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Investors should buy American Airlines as the air carrier's valuation is too good to pass up, according to JPMorgan. Analyst Jamie Baker upgraded the airline's shares to overweight from neutral. Baker said this reflects a long-term shift in which "the Big 3" airlines — American, Delta and United — have seized the high ground from the "discounters." Nonetheless, JPMorgan stated that the "Big 3" airlines have outperformed its index of Discounter carriers due to their international exposure. Baker said that 2022's domestic travel renaissance has now reversed, driving down year-over-year domestic revenue growth to the low single digits.

UBS says it sees "the sun shining bright from the bottom of the pool" on Pentair . The analyst thinks that the pool business is nearing a trough in demand in the third quarter. "Nearer-term, we see the guided ~20% pool volume decline this year as sufficient to de-risk the business, which should start shifting investor focus to the 2024 demand recovery. PNR should see healthy margin uplift from operating initiatives paired with volume growth post-'23," Karas said. PNR YTD mountain Pentair PLC stock —CNBC's Michael Bloom contributed to this report.

JPMorgan is bullish on aluminum producer Alcoa shares as the commodity's outlook becomes more positive. The outlook also looks promising for its proprietary, zero-carbon Elysis smelting technology, which eliminates all scope 1 emissions associated with aluminum smelting, instead emitting pure oxygen as a byproduct," said Peterson. Alcoa shares jumped 2.1% Monday during premarket trading. However, the aluminum producer's shares have declined 20.5% in 2023, and more than 40% over the past 12 months. AA YTD mountain Alcoa shares —CNBC's Michael Bloom contributed to this report.

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett gave Apple glowing reviews during Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholders meeting Saturday. To be sure, Buffett clarified Berkshire doesn't have 35% of its holdings in Apple — as a questioner incorrectly believed. Bank of America Bank of America is Berkshire's sole bank holding, and Buffett said he plans to stick with it. "I think Microsoft has been remarkably willing to cooperate with governing bodies. But if it doesn't go through, I don't think it's through any shortcoming by Microsoft or Activision.

This week marked halfway point of the earnings season, with 50% of S & P 500 companies having now posted their quarterly results. The S & P 500 is up about 0.7% week to date through Friday afternoon trading. Here are of the stocks that saw the largest gains this week, and where analysts see them going forward. Almost 70% of analysts covering Hasbro are bullish on shares, according to FactSet dating. Meta shares rose 11.5% this week after the company reported its first sales increase in four quarters, as well as higher-than-expected quarterly earnings.

As earnings season continues, Wall Street analysts are raising their outlook for certain names set to report earnings next week. Against this backdrop, CNBC Pro used FactSet data to screen for companies reporting next week that analysts have been getting more bullish on. Overall, analyst earnings estimates for Incyte are up 48% over the past three months and nearly 13% over the past six months. On average, analysts have hiked their earnings per share estimates on the company by 46% over the past six months and 27% in the past three months. The cloud software company's earnings estimates have gone up 32% over the past six months.

The conglomerate reported adjusted first-quarter earnings of $2.07 per share on revenues of $8.86 billion. Southwest Airlines — The airline company's shares slipped 3.4% following a wider-than-expected loss for the first quarter. The pharmaceutical company posted adjusted earnings per share of $2.46, while analysts had estimated $2.51, according to StreetAccount. United Rentals — Shares fell 5.7% after the company's first-quarter earnings came in below expectations. CBRE — Shares of the real estate group soared 8.8% after CBRE's first-quarter earnings announcement buoyed investor sentiment.

Meta posted $28.65 billion in revenue, topping analysts' $27.66 billion estimate, according to Refinitiv data. Revenue topped estimates, coming in at $741 million versus analysts' estimate of $708.5 million. Ebay said it sees second-quarter per share earnings between 96 cents to $1.01, while analysts had estimated 99 cents per share. Ebay's estimated current-quarter revenue of $2.47 billion to $2.54 billion topped analysts' consensus projection of $2.43 billion. Pioneer Natural Resources — The oil and gas company fell 2.2% after first-quarter earnings topped estimates while revenue missed.

Bank of America says General Motors remains a leader in the auto industry, despite many investors remaining pessimistic on the stock. Meanwhile, Bank of America has a buy rating on the auto giant. General Motors recently unveiled the last new gas-powered Buick car , as the brand prepares to move to an all-electric domestic lineup by 2030. The company is bullish that lower-carbon electric vehicles are the future for the auto industry. GM 1Y mountain General Motors stock —CNBC's Michael Bloom contributed to this report.

