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☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Target, Coinbase, Berkshire Hathaway, Estee Lauder & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

JPMorgan upgrades Williams-Sonoma to neutral from underweight JPMorgan said in its upgrade of the stock that the home furnishings category is stabilizing. "We are downgrading shares of EXPE to Mkt Perform from OP with a target price of $145 vs. $165 previously." JPMorgan upgrades Joby to neutral from underweight JPMorgan said its bear thesis has largely played out for the aviation company. Guggenheim reiterates Target as buy Guggenheim said investors should buy the dip in shares of Target . Morgan Stanley downgrades Estee Lauder to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley said it sees a slower recovery for shares of Estee Lauder .

Persons: Stifel, Wells, Truist, OLLI, Guggenheim, Tim Cook, William Blair, Amgen, Jefferies, We've, Ari sta, it's, Morgan Stanley downgrades Estee Lauder, Morgan Stanley, Estee Lauder, TD Cowen, Parsons, Bernstein, Oppenheimer, CFRA, Berkshire Hathaway Organizations: RBC, FTAI Aviation, Pacific, Union Pacific, JPMorgan, Williams, WSM, BMO, Bank of America, Apple, Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, JOBY, Guggenheim, Target, Citi, MCW, Arista, PSN, Avidity, ~$ Locations: Sonoma, EXPE, GEICO

☆ Thursday's rapid-fire: UAA, DG, HOOD, CAT, WSM
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThursday's rapid-fire: UAA, DG, HOOD, CAT, WSMJim Cramer looks at a slew of stocks in the news.

Persons: WSM Jim Cramer Organizations: DG, CAT, WSM

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Netflix, Tesla, Citi, Robinhood, Meta, IBM, Broadcom & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Evercore ISI reiterates Netflix as outperform Evercore raised its price target on Netflix to $640 per share from $600. Citi downgrades Chubb to neutral from buy Citi said it sees a more balanced risk/reward for the insurance company. Goldman Sachs upgrades Citi to buy from neutral Goldman said in its upgrade of Citi that shares are "compelling." Citi reiterates Nvidia as buy Citi said after a series of investor meetings that Nvidia is a "most favored name." Bernstein reiterates Nvidia and Broadcom as outperform Bernstein said Nvidia and Broadcom are still top picks at the firm.

Persons: Deere, Truist, Bernstein, Tesla, Citi downgrades Chubb, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Wells, Berenberg, it's, Caterpillar, Morgan Stanley, Meta, Utz, Armour, Evercore, Kevin Plank, Stephanie Linnartz, Jack, Argus Organizations: Deere, UBS, Netflix, Citi, Logitech, Barclays, Thomson Reuters, Caterpillar, Nvidia, Micron, Facebook, Raytheon, Bank of America, of America, Utz, UAA, JPMorgan, IBM, Broadcom, VMware, Argus, Oracle, Oracle Corp Locations: Williams, Sonoma

☆ 4 economic reports the market cares about most next week, including a fresh look at inflation
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Within the Club, we heard this week from Foot Locker on Wednesday, then from Costco and Broadcom on Thursday. The big economic data drop of the week arrived Friday with February's nonfarm payrolls report . The center of attention is Tuesday's February consumer price index report . On Thursday, the February produce price index is due out. ET: Producer Price Index 8:30 a.m.

Persons: FactSet, Locker, Foot Locker, February's nonfarm, Jerome Powell, he's, we'll, MANU, LEN, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Mostafa Bassim Organizations: Nasdaq, Dow Jones Industrial, Costco, Broadcom, Commerce, Federal, PPI, Ballard Power Systems, Fortrea Holdings, Casey's, Vail Resorts, MTN, Daniels, Midland, Kohl's Corporation, Kanzhun, Game Technology, Manchester United, Blade Air Mobility, Clover Health, Beauty Health, Energy Vault Holdings, PHX Minerals, Guild Holdings, Finance, Heron Therapeutics, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, Arcos Dorados Holdings, ARCO, Petco, Wellness Company, Farms, Sonoma, WSM, ESS Tech, DICK'S Sporting, Inc, Futu Holdings, Bear, Autolus Therapeutics, III Apparel, Solo Brands, Weibo Corporation, Embraer, CNBC, Washington DC, Anadolu, Getty Locations: U.S, Asana, ASAN, Williams, Washington, United States

