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June 30, 2026

Americas Morning Research Summary

Daily UpdateEquitiesCommoditiesFinancialsHealth Care

This report provides a summary of daily equity research across various sectors, highlighting rating changes for companies like Hawkins, Mueller Water Products, and Watts Water Technologies. It also includes sector-specific insights on global markets, technology, and industry-specific outlooks.

Key Takeaways

  • 1.Global equities achieved their best quarterly returns since Q4'20 in Q2'26, initially led by US markets before broadening into Europe.
  • 2.Barclays upgraded Watts Water Technologies to Overweight, citing data center growth opportunities.
  • 3.Iridium Communications agreed to be acquired by Rocket Lab at $54 per share.

Table of Contents

  • Summary of Changes
  • Company Research
  • Industry Research
  • Global Metals & Mining Valuation Sheet
  • North America Metals and Mining: M&M Sector Scraps and Nuggets
  • U.S. Large-Cap Banks: Bank Brief Bonus
  • U.S. Large-Cap Banks: Jason Goldberg's Bank Brief
  • Abivax: Part 2 Obefazimod Data
  • European Medical Technology & Services: Weekly US generic IV and biosimilar market tracker
  • GSK plc: Launch Sales tracker
  • Copart Inc.: CEO change
  • Owens Corning Inc.: WSJ Report of Unsolicited Bid for OC
  • Sunbelt Rentals Holdings: Q4'26 Review
  • Watts Water Technologies Inc.: Upgrade to OW
  • European Construction, Building Materials & Infrastructure: Building Blocks
  • Maersk + HLAG + ZIM: Updating Maersk post pre-release
  • Manav's COTW: The Consumer
  • North America Environmental Services: Expanding coverage in Water Tech
  • Comcast Corp.: UPDATE: Comcast's NBCU spin
  • China Technology: CBO – China Brief Overnight
  • Naspers / Prosus N.V.: Feedback from results + call
  • Evergy Inc.: West Coast NDR
  • Generac Holdings Inc: 1Q26 Preview
  • U.S. Specialty Retail: Detailed Specialty Retail, Apparel & Footwear Comp Tables
  • U.S. Specialty Retail: Weekly Retail Snapshot
  • European Software & Payments: Takeaways from expert call
  • European/U.S. REITs: Trans-Atlantic Real Estate Valuation Overview
  • U.S. Software: rAImo's AI Newsletter #116
  • Iridium Communications Inc: More consolidation in satellites
  • European Telecoms: Barclays Global Telecoms Valuation Sheet
  • European Equity Strategy: Q2'26 & June market review
  • The Global Volatility Pulse: Bargains are gone, opportunities remain

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Authors

Author(s)

Securities

WTSIRDM

Themes

AI Infrastructure and Multi-model adoptionGlobal Market Q2 2026 performance

Regions

EuropeNorth AmericaUnited StatesChina