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☆ Watch out for these momentum losers that could underperform, Evercore ISI says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A collection of so-called momentum misers are already seeing their 2024 earnings estimates revised downward and the stocks have few reasons that could drive them higher, according to Julian Emanuel, Evercore ISI managing director and head of equity, derivatives and quantitative strategy. Lowe's first-quarter results are due out on May 21, but 2024 earnings estimates have fallen 4.7% year to date, according to Evercore. LOW YTD mountain Lowe's stock. MicroStrategy also made the Evercore list. Still, its 2024 earnings estimates have been revised down by more than 116% since the year began.

Persons: Julian Emanuel, Emanuel, Russell, Lowe's, Morgan Stanley, Simeon Gutman, Gutman, MicroStrategy Organizations: ISI, Coterra Energy, Citigroup

The earnings season is winding down, but there are some names slated to report that could see big moves — in either direction. Already, more than 80% of companies in the S & P 500 have already posted quarterly results this earnings season as of Monday morning. Against that backdrop, CNBC Pro screened for names reporting this week — with market caps of $1 billion or more — that could experience sharp up- or downside moves, based on trading activity in the options market. Here are the names that made the list: Upstart Holdings is the reporter this week that could be in for the biggest move at nearly 19%. Rideshare stock Lyft also made the list.

Persons: Uber, America's Mihir Bhatia, Bhatia, Lyft, LSEG, Jefferies, John Colantuoni, Colantuoni, Bank of America's Jessica Reif Ehrlich, Ehrlich, WBD Organizations: Disney, CNBC Pro, Holdings, LSEG, Bank, America's, Warner Bros, Bank of America's Locations: California

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Ferrari, Netflix, Tesla, Nvidia, TJX, Carvana & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

UBS upgrades Burlington to neutral from sell UBS said the outlook for Burlington is improving. Jefferies reiterates Netflix as buy After a change in analyst coverage, the firm says it's standing by its buy rating. UBS upgrades TJX Companies to buy from neutral UBS says the off-price retailer is a "growth stock with surprising upside." UBS downgrades CVS to neutral from buy UBS said it sees too much uncertainty for shares of CVS. JPMorgan upgrades Carvana to overweight from neutral JPMorgan upgraded Carvana following earnings on Wednesday.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Ferrari, Mizuho, C27E, BURL, Jefferies, Rosenblatt, TD Cowen downgrades Wolfspeed, Cowen, Raymond James, Parsons, Ziff Davis, KBW, Piper Sandler, Cantor Fitzgerald, Tesla, Cantor, it's bullish Organizations: Nvidia, Mizuho, UBS, Netflix, Networks, Enterprise, Jefferies, CTV, TJX Companies, Department Stores, CVS, JPMorgan, Susquehanna, MGM, Bank of America, Community Bank, Piper, NYCB, ~$ Locations: Burlington, Las Vegas

☆ Sell in May and go away? Think again
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —It’s “sell in May and go away” season. All three major indexes broke five-month winning streaks as hotter-than-expected inflation data stoked fears that interest rate cuts will come later than forecast. The central bank kept interest rates on hold at a 23-year high at its policy meeting. Persistent inflation has kept long-anticipated rate cuts on the backburner. Tesla “has let our entire charging org go,” William Navarro Jameson, strategic charging programs lead at Tesla, wrote on X.

Persons: Stocks, Jerome Powell, ”, Alex McGrath, Larry Tentarelli, Bryan Mena, it’s, Read, Tesla, Tesla “, ” William Navarro Jameson, Lane Chaplin, Hanna Ziady, Peter Valdes Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, The, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Wednesday, Traders, Blue, Carson Group, Research, Federal Reserve, Fed, Motors, Ford, Tesla Locations: New York

☆ Citi names 3 biotech stocks to play a growing $2.9 billion opportunity — giving one about 50% upside
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The outlook is starting to look bright for biotech stocks, according to some. With markets now expecting the first rate cut to be in September rather than June or July, as previously thought, biotech stocks could start to do well. Biotech encompasses many different areas, but Citi has identified one with a $2.9 billion market — which it says is set for even more growth. It gave CSL a price target of $305, or nearly 11% potential upside. It gave Intellia a price target of $31, or 49% potential upside.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Garadacimab, Ionis, Citi Organizations: Biotech, Citi, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Intellia Therapeutics, CSL, Intellia

