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☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Super Micro, Eli Lilly, Lyft, DoorDash, Disney & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

UBS upgrades Norfolk Southern to buy from neutral UBS said it sees margin improvement for the railroad. Goldman Sachs initiates Super Micro as neutral Goldman said the stock is an "AI winner" but that valuation is full right now. UBS reiterates Eli Lilly as buy UBS raised its price target on the stock to $910 per share from $810. UBS reiterates Nvidia as buy UBS said it's sticking with its buy rating after a series of investor meetings with the company." Argus upgrades New York Times to buy from neutral Argus said it sees revenue growth for the newspaper company. "

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Disney, Piper Sandler, Piper, Guggenheim, Baird, SQSP, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Bernstein, Tesla, underperform Bernstein, Eli Lilly, Wells, Melius, Citi downgrades Ferrari, Jefferies, Evercore, it's, Rosenblatt, Snowflake, Slootman's Organizations: BROS, Guggenheim, GSK, UBS, Norfolk Southern, Micro, JPMorgan, Nvidia, Kyverna Therapeutics, FLT, UDR, Conservative, America Health, RBC, Apple, Citi, Ferrari, Jefferies, BP, Barclays, Barclays downgrades, ISI, Toast Inc, Bank of America, Ball Corp, of America, Broadcom, New York Times Locations: Norfolk, China, New

☆ Third Point’s Dan Loeb exits Alphabet, trims Big Tech bets on Amazon and Microsoft
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Dan Loeb's Third Point dumped its stake in Alphabet after owning the YouTube parent for less than a year, according to the latest regulatory filing. The hedge fund manager also trimmed Big Tech bets on Amazon and Microsoft . The New York-based hedge fund exited its Alphabet stake, worth about $120 million, entirely in the fourth quarter. Third Point slashed its Amazon holding last quarter by 10%, owning 4.2 million shares at the end of December worth some $638 million. The hedge fund also cut its Microsoft stake by about 9%, down to a $758 million bet at the end of 2023 — the fund's second biggest position.

Persons: Dan Loeb's, Loeb Organizations: YouTube, Tech, Microsoft, Google, Verizon Communications, Fleetcor Technologies, Apollo Global Management, EQT Corp, Biomarin Pharmaceutical Locations: New York

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: AppLovin, Roblox, Tapestry, Alibaba and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

AppLovin said it anticipates revenue to range between $780 million and $800 million, ahead of the $741 million expected by analysts, per Refinitiv. Alibaba — U.S.-traded shares rose 4.3% Thursday after the Chinese company beat analysts' expectations and posted its biggest year-over-year revenue growth since 2021. In the June quarter, the company posted revenue of 234.16 billion yuan versus 224.92 billion yuan expected, per Refinitiv. Earlier this week, Fleetcor posted adjusted earnings of $4.19 per share on revenue of $948.2 million. Analysts polled by FactSet called for earnings of $4.17 per share on revenue of $945 million.

Persons: Kate Spade, AppLovin, Alibaba, Versace, Jimmy Choo, Michael Kors, Wynn, Refinitiv, Jefferies, Truist, Nick McKay, Fleetcor, FactSet, — CNBC's Brian Evans, Hakyung Kim, Samantha Subin, Jesse Pound, Yun Li, Alex Harring Organizations: Disney —, Disney, Capri Holdings, Capri, Wynn, —, Penn Entertainment, Disney's ESPN, Wedbush Locations: Marina, Sands, Singapore, Alibaba —, Wednesday's

☆ A solid start to earnings season will be put to the test in the week ahead
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

The biggest week of this earnings season showed us that things aren't as bad as many feared. The week ahead of earnings, including several more Club names, should tell us more. The results are always important, but it's the guidance and management commentary we will really hone in on to better understand the path ahead. In Amazon's case, a solid first quarter for its AWS cloud business was overshadowed by management seeing a material slowdown in April. ET: Nonfarm Payrolls Looking back It was the biggest week of this earnings season for the Club as several of our mega-cap holdings and industry bellwethers reported results.

