U.S. stocks settled lower on Friday, with the Dow Jones index falling more than 250 points during the session after the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index crashed to a record low in April and the March monthly inflation rate printed at 0.9%, the highest monthly increase since June 2022.

Wall Street analysts make new stock picks on a daily basis. Unfortunately for investors, not all analysts have particularly impressive track records at predicting market movements. Even when it comes to one single stock, analyst ratings and price targets can vary widely, leaving investors confused about which analyst’s opinion to trust.

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Analyst: Leo Mariani

Analyst Firm: Roth Capital

Ratings Accuracy: 87%

Latest Rating: Downgraded rating on SM Energy Co ( SM ) from Buy to Neutral and increased the price target from $24 to $33 on April 8. This analyst sees around 11% upside in the stock.

Recent News: SM Energy ( SM ) said it plans to release first quarter results after market close on May 6.

Analyst: Timothy Arcuri

Analyst Firm: UBS

Ratings Accuracy: 86%

Latest Rating: Maintained a Buy rating on Micron Technology Inc ( MU ) and increased the price target from $510 to $535 on April 8. This analyst sees around 30% upside in the stock.

Recent News: On April 1, Micron announced the expiration of the cash tender offers for any and all of certain outstanding senior notes.

Analyst: Samik Chatterjee

Analyst Firm: JP Morgan

Ratings Accuracy: 85%

Latest Rating: Maintained an Overweight rating on Lumentum Holdings Inc ( LITE ) and increased the price target from $565 to $950 on April 9. This analyst sees around 7% jump in the stock.

Recent News: Lumentum ( LITE ) announced on March 26 plans to establish a new U.S. manufacturing facility.

Analyst: Cody Acree

Analyst Firm: Benchmark

Ratings Accuracy: 85%

Latest Rating: Maintained a Buy rating on Intel Corp ( INTC ) and raised the price target from $57 to $76 on April 10. This analyst expects around 23% gain in the stock.

Recent News: On April 9, Intel ( INTC ) announced a multiyear collaboration with Alphabet Inc. ( GOOG ) ‘s Google ( GOOG ) to advance the next generation of AI and cloud infrastructure.

Analyst: Wamsi Mohan

Analyst Firm: B of A Securities

Ratings Accuracy: 85%

Latest Rating: Maintained a Buy rating on DigitalOcean Holdings Inc ( DOCN ) and raised the price target from $103 to $107 on April 9. This analyst expects around 43% rise in the stock.

Recent News: On April 2, DigitalOcean ( DOCN ) announced it has acquired Katanemo Labs, Inc.