It uses S & P 500 stock index options prices to measure the market's expectations of near-term volatility. And essentially, what that means is that the S & P 500 should eventually break out. .VIX YTD mountain CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) has reached multi-year lows in April 2023 The chart analyst noted, however, that she expects some weakness in near term before the breakout occurs. And it just turned down for the S & P 500 — it was already pointing lower for the NASDAQ 100," Stockton said. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) has reached multi-year lows in April 2023The chart analyst noted, however, that she expects some weakness in near term before the breakout occurs.

With Apple' s quarterly earnings announcement fast approaching, Morgan Stanley says there's a smart way to trade the tech giant's shares. If Apple beats estimates for the prior quarter but guides flat to down for the June quarter, shares typically remain flat. Woodring expects "largely in-line" results for the prior quarter when Apple announces its earnings on May 4. Morgan Stanley remains overweight on Apple shares and has a $180 price target, which implies shares gaining almost 9% from where they closed Monday. An easing foreign exchange environment and an uptick in iPhone shipments and revenue growth for the 2024 fiscal year are further reasons to remain upbeat on shares, Woodring said.

There's an old Wall Street adage that urges investors to "sell in May and go away" — but CFRA Research says there's an even smarter way to play the market this spring. According to the Stock Trader's Almanac , the worst six months of the year for the S & P 500 starts in May and runs through October. The strategist says traders can look toward defensive names during the May slump, instead of entirely exiting the market. Indeed, since 1990, while the entire S & P 500 gained 6.7% annually, average price gains from equal exposure to these four sectors returned 9.0%. The stock almanac's editor, Jeff Hirsch, said that reducing long exposure and adopting a defensive stance will pay off for investors during the low period.

The insurance company posted 84 cents in adjusted earnings per share and $1.11 billion in revenue. However, the company's $592.2 million quarterly revenue fell below the $593.9 million anticipated by Wall Street. Although the company's quarterly adjusted earnings and revenue topped analysts' expectations, investors may have been disappointed in its muted full-year outlook. Danaher's GAAP operating profit of $1.79 billion fell below analysts' estimates of $2.12 billion, according to FactSet. General Motors — Shares fell 3.3% after the automaker lowered its guidance for net income attributable to stockholders in 2023.

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai received $226 million in total compensation in 2022, most of which came through stock awards, according to a securities report filed by the company on Friday. His annual salary was $2 million from 2020 to 2022, the filing stated. The CEO's compensation package also included almost $6 million for personal security in 2022. Other Alphabet and Google principal executives made approximately $22 million to $35 million in annual stock awards, according to the filing. The report comes as Alphabet is initiating cost restructuring measures, including layoffs in January that eliminated 12,000 workers, or 6% of its workforce.

CNBC Pro used FactSet data to scan the stock market to find the biggest winners of the week — and then looked to find out where Wall Street thinks these stocks are headed in coming months. One name that stuck out on the list was once-troubled regional bank PacWest Bancorp , which jumped almost 12% this week as of Friday morning. Wall Street believes shares have 55% upside, according to the consensus 12-month price target set by analysts. PacWest shares had a strong week after regional banking peer Western Alliance Bancorp posted quarterly adjusted earnings, according to FactSet. BJ's Restaurants ' stock rose 9.2% this week after Wedbush Securities upgraded shares to outperform from neutral.

CSX reported earnings of 48 cents per share for the latest quarter, compared to a Refinitiv estimate of 43 cents per share. Pool - Shares of the pool company popped more than 3% after Stephens upgraded the stock to overweight from equal weight. Procter & Gamble – The stock rallied nearly 4% after Procter & Gamble posted earnings and revenue for its fiscal third quarter that beat analysts' expectations. The healthcare services company posted earnings per share of $4.85 and $15.59 billion in revenue. The company reported that its quarter-end deposits fell 2.5% but remained stable in March.

CSX — The transportation company's shares were up 2.6% after the company's first-quarter earnings and revenue topped analysts' expectations. CSX posted earnings of 48 cents per share and revenue of $3.71 billion. Knight-Swift Transportation — Shares fell less than 1% after the freight transportation company reported a miss on earnings for the first quarter. The company reported adjusted earnings of 73 cents per share, while analysts estimated per-share earnings of 81 cents, according to FactSet. However, the company's revenue of $1.64 billion came above analysts' expectations of $1.61 billion.

