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Barclays cut its price target on Tesla. Turrin's $480 price target suggests Microsoft shares, which are up more than 10% this year, could add another 15.8% over the next 12 months. Nardone kept his $150 price target, which implies Crocs shares could gain 24.3% over the next 12 months. Tesla shares, which have lost more than 36% this year, traded 1.3% higher in premarket trading. Redburn Atlantic also cut its price target to $130 from $150, reiterating its sell rating on the stock.

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☆ 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

☆ Pullback is just a 'healthy consolidation,' use it to buy AI plays, says BlackRock's Kate Moore
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Recent weakness in the market shouldn't deter investors from finding pockets of opportunity, particularly in artificial intelligence-related companies, according to BlackRock's Kate Moore. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S & P 500 fell for a second week last week. "I think healthy consolidation after an extremely strong return in the first quarter is completely fair, and doesn't change the fundamentals," Moore said in an interview. Moore sees an opportunity in two of BlackRock's highest-conviction themes: AI-adjacent software and semiconductor companies, and global commodity producers and miners, particularly those related to copper. She expects better breadth in terms of earnings growth this quarter, which should support long-term investor confidence in the equity market.

Persons: Kate Moore, Stocks, There's, Moore, it's Organizations: Dow Jones Industrial, Devices

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Morgan Stanley, UnitedHealth, Live Nation and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Morgan Stanley — Shares added 3.2% after Morgan Stanley topped first-quarter expectations on wealth management, trading and advisory results. The company reported earnings of $2.02 a share, while analysts polled by LSEG had called for $1.66 a share. Revenue came out at $15.14 billion for the period, surpassing analysts expectations of $14.41 billion. Johnson & Johnson — The stock fell slightly even after the pharmaceutical giant topped quarterly earnings expectations and benefitted from a jump in medical device sales. Revenue came in at $21.38 billion, roughly in line with the $21.4 billion expected by analysts polled by LSEG.

Persons: UnitedHealth, Morgan Stanley —, Morgan Stanley, LSEG, Johnson, Smith, Tesla, Elon Musk, —, Samantha Subin, Tanaya Macheel, Michelle Fox Theobald Organizations: Revenue, Wall Street Journal, Justice Department, Ticketmaster, LSEG, Bank of America, Tesla Locations: The, LSEG

Stock market volatility is ramping up, and some companies slated to report earnings this week could see some sharp moves. Overall, nearly 40 S & P 500 names will have reported earnings by the end of the week, according to FactSet. Amid an uncertain market environment, investors may want to buckle up ahead of certain earnings reports this week. Some semiconductor names also made the cut. Financial heavyweight Blackstone and regional bank names Citizens Financial , Fifth Third and Comerica could also make significant post-earnings moves this week.

Persons: Dow, Bryan Kraft, ASML, Vijay Shilpiekandula Organizations: CNBC Pro, Netflix, United Airlines, Deutsche Bank, TAM, Taiwan Semiconductor, Blackstone, Financial, Third, Comerica

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Tesla, Goldman Sachs, Salesforce and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Goldman posted earnings of $11.58 per share on revenue of $14.21 billion for the period, while analysts surveyed by LSEG had called for earnings of $8.56 per share on revenue of $12.92 billion. Analyst Erik Woodring forecast only 3% annual revenue growth through fiscal 2027, which is below consensus. Morgan Stanley initiated coverage of the social media platform at equal weight, saying shares are already trading at fair value. Deutsche Bank called Reddit a buy, while Raymond James said the social media stock is a strong buy. Trump Media & Technology Group — Shares of Trump Media plunged more than 15% after the company filed to issue up to 21.5 million shares.