☆ Tuesday's analyst calls: Nvidia to get a boost from new chip, Ralph Lauren poised to jump
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Tuesday's analyst calls focused on red-hot tech giant Nvidia, which is seen as benefitting from the release of its new Blackwell chip, the GB200. 7:02 a.m.: Deutsche Bank sees 33% upside for Live Nation on strong fundamentals Strong fundamentals could spell further upside for shares of Live Nation Entertainment , according to Deutsche Bank. Soff also applauded the company for expanding into new add-on services, including providing upselling opportunities and selling advertising on the Live Nation app. Although a potential regulatory investigation could curtail the stock, Soff doesn't believe that Live Nation stock will ultimately take much damage. 6:03 a.m.: Jefferies initiates Ralph Lauren at a buy, sees momentum with younger consumers Ralph Lauren is shaping up to be a quality growth stock, according to Jefferies.

Persons: Blackwell, Jefferies, Ralph Lauren, Benjamin Soff's, Soff, shouldn't, — Lisa Kailai Han, Airbnb, James Lee, Lee's, headwinds, Brent Thrill, Ashley Helgans, Ralph Lauren's, Helgans, Taylor Swift, Timothy Acuri, Acuri, Hopper, — Lisa Kailai Han — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: CNBC, Nvidia, UBS, Deutsche Bank, Nation, Live Nation Entertainment, Mizuho, Paris, tailwinds, Paris Olympics, Chegg, Blackwell, Microsoft, Oracle Locations: Europe

Eli Lilly — Shares added 5% after Eli Lilly, maker of the Mounjaro diabetes and weight loss drug, beat analysts' expectations for first-quarter adjusted earnings. PayPal — Shares gained 3.6% after the payment company posted $7.70 billion in first-quarter revenue, beating analysts' estimates for $7.51 billion, according to LSEG. The chipmaker posted adjusted earnings of $3.24 per share, higher than the consensus estimate of $3.16 per share, according to LSEG. Earnings of 24 cents per share on $1.37 billion in revenue exceeded consensus forecasts of 11 cents and $1.36 billion, according to FactSet. Adjusted earnings of 71 cents per share topped anticipated earnings of 65 cents per share.

Persons: Eli Lilly —, Eli Lilly, drugmaker, Jefferies, Tesla, Goldman Sachs, Tenet, Corning, FactSet, Sysco, Medifast, Paccar, Bob Bakish, Skydance, Needham, Macheel, Michelle Fox, Yun Li, Lisa Kailai Han, Pia Singh, Sarah Min Organizations: PayPal —, PayPal, Semiconductor, Tenet, FactSet, Technology, GE Healthcare Technologies, LSEG, Taco Bell, KFC, Paramount Global, CBS, Paramount Locations: Indianapolis, China, LSEG, FactSet, Houston

☆ Remain favorably inclined to Big Tech as fundamentals remain strong, says Barclays' Venu Krishna
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | 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 EmailRemain favorably inclined to Big Tech as fundamentals remain strong, says Barclays' Venu KrishnaVenu Krishna, Barclays head of U.S. equity strategy, joins 'Money Movers' to discuss if this is a period when tech will underperform the broader market, how to play the tech market, and much more.

Persons: Venu Krishna Venu Krishna Organizations: Big Tech, Barclays

☆ These 5 stocks are perfect examples of a time-tested strategy that can outperform in any market, according to a stock-picker whose ETF beat 90% of its peers in its first full year
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Copenhagen-based firm subadvises funds like the Harbor International Compounders ETF (OSEA), which O'Reilly has co-managed since its launch in early September 2022. But despite launching less than two years ago, O'Reilly said in a recent interview that the ETF's success didn't happen overnight. "We feel the strategy that we have can work in any market environment," O'Reilly said. The ETF is more balanced when it comes to countries, as no more than 13% of its stocks are from a single nation. 5 international stocks to buy nowAfter outlining his investing strategy, O'Reilly spoke about five companies he's especially excited about now.

