{"id":89583,"date":"2026-02-15T07:31:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T10:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotive.einnews.com\/article\/892536591"},"modified":"2026-02-15T07:31:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T10:31:14","slug":"rivian-automotive-rivn-climbs-26-6-on-pt-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/15\/rivian-automotive-rivn-climbs-26-6-on-pt-hike\/","title":{"rendered":"Rivian Automotive (RIVN) Climbs 26.6% on PT Hike"},"content":{"rendered":"

We recently published 10 Market Beasts Leaving Wall Street in the Dust<\/strong><\/a>. Rivian Automotive Inc. (NASDAQ:RIVN) was one of the best performers on Friday.<\/p>\n

Rivian Automotive snapped two days of losses on Friday, surging 26.64 percent to close at $17.73 apiece as investors took heart from a mix of positive ratings and higher price targets from three investment companies.<\/p>\n

In a market report, Deutsche Bank turned bullish for Rivian Automotive Inc. (NASDAQ:RIVN), upgrading its stock to \u201cbuy\u201d from \u201chold\u201d previously, while raising its price target by 44 percent to $23 from $16.<\/p>\n

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A Riivan vehicle. Photo from Rivian website<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Wedbush maintained its \u201coutperform\u201d rating and $25 price target for the stock, saying that its outlook for Rivian Automotive Inc. (NASDAQ:RIVN) remained positive despite a challenging market environment for electric vehicles.<\/p>\n

It noted the EV firm\u2019s fourth quarter earnings results, which beat expectations, alongside a \u201chittable\u201d 2026 guidance of 54 percent growth year-on-year.<\/p>\n

“We continue to remain confident in the long-term vision that RIVN is amid a massive transformation,\u201d Wedbush said, underscoring the EV firm\u2019s production of R1 vehicles and ramp-up of its R2 variants beginning this year.<\/p>\n

It also noted its AI advancing capabilities with a new voice assistant powered by an in-house agentic AI framework, and that its custom chip for self-driving technology is expected to debut late this year across its F2 fleet.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, investment firm UBS upgraded its rating for Rivian Automotive Inc. (NASDAQ:RIVN) to \u201cneutral\u201d from \u201csell\u201d previously, as well as its price target to $16 from $15 prior.<\/p>\n

While we acknowledge the potential of RIVN as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and have limited downside risk. If you are looking for an extremely cheap AI stock that is also a major beneficiary of Trump tariffs and onshoring, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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