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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

☆ Part of Snowflake's downfall is related to CEO Frank Slootman's retirement: Jefferies' Brent Thill
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailPart of Snowflake's downfall is related to CEO Frank Slootman's retirement: Jefferies' Brent ThillBrent Thill, Jefferies tech analyst, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss Snowflake's quarterly earnings results, what to make of the company's weak forecast and CEO change, Salesforce's earnings results, impact of AI, and more.

Persons: Frank Slootman's, Jefferies, Brent Thill Brent Thill Organizations: Jefferies

☆ Snowflake's Slootman says he's not worried about employee exodus: 'This is not a personal cult'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

While the announcement caused consternation on Wall Street, Slootman told CNBC that he's not worried about a wave of Snowflake employees following him out the door. Slootman, 65, is being succeeded by former Google ad chief Sridhar Ramaswamy, who joined Snowflake in June via the company's $185 million purchase of Neeva, a startup Ramaswamy co-founded in 2019. Snowflake was the third enterprise technology company that Slootman shepherded through the IPO process, following Data Domain in 2007 and ServiceNow in 2012. Before joining Snowflake, Slootman spent about six years as CEO of ServiceNow . ServiceNow's workforce stood at 23,668 by the end of 2023, compared with 603 in December 2011, months after Slootman had joined, according to regulatory filings.

Persons: Frank Slootman's, Slootman's, Slootman, he's, Sridhar Ramaswamy, Snowflake, ServiceNow, —, There's, George Floyd, Steve Jobs Organizations: Snowflake, New York Stock Exchange, Mizuho Securities, CNBC, Google Locations: ServiceNow, Snowflake, America

☆ Snowflake shares drop 20% on CEO's retirement, weak guidance
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Alex Koller | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Snowflake said its first-quarter product revenue will total between $745 million and $750 million, compared to analysts' estimates of $759 million, per StreetAccount. The company said adjusted operation margin in the first quarter will be 3%, below the 7.2% analysts expected. mitigate C-suite uncertainty," the analysts wrote to investors in a Thursday memo. The company shut down its product and was acquired by Snowflake for $185 million last year. Before Slootman's tenure, Snowflake was helmed by former Microsoft executive Bob Muglia until his sudden ousting in April 2019.

Persons: Snowflake, Frank Slootman, Sridhar Ramaswamy, Slootman, Morgan Stanley, Ramaswamy, Bob Muglia, — CNBC's Michael Bloom, Jonathan Vanian Organizations: Google, Macquarie Equity Research, Microsoft, CNBC PRO Locations: Snowflake

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Apple, Microsoft, Delta, Disney, Snowflake, Okta, Salesforce & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Goldman Sachs reiterates Salesforce as buy Goldman said it's standing by its buy rating following the company's robust earnings report on Wednesday. "Multiple high-profile catalysts should double revs by FY28 & support an Outperform rating with a $54 PT." "We initiate coverage of Gates Industrial (GTES) with a Buy rating and $21 price target. The more aggressive stance follows a near week long sell-off in COLD shares following 4Q results and initial 2024 guidance." Goldman Sachs reiterates Microsoft as buy Goldman said it's standing by its buy rating after a meeting with Microsoft investor relations.

Persons: Jefferies, Roth, Roth MKM, Morgan Stanley downgrades Snowflake, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Salesforce, Goldman, it's, TD Cowen downgrades Macy's, Telsey, TD Cowen, Wells, Needham, " Jefferies, Tesla, Coupang, Baird, Cantor Fitzgerald, Cantor, Gates, Piper Sandler, Piper, Raymond James, William Blair, Gordon Haskett downgrades, Haskett, Frank Slootman's Organizations: Jefferies, Barrick Gold, NEM, UBS, Apple, Mar, Bitdeer Technologies, BTC, Citi, United Airlines, Delta, Delta Air Lines Inc, DAL, Deere & Company, American Airlines Citi, Catalyst Watch, Reliance, Star India, JV, UBS downgrades Republic Services, Downside, RBC, Xenia Hotels, Resorts, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, Products, Gates, NTR, LXU, UW, Bank of America, underperform Bank of America, Realty Trust, Fidelity, Korn, Microsoft, Macquarie Locations: U.S, China, American's, DIS's, Xenia, Federal, Korea

