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☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Skechers, Tesla, GameStop, Birkenstock, Valvoline & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Morgan Stanley upgrades Ciena to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley sees "upside potential" for the networking company. Morgan Stanley downgrades Pure Storage to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock mainly on valuation. Goldman Sachs downgrades Birkenstock to neutral from buy Goldman downgraded Birkenstock mainly on valuation. Wells Fargo initiates Skechers at overweight Wells said it's bullish on shares of the footwear company. Morgan Stanley reiterates Tesla as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's possible that Tesla could make a phone.

Persons: Piper Sandler, Piper, it's, Edward Jones, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Birkenstock, Goldman, Wells, Wedbush, Needham, HAE, TD Cowen, Cowen, Tesla, Oppenheimer, Salesforce Organizations: Products, Devices, AMD, Paramount, Citi, DAR, Barclays, FI, GameStop, McCormick, Procore Technologies, UBS, Nvidia, hyperscalers, Bank of America, Apple, Fortinet Inc Locations: VVV

☆ Sallie Mae hikes yield on 1-year CDs as Fed stays in rate policy holding pattern
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Last week, Sallie Mae boosted the annual percentage yield for its 12-month CD by 10 basis points, or 0.10% week over week, to 5.15%. Certificate of deposit rates have come a long way since the Fed started raising interest rates in March 2022. The average online bank APY has gone up by 4.14 percentage points to 4.79% since then, Wells Fargo analyst Michael Kaye said in a note Friday. Since banks generally follow the fed funds rate, interest rates on CDs and savings accounts are expected to fall in turn. "Broadly we still expect online bank deposit rates to decline," BTIG's Caintic said.

Persons: Sallie Mae, we're, Vincent Caintic, Wells Fargo, Sallie Mae's, APY, Wells, Michael Kaye, BTIG's Caintic, Morgan Stanley, BOK Organizations: Federal Reserve, Fed, New York Community Bancorp, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, FDIC, Bank, Bank of America Locations: Wells, Wells Fargo, company's

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Apple shares pop, Musk drops OpenAI lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Abid Ali | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Musk drops OpenAI suit Elon Musk dropped his lawsuit against OpenAI, CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman, which alleged breach of contract and fiduciary duty. Apple pops Apple 's shares rose to a record high a day after it announced its push into artificial intelligence. Get the CNBC Daily Open report in your inbox every morning and keep up to date with the markets wherever you are. For more, CNBC's Jeff Cox explains there could be a huge impact from the consumer price index and the Fed meeting.

Persons: Paul Jacobson, Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Siri, OpenAI, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, David Malpass, Dennis Lockhart, Jeff Cox, — CNBC's Lim Hui Jie, Lisa Kailai Han, Alex Harring, Spencer Kimball, Hayden Field, Samantha Subin, Ashley Capoot, Michael Wayland Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, CNBC, General Motors, GM, OpenAI, Microsoft, Apple, Apple Intelligence, Federal Reserve, Brent, Bank, Biden, Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Atlanta Fed Locations: New York City, U.S, San Francisco

Oppenheimer raised its price target on Nvidia after the company completed a 10-for-1 stock split. 7:07 a.m.: Baird increases First Solar price target Baird thinks First Solar has more room for growth after soaring 46% in the past month. His buy rating and $238 per share price target implies more than 23% upside ahead. — Brian Evans 5:41 a.m.: Oppenheimer raises Nvidia price target after stock split Nvidia's momentum will continue, according to Oppenheimer. — Brian Evans 5:41 a.m.: JPMorgan says buy Shopify Shopify is the "online sale you don't want to miss," according to JPMorgan.