Persons: Elon Musk, Tesla, Goldman Sachs, Wall, Goldman, LSEG, Morgan Stanley, Erik Woodring, Salesforce, Raymond James, Coupang, Resideo, Charles Schwab —, Schwab, Yun Li, Lisa Kailai Han, Sarah Min, Michelle Fox Organizations: Logitech —, Dow, Street Journal, Informatica, Reddit, Wall, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Medical Properties, Trump Media & Technology, Trump Media, Citi, Resideo Technologies Locations: Stifel, Utah, South Korea

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Goldman Sachs, Snap One, Salesforce and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Goldman Sachs — Goldman Sachs shares jumped 3.3% in premarket trading after the company beat Wall Street's first-quarter earnings expectations . Goldman posted earnings of $11.58 per share on revenue of $14.21 billion for the period, fueled by its trading and investment banking businesses. Analysts surveyed by LSEG had called for earnings of $8.56 per share on revenue of $12.92 billion, meanwhile. Analyst Erik Woodring thinks the market is "mis-pricing" Logitech's outlook and forecasts only 3% annual revenue growth through fiscal year 2027. Masimo — The health tech stock rose more than 2% following an upgrade to buy from hold at Stifel.

Persons: Goldman Sachs — Goldman Sachs, Wall, Goldman, LSEG, Morgan Stanley, Erik Woodring, Masimo, Rick Wise, there's, Lockheed Martin, Tal Liani, Canaccord Genuity, Coty, Charles Schwab —, Schwab, Elon Musk, — CNBC's Brian Evans, Michelle Fox, Sarah Min, Pia Singh Organizations: Logitech —, Stifel, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Informatica, Medical Properties, Citi, Lockheed, JPMorgan, Cisco Systems —, Bank of America, Splunk, Coty —, Revenue, Resideo Technologies Locations: Utah, South Korea

☆ These stocks could get a bump after reporting earnings next week
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Using Bespoke Investment Group data, CNBC Pro screened for stocks set to release their quarterly results that meet the following criteria: Reporting earnings next week Average earnings per share beat rate of 70% or higher Shares typically gain an average of 1% or more after reporting earnings The screen turned up medical device company Intuitive Surgical as showing the highest average one-day move after reporting earnings, at 2.43%, and an average EPS beat rate of 87%. "We anticipate Da Vinci Xi demand will hold strong in the interim as customers await the commercial launch of da Vinci 5, benefiting from improving utilization and procedure volume trends in the near-term." Horton , which also reports on Thursday, has a 76% earnings beat rate and the stock typically gains roughly 1.5% after results. Toolmaker Snap-on had the highest earnings beat rate on the screen, at 90%. Other companies that could see a bump after earnings next week include Blackstone , Citizens Financial and workforce solutions company ManpowerGroup .

Persons: Da, Joanne Wuensch, Wedbush, Horton, homebuilders Organizations: Federal Reserve, CNBC Pro, Citigroup, Citi, FactSet, Blackstone, Citizens Financial Locations: Vinci, Horton, D.R, underperform

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Globe Life, JPMorgan, Zoetis, Wells Fargo and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Wells Fargo — Shares of the bank inched lower by less than 1% after it reported a decline in net interest income during the first quarter. Wells Fargo did beat analyst expectations for its first-quarter adjusted earnings and revenue. Globe Life — The life insurance stock bounced 10% after plummeting more than 50% during Thursday's session. The firm said shares were not worth purchasing ahead of the first quarter earnings report, given the weakness expected. Ciena — Shares slipped nearly 3% after Citi initiated coverage of the software company with a sell rating.

Persons: Jamie Dimon, Wells, LSEG, Corteva, Librela, — CNBC's Michelle Fox, Alex Harring, Tanaya Macheel, Pia Singh Organizations: JPMorgan, Street, Wells Fargo, BlackRock —, BlackRock, Fuzzy Panda Research, Paramount, Skydance Media, Citi, Wall Street, Solensia, Arista Networks, Rosenblatt

