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☆ Philip Morris is a growth stock again as shares hit all-time high on Zyn demand boom
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

In this photo illustration, ZYN nicotine cases are seen on a table on January 29, 2024 in New York City. Philip Morris expects Zyn shipments to match demand "at some point" during the fourth quarter, Babeau said. Philip Morris also noted Zyn as main driver of net revenue for the business as a whole. Philip Morris announced earlier this year that it would invest $600 million to build a new production facility for Zyn in Colorado. Shares of Philip Morris have climbed more than 37% in 2024.

Persons: Philip Morris, Babeau, FactSet, Zyn Organizations: Swedish Match Locations: New York City, Connecticut, U.S, America, Zyn, Greece, Czech Republic, Colorado

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Boeing, UPS, Cigna, Warby Parker and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Boeing — The stock climbed 3%. Cigna — The insurer's stock slid more than 4% after Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter, that Cigna has reignited merger discussions with Humana. AppLovin — The application technology stock jumped 8% on the back of a major price target hike from Bank of America. Atlantic Union Bankshares — The holding company for Atlantic Union Bank pulled back more than 5% after third-quarter net interest income missed analysts' estimates. Atlantic Union reported net interest income of $186.8 million, while analysts polled by FactSet were looking for $195.0 million.

Persons: Warby Parker, Goldman Sachs, Cigna, AppLovin, Bernstein, FactSet, Johnson, —, Samantha Subin, Michelle Fox, Alex Harring, Sean Conlon Organizations: Boeing, Bloomberg, Humana, United Parcel Service, Barclays, Bank of America, Southwest Airlines —, CNBC, Elliott Investment Management, ASML Holdings, Atlantic, Atlantic Union Bank, Atlantic Union, Johnson Locations: Bank

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Nike, Zions Bancorporation, Nucor and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Zions reported earnings of $1.37 per share on $792 million in revenue, ahead of the earnings of $1.17 per share and $779 million in revenue expected by analysts polled by LSEG. Nucor — The steel production company declined about 3% despite posting adjusted earnings and revenue that topped expectations in the third quarter. Nucor said it expects a decline in GAAP earnings per share for the current period over the prior quarter. In the third quarter, Hexcel reported adjusted earnings of 47 cents per share on revenue of $456.5 million. Alexandria reported third-quarter revenue of $791.6 million and funds from operation of $2.37 per share, as adjusted.

Persons: Zions, Nucor, Hexcel, FactSet, —, Darla Mercado Organizations: Nike, NBA, WNBA, LSEG, SAP, Alexandria Real Locations: Alexandria

A collection of stocks including AT & T and Tesla could see strong moves this week on the heels of quarterly results. Looking ahead, CNBC Pro screened for stocks that could see large moves in either direction in response to quarterly results this week, specifically by examining forecast moves based on action in the options market. The battered electric vehicle company stock has pulled back more than 11% in 2024 and is the worst performing stock in what had been the Magnificent Seven . The stock could see as much as a 6.3% move when reporting quarterly results on Oct. 23. Other stocks on the list that could see strong moves in tandem with their latest financials results included Enphase Energy and Harley-Davidson .

Persons: Tesla, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Elon, Musk, Davidson Organizations: CNBC Pro, AT, JPMorgan, EV, Bloomberg, Enphase Energy, Harley Locations: California, Texas

☆ Diversify away from the growth concentration in the S&P 500, says value investor Bill Nygren
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

There are too many investors in the so-called Magnificent Seven and it's time to move away from them, according to value investor Bill Nygren. While there has been some rotation out of high-flying tech names into smaller stocks, the small-cap Russell 2000 still lags the S & P 500 for the year. "We think it's a really good time for an investor to diversify away from the concentration in the S & P 500," Nygren, Oakmark Funds chief investment officer and portfolio manager, said Monday on CNBC's " Money Movers ." Nygren highlighted automotive parts supplier Genuine Parts as a name he likes. Genuine Parts is currently at around 16 times trailing earnings, well below the S & P 500's multiple of 27.7, per FactSet.

