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☆ The problem with home-flipping giants
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Aj Latrace | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Meanwhile, the corporate scalpers of the housing market — companies that buy and relist homes by the thousands without doing much, if any, work on them to make a profit — are struggling. Last week, two of the biggest remaining corporate home-flipping companies, Opendoor and Offerpad, reported dismal earnings, another sign that their business model is incredibly risky. Kelman also said one "problem is that iBuying is a staggering amount of money and risk for a now-uncertain benefit. At its core, the main business model of home-flipping firms doesn't create a ton of immediate value. Opendoor, Offerpad, and other companies that rushed to purchase homes are now discounting the asking prices of those homes to get them off their books.

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Coinbase, Walmart, Roku, Nvidia, Amazon & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: KeyBanc reiterates Apple as overweight KeyBanc said Apple has "significant" growth potential. Evercore ISI downgrades XPO to in line from outperform Evercore said it sees an unfavorable risk/reward for the logistics company. Evercore ISI downgrades First Solar to in line from outperform Evercore said it sees a slowing solar market. Bank of America reiterates Burlington as buy Bank of America said the discount retailer is well positioned for a margin recovery. Bank of America reiterates Roku as underperform Bank of America said it's bearish heading into Roku earnings on Wednesday.

☆ Fed still has work to do on inflation but it doesn't derail our view we're in a bull market
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

We think the market is looking past these readings to what Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell recently highlighted as the central bank's main focus, core services excluding housing or so-called super core. Super core inflation Keying in on this sub-index is going to be crucial if we are going to try and think about additional rate hikes from here from the perspective of a Fed official. Here are the top services components in the CPI data outside of food, energy, and housing and how they're trending. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on February 14, 2023 in New York City.

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Target, Micron, Walmart, Lyft, Affirm, Roku & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Bank of America downgrades Deutsche Bank to underperform from neutral Bank of America said it sees waning profitability for the European banking giant. Jefferies reiterates Walmart as buy Jefferies said it's standing by its buy rating on the stock heading into earnings later this month. Guggenheim reiterates Target as buy Guggenheim says it's standing by shares of the e-commerce giant heading into earnings later this month. Oppenheimer reiterates Roku as outperform Oppenheimer said it's standing by its outperform rating on shares of Roku. Bank of America initiates Freyr Battery as buy Bank of America said it sees an attractive risk/reward for the battery company. "

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Exxon, Disney, Tesla, Apple, Affirm, Ulta, Alphabet & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Baird downgrades Bunge to neutral from outperform Baird downgraded the agribusiness and food company's after its disappointing earnings report on Wednesday. JPMorgan reiterates Uber as a top pick JPMorgan says it's sticking with the stock after its "strong" earnings report on Wednesday. Goldman Sachs reiterates Exxon as buy Goldman says it's sticking with its buy rating on shares of Exxon. Bank of America reiterates Apple as neutral Bank of America says Apple Services are at risk for further deceleration. Oppenheimer reiterates Ulta as outperform Oppenheimer says the bull case still has legs" for Ulta.

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Apple, Target, Walmart, Microsoft, Roku & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Here are Wednesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: CFRA downgrades Roku to sell from hold CFRA said it sees "challenging fundamentals" for Roku . Piper Sandler reiterates Target as overweight Piper said Target is a key beneficiary of Bed Bath & Beyond struggles. Bank of America reiterates Chipotle as buy Bank of America said it sees more earnings per share upside after the company's earnings report on Tuesday. Bank of America reiterates Domino's as buy Bank of America said it's bullish on Domino's launch of loaded tater tots. Bank of America reiterates Microsoft as buy Bank of America said it's bullish long-term on Microsoft's venture into AI.

☆ Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Wednesday: Biden address, video games, Uber earnings
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Alphabet (GOOGL), also a Club stock, unveiled AI chatbot, rival Bard. Earnings guidance 52 cents per share to 56 cents versus prior guidance 44 cents per share to 48 cents. 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. If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade.

☆ Analysts overlook Alphabet's disappointing quarter, cite confidence in AI push as ChatGPT threat grows
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Analysts are willing to overlook Alphabet' s disappointing quarter in lieu of its artificial intelligence push and focus on costs. Shares of the search giant fell more than 4% after the company missed Wall Street's expectations for the fourth quarter. But, analysts lauded the company's focus on artificial intelligence as it faces mounting pressures from popularized Microsoft-backed chatbot ChatGPT . Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said the company plans to release its LaMDA language model with search components "very soon." GOOGL 1D mountain GOOGL falls after earnings Analysts also cited some confidence in the company's push to reengineer its cost structure and reduce inefficiencies.