Persons: Peter O'Reilly, who's, O'Reilly, You've, he's, Germany — Organizations: London, Asset Management, Business, Carnegie Asset Management Locations: Ireland, Dublin, Copenhagen, France, Japan, United Kingdom, Germany

☆ Shares of two big online education stocks tank more than 10% as students use ChatGPT
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

As a result, Jefferies downgraded the stock to underperform from hold and lowered its price target to $4 from $7, suggesting 2% downside from Monday's close. Both stocks sank by more than 10% on Tuesday after issuing disappointing guidance in part because of students using AI tools such as ChatGPT. The rapid rise of artificial intelligence appears to be taking a toll on the shares of online education companies Chegg and Coursera . After Chegg's most recent results, Morgan Stanley lowered its price target to $6.50 from $7 and maintained its underweight rating. He maintained his neutral rating and cut his price target to $8 from $9.

Persons: James, Brent Thill, Jefferies, Chegg, Daniel L, Rosensweig, Nathan Schultz, Thill, ChatGPT, Morgan Stanley, Josh Baer, Schultz, Bryan Smilek, Coursera Organizations: LSEG, JPMorgan, StreetAccount Locations: Shepherdsville , Kentucky

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Tesla, Apple, Live Nation, Boeing, Coinbase, Amazon & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Bank of America reiterates Tesla as buy Bank of America said it's standing by its buy rating on the electric-vehicle maker. "We maintain our Buy rating and raise our PT from $1100 to $1,150." "We are initiating coverage of Live Nation with a Buy rating and $120 price target." "We are initiating coverage on EE with an Overweight rating." "We are initiating coverage of Integral Ad Science with a Buy rating and a $15 price target."

Persons: Tesla, TSLA, Morgan Stanley, Oppenheimer, Raymond James, Mizuho, Airbnb, Coinbase, Needham, Stephens, Jefferies, Ralph Lauren, Chegg Organizations: Argus, Boeing, " Bank of America, Bank of America, UBS, Nvidia, Dyne, JPMorgan, Catalyst Watch, Apple, Mizuho, Citi, BTC, Ethereum, Paramount, CBS, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, Excelerate Energy, Stephens, Barclays, UMB, Corp, Contineum Locations: Base, Kansas City

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Tesla, Paramount, Domino's, Southwest Airlines and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Paramount — The entertainment company saw shares climb more than 5% in premarket trading after reports that its board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday morning. Domino's Pizza — Shares of the pizza chain jumped more than 5% after a first-quarter earnings beat. Domino's reported $3.58 in earnings per share versus the $3.39 expected by analysts polled by LSEG. Southwest Airlines — The airline stock dipped 1.2% after Jefferies downgraded shares to underperform from hold. The company also said it expects box office performance for the second quarter to remain pressured by last year's strikes.

Persons: Bob Bakish, Domino's, Jefferies, Sheila Kahyaoglu, Bernstein, Toni Sacconaghi, —, Sarah Min, Yun Li, Michelle Fox, Pia Singh, Jesse Pound Organizations: Paramount, LSEG, Southwest Airlines —, Apple, Barclays, AMC Locations: LSEG ., China

As the busy first-quarter earnings season moves along, several stocks still set to report could be due for big swings. First-quarter earnings have boosted stocks this week, as more than 77% of companies in the S & P 500 have exceeded analysts' expectations, according to FactSet. The S & P 500's year-over-year earnings growth for the first quarter is running at about 5.6%, according to Friday data from LSEG . The names on tap range from big-name AI plays Super Micro Computer and Amazon to health-care giants such as Moderna . Chipmakers Super Micro Computer and Advanced Micro Devices could also see some major moves this week, as they could rise or fall as much as 12.6% and 7.4%, respectively.

Persons: Curtis Nagle, Nagle, Samik Chatterjee, Goldman Sachs, Pinterest Organizations: Dow Jones, Computer, Moderna, CNBC Pro, Bank of America, TikTok, JPMorgan, Super Locations: chipmakers

☆ Jim Cramer says it is 'too early to buy' Southwest on its brutal five-session slide
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer expressed sympathy for Southwest as the airline stock was further punished by a new sell call following last week's wider-than-expected quarterly loss on Boeing aircraft delays. (See here for a full list of the stocks in Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust, the portfolio used by the CNBC Investing Club.) As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Cramer, It's, Jefferies, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim Organizations: Southwest, Boeing, Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust, CNBC Locations: Southwest

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Tesla, Roku, Apple, SoFi, Domino's and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

SoFi Technologies — The consumer fintech company's stock price plunged about 10% on disappointing second-quarter earnings guidance. AT & T — The telecommunications stock popped 2.8% after Barclays upgraded AT & T to overweight from equal weight, citing a "mismatch" between the company's valuation and its growth prospects. Apple — Shares rose more than 3% after Bernstein upgraded the tech stock to outperform from market perform. Dave — Shares popped 9.8% after JMP initiated coverage of the fintech company with an outperform rating. Shares popped 9.8% after JMP initiated coverage of the fintech company with an outperform rating.