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, SoFi, Pinterest, Roku, Boeing, Apple, Shopify, Chewy and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Baird downgrades ON Semiconductor to neutral from outperform Baird said it sees "pricing pressures" for the semiconductor maker. Morgan Stanley upgrades Chewy to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said in its upgrade of the stock that share sell-off is overdone. " Morgan Stanley upgrades SoFi to equal weight from underweight Morgan Stanley said the risks to SoFi are more than priced in. Morgan Stanley initiates Celsius Holdings as equal weight Morgan Stanley said in its initiation of the stock that it sees a balanced risk/reward. Northcoast upgrades Boeing to buy from neutral Northcoast said in its upgrade of Boeing that it sees a "more promising long term earnings horizon."

Persons: Wells Fargo, Bernstein, Goldman Sachs, it's, Baird, Rowe Price, Tesla, Piper Sandler, Wells, Morgan Stanley, CHWY, Guggenheim, Tourmaline, AutoNation, Jefferies, underperform Jefferies, MoffettNathanson, D.A, Davidson, Northcoast, ABG, Wolfe, Phillips, PSX Organizations: Wells, MARA, Apple, Semiconductor, Citi, TROW, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, of America, 4Q, Arista Networks, TAM, Lincoln Electric, Seaport, Guggenheim, JPMorgan, Susquehanna, WSM, D.A, Disney, Boeing, Boeing Company, Asbury Automotive Locations: Williams, Sonoma, CELH

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Amazon, Splunk, Peloton, Rivian, AMC & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Goldman Sachs reiterates Nvidia as buy Goldman said it's standing by it's buy rating after Nvidia's strong earnings report on Wednesday. Stifel upgrades Nvidia to buy from hold Stifel upgraded the stock after its strong earnings report Wednesday. Bank of America upgrades Williams-Sonoma to neutral from underperform Bank of America said that the downside scenario is now "off the table" for Williams-Sonoma. Bank of America downgrades Vizio to underperform from buy Bank of America double downgraded the stock on concerns about a weakening consumer. Bank of America downgrades Peloton to neutral from buy Bank of America said it sees "limited visibility on growth initiatives" for Peloton .

Persons: Needham, Rivian, it's, Oppenheimer, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Morgan Stanley, Wedbush, Johnson, Splunk, Raymond James, Piper Sandler, Piper, Wolfe, Charles Schwab, Bernstein, Estee Lauder, Snowflake, Rosenblatt, Read Organizations: Nvidia, Center, Stifel, AMC, Bank of America, underperform Bank of America, Williams, Sonoma, Vizio, Johnson, Prudential, DFS, ADI Locations: CY2024, Williams, Sonoma, Snowflake

☆ On tap next week: 2 housing reports and 2 Cub earnings releases. Here's what we're looking for
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

All three major U.S stock indices pulled back this week, as earnings season wound down and retail earnings painted a mixed picture of the state of the economy. Looking to next week, we'll be watching how shares of Club name Palo Alto Networks (PANW) open on Monday. With mortgage rates hitting the highest level in over two decades this week, affordability remains a major impediment for the housing market. Earnings : Club name Foot Locker (FL) reports quarterly results Wednesday before the opening bell, while Club holding Nvidia (NVDA) releases after the close that same day. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Persons: we'll, Locker, Mary Dillon, Lowe's, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Kelter Davis Organizations: Nasdaq, Dow Jones, TJX, Walmart, Federal Reserve, U.S, Palo Alto Networks, Palo, Club, Nvidia, Lufax, Baidu, Dick's Sporting, Coty, COTY, Urban Outfitters, Parts, Devices, Sonoma, Body, Abercrombie, Fitch, Autodesk, TD Bank, Royal Bank of Canada, Marvell Technology, Intuit, Nordstrom, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, Shoppers, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: U.S, China, Friday's, Williams, Burlington, Chicago , Illinois