Morgan Stanley raised its price target on Netflix to $700 from $600. 7:13 a.m.: JPMorgan cuts Boeing price target, but says demand should push strong long-term growth Investors shouldn't give up on Boeing as a long-term investment, according to JPMorgan. Analyst Seth Seifman lowered his price target by $20 to $210, implying 21.1% potential upside for shares of the aerospace company. He raised his target price by $14 to $62, which suggests 4.2% potential upside for DocuSign over the next year. The analyst kept his neutral rating on the stock but cut his price target by $16 to $180.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Seth Seifman, Seifman, — Pia Singh, Evan Seigerman, Seigerman, Karl Keirstead, DocuSign, Keirstead, Itay Michaeli, Michaeli, Tesla, Elon Musk, Benjamin Swinburne, Swinburne, Wolfe, Shreyas Patil, Patil, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Netflix, Wolfe Research, JPMorgan, Boeing, Novo Nordisk, BMO Capital Markets BMO Capital, pharma, UBS, Adobe, Citi, Citi Research, Tesla, Netflix Netflix, Mobileye Locations: China, Novo, U.S, Netflix's

☆ Buy this work collaboration software maker with more than 30% upside, Barclays says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Analyst Ryan MacWilliams upgraded the Australian-American software company, which develops and maintains software and provisions software hosting services, to overweight from equal weight. He raised his price target by $40 to $275, which implies 34.3% upside from Wednesday's close. In early February, the company beat second-quarter earnings and revenue estimates and gave positive fiscal 2024 guidance concerning its cloud and data center revenue growth. He indicated expectations for roughly 80% to 90% of the company's data center customers to migrate to cloud within the next three years. The analyst's upside case assumes roughly 28% revenue growth in 2024, which he thinks could happen if Atlassian continues to invest in its in-house revenue generators or pursues external portfolio additions.

Persons: Ryan MacWilliams, MacWilliams, Atlassian Organizations: Barclays, TEAM Locations: Atlassian, American, 2H24

Raymond James raised its price target on Nvidia to $1,100, noting revenue momentum will stay strong. On a more sour note, Bank of America lowered its price target on Boeing to $190, citing risks around the company's ongoing safety issues. He raised his price target by $30 to $160, which suggests more than 25% potential upside for shares. Analyst Bryan Bergin initiated coverage of Mastercard with a buy rating and $545 price target, which indicates 16.2% potential upside. — Pia Singh 5:50 a.m.: Bank of America cuts Boeing price target Boeing's latest troubles made Bank of America even more skeptical on the stock's prospects.

Persons: Raymond James, Berenberg, Andres Castanos, Mollor, — Pia Singh, Bernstein, Johnson, Callum Elliott, Kenvue, Elliott, Lorraine Hutchinson, Hutchinson, Nike's, TD Cowen, Bryan Bergin, Bergin, Blackwell, Srini Pajjuri, Ronald Epstein, Dave Calhoun, Epstein, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Nvidia, Bank of America, Boeing, Johnson, Nike, Mastercard, Visa, of America, New York Times Locations: Albemarle, underperform, China, Europe, Asia

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Cava, Nvidia, Deckers, Block, Taiwan Semiconductor and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Cava — Shares jumped 4.4% after Argus upgraded the Mediterranean food chain to buy from hold, saying investors should buy the dip. Cava has a "long runway to growth," the firm said. Nvidia — Shares rose 1.7% as the "Magnificent Seven" leader tried to claw its way out of correction territory . Earnings came in at 45 cents per share, 9 cents ahead of the 36 cents expected by analysts polled by LSEG. Alibaba — Shares rose 1.2% on news that Jack Ma, co-founder of the China-based e-commerce company, touted Alibaba's management and talked about the potential for AI in an internal memo to employees.