Persons: Bill Nygren, Russell, Nygren, William Stengel, Stengel, Rob Davis Organizations: Nvidia, Meta, Oakmark Funds, Industrial Technologies, Merck

☆ The stock market is primed for more gains ahead, Canaccord says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The recent strong run in stocks could be just the beginning, according to Canaccord Genuity. The recent rally comes as the current bull market turned two years old. Canaccord Genuity analyst Michael Welch thinks more gains could lie ahead. .SPX mountain 2022-10-12 SPX during bull market "The current two-year-old bull market remains below the median in both percent gain and duration, suggesting the upside has further room to run," he wrote Monday. The latest market run also comes as investors pore through third-quarter results.

Persons: Canaccord, Michael Welch, Welch, Goldman Sachs, Warby Parker, Goldman Organizations: Federal Reserve, U.S

☆ Stock futures are little changed as earnings season gains steam: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Stock futures were flat in overnight trading after the Dow Jones Industrial Average snapped a three-day winning streak. The S&P 500 declined about 0.2%, while the Nasdaq Composite added close to 0.3%. Investor attention remains fixated on third-quarter earnings season, with about one-fifth of the S&P 500 slated to report results this week. "It is good to see analysts getting realistic about 2025 earnings growth," she said. "However, at 15% earnings growth, we believe it is still too optimistic given the expectation for slower economic growth in 2025."

Persons: Dow, Zions, Megan Horneman, Lockheed Martin Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Stock, Dow Jones, Dow, Nasdaq, SAP, America, Verdence Capital Advisors, Lockheed, General Motors, Verizon, Tesla, IBM, Boeing

☆ KKM Financial's Essential 40 stock fund is now an ETF
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

KKM Financial has converted its Essential 40 mutual fund into an ETF, joining the growing shift by asset managers to a more tax-efficient fund model. "A lot of the wealth advisors that I work with really have issues with the capital gain distribution typical to a mutual fund." The newly converted KKM fund will trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker ESN. The old mutual fund version of the Essential 40 had a three-star rating from Morningstar. The ETF will have a net expense ratio of 0.70%, equal to that of the old mutual fund.

Persons: Jeff Kilburg, Eli Lilly, Morningstar, They've Organizations: KKM, CNBC, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, Nasdaq, JPMorgan Chase, Waste Management, Morningstar Locations: U.S

☆ Stock futures inch higher after S&P 500's best weekly win streak of 2024: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 16: Traders and others work on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) floor in New York City. U.S. stock futures ticked higher Sunday night after the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 notched their best weekly win streaks of 2024. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 0.13% and 0.16%, respectively. Roughly one-fifth of S&P 500 companies are set to report through Friday. Of the 14% of S&P 500 companies that have already posted third-quarter results, 79% have beaten expectations, according to FactSet's John Butters.

Persons: FactSet's John Butters, Sam Stovall Organizations: NEW, Traders, New York Stock Exchange, Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Dow, U.S, CFRA Research Locations: New York City . U.S

Several companies due to report next week could get a boost after their earnings results. To separate the wheat from the chaff, CNBC Pro screened FactSet for companies reporting in the coming days that are liked by analysts and also have strong earnings momentum. One bullish analyst is Morgan Stanley's Erik Woodring, who reiterated an overweight rating and $133 price target on Seagate in an Oct. 15 note to clients. Health care stocks Universal Health Services and HCA Healthcare have also seen improved sentiment, as measured by earnings estimates since the Spring. The investment bank maintained its buy rating while increasing its price target on HCA by $75 to $450, implying 8% potential upside from Friday's close.

Persons: Morgan Stanley's Erik Woodring, Woodring, TD Cowen Organizations: CNBC Pro, Seagate Technology, Seagate, Universal Health Services, HCA Healthcare, Analysts, Healthcare, HCA

Both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged to new record highs Friday, sealing six straight weeks of gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 36.86 points, or 0.09%, to end at 43,275.91. This marked the longest string of weekly advances in 2024 for both the Dow and S&P 500, which respectively ended 0.96% and 0.85% higher. Procter & Gamble also reported better-than-expected earnings, while revenue fell short of estimates. More than 70 S&P 500 companies have reported earnings this season.