With the end of another earnings season in sight, Wall Street's attention has turned to Washington and the debt ceiling deadline. Republican negotiators on Friday walked out of talks on raising the debt limit , abruptly ending a positive week of discussions that appeared to be leading toward a deal. Democrats and the White House have been pushing for a "clean" hike to the debt limit that would push the next deadline past the 2024 presidential election, while Republicans are pressing for spending cuts. Many investors believe this ongoing game of chicken over the debt limit is largely for show, since the U.S. has never defaulted on its debt obligations. U.S. President Joe Biden hosts debt limit talks with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and other congressional leaders in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 9, 2023.

☆ Here are the biggest winners from Bed Bath & Beyond's bankruptcy filing
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Bed Bath & Beyond filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday after failing to raise enough money to stay in business. The company is asking a New Jersey bankruptcy court permission to auction its namesake and Buy Buy Baby brands. "Comments from BBBY suggest that if a buyer of the company does not emerge, management plans to gradually wind down operations. The company currently operates 360 namesake locations and 120 Buy Buy Baby stores. "We are hard-pressed to envision Wayfair shares moving appreciably higher until the company's business model showcases improved, broad-based fundamental momentum.

☆ Morgan Stanley downgrades Williams-Sonoma, says stock could fall another 18% as demand for home furnishings weakens
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Expect more downside ahead for Williams-Sonoma 's stock as demand for home furnishings weakens in a difficult macro environment, according to Morgan Stanley. Analyst Simeon Gutman downgraded the stock to underweight from equal weight, saying in a note to clients Monday. The analyst also slashed his price target on the stock to $100 from $150. Going forward, Gutman views a slew of macro-related issues for Williams-Sonoma, expecting home furnishings to decline by 6% to 7%, discretionary spending to fall and deflation to return in 2023. "Though WSM's higher-income customer provides some insulation, in aggregate we think these headwinds mean the category likely declines and comps should turn more sharply negative in '23," he said.

☆ Barclays downgrades Williams-Sonoma and RH, warns of a weak housing cycle ahead
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A weak housing cycle will hurt home furnishing retailers Williams-Sonoma and RH , according to Barclays. She also slashed her price targets on Williams-Sonoma and RH. Home furnishing retailers such as Williams-Sonoma and RH were considered early pandemic beneficiaries as consumers took the opportunity to spruce up their homes while cloistered indoors. Now, however, they're dealing with the lagging effects of a slowing housing cycle the analyst expects will "build and worsen" over the next several quarters. Shares of Williams-Sonoma and RH are down more than 2% each in Monday premarket trading.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: Walt Disney, Carvana, Coinbase and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Peter Schacknow | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket:Walt Disney (DIS) – Walt Disney rallied 8.8% in premarket trading after the weekend announcement that former Chairman and CEO Bob Iger is returning as chief executive, replacing Bob Chapek. Carvana (CVNA) – Carvana fell 3.9% in the premarket after The Wall Street Journal quoted analysts as saying the online used car retailer could run out of cash within a year. Coinbase (COIN) – Coinbase slid 6.8% in premarket trading, with the cryptocurrency exchange's shares falling in the wake of rival FTX's bankruptcy. Alibaba (BABA) fell 3.4% in premarket trading, JD.com (JD) dropped 5.3%, Baidu (BIDU) lost 2.7% and Pinduoduo (PDD) slid 2.8%. Williams-Sonoma (WSM) – The housewares retailer's stock fell 1.9% in premarket trading after Barclays downgraded it to "equal weight" from "overweight," pointing to the negative impact of a weakening housing market.