Persons: Oppenheimer, Baird, Ben Kallo, Kallo, — Brian Evans, Apple's, Samik Chatterjee, WWDC, Atif Malik, We're, Goldman Sachs Michael Ng, OpenAI, Brian Evans, Morgan Stanley, Adam Jonas, Ford, Jonas, Ford's, Rick Schafer, Schafer, Reginald Smith, Smith, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Nvidia, JPMorgan, iPhone, Citi, Ford, China EV Locations: Monday's

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Nvidia, Uber, Shopify, Tesla, Ford, Alphabet, Pepsi, Broadcom & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Morgan Stanley reiterates Apple as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's sticking with its overweight rating following the company's Worldwide Developers Conference. Baird reiterates Tesla as outperform Baird said it's sticking with its outperform rating heading into Thursday's shareholder meeting. "We are initiating coverage of Bitdeer Technologies Group (BTDR) with an Overweight rating and $13 PT." We argue the former, initiating coverage with an Outperform rating and $50 TP." Barclays reiterates PepsiCo as overweight Barclays said it's sticking with its overweight rating on the stock despite a bumpy macro in the salty snacks category.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Apple, WWDC, Oppenheimer, Ford, Baird, Tesla, Evercore, Cantor Fitzgerald, Cantor, Piper Sandler, Piper, it's, it's bullish, Bernstein, BTIG, D.A, Davidson, Citi, Uber Organizations: Nets, Apple, JPMorgan downgrades, JPMorgan, Nvidia, Bitdeer, Bitdeer Technologies, Citi, Broadcom, VMware, Barclays, DA, PepsiCo Locations: JPMorgan downgrades Cleveland, Cleveland, Delaware, China

☆ A successful Alzheimer's drug will help Eli Lilly join the $1 trillion club
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Eli Lilly became the most valuable health-care company in the world on the back of its blockbuster diabetes and obesity drugs. The billions of dollars in Eli Lilly is investing in manufacturing capacity support the idea that the long-term opportunity is immense. Adding Eli Lilly to the market could help address some of the obstacles that limited Leqembi's sales early on. Eli Lilly, which has spent billions in search of a successful Alzheimer's treatment , had hoped for donanemab to be approved by now. A sign with the company logo sits outside of the headquarters campus of Eli Lilly and Company on March 17, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Persons: Eli Lilly, donanemab, Eli Lilly's, Donanemab, Leqembi —, Biogen, —, Jim Cramer's, Ken Langone, Morgan Stanley, Cantor Fitzgerald, Leqembi, Jim Cramer, Jim, Scott Olson Organizations: Food and Drug Administration, FactSet, Novo Nordisk, FDA, GE Healthcare, CNBC, Company, Getty Locations: GLP, Indianapolis , Indiana

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Musk threatens Apple ban
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Abid Ali | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Technology stocks Nvidia, Meta and Microsoft boosted the indexes. Apple ban threatElon Musk threatened to ban Apple devices from his companies after Apple announced a partnership with OpenAI. Ailman suggested Musk should focus on one of his ventures and let professional managers handle Tesla's daily operations. The Taiwan Weighted index hit a record high, before paring back gains, as technology and utility stocks rose.

Persons: Elon Musk, Tesla, Goldman Sachs, Musk, Elon Musk's, Chris Ailman, CNBC's, Ailman, CalSTRS, Elliott, paring, Seng, Kospi, Morgan Stanley Organizations: New York Times DealBook, CNBC, Nasdaq, Technology, Nvidia, Meta, Microsoft, Dow Jones, Apple, OpenAI, California State Teachers, Elliott, Southwest, Elliott Management, Southwest Airlines, Boeing, CSI, Nikkei Locations: New York City, U.S, Asia, Taiwan, Pacific

☆ Wall Street expects Apple's AI updates to power a strong upgrade cycle
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Davidson's Gil Luria to upgrade shares to a buy. Apple shares have lagged major technology peers this year due in part to its failure to share a clear-cut AI plan. Goldman Sachs analyst Michael Ng was "encouraged by the financial implications" of the announcements, noting that new product features should help fuel an iPhone upgrade cycle . Lingering skepticism To be sure, other analysts worry that Apple's AI prospects may not be enough to power significant upgrades. "Contrary to consensus, we maintain the view that Apple's AI strategy will not lead to a significant iPhone upgrade cycle this fall."