☆ Tech stocks lead market rally as last year's winners sink — listen to the 'Homestretch'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

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☆ Meta's short video Reels may finally be ready to challenge TikTok, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Improving Reels engagement is boosting analysts' confidence in the short-form video platform's ability to compete with TikTok. META 1D mountain Meta Platforms shares surged more than 28% Thursday, on pace for their best day since 2013. Looking ahead, some analysts believe that Reels plays a dominant role in improving Facebook's efficiency. Easing TikTok tensions As for TikTok, some analysts say Reels is in position to overtake the short-form video leader that finds itself under increasing pressure as calls for a nationwide bans grow. JPMorgan analyst Doug Anmuth views improving Reels engagement trends and artificial intelligence investments as a way to temper threats from TikTok.

☆ 'Search unlikely to be uprooted by ChatGPT': From AI competition to massive layoffs, here's what Wall Street is watching for in Alphabet's 4th-quarter earnings
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Carla Mozée | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Analysts will likely fire off competition questions about the buzzy ChatGPT tool alongside those about the company's traditional search business. The company heads into the earnings report after saying last week it's laying off 12,000 employees, following two years of "dramatic growth." "ChatGPT vs Google -- Bottom Line: Search Unlikely to be Uprooted by ChatGPT," Jefferies Brett Thill in outlining its "bullish" view on Alphabet in a note published last week. "We continue see Google as defensive stock in sector, layoffs & other cost-cutting could lead to 2H margin improvement thesis," he said. BofA expects fourth-quarter core Google margins to be down 566 basis points year over year as headcount growth outpaces search.

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Alphabet, Ford, Lucid, AMD, Uber & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Barclays reiterates Apple as equal weight Barclays said it sees a miss when the Apple reports earnings Thursday. Deutsche Bank reiterates Disney as buy Deutsche Bank said it's standing by shares of Disney heading into earnings on Feb. 8. Bank of America reiterates Alphabet as buy Bank of America said Alphabet continues to pull the right "cost levers in a tough environment." Mizuho reiterates Uber as buy Mizuho said it's "constructive" on Uber shares heading into earnings on Feb. 8. Deutsche Bank reiterates PayPal as buy Deutsche said it's staying bullish heading into PayPal earnings in early February.

☆ Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the market Monday: FANG-obsession over; crazy earnings, Fed, jobs week
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Susquehanna raises price target on Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) to $88 per share from $80; keeps positive rating on the Club stock. Baird increases price target on Starbucks (SBUX) to $110 per share from $94; keeps hold rating. Deutsche Bank cut price target by $3 per share to $84. HSBC raises price target on oilfield services company Halliburton (HAL) to $57 per share from nearly $44; keeps buy rating. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

☆ Top Wall Street analysts like these stocks for maximum returns
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( Tipranks.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

To ease the process, here are five stocks chosen by Wall Street's top analysts, according to TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performances. Nonetheless, Monness, Crespi, Hardt, & Co. analyst Brian White expects the results to be in line with his expectations. (See Alphabet Blogger Opinions & Sentiment on TipRanks) White reiterated a buy rating on the stock with a price target of $135. Feinseth's convictions can be trusted, given his 185th position among nearly 8,300 analysts in the TipRanks database. This apart, his track of 63% profitable ratings, each rating delivering 12.1% average returns, is also worth considering.

☆ Target is poised to benefit from Bed Bath & Beyond's demise, Oppenheimer says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Bed Bath & Beyond's potential bankruptcy could bode well for Target as the retailer picks up the sales from more store closures, Oppenheimer said. Bed Bath & Beyond said Thursday it doesn't have enough cash to pay down its debts and it has defaulted on its credit line with JPMorgan. BBBY 5D mountain Bed Bath & Beyond Bed Bath & Beyond's stock plunged 22% following the news Thursday. Oppenheimer said a full liquidation of Bed Bath & beyond could conservatively add in the shorter-term 50–100 basis points to Target comps and between 14 cents and 28 cents per share to earnings. Earlier this week, Oppenheimer initiated coverage of Target with an outperform rating, betting the retailer will gain share over time from its challenged peers.

☆ Piper Sandler initiates Albemarle at overweight, says lithium miner's earnings power underestimated
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Albemarle is a "lithium pure play," with strong earnings power to match, according to Piper Sandler. Piper analyst Charles Neivert began research coverage of Albemarle with an overweight rating, saying investors are underestimating the miner's earnings growth outlook. Lithium is one of five critical minerals required in electrical vehicle batteries, according to the Congressional Research Service. Nievert expects that strong lithium prices will continue to boost earnings as Albemarle expands its capacity — even if lithium pricing eases off from 2022 levels. "Despite the cooling, we still see significant increases in earnings in 2023 as 1H23 earnings comps will be substantially above year ago levels.