Persons: FactSet, Tesla, Domino's, LSEG, Roku, David Joyce, Bernstein, Toni Sacconaghi, Dave —, Dave, AMC preannounced, Bob Bakish, —, Sarah Min, Tanaya Macheel, Yun Li, Lisa Kailai Han, Michelle Fox Organizations: Technologies, Elon, Sunday, U.S, Philips —, Philips, Barclays, Seaport Research Partners, Apple, Airlines —, Jeffries, AMC Entertainment Holdings, AMC, Paramount Locations: China, U.S

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Nvidia, AT&T, Tesla, Shopify, Super Micro Computer and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Evercore ISI reiterates Tesla as in line Evercore ISI lowered its price target on Tesla to $145 per share from $155. Barclays upgrades AT & T to overweight from equal weight Barclays sees "growth quality" for the telecommunications and wireless provider. Barclays downgrades Lululemon to equal weight from overweight Barclays downgraded the maker of athleisure wear due to rising competition. "We initiate coverage of Dave Inc. with a Market Outperform rating and $70 price target representing ~65% upside from the current price." "We are upgrading GWW from EW to OW, while raising our price target from $1,000 to $1,250."

Persons: Evercore, Tesla, Jefferies, LUV, Lululemon, LULU, Dave, Oppenheimer, Instacart, Bernstein, Goldman Sachs, William Blair, Eastman, Morgan Stanley, Berenberg, Melius, Price, Stephens, Grainger Organizations: Airlines, Jefferies, Southwest Airlines, Dynamics, Barclays, Dave Inc, JPMorgan, CART, Apple, Eastman Chemical, Arista Networks, Nvidia, Data, Citi Locations: Americas, China, Tulsa , Oklahoma, Kingsport , Tennessee

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Microsoft, Alphabet, Apple, Snap, Intel, Western Digital and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Here are Friday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Bank of America reiterates Alphabet as buy Bank of America said it is sticking with its buy rating on Alphabet following earnings Thursday. Deutsche Bank reiterates Snap as buy Deutsche Bank said it is sticking with its buy rating on the stock following earnings on Thursday. " Goldman Sachs reiterates Intel as sell Goldman Sachs said it is standing by its sell rating on Intel shares following earnings Thursday. Benchmark upgrades Western Digital to buy from hold Benchmark upgrades Western Digital following the company's "major upside" earnings report. Bank of America reiterates Nvidia as buy Bank of America said Nvidia remains a top idea at the firm.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, prioritization, Maxim, Bank of America downgrades Hertz, Raymond James, Knight, Morgan Stanley downgrades Mobileye, Morgan Stanley, Piper Sandler, Wells, Dow Organizations: Bank of America, Deutsche, Deutsche Bank, Microsoft, Intel, TAM, Apple, Barclays, Enphase Energy, Digital, " Bank of America, Sonic Automotive, underperform Bank of America, Underperform, of America, Nvidia, AMD, MU, Caterpillar, Air Defense, Swift Transportation, EPAM, IT Services, Materials, Compass Minerals, JPMorgan, Dow, Teledyne, HSBC Locations: China, underperform, Israel

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Amazon, Airbnb, Domino's, Walmart, Disney & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Bernstein reiterates Tesla as underperform Bernstein said it still sees minimal positive catalysts ahead for Tesla following earnings on Tuesday. Bank of America upgrades Tesla to buy from neutral Bank of America said it sees a slew of "positive catalysts" ahead for Tesla shares following earnings on Tuesday. Citi downgrades Molson Coors to sell from neutral Citi said it's concerned about slowing growth. Citi upgrades SiriusXM to neutral from sell Citi said the risk/reward is now more balanced. Citi reiterates Amazon as buy Citi raised its price target on the stock to $235 per share from $215.