☆ Snowflake's Frank Slootman vehemently denied a BI report in June that he may be leaving. Now he's gone and the stock is down 20%.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Ellen Thomas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Snowflake's Frank Slootman just announced his retirement. BI reported last year on rumors of Slootman's impending departure. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementWhen Business Insider approached Snowflake CEO Frank Slootman in June to ask him if internal chatter about his impending retirement was right, Slootman said it was "completely untrue." You are regurgitating competitive FUD," Slootman wrote in an email to BI in June in his famously direct, no-nonsense style.

Persons: Snowflake's Frank Slootman, —, Snowflake, Frank Slootman, Slootman, Sridhar Ramaswamy, Ellen Thomas Organizations: Service Locations: Snowflake

☆ New Snowflake CEO says generative AI will keep him 'busy for many years to come'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Wednesday spoke with Snowflake 's outgoing CEO Frank Slootman and new leader Sridhar Ramaswamy, who said the company has big plans to make use of generative artificial intelligence. "So I think there's a huge opportunity in the world of data applications and AI that'll keep me busy for many years to come." Ramaswamy joined Snowflake in June of last year when it acquired his company, Neeva. Slootman took the reins at Snowflake in 2019 after he had retired as CEO of ServiceNow . "I don't want to be one of those quarterbacks who doesn't know how to get off the field, you know.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Snowflake, Frank Slootman, Sridhar Ramaswamy, I've, Ramaswamy, Neeva, Slootman, doesn't, I'm Organizations: Google, Commerce Locations: Snowflake

☆ Snowflake says Frank Slootman is retiring as CEO; stock plunges more than 20%
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Frank Slootman, CEO of Snowflake, on the day of the company's initial public offering on Sept. 16, 2020. Snowflake said Wednesday that billionaire CEO Frank Slootman, who joined the cloud software company in 2019 and took it public the following year, is retiring and will be replaced by former Google ad chief Sridhar Ramaswamy. Slootman, 65, previously led software vendor ServiceNow into the public markets and before that led Data Domain. Operating losses for the fourth quarter were $275.5 million, up from $239.8 million during the fourth quarter of the previous year. As of Feb. 9, Slootman owned 10.6 million Snowflake shares, according to a regulatory filing.

Persons: Frank Slootman, Snowflake, Sridhar Ramaswamy, Slootman, Ramaswamy, Sridhar, Bob Muglia, Muglia, — CNBC's Jennifer Elias, Jordan Novet Organizations: Google, Data, New York Stock Exchange, Microsoft Locations: Snowflake, Neeva, Wednesday's

☆ Cramer's Lightning Round: Veeva is a buy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

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Persons: they'll, Stock's, Frank Slootman's, Gray, I'm, that's Organizations: US Bancorp, American Electric, Marvell, Gray Television

☆ Insiders keep saying that Snowflake CEO Frank Slootman could soon step down but Slootman says he's not leaving
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Ellen Thomas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Frank Slootman became CEO of data cloud company Snowflake in April 2019. Snowflake CEO Frank Slootman tells Insider that ongoing rumors that he could soon step down are completely untrue. You are regurgitating competitive FUD," Slootman told us in his famously direct, no-nonsense style. "Frank Slootman is not leaving his position as Chairman and CEO of Snowflake," a spokesperson for the company told Insider. Slootman joined Snowflake as CEO in April 2019, ahead of its IPO in September 2020.

Persons: Frank Slootman, he'll, Mark McLaughlin, Snowflake, Slootman, McLaughlin, Bob Muglia's, Ellen Thomas Organizations: Palo Alto Networks, SEC, Qualcomm Locations: Snowflake, Las Vegas

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