Persons: Truist, Cava —, William Blair, Vital, Jefferies, Wednesday's, Albemarle, Jack Ma, Samantha Subin, Michelle Fox Theobald, Lisa Kailai Han Organizations: Hoka, Argus, Nvidia, Vital, Mizuho, Zillow, National Association of Realtors, GoodRx Holdings, Delta Air Lines, LSEG, Bank of America, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Locations: Cava, China

☆ Stock futures tick higher as key March inflation report looms: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Stock futures inched higher Tuesday night as investors await key U.S. inflation data that will inform the Federal Reserve's path on rate policy. During Tuesday's regular trading, investors appeared to be in a holding pattern ahead of the March consumer price index report. The CPI report, which is set to release on Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. Fed funds futures trading data suggests a 42% likelihood that the central bank will hold steady on rates in June, according to the CME FedWatch Tool. In addition to the big inflation report on Wednesday, investors are also looking forward to the meeting minutes from the Fed's gathering last month.

Persons: Dow, Dow Jones, Quincy Krosby, Krosby Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Stock, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, CPI, Traders, LPL, Delta Air Lines Locations: New York City, Quincy

☆ These stocks have the strong margins and pricing power to withstand a reacceleration in inflation
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Investors may want to pick up shares in companies that can withstand a possible inflation comeback. The second quarter is off to a rough start as investors have become increasingly wary about higher-for-longer interest rates and stickier inflation. Against this market backdrop, we used the CNBC Pro Stock Screener to search for stocks with the pricing power and cost controls to handle a potential inflation reacceleration. These names have also showed reliable earnings growth during the post-pandemic inflation spike. The darling chipmaker has gross profit margin of 72.7% and high levels of earnings growth.

Persons: Dow, Dow Jones, Brad Reback, ServiceNow's, Reback, Goldman Sachs, Arista's Organizations: Nasdaq, Federal Reserve, CNBC, Stock, Arista Networks, Arista, Nvidia, Design Systems, Dominion Freight

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Boeing, Norfolk Southern, Nvidia & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

BlackBerry — BlackBerry shares popped more than 9% after the company announced a partnership with Advanced Micro Devices on robotics systems. Neogen Corp — The food safety stock shed 9% after the company reported a surprise loss of 1 cent per share. The company also trimmed its previous guidance, saying it now expects revenue to range between $920 million and $910 million for the full year. Norfolk Southern announced that it reached a $600 million settlement related to its derailment in East Palestine. Nvidia — Shares fell more than 2%, putting the chipmaker on track for its fifth losing session in six.

Persons: Tilray, FactSet, Goldman Sachs, Molson Coors, Molson, — CNBC's Michelle Fox, Sarah Min, Pia Singh, Yun Li Organizations: Moderna, Reuters, Merck, Boeing, New York Times, Google, American Eagle Outfitters, JPMorgan, Eagle Outfitters, Bank of America, EV, Molson, Pfizer, Neogen Corp, Norfolk Southern, Nvidia —, Netflix Locations: East Palestine

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: GE Vernova, SoFi Technologies, Tesla and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

GE Vernova — Shares of energy company GE Vernova, which spun off from General Electric last week, gained 5.9% following an upgrade to overweight from neutral from JPMorgan. The firm said investors should buy the dip in GE Vernova, and said shares have pulled back since the spinoff largely due to technical and flowback selling and are now trading at a discount. Tesla — The beaten-down electric vehicle maker added 5.4% after CEO Elon Musk said late Friday that Tesla will unveil its long-awaited robotaxi design on Aug. 8. UiPath — The software stock gained more than 2.3% during midday trading. SoFi Technologies — Shares gained 4.1% after Citi resumed coverage of the online personal finance company with a buy rating.

Persons: Elon Musk, Tesla, Eaton, Wolfe, Piper Sandler, Jefferies, Alex Harring, Brian Evans, Samantha Subin, Yun Li, Lisa Kailai Han Organizations: GE, GE Vernova, General Electric, JPMorgan, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Biden Administration, Citi, Sociedad, Jefferies Locations: Arizona, U.S, Minera —, American

Traders work on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange on April 5, 2024. Stocks rebounded Friday following the Dow Jones Industrial Average 's worst session in more than a year as traders cheered a stronger-than-expected jobs report and looked past a jump in rates. The 30-stock Dow climbed 307.06 points, or 0.8%, to settle at 38,904.04. The Dow slid 2.27%, posting its worst weekly performance in 2024. The Dow tumbled about 530 points, or 1.35%, on Thursday, marking its biggest daily drop since March 2023 and its fourth consecutive losing session.