Persons: Gamble, Rob Williams, we’re, ”, Williams, Donald Trump Organizations: Dow Jones, Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Netflix, Dow, Procter, Sage Advisory, Republican

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: American Express, Procter & Gamble, Netflix, CVS Health and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Hakyung Kim | In Hakyungkim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The household goods maker posted $21.74 billion in revenue while analysts polled by LSEG had estimated $21.91 billion. WD-40 — The maintenance product maker's shares fell 4% after a disappointing fiscal fourth-quarter earnings report. Despite posting a top-line beat of $823 million in revenue versus LSEG analysts' estimates for $808 million, net interest income fell 3% in the third-quarter. Revenue of $9.16 billion fell below the $9.25 billion LSEG consensus forecast. Ally Financial – The digital bank stock fell nearly 1% despite earnings beating analysts' estimates in the third quarter.

Persons: Gamble, LSEG, David Joyner, Karen Lynch, B.Riley, SLB, Schlumberger, FactSet, — CNBC's Pia Singh, Sarah Min, Jesse Pound, Michelle Fox Organizations: Procter, Netflix, CVS, FactSet, Western Alliance Bancorp, Apple, Bloomberg, Crown Holdings, Holdings, Comerica Locations: China

☆ These dividend-paying stocks could be in the 'early innings' of a rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"As evidenced by XLV [Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund], price is back through the 50 day [moving average] on this relief rally," he said. "Not yet overbought, it looks to us like the early innings of a reacceleration back towards the highs. XLV YTD mountain Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund year to date On top of that rally is the added benefit of dividend payouts on many health care stocks. At least 51% of the Wall Street analysts who cover each stock rates it a buy, according to FactSet data. CI YTD mountain Cigna year to date Cigna beat earnings and revenue estimates in its second quarter when it reported results in August.

Persons: Rob Ginsberg, Abbott, Robert Ford, Dickinson, Cigna, Lina Khan, Merck Organizations: Wolfe Research, SPDR, CNBC Pro, Wall Street, nab, Abbott Laboratories, Company, Cigna's, Federal Trade Commission, CVS Health, UnitedHealth, Merck, Co Locations: . Connecticut

☆ Earnings next week will determine whether stocks still have further to run
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Earnings next week will be key to where stocks head from here. While roughly one-tenth of S & P 500 companies reported over the past week, about 20% of the broader index plans to report next week. He noted that the S & P 500 is trading at a 40% premium to its long-term P/E ratio, while tech stocks are trading at upwards of 60%. For the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S & P 500 , it's the first such streak going back to December 2023. Meanwhile, the equal-weighted S & P 500 slightly outpaced the market-cap weighted benchmark this week, a bullish signal for sectors such as health care.

Persons: Sam Stovall, Stovall, FactSet's John Butters, Butters, it's, Tesla, Lockheed Martin, Russell, Nelson Yu, Harker Organizations: U.S, CFRA Research, Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Lockheed, GE Aerospace, Business Machines, General Motors, Verizon Communications, United Parcel Services, Southwest Airlines, Nvidia, Philadelphia Reserve, Chicago, PMI, New, . Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Locations: Independence, Philadelphia, . Kansas

☆ Stock market today: US stocks close at records and notch 6-week win streak amid solid earnings
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Dow and the S&P 500 hit all-time highs Thursday as US stocks hit a six-week win streak. Strong third-quarter earnings from Netflix and Intuitive Surgical led to massive 10%+ stock gains. Upcoming earnings reports and economic data releases will be closely watched by investors next week. Shares of Netflix and Intuitive Surgical soared more than 10% to record highs after their third-quarter earnings bested analyst's profit and revenue estimates. Next week, on the economic data front, investors will monitor the release of September's US leading economic indicators index, data on existing home sales, and consumer sentiment.

Persons: —, Dow Organizations: Dow, Netflix, Service, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Texas, Tesla Locations: FactSet

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Netflix, Apple, CVS Health, Lamb Weston, U.S. Cellular and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Separately, CVS issued third-quarter adjusted earnings guidance between $1.05 and $1.10 per share, far weaker than the FactSet consensus estimate of $1.69 a share. MGP Ingredients — Shares tumbled 26% after MGP Ingredients, a distilled spirits producer, issued preliminary third-quarter earnings and revenue guidance that missed expectations. Earnings of $1.23 per share missed the FactSet consensus estimate of $1.34 in earnings per share. Comerica reported $1.33 in earnings per share, compared to $1.17 per share expected by analysts, according to FactSet. Still, adjusted earnings of 89 cents per share beat the expected earnings per share of 88 cents.