Persons: Tim Cook, Siri, D.A, Davidson's Gil Luria, Luria, Goldman Sachs, Michael Ng, Morgan Stanley's Erik Woodring, Woodring, Toni Sacconaghi, Atif Malik, OpenAI, Evercore ISI's Amit Daryanani, Apple's, David Vogt, Tim Long, Long Organizations: Apple, Worldwide, Apple Intelligence, Napster, Citigroup, UBS, Barclays

☆ Morgan Stanley's Erik Woodring on Apple WWDC: Slightly exceeded expectations
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | 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 EmailMorgan Stanley's Erik Woodring on Apple WWDC: Slightly exceeded expectationsErik Woodring, Morgan Stanley equity research executive director, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss Apple's WWDC, the outlook for the company's stock, its partnership with OpenAI, and more.

Persons: Morgan Stanley's Erik Woodring, Erik Woodring, Morgan Stanley, Apple's WWDC, OpenAI Organizations: Apple

☆ Nvidia is going on the defensive as the list of contenders grows
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Emma Cosgrove | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThere are signs that Nvidia is adopting a defensive posture as competitors try to carve out a piece of the AI computing market it has dominated thus far. What does going on the defensive look like for a company with between 70% and 90% market share? Advertisement"Our sense is that investor expectations still haven't adjusted enough to the impacts the Blackwell launch will have on Nvidia competitors," the analysts wrote. The fast pace of new launches makes meaningful competition even harder to fathom according to Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley assessed that Broadcom is poised to gain market share while AMD's fate is less certain.

Persons: —, Morgan Stanley, Jensen, Lisa Su, Blackwell, Huang, Emma Cosgrove Organizations: Service, Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, Google, Business, Devices, AMD, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp, Broadcom Locations: Santa Clara , California, ecosgrove@businessinsider.com

☆ Apple shares pop to record high after company unveils AI software
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Ashley Capoot | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Apple CEO Tim Cook gestures during the annual developer conference event at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, California, U.S., June 10, 2024. Apple shares popped 5% to a new record high of around $203 per share on Tuesday, a day after the company announced its long-awaited push into artificial intelligence at its annual developer conference on Monday. The company pitched the features as AI for the average person, though users will likely need to upgrade their iPhones to access the tools. The company's developer conference came as a welcome sign for investors who have been watching to see how Apple will capitalize on the ongoing AI boom. Analysts from Morgan Stanley said Apple's AI features strongly position the company with "the most differentiated consumer digital agent."

Persons: Tim Cook, Apple, Siri, OpenAI's ChatGPT, Morgan Stanley, iPhones, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Apple, Bank of America, Apple Intelligence Locations: Cupertino , California, U.S

☆ 'A unique Nvidia proxy': Morgan Stanley names a global stock as its new top pick
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Morgan Stanley named a new top pick which it called a "unique Nvidia proxy." "We see Aspeed as a unique NVIDIA-related play, being the sole BMC supplier for GB200 and a key supplier to help realize Omniverse adoption," said Morgan Stanley analysts in a June 7 note. Morgan Stanley said with an average selling price of $100 per chip, it estimates the company could enjoy gross margins of 90%. The positive outlook for cloud capital expenditure is also set to benefit the data center supply chain, according to Morgan Stanley. That expected growth would be a 42-point acceleration from just 2% year-on-year growth in 2023, Morgan Stanley said.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: NVIDIA, BMC, GB200, Nvidia, Aspeed, Meta, Microsoft, Google, International, Emerging, China ETF Locations: Taiwan, China

