Keefe Bruyette upgraded Evercore (EVR) to Outperform from Market Perform with a price target of $339, up from $269. The firm says that despite recent volatility, with credit spreads widening off of 17-year lows, it expects a constructive economic backdrop in 2025 with durable growth and relatively benign credit. Keefe shifted its preferences in the merger and acquisition independents space, with a downgrade of Lazard and upgrade of Evercore.
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