While Charles Schwab shares are up about 20% from their March low, boutique equity research firm Redburn isn't so sure the recovery is warranted. Analyst Charles Bendit downgraded Charles Schwab to sell from neutral on Thursday. Schwab shares are off some 38% from this year's high reached in early January. SCHW YTD mountain Charles Schwab stock To be sure, several prominent investors, including Oakmark Funds' Bill Nygren, are among many who have opted to buy the dip in Schwab. "Potential re-regulation of midsize banks in the wake of the regional banking crisis might impact Schwab," Bendit said.

PROS Holdings ' growth story is only getting stronger, according to Oppenheimer. Industries ranging from airlines to consumer goods already use PROS Holdings' software to give buyers precise personalized offers. "PROS Holdings is an improving profitable growth story and a play on AI-enabled sales optimization solutions for travel and business-to-business commerce. "We estimate PROS Holdings' market opportunity is $9B+ with only a small portion served by pure-play SaaS vendors," Schwartz said. He added that he "see[s] a long, profitable growth runway for the most innovative vertical software suppliers, like PRO."

Jefferies says it's "bowling for a strike" with Bowlero shares. Analyst Randal Konik initiated coverage of the bowling center operator with a buy rating in a report issued Wednesday. Jefferies has a $23 price target on Bowlero shares, implying that the stock could soar 51% from where it closed Tuesday. Konik believes Bowlero has "significant white space opportunity" both in the U.S. and internationally. "The Street underappreciates the potential upside from these initiatives, and we see robust [free cash flow] generation ahead," he added.

United Airlines — The airline lost 0.9% in the premarket after it announced a net loss for the first quarter. The company reported $11.43 billion in revenue, slightly above the $11.42 billion estimated. The company posted earnings per share of $1.35, which fell below the $1.41 consensus estimate from analysts polled by Refinitiv. Ally Financial — The digital financial services company's shares were down 1.3% after its first quarter earnings and revenue missed Wall Street's expectations. The company reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.23, topping against a consensus estimate of $1.20 per share, according to FactSet.

The new world order is pushing aerospace and defense stocks higher, for better or for worse, says Ritholtz Wealth Management CEO Josh Brown. Shares of defense contractor Lockheed Martin were up 2.7% to a record on Tuesday afternoon. He added that a "rejiggering" of the geopolitical landscape in other regions, such as East Asia, has also led to defense stocks having a breakout moment. "Outside of Boeing, everything else in this thing makes helicopters and missiles," Brown said, speaking about the ITA. ITA LMT 1Y mountain iTA ETF and Lockheed Martin shares are up Correction: Josh Brown is CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management.

Deutsche Bank says Disney 's strong film slate makes it a good time for investors to revisit the stock. The bank reiterated its buy rating on Disney shares. Analyst Bryan Kraft raised his price target to $135 from $130 — implying shares could rally 34.6% — as the bank raises its short- and long-term earnings estimates for Disney. The analyst set his price target for the next 12 months, while many of his other growth projections in the note are based on Disney's fiscal year. DIS YTD mountain Disney stock Shares of Disney are up 16% in 2023 but down more than 20% in the past 12 months.

Viridian Therapeutics is "a sight for sore eyes," according to Wells Fargo. Viridian's thyroid eye disease treatment VRDN-001 is currently undergoing clinical testing. Wells Fargo is confident it will gain market share even with Horizon's Tepezza already established in the market. Results for VRDN-001's phase one and two trials in chronic thyroid eye disease are expected in the second half of 2023. VRDN 1Y mountain Viridian Therapeutics stock —CNBC's Michael Bloom contributed to this report.

Piper Sandler said several positive catalysts are in sight for Biogen over the next several quarters. The firm named the foremost catalyst for Biogen as Alzheimer's treatment Leqembi , which it co-developed with Japanese pharmaceutical company Eisai. Specifically, while share today is minimal (0.7% of patients), docs project this share to almost quadruple within 6 months," Raymond wrote in a Monday note. Aduhelm is the controversial Alzheimer's treatment developed by Biogen and Eisai, whose sales fell below Wall Street's expectations as its efficacy was called into question. "For our part, we think Leqembi has set a high bar – especially with regard to safety," said Raymond.

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