☆ Jim Cramer says don't bet against Celsius or Shopify. He looks at 3 other stocks, too
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Matthew J. Belvedere | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Jim Cramer's daily rapid fire looks at stocks in the news outside the CNBC Investing Club portfolio. Jim Cramer has been calling for Ford, a CNBC Investing Club portfolio name, to do a buyback, too. But now that's reflected in the stock," Cramer said. Cramer said this research note was so negative that "I don't care that i[Cleveland-Cliffs] is down 28% for the year. "Gratuitous neutral," Cramer said.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Ford, Cramer, Morgan Stanley, it's Organizations: CNBC, Club, General Motors, Ford, Shopify, JPMorgan, Cliffs, GE Vernova, Citi, Costco Locations: Cleveland

☆ Here's an undervalued stock that can benefit from new Alzheimer's drugs
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio. 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: Jim Cramer, Financials, Morgan Stanley, Wells, —, Jim, Eli Lilly, Biogen, Jim Cramer's, LLY, DOV Organizations: CNBC, Federal, GE Healthcare, FDA, GE, JPMorgan, Dover Locations: That's, Dover

☆ History shows now has been a great time to buy Apple's stock
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

It's historically been a smart move to buy Apple shares around this time of year coming off the technology giant's developer conference, according to Morgan Stanley's sales team. Apple's biggest announcement was its push into artificial intelligence — the buzzy software that has helped propel large tech names, such as Nvidia , to record highs. Apple executives at the event unveiled Apple Intelligence, AI tools that will be available on the Mac, iPhone and iPad. AAPL YTD mountain Apple, year to date Shares rebounded on Tuesday, rallying more than 6% to a new all-time high. But the stock has underperformed both the S & P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite this year with a gain of just over 6%.

Persons: Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Siri Organizations: Apple, Developers, Nvidia, Apple Intelligence

☆ These consumer stocks have strong momentum on their side, Wolfe Research says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The dominant e-commerce platform has a momentum score, measuring 12-month and one-month relative strength, of 53%, and its earnings estimates have risen 17% since the end of March. Footwear maker Deckers also made the cut, with a 73% momentum score and a 6% swing in upward earnings revisions. Sports betting stock DraftKings also appeared on the Wolfe screen, with a 73% momentum score and a 270% increase in earnings estimates since the end of March. The majority of analysts polled by LSEG have a buy rating with a price target suggesting shares can surge more than 38%. But he called those worries "overdone" while pointing to earnings upside as a catalyst for shares to continue rallying.

Persons: Chris Senyek, Russell, Joseph Civello, Wolfe, Morgan Stanley's Stephen Grambling Organizations: Wolfe Research, Wolfe, LSEG, Amazon, Truist Securities, Sports, Grambling Locations: California, Illinois

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Far-right makes gains in EU elections
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Abid Ali | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Populist, far-right parties also won record support in this year's European Parliament elections, exit polls indicated late on Sunday. No way, MuskNorway's $1.7 trillion sovereign wealth fund, Tesla's eighth-largest shareholder, will vote against Elon Musk's $56 billion pay package. Despite a recent 2% drop in Aramco's stock and pressures on global oil prices, the offering attracted strong international demand.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Pen, CNBC's Karen Gilchrist, Dow, Stocks, Musk, Kitty's, Keith Gill, Gill, Prince Mohammed bin, Aramco's, Morgan Stanley, there's Organizations: CNBC, Populist, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Treasury, Elon Musk's, GameStop, Saudi, Nvidia Locations: Europe, freefall, Saudi Arabia, Aramco, Saudi

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Tesla, Apple, Walmart, Microsoft, Disney, Arm, GM, DraftKings & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Morgan Stanley resumes Broadcom as overweight Morgan Stanley resumed coverage of Broadcom , saying it's "compelling." UBS reiterates Apple as neutral UBS said its survey checks show that interest in AI remains "muted" for Apple. Morgan Stanley names DraftKings a top pick Despite gaming tax issues in Illinois, Morgan Stanley moved the gaming stock back to top-pick status. Morgan Stanley downgrades Advanced Micro Devices to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley said investors' expectations are "too high." UBS reiterates Micron as buy UBS raised its price target on Micron to $155 per share from $125.