☆ D.E. Shaw spots an opportunity to boost margins at FleetCor – and do so amicably
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-01 | by ( Kenneth Squire | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Business: FleetCor is a business payments company that helps businesses spend less by enabling them to manage their expense-related purchasing and vendor payments processes. Additionally, the company agreed to form an ad hoc strategic review committee to assist the board as it considers various strategic alternatives. Shaw agreed to abide by certain voting and standstill restrictions. FleetCor is a business payments company with four main business lines: fuel, corporate payments, tolls and lodging. Shaw settled for two board seats and the company agreed to undertake a strategic review, including the possible separation of one or more businesses.

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Meta, Harley-Davidson, Exxon, Amazon, Roblox & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Morgan Stanley upgrades Meta to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said it sees a more "structurally" disciplined company. " Morgan Stanley upgrades Emerson Electric to overweight from neutral Morgan Stanley said shares of the multinational tech company are too attractive to ignore. Morgan Stanley reiterates Apple as overweight Morgan Stanley said Microsoft is a long-term threat to Apple that's worth watching. Morgan Stanley upgrades Harley-Davidson to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said the stock is attractive at current levels. Morgan Stanley reiterates Exxon as overweight Morgan Stanley said it likes the oil and gas giant's robust "competitive positioning."

☆ Fleetcor Strikes Board Agreement With Activist Shareholder D. E. Shaw
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Lauren Thomas | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Fleetcor Technologies is considering a breakup of its business. Payments company Fleetcor Technologies Inc. has struck an agreement with activist shareholder D. E. Shaw Group to refresh its board and consider separating parts of its business. As part of the agreement unveiled Monday, Fleetcor has appointed Rahul Gupta, the former chief executive of healthcare-billing and payments company RevSpring Inc., to its board, as well as another mutually agreed-upon director.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: First Republic, UBS, Virgin Orbit, Dell and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday:First Republic — Shares tanked nearly 30% after Standard & Poor's cut First Republic's credit rating to B+ from BB+. S&P first lowered the bank's rating to junk status just last week. UBS , Credit Suisse — U.S.-listed shares of Credit Suisse tanked 50.5% after UBS agreed to buy Credit Suisse for 3 billion Swiss francs, or $3.2 billion. UBS shares gained 4.7%. Exelixis — The stock gained 3.9% after the biotech company announced a $550 million share repurchase program to run through the end of 2023.

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Target, Micron, Walmart, Lyft, Affirm, Roku & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Bank of America downgrades Deutsche Bank to underperform from neutral Bank of America said it sees waning profitability for the European banking giant. Jefferies reiterates Walmart as buy Jefferies said it's standing by its buy rating on the stock heading into earnings later this month. Guggenheim reiterates Target as buy Guggenheim says it's standing by shares of the e-commerce giant heading into earnings later this month. Oppenheimer reiterates Roku as outperform Oppenheimer said it's standing by its outperform rating on shares of Roku. Bank of America initiates Freyr Battery as buy Bank of America said it sees an attractive risk/reward for the battery company. "

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Hertz, Ford, Keurig Dr Pepper and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday:Hertz — Shares of the rental rental company jumped 1.9% after the company announced a partnership with BP's electric vehicle charging unit that will put thousands of charging stations at Hertz locations. Many of the stations will be used to charge Hertz's growing fleet of electric vehicles, but some will be available for public use. Keurig Dr Pepper — The beverage company shed about 3% after being downgraded by Goldman Sachs to a neutral rating from a buy. Lucid — The electric vehicle stock climbed 1.4% on Tuesday after Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage of Lucid with an overweight rating. Ark Invest's Cathie Wood also told CNBC Tuesday she is sticking by her bullish call on Tesla, saying "our confidence couldn't be higher as we see the movement towards electric vehicles accelerates."

☆ History shows these under-the-radar stocks will win as the Fed continues to lift interest rates
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Consistent returns may seem hard to find amid a topsy-turvy stock market and soaring Treasury yields. The latest hot inflation report dashed investors' hopes of a more accommodative Fed, which has already raised rates four times this year. These stocks had the biggest median percent gain during those 10 months of rate spikes, according to FactSet's data. What follows are the top 10 under-the-radar stocks poised to outperform as the Fed continues to hike interest rates. Higher interest rates are generally a positive development for insurers and banks.

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