Persons: Lamb Weston —, Jana Partners, Lamb Weston, David Joyner, Karen Lynch, LSEG, LSEG ., Riley, Ally, FactSet, — CNBC's Sean Conlon, Michelle Fox, Alex Harring, Hakyung Kim, Jesse Pound Organizations: Netflix, U.S . Cellular, Telephone, Data Systems, U.S, Cellular, Verizon Communications, CVS, MGP, American, Apple —, Bloomberg, Counterpoint Research, Western, Western Alliance, LSEG, LSEG . Fifth Third, Fifth Third Bancorp, Comerica, Holdings Locations: U.S, China

☆ Bank of America hikes Nvidia price target, says shares can rally almost 40%
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Nvidia could be positioned for even more growth ahead, according to Bank of America. Analyst Vivek Arya reiterated his buy rating on the chip giant and raised his price target by $25 to $190. That would add to the monstrous rally it has already seen this year, with shares surging more than 176% in 2024. Not only that, Arya cited "underappreciated" enterprise partnerships with companies such as Accenture and ServiceNow as catalysts for more growth. The stock advanced around 1% in the premarket on Friday following Arya's price target change.

Persons: Vivek Arya, Jensen Huang, Blackwell, Arya, Nvidia's Organizations: Nvidia, Bank of America, Accenture, ServiceNow, Microsoft, Foundry, Apple Locations: Taiwan

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Netflix, Intuitive Surgical, WD-40 and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading: Netflix — The streaming stock popped more than 4% after third-quarter earnings topped expectations. Netflix earned $5.40 per share on $9.83 billion in revenue, while analysts forecast $5.12 a share and $9.77 billion in revenue. Intuitive Surgical — Shares jumped about 5% after the maker of the da Vinci surgical robot posted better-than-expected third-quarter results. Intuitive Surgical earned $1.84 per share on $2.04 billion in revenue. The company earned $1.23 per share, and said it expects fiscal 2025 profits of between $5.20 and $5.45 per share.

Persons: LSEG, OceanFirst, David Bratcher, Marten, CNBC's Hakyung Kim, Sarah Min Organizations: Netflix, Revenue, FactSet, Pharmaceuticals, Supernus Pharmaceuticals Locations: FactSet

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Strong earnings, macro conditions driving stocks higher
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

In this article KBE.IXIC.SPX.DJIASML-NLDAMZN.FTSEMS Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTThe Morgan Stanley headquarters in New York, US, on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Morgan Stanley , for one, reported third-quarter figures that surpassed earnings and revenue estimates. The bank's profit jumped 32% from a year ago, far outstripping the LSEG estimate and topping several other big banks' income growth. The investment banking business was a main source of profit for Morgan Stanley.

Persons: DJI ASML, Morgan Stanley, Michael Nagle, Piper Sandler, – CNBC's Hugh Son, Alex Harring, Jeff Cox, Lisa Kailai Han, Jesse Pound Organizations: Bloomberg, Getty, CNBC, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, U.S . Federal Reserve, P Bank ETF, UBS, U.S . Labor Department Locations: New York, Wall

☆ A key source of America’s economic power strengthened last month
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Retail sales were up across most categories last month, rising the most at specialty stores (+4%), clothing stores (+1.5%) and at health and personal care shops (+1.1%). Excluding those sales, retail spending was up a much stronger 0.6%. Consumer spending makes up about 70% of the US economy, with retail sales comprising a sizable chunk of that. The latest figures on retail spending represent another reassuring sign that America’s economy is nowhere near a recession. The Federal Reserve delivered a bold half-point rate cut last month, the first time the central bank has lowered interest rates in more than four years.

Persons: Jerome Powell Organizations: Washington CNN, Consumer, Federal Reserve

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Nvidia, Travelers, Blackstone, Uber and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Travelers' third-quarter earnings came in at $5.24 per share, topping the $3.55 a share expected from analysts polled by LSEG. Blackstone reported third-quarter earnings of $1.01 per share on revenue of $2.43 billion. CSX — Shares slipped 5.9% after the transportation company reported disappointing third-quarter results. Alcoa — The aluminum producer's stock shed more than 3% after the company reported third-quarter revenue of $2.90 billion, below the $2.97 billion LSEG consensus estimate. Synovus Financial — Shares popped 5% after the company reported better-than-expected adjusted earnings per share for the third quarter.