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Amazon, Nio, Disney, Carvana, Coinbase, Costco & more
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

JPMorgan reiterates Amazon as top idea JPMorgan said the e-commerce giant is well positioned heading into the holiday season. " Morgan Stanley initiates Las Vegas Sands as overweight and names DraftKings as a top pick Morgan Stanley said in its initiation of Las Vegas Sands that it sees an attractive risk/reward. Morgan Stanley downgrades MongoDB to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley said in its downgrade of the database platform company that it's concerned about slowing growth for MongoDB. JPMorgan reiterates Charles Schwab as overweight JPMorgan said Charles Schwab is well positioned as one of the biggest "distributors of third-party mutual funds." Morgan Stanley upgrades Restaurant Brands to equal weight from underweight Morgan Stanley said it likes that the owner of brands such as Burger King appointed the former Domino's CEO as executive chairman.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Foot Locker, JD.com, Gap and others
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Peter Schacknow | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell:Foot Locker (FL) – Foot Locker shares soared 14% in the premarket after beating top and bottom line estimates for its latest quarter. JD.com (JD) – The China-based e-commerce company reported better-than-expected quarterly results as Covid-related lockdowns in China prompted more consumers to shop online. JD.com shares jumped 5.2% in premarket trading. Gap (GPS) – Gap shares rallied 5.1% in premarket trading after an unexpected return to profitability and better-than-expected sales. Williams-Sonoma reported better-than-expected sales and profit for its latest quarter.

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Meta, Lyft, Nvidia, Roblox, Freshpet & more
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Tuesday: Deutsche Bank reiterates Roblox as buy Deutsche says it expects a strong earnings report for Roblox when the online gaming platform company releases results on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank upgrades Dave & Buster's to buy from hold Deutsche said in its upgrade of the stock that it sees a "compelling" risk/reward. Bank of America reiterates Meta as neutral Bank of America says it sees too many headwinds for Meta shares right now. Bank of America reiterates Nvidia as buy Bank of America says it's standing by shares of Nvidia heading into earnings next week. Deutsche Bank reiterates Electronic Arts as a top pick Deutsche says it's very bullish on the company's upcoming release slate. "

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: Tesla, WeWork, Alibaba and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Peter Schacknow | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Alibaba (BABA) – Alibaba tumbled 12.3% in premarket trading after the release of weaker-than-expected China GDP data. China Tech Stocks – China-based tech stocks are under pressure after President Xi secured a third leadership term, leading to speculation of a continued crackdown on the country's tech sector. ServiceNow (NOW) – ServiceNow added 2.5% in premarket trading after Guggenheim upgraded the stock to "buy" from "neutral." Medtronic added 1% in premarket trading. Williams-Sonoma fell 2.5% in premarket action.

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Meta, Chevron, AT&T, Disney, Coinbase & more
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Here are Monday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Jefferies downgrades Williams-Sonoma to underperform from hold Jefferies said it's concerned about a softer macro environment. Wells Fargo reiterates Disney as overweight Wells said it continues to like the stock heading into earnings in early November. " Bank of America downgrades Meta to neutral from buy Bank of America said it's concerned about an ad spending slump heading into earnings later this week. Mizuho reiterates Coinbase as neutral Mizuho said it's staying neutral on Coinbase as losses continue to "linger" on the company's platform. Bank of America reiterates Apple as neutral Bank of America said it sees a balanced risk-reward heading into Apple earnings later this week.

☆ What Cramer is watching Friday — 2-year yield unstoppable as stocks to retest mid-June lows
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Our trusted S & P Oscillator is at a minus 7. Goldman cut its year-end S & P 500 target to 3,600 from 4,300. Darden Restaurants (DRI), parent of Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse, had its price target lowered $2 to $129 by Deutsche Bank. Morgan Stanley is concerned that Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) will miss numbers, so it cut its price target to $95 per share from $102. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

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