Persons: Truist, Morgan Stanley, TD Cowen, Bernstein, Tesla, underperform Bernstein, Elon Musk, Disney, DraftKings, Jefferies, Colleen, Wells, Raymond James, MHK, Rosenblatt, NVDA, Melius Organizations: Microsoft, New, Broadcom, UBS, Apple, Nvidia, Disney, North America Gaming, Jefferies, JPMorgan, Honeywell, Micron, Nike, ARM, Adobe, Citi, General Motors, Bank of America, Mobile Locations: Int'l Parks, Illinois, North

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: DraftKings, Carvana, Southwest Airlines, Planet Fitness and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

DraftKings — The sports betting stock added 1.8% after Morgan Stanley reiterated its overweight rating and said shares were again worthy of a top-pick designation. Morgan Stanley said the stock can rally despite concerns around Illinois' legalization of a sports betting tax. Nvidia — Shares were marginally lower ahead of the chipmaker stock's first day of trading after its 10-for-1 stock split . Planet Fitness — Stock in the fitness center chain advanced about 4% on the heels of an upgrade from Jefferies earlier on Monday. Analyst Randal Konik said "the stars have aligned" for Planet Fitness stock, adding that he expects strong franchise unit growth in 2025.

Persons: GoDaddy, Robert Half, Dow, Morgan Stanley, Joseph Moore, Randal Konik, — CNBC's Michelle Fox, Alex Harring, Jesse Pound Organizations: KKR, CrowdStrike, Comerica, Dow Jones, Dell Technologies, Palantir Technologies, AMD —, Nvidia —, Southwest Airlines —, Street Journal, Elliott Investment Management, Carvana, JPMorgan, Energy Global, Jefferies, Fitness Locations: Illinois

☆ Jim Cramer says buy Southwest on activist push — and his thoughts on 2 tech stock downgrades
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Jim Cramer's daily rapid fire looks at stocks in the news outside the CNBC Investing Club portfolio. "Southwest Air is an underperformer for many, many years, but it does have a good balance sheet," Jim Cramer said. "I'm not so sure they're as high as people think," Cramer said. The CNBC Investing Club has long owned Nvidia , the dominant maker of AI chips. And yet if you look at the long term, Palo Alto has been very good," Cramer said.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Elliott, Jim Cramer, Ben Reitzes, Cramer, you've, Morgan Stanley, Lisa Su's, GoDaddy, George Kurtz Organizations: CNBC, Club, Southwest Airlines, Elliott Management, Melius, Adobe, Devices, Nvidia, Walmart, JPMorgan, Costco, Investing Club, KKR, Palo Alto, Palo Alto Networks Locations: Texas, —, Palo Alto

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Southwest Airlines, GameStop, Advanced Micro Devices and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Southwest Airlines — The stock rose 9% after activist hedge fund Elliott Management amassed a $1.9 billion stake in Southwest Airlines. GameStop — The meme stock slipped nearly 15% in volatile trading after a roller-coaster week. Advanced Micro Devices — The chipmaker fell 3% after Morgan Stanley downgraded shares to equal weight from overweight, saying investors' expectations look elevated. ReNew Energy Global — Shares popped more than 7% after Morgan Stanley upped its price target, saying the narrative for the U.K.-based company remains strong. DraftKings — The sports entertainment stock gained 2% after Morgan Stanley renamed the company as a top pick.