Persons: Piper Sandler, Piper, Bernstein, Tesla, underperform Bernstein, KBW, Wells, Citi downgrades Molson, it's, Oppenheimer, Domino's, it's bullish, DPZ, SIRI, Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley it's, GenAI, Guggenheim, Enphase, Jefferies Organizations: Tesla, Mizuho, Bank of America, of America, Packaging Corporation of America, Citi downgrades, Citi downgrades Molson Coors, Citi, TAP, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, Computer, Micro, Sea Limited, fintech JV, Amazon, Disney, Atlanta Braves, Braves, Microsoft Locations: Singapore, BNPL

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Tesla, Apple, Roblox, Tesla, Qualcomm, Disney & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Loop initiates MongoDB as buy Loop sees growth accelerating for the developer data platform company. JPM reiterates General Motors and Ford as overweight JPMorgan said the stocks will benefit from "lower commodities & higher production outside China." JPMorgan upgrades Assai to overweight from neutral JPMorgan said it sees improving trends and better visibility for the Brazilian wholesaler. JPMorgan upgrades Roblox to overweight from neutral JPMorgan said it sees a "compelling entry point" for the stock. JPMorgan downgrades Five Below to neutral from overweight JPMorgan downgraded Five Below due to "ongoing macro pressure."

Persons: JPM, JPMorgan, KeyBanc, Wells, D.A, Davidson, Davidson's, Berenberg, Morgan Stanley, Harley, Evercore, it's bullish, it's, Tesla, Rosenblatt, Oppenheimer, Dwight, Key, Truist, Wolfe, Warner, Price Organizations: Motors, Ford, GM, Nvidia, MU, BMO, prem, NICE, JPMorgan, Barclays, Apple, Albertsons, Catalyst Watch, NOVA, Penn Entertainment, PENN, ESPN Bet, Benchmark, Qualcomm, Warner Brothers, Warner, HBO Locations: China, Texas, U.S

☆ Needham upgrades Netflix, sets $700 price target on future AI benefits
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Don't overlook Netflix's future stake in the artificial intelligence race, according to Needham. Analyst Laura Martin upgraded the streaming stock to buy from hold, saying its "tech-first culture" makes it one of the best-positioned streamers to benefit from the transition to AI. The upgrade from Needham comes on the heels of the media company's first-quarter earnings report. Netflix surpassed earnings expectations and said it will stop disclosing quarterly subscriber numbers and average revenue per membership next year. NFLX YTD mountain Shares this year Martin also lifted the firm's price target to $700 a share, suggesting that shares can rally another 15% from Thursday's close.

Persons: Needham, Laura Martin, Martin Organizations: Netflix Locations: Thursday's

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Duolingo, JetBlue, Tesla, D.R. Horton and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

JetBlue Airways — Shares jumped 4.1% after JPMorgan upgraded the airline to neutral from underperform, saying it likes its turnaround potential. Barnes Group — The global industrial tech and aerospace stock jumped 9.3% after DA Davidson upgraded the company to buy from neutral, saying shares are attractive. Blackstone — The asset manager slipped 2.3% after lowering its dividend to 83 cents per share from 94 cents per share. Horton exceeded expectations in its fiscal second quarter, posting earnings of $3.52 per share on revenue of $9.11 billion. Elevance Health — Shares jumped 3.2% after the health insurance company posted an earnings beat and raised its full-year guidance.

Persons: Estee Lauder, Tesla, Emmanuel Rosner, Rosner, Davidson, Blackstone, Horton —, Horton, LSEG, Morgan Stanley, Donald Trump's, —, Samantha Subin, Brian Evans, Hakyung Kim, Lisa Kailai Han Organizations: JPMorgan, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, JetBlue Airways —, Iris Energy, Deutsche Bank, Google, Meta, Reuters, Group, Alaska Air Group, Revenue, BJ's Wholesale, eBay, — Rosenblatt Securities, Trump Media & Technology, Truth Social Locations: Taiwan, Alaska

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Nvidia, Apple, Amazon, eBay, Zoom, JetBlue, BJ's & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

"We are initiating coverage of Samsara (IOT) with a Buy rating and $42 price target." Deutsche Bank adds a catalyst call buy on Estee Lauder Deutsche added a short-term buy rating on shares of the beauty giant. Bernstein reiterates Apple as market perform Bernstein said it's getting more "constructive" on Apple shares but is sticking with its market perform rating for now. "We are initiating coverage of AES with a Buy rating and $21PT. "We are initiating coverage on shares of Beacon Roofing Supply (BECN), a leading roofing products distributor in the United States, with a Buy rating and $135 PT."

