 2025, the S&P 500 dropped 1.7%, and the Nasdaq fell 2.2% after PMI numbers showed the U.S. services sector contracted, and the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index came in below expectations.

Keep an eye on the market's leadership stocks. They could be flashing a warning sign.