Persons: Uber, LSEG, Elevance, Blackstone, Equifax, Synovus, — CNBC's Sean Conlon, Hakyung Kim, Alex Harring, Pia Singh Organizations: Taiwan Semiconductor, Nvidia, Micron, Times, Expedia, —, LSEG, CSX, Nokia —, Alcoa, FactSet, Dynamics, Steel, Walgreens, Alliance

☆ These companies reporting earnings next week have a history of beating expectations
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Pia Singh | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Several companies are due to report earnings next week, including some potential standouts. So far, most of the constituents that have reported third-quarter earnings have exceeded earnings and revenue expectations, according to FactSet. The companies below have exceeded the Street's earnings per share expectations 70% of the time and have risen 2% or more on earnings day. The enterprise software giant also has the most-reliable historical earnings performance, beating analysts' earnings per share estimates 90% of the time. Power circuits maker Monolithic Power has a strong earnings beat rate of 88%.

Persons: Wells, Michael Turrin, Turrin, ServiceNow, Rick Schafer, Impinj, FactSet Organizations: CNBC Pro Locations: Wells Fargo

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: United Airlines, Morgan Stanley, ASML, Prologis and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

United Airlines – The stock soared 11% after the airline posted an earnings and revenue beat for the third quarter and guided for a strong fourth quarter. In addition, United said it is starting a $1.5 billion share buyback, its first since before the Covid pandemic. The firm posted earnings of $1.88 per share, higher than the $1.58 expected by a LSEG analyst poll. J.B Hunt Transport Services – Shares added 3.4% after the company posted a top and bottom line beat. J.B. Hunt posted $1.49 earnings per share on $3.07 billion of revenue in the third quarter.

Persons: United, Morgan Stanley, Novocure, J.B, Hunt, LSEG, Aspen Aerogels, FactSet, Prologis, Hamid Moghadam, —, Alex Harring, Hakyung Kim, Samantha Subin, Pia Singh, Michelle Fox Organizations: Food and Drug Administration, United Airlines, Revenue, Cisco Systems, Citi, Food, ASML, J.B Hunt, Aspen, of Energy, U.S . Bancorp, General Motors, Lithium Americas Corp Locations: Dutch, U.S

☆ Watch out. Analysts have been cutting earnings estimates on these stocks reporting next week
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Pia Singh | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Wall Street has been lowering its third-quarter growth estimates for months now. That's not abnormal, however, as third-quarter growth estimates tend to decline in the preceding months. Nearly 10% of S & P 500 companies have already reported results, with more than 79% beating earnings estimates, according to FactSet. Analysts' estimates for earnings per share have been cut by 80.3% over the past three months and 85% over the past six months. Analysts have cut their earnings per share estimates on Tesla by 24.1% over the past three months and 30.8% over the past six months.

Persons: That's, Morgan Stanley, Joe Laetsch, Laetsch, FactSet, Christopher Dendrinos, Dendrinos, Tesla, Wells Fargo Organizations: CNBC Pro, Valero Energy, Wall Street, Valero, RBC Capital Markets, Tesla Locations: U.S, Wells

☆ We're bending our investment rules and starting positions in 2 of our Bullpen stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

We're initiating positions for Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust in BlackRock and CrowdStrike . BlackRock is the world's largest asset management manager and leading provider of investment, advisor, and risk management solutions. There's a good whitepaper on CrowdStrike's website published by IDC that explains the value of the CrowdStrike Falcon XDR platform. It was a major blow for a cybersecurity company, especially one with a pristine reputation. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, CrowdStrike, Larry Fink, Fink, George Kurtz, Jim, Satya Nadella, They've, Jim Cramer Organizations: BLK, CRWD, BlackRock, Trust, Investing, Retail, Blackrock, Global Infrastructure Partners, Management, Money, We're, IDC, Falcon, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, Alto Networks, SEC, CNBC Locations: BlackRock, CrowdStrike, Blackrock, Palo, Cybersecurity, We're

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