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As economic growth is anticipated to slow, UBS highlights these two dividend-paying defensive stocks as smart picks, shifting focus away from cyclical stocks.

Stocks were choppy in Thursday's low-volume session.

MongoDB Inc (NASDAQ: MDB) shares are trading higher Friday following bullish analyst coverage from UBS. UBS analyst Karl Keirstead upgraded MongoDB from a Neutral rating to a Buy rating and raised the price target from $345 to $450.

UBS analyst Karl Keirstead upgraded MongoDB Inc (NASDAQ:MDB) to Buy from Neutral with a price target of $450, up from $345 (20.8% upside). Channel checks suggested MongoDB benefits directly from the mega-trend to build new applications using a micro-services architecture, solidifying his view that MongoDB is a "play on the apps modernization mega-trend." The shares…

Analysts adjusted their price targets on Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM) post Q4 results. Citi analyst Tyler Radke raised the firm's price target on Salesforce to $233 from $220 (11.5% upside) and kept a Neutral. The company "delivered a reassuring" Q4 and outlook, which should help alleviate concerns around the health of the front office and general…

Analysts revised their price targets on Zoom Video Communications Inc (NASDAQ:ZM) ahead of its quarterly results. UBS analyst Karl Keirstead lowered the price target on Zoom to $130 from $250 (8% upside) and kept a Neutral rating on the shares ahead of its quarterly results.  Despite the 35% year-to-date decline in the stock, the analyst recommends…