24/7 Wall St. Lists Top Friday Analyst Calls Across Ten Stocks

24/7 Wall St. has published its Friday list of top Wall Street analyst research calls for October 23, 2026, covering Deckers Outdoor, Globe Life, Guardant Health, Hess Midstream LP, Kimberly-Clark, Natera, NVR, SpaceX, and Thermo Fisher Scientific. The publication reviews dozens of analyst reports daily to identify fresh investment ideas for investors and traders, including recommendations to buy, sell, or avoid stocks, as well as new coverage initiations.

The release of these calls follows a volatile trading session on Thursday where market dynamics shifted sharply. Meta Platforms announced negative free cash flow for the quarter despite a strong earnings beat, which rattled markets and resurfaced concerns over AI project financing. The Nasdaq fell 2.6% to close at 26,008, while the S&P 500 dropped 1.21% to 7,553. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the day up 0.02% at 52,868, and the Russell 2000 closed above the 3,000 level at 3,005, gaining 0.11%.

Treasury yields experienced significant movement as safe-haven buying surged. The 30-year Treasury bond closed at 5.28%, down 15 basis points, marking the largest single-day decline since August 2024. The 10-year note was last seen at 4.96%, down 18.5 basis points. These moves followed a period where the 30-year traded as high as 5.67% on October 6, a 24-year high, while the 10-year hit 5.31% the same week. Factors cited for the yield plunge included rising oil prices, geopolitical rhetoric regarding Iran, and a collapse in Fed rate-hike bets.

Energy prices remained elevated as Brent Crude closed at $113 and West Texas Intermediate last traded at $99.47. In precious metals, gold closed at $4,039, down 0.51%, while silver last traded at $54.63, down 0.69%, with traders citing gold liquidations to cover margin calls on other assets.

Crypto assets also saw sharp declines on Thursday after Bitcoin nearly touched $85,000 earlier in the week. Bitcoin was trading at $81,535 and Ethereum at $2,401 as of 8 AM EDT following over $431 million in liquidations triggered by macroeconomic panic and tech earnings.

Lee Jackson has covered Wall Street analysts' equity and debt research for 24/7 Wall St. since 2012. His career spans more than 30 years in the financial industry, including nearly two decades as an institutional equity salesperson at Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, and Morgan Stanley. Jackson's work has been featured in outlets such as Barron’s, Yahoo Finance, MarketWatch, and Business Insider.