Persons: Stocks, Dow, Nonfarm payrolls, Dow Jones, Jamie Cox, Neel Kashkari Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Treasury, Labor, Federal Reserve, Harris Financial, Minneapolis Federal Locations: Minneapolis

Hedge fund managers gathered Wednesday at the 2024 Sohn Investment Conference in New York to share their best investment ideas. It kicked off with "Next Wave Sohn," a session that features ideas from rising stars within the hedge fund industry. Endocrinology is an $8 billion market, but the cumulative market size, including the company's future therapy targets, is upward of $200 billion, which includes estimates for future obesity drugs, the investor said. It has CA$75 billion market cap with an "unbelievable record of success," according to the investor. The short seller noted that the company has a $5 billion market cap with about $4.8 billion of debt.

Persons: Sohn, Eric Wolff, Wolff, Michelle Ross, Cushing, Ross, Eli Lilly, Crinetics, XBI, Nikhil Daftary, Alimentation, Daftary, Chris Drose, Nate Koppikar, Fahmi Quadir Organizations: Investment, Gumshoe Capital Management Investment, Pason Systems Energy, Pason Systems, Gumshoe Capital Management, StemPoint, Pharmaceuticals, Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, StemPoint Capital, Endocrinology, Novo Nordisk, P Biotech, NK Capital Investment, NK Capital, Starbucks, McDonalds, Bleecker Street Capital, Orso Partners, Justice Department, Federal Trade Commission, Safkhet, Global Education Locations: New York, Canada, U.S

The 2024 Sohn Investment Conference took place in New York took place Wednesday, with a slew of hedge fund managers highlighting their top ideas. Here are some of the top picks mentioned: Vijay Shilpiekandula, Dilation Capital Investment Idea: ASML Vijay Shilpiekandula of Dilation Capital, who was named the Sohn Idea Contest Winner, presented ASML as his best stock idea. Jesse Cohn, Elliott Investment Management Investment Idea: Etsy E-commerce platform Etsy is an undervalued company, according to Elliott Investment Management managing partner Jesse Cohn. Seth Fischer, Oasis Management Investment Idea: Kao There's an underappreciated buying opportunity in Japanese global chemicals company Kao, according to Seth Fischer, founder and CIO at Oasis Management. David Einhorn, Greenlight Capital Investment Investment idea: Solvay Greenlight's David Einhorn unveiled Solvay as his top investment idea , saying the European chemicals company is a market leader with an attractive valuation.

Persons: Vijay Shilpiekandula, Vijay, ASML, Shilpiekandula, Jesse Cohn, Etsy, Cohn, Seth Fischer, Kao, Fischer, David Einhorn, Solvay, Einhorn, Michael Buckley, Natera, Buckley, Mohammed Anjarwala, Carpenter, Anjarwala Organizations: Elliott Investment Management Investment, Elliott Investment Management, Body, Oasis Management Investment, Oasis Management, Nikkei, Greenlight Capital Investment Investment, Solvay, Duquesne Family, Duquesne Family Office, Global, Technology Carpenter Technology, Boeing, Airbus Locations: New York, Europe, Bath

☆ David Einhorn thinks inflation is reaccelerating and has made gold a very large position
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"I think inflation is reaccelerating. I think there's a lot of indication of that," the famed investor said during the Sohn Investment Conference in New York. As a defense play against a potential market downturn, Einhorn also said he is loading up on his gold position . We own physical bars as well, so gold is a very large position for us," Einhorn said. Value investing opportunities Despite his concerns, Einhorn said opportunities are emerging in value stocks, which he thinks are misunderstood nowadays.