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Oppenheimer, JPMorgan, Lauder Deutsche, Mizuho, TD Cowen, Cowen, it's, Bernstein, Jefferies, Kite, Kite Realty Jefferies, GE Vernova, Tesla, Needham, Andy, BTIG, Davidson, Barnes, Morgan Stanley downgrades, Morgan Stanley, Etsy, Rosenblatt, Swift, Janney Organizations: Bank of America, Cisco Systems, Goldman Sachs, P, JPMorgan, JetBlue, Bancorp, SPT, Oracle, Deutsche Bank, Linde, Mizuho, LIN, Nvidia, Apple, Kite Realty, GE, Metro NY, SSS, Deutsche, Infrastructure, FTAI Infrastructure, BMO, New, AMC, Barnes Group, AES Corporation, AES, eBay, EBAY, UW, ZS, Comcast, CNBC, Benchmark, Beacon Locations: New York City, OW, United States

☆ NBA bans Raptors player for life after he leaked info to bettors
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Lauren Steussy | Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter has been banned for life from the NBA for gambling violations. The NBA said Porter leaked health information to a known sports bettor, among other violations. The NBA said in a statement that it opened an investigation into Raptors forward Jontay Porter after a game last month that attracted heavy interest from sports bettors. Related storiesSeparately, the NBA said that between January and March of this year, Porter bet on at least 13 games totaling $54,094 by using an associate's online betting account. Advertisement"Three of the bets were multi-game parlay bets that included one Raptors game," the NBA said, "in which Porter bet that the Raptors would lose."

Persons: Jontay Porter, Porter, —, Porter didn't, Adam Silver, Shohei Ohtani Organizations: Toronto Raptors, NBA, Service, Raptors, American Gaming Association, Dodgers

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: United Airlines, Travelers, Abbott Laboratories and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Quarterly revenue came in at $12.54 billion, topping an LSEG estimate of $12.45 billion. Travelers said it generated $4.69 in earnings per share on $10.18 billion in revenue. Interactive Brokers — Shares popped 3% after Interactive Brokers posted quarterly results that came in slightly ahead of Wall Street's expectations. J.B. Hunt posted earnings of $1.22 per share on $2.94 billion in revenue. Alcoa is set to report earnings after the bell.

Persons: LSEG, Eli Lilly, ASML, Hunt, Kate Spade, Abbott, Joe Biden's, Jefferies, —, Jesse Pound, Hakyung Kim, Pia Singh, Michelle Fox, Alex Harring, Sarah Min Organizations: United Airlines —, Travelers Companies, Travelers, U.S, Interactive, Hunt Transport Services, The New York Times, Federal Trade Commission, Versace, Capri Holdings, Autodesk —, Autodesk, Bancorp — U.S, Bancorp, Abbott Laboratories, FactSet, Alcoa Locations: China

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Broadcom, Apple, Tesla, Netflix, Amazon, Microsoft & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Here are Wednesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Barclays reiterates Tesla as equal weight Barclays lowered its price target on Tesla to $180 per share from $225 and said it sees a negative catalyst heading into earnings. Wells Fargo reiterates Microsoft as overweight Wells raised its price target on the stock to $480 per share from $460. Barclays reiterates Broadcom as overweight Barclays raised its price target on Broadcom to $1,500 per share from $1,405. Wells Fargo reiterates Goldman Sachs as overweight Wells said it gives a "gold star" to Goldman coming out of earnings. Truist reiterates Amazon as buy Truist raised its price target on the stock to $216 per share from $195.

Persons: Tesla, Mizuho, RCL, Hancock Whitney, Raymond James, it's, Vernova, Wells, AAPL, TD Cowen, Jefferies, Morgan Stanley, NVDA, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Maxim, Truist Organizations: Street, Barclays, Royal Caribbean, Citi, GE, HSBC, Biotech, Apple, Microsoft, Broadcom, Education, Strategic Education, Guggenheim, Automotive, Netflix Locations: China, Gulf

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