Persons: Bob Jordan, Gary Kelly, Keith Gill, Huntington Bancshares, Huntington, Morgan Stanley, GoDaddy —, Dow, Robert Half, Jefferies, DraftKings, Yun Li, Alex Harring, Michelle Fox, Sarah Min, Pia Singh, Sean Conlon Organizations: Southwest Airlines, Management, Southwest, GameStop, KKR, CrowdStrike, GoDaddy — KKR, Dow Jones, Comerica, Apple, Energy, Jefferies Locations: 2H24, Illumina, Illinois

☆ Nvidia is making a ton of money. Now, main supplier TSMC may charge Jensen Huang more for chips.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Now, key supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, or TSMC, appears to want in on the hype. "I did complain to Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang — the 'three trillion guy' — that his products are so expensive," CC Wei, TSMC's CEO, said last week, per Nikkei. TSMC has already indicated price hikes for production outside of TaiwanIt isn't the first time this year that TSMC has signaled a price hike. AdvertisementIn April, Wei said the company plans to charge customers more if they want their chips made outside Taiwan. "In today's fragmented globalization environment, costs will be higher for everyone, including TSMC, our customers, our competitors, and the entire semiconductor industry."

Persons: —, Jensen Huang, Jensen Huang —, Wei, TSMC, Nvidia's Huang doesn't, Huang, Morgan Stanley Organizations: Service, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Wei, Business, Wall, NVIDIA, Nvidia, New Locations: TSMC, Taiwan, China, Beijing, Arizona, Japan, Germany, New Taiwan

☆ Beyond the Magnificent 7: Morgan Stanley fund manager says diversify with these 2 stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | In Amala-Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

But this heavy focus on just a few stocks has led one portfolio manager to urge investors to diversify, naming two stocks he thinks look particularly attractive. Dunn, who also holds the title of co-head of value equity at Morgan Stanley, said other stocks offered investors "a lot of opportunity," naming two he likes. Thermo Fisher Scientific Healthcare services and biotechnology company Thermo Fisher is another favorite for Dunn, who sees it as an industry leader and "supermarket of tools and analytics." "We think [Thermo Fisher is] really ready to sort of benefit from this as the year progresses." Shares in Thermo Fisher are up around 9.5% year-to-date and 12.8% in the last 12 months.

Persons: Nvidia, Aaron Dunn, CNBC's, Dunn, Morgan Stanley, They've, BJ's Organizations: Big Tech, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Tesla, Morgan, Value, Costco Wholesale, Walmart, Sam's, Fisher Scientific Healthcare, . Value Locations: Morgan Stanley's, U.S, Fisher

Analyst Stephen Grambling reiterated his overweight rating on shares, which he thinks should move higher based on potential earnings upside. Analyst Christopher Horvers upgraded the big-box retailer to overweight and hiked his price target by $15 to $81, which suggests 25.4% potential upside. Analyst Tom O'Malley's price target is now $145 per share, which implies 19.9% potential upside from Friday's close. Ramsey also attributed his new price target to the firm's latest data center modeling which estimates a software-based revenue breakout for Nvidia. He raised his price target to $150, which implies 40.8% upside from Friday's close.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Stephen Grambling, Grambling, — Pia Singh, Christopher Horvers, Horvers, Tom, O'Malley, TD Cowen, Matthew Ramsey, Ramsey, Rajat Gupta, Gupta, CVNA, Joseph Moore, Moore, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Monday, JPMorgan, North America Gaming, Illinois Senate, Walmart, Nvidia, Barclays Barclays, Sovereign, Broadcom, AMD Locations: Illinois, North, IL

☆ Here's what to expect from Apple's AI event and how to trade it
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The pressure is heating up on Apple to flaunt its AI potential at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference Monday. Shares of Apple have lagged major technology peers since the start of the year, rising just 1.5%. While the Apple event isn't typically regarded as a big market-moving stock catalyst, the highly anticipated announcement of new generative AI-enabled features changes the narrative this year, Woodring said. He added that shares tend to underperform the S & P 500 by 10 basis points on average on the day of the event. The analyst retained a $225 price target on Apple shares, implying 14% upside from Friday's close.

Persons: Morgan Stanley's Erik Woodring, Woodring, Siri, Tim Cook, Samik Chatterjee, Atif Malik, AAPL, Toni Sacconaghi Organizations: Apple, Developers, Nvidia, Microsoft, Mac, Citigroup, Google, Samsung

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