Persons: David Einhorn, Einhorn, CNBC's Scott Wapner, there's Organizations: Greenlight, Federal Reserve, Sohn Investment, Greenlight Capital, Trust, Solvay Locations: New York, Belgium

☆ AI is power-intensive. Top Morgan Stanley portfolio manager says that's an opportunity for one stock
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

AI is very power-intensive — and its power needs are only set to rise in the coming years. Morgan Stanley Investment Management's Aaron Dunn says the "next big bottleneck" for the hyperscalers — which are doing a lot of the cloud computing for AI applications — is either power or fiber. And that's why Dunn is "pretty bullish" on utilities, naming one stock to play it: CMS Energy . "And so these utilities … have a very favorable opportunity to draw solid earnings growth and good returns for them," Dunn concluded. Their power consumption is set to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 11% through 2030, the bank said.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley Investment Management's Aaron Dunn, CNBC's, Dunn, Eaton Vance, BofA, — CNBC's Pia Singh Organizations: Morgan, Morgan Stanley Investment, Morgan Stanley U.S . Value, CMS Energy, CNBC, Emerson, Nvidia Locations: United States

☆ These stocks could rally in 'second phase' of bull market, Morgan Stanley Investment Management says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

There's a rotation happening in the market that investors can take advantage of by investing in cyclical stocks, according to Morgan Stanley Investment Management's Andrew Slimmon. He recommended investors to have a more cyclical bias to their portfolio, pointing out that the best-performing sectors in the last month are energy, materials and industrials. He also thinks there's still room to run in semiconductor stocks — even if the overbought group sees a near-term pullback. " Slimmon named Applied Materials , Ameriprise Financial and Valero Energy as some of the stocks he likes right now. Regarding energy, Slimmon said the space could continue to show strength if the economy begins to weaken.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Andrew Slimmon, Stocks, Slimmon, there's, Slimmon's, that's Organizations: Morgan, Morgan Stanley Investment, Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Ameriprise Financial, Valero Energy, Infrastructure Investment, Jobs, United Rentals, Applied Materials, Ameriprise, U.S Locations: U.S, financials, That's

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: RH, Reddit, Estée Lauder, AMC and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday. Estée Lauder — Shares jumped 6.28% after Bank of America upgraded them to buy from neutral. AMC Entertainment — Shares dropped 14.29% after the movie theater chain said in a filing it will sell $250 million worth of stock. Verint Systems — Shares added 6.63% after the customer engagement solutions provider surpassed fourth-quarter earnings per share and revenue expectations. Braze anticipates a loss of 10 cents to 11 cents per share for its first quarter, versus a 5 cents loss expected from analysts polled by FactSet.

Persons: Estée Lauder —, Steve Ladd Huffman, Jennifer Wong, Chemours, Sridhar Ramaswamy, FactSet, Synnex, TD Synnex, MillerKnoll, Braze, —, Alex Harring, Hakyung Kim, Pia Singh, Jason Kempin Organizations: Bank of America, New York Stock Exchange, AMC, Verint Systems, Apollo Global Management, FactSet, Allstate, HSBC, Getty

☆ BMO says there's a buying opportunity in small caps, gives a list of the best ones to buy
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Since the start of the year, the S & P MidCap 400 index and S & P SmallCap 600 index have added 8.2% and 0.2%, respectively. The large-cap S & P 500, meanwhile, has gained roughly 9.5%. March has proved to be a better month for so-called SMID-cap stocks, however, with the S & P MidCap 400 gaining about 4%, while its large-cap counterpart has added 2.4%. To play this trend, he listed several stocks in BMO's SMID-cap universe that the firm rates as outperform. Other top stocks included in BMO's SMID-cap coverage include social media company Snap , discount retailer Ross Stores and electric power and natural gas supplier Constellation Energy .

Persons: Brian Belski, Belski, Piper Sandler, Thomas Champion, Morgan Stanley, Keith Bachman Organizations: BMO Capital Markets, BMO, BMO's, Software, BMO Capital, Ross Stores, Constellation Energy Locations: Tuesday's, Real

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