☆ How to find a job in the one tech market that is not seeing layoffs: Cybersecurity
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Kaitlin Balasaygun | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Sakorn Sukkasemsakorn | Istock | Getty ImagesStrong demand for cybersecurity workers is continuing even as big technology companies lay off thousands of employees. But with a supply-demand ratio currently at 68 workers per 100 job openings, the nearly 530,000 more cybersecurity workers need in the U.S. went up year over year. The total number of employed cybersecurity workers was estimated at 1.1 million, steady year over year. Lightcast says that public sector job demand trend isn't a one-year phenomenon, growing by 58% over the past three years in all. Related to that, the Washington, D.C. metro area accounted for 19% of all public sector domestic cybersecurity job listings.

☆ Bank of America downgrades Booking Holdings, says there's more upside for this other travel stock
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

It's time to look elsewhere in the travel sector after Booking Holdings ' recent gains, according to Bank of America. Analyst Justin Post downgraded the stock to neutral from buy, saying there's less upside after Booking's recent outperformance. The travel stock outperformed the S & P 500 , which rose more than 4% over the same time period. He lifted his booking estimates for Booking, Expedia and Airbnb above Street consensus. The company has focused on building customer loyalty with its app and Post expects that will help it going forward.

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Amazon, Robinhood, Microsoft, Sunrun, Block & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Wednesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: BMO downgrades Microsoft to market perform from outperform BMO downgraded the stock after Microsoft's earnings report, noting it has concerns about Azure growth. Bank of America initiates Papa John's as buy Bank of America said the pizza chain stock is attractive and that it sees a return to growth. " Bank of America downgrades Booking Holdings to neutral from buy Bank of America said it sees "less valuation upside" for the online travel booking company. Bank of America downgrades Union Pacific to neutral from buy Bank of America it's concerned about "service and cost pressures" for Union Pacific. Bank of America reiterates Amazon as buy Bank of America said it's standing by its buy rating heading into Amazon earnings, but it's concerned about Amazon Web Services following Microsoft's disappointing quarterly results.

☆ Morgan Stanley downgrades Roblox, says it's time to sell the video game stock
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

It's time to get out of Roblox following its strong December report, according to Morgan Stanley. Analyst Matthew Cost downgraded shares of the gaming company to underweight from equal weight, saying upside is limited from here after the stock's recent outperformance. Roblox shares may be surging to start 2023, but they took a beating last year, closing down about 72% in 2022. The analyst expects slower growth to start in the second half of 2023. While Roblox expects that immersive advertising will be a key growth driver in 2023, the analyst expects the rollout will be too slow to support the stock.

☆ Amazon, Charles Schwab and Domino's: These are some of analysts' top picks for 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-08 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Despite the uncertainty surrounding the market to start the new year, Wall Street analysts see several stocks they like going forward. CNBC Pro combed the top 2023 picks from nine research firms to find the most common stocks between them. AMZN 1Y mountain Amazon in past year Another top pick shared among several analysts is brokerage Charles Schwab . "We like Schwab going into 2023 because of the downside protection and multiple avenues of upside it offers," wrote JPMorgan's Kenneth Worthington. Domino's Pizza , meanwhile, was named a top pick at Bank of America and BTIG after a tough year.

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls of the day: Apple, Amazon, Uber, Nike, Boeing, Netflix & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Baird names Boeing a top 2023 pick Baird named Boeing as a top idea this year and says it sees a recovery in aerospace. UBS names Target a top pick in 2023 UBS says it sees Target as a market share gainer in 2023. Wells Fargo initiates Snowflake as overweight Wells said in its initiation of the stock that it's built to "weather the storm." Piper Sandler names Amazon a top 2023 pick Piper Sandler says it sees share gains and easing comps for the e-commerce giant. " Bank of America names Domino's a top 2023 pick The firm says Domino's is well positioned in a declining macroeconomic environment.

☆ It's too early to share Wall Street's renewed optimism for mega-cap tech stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Some Wall Street analysts are starting to like Big Tech again, following the sector's beatdown in 2022. What Wall Street is saying Piper Sandler called out Club stocks Alphabet (GOOGL) and Amazon (AMZN) as top buys. As a result, Snapchat (SNAP) and Club name Meta Platforms (META) can now only track your activity outside of their own apps if you allow it. Piper analysts note that year-over-year comps for Amazon will be easier in 2023 than they were last year. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

☆ Bank of America picks for the first quarter include Domino's Pizza and this luxury retailer
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

As the new calendar year kicks off, Bank of America is recommending several stocks to bet on in the new quarter. That market volatility is far from over, with Bank of America expecting little upside for the S & P 500 in 2023. Here are some of the stocks included: Consumer discretionary stocks suffered in 2022 as fears of a slowdown in spending loomed. Bank of America expects those tailwinds to continue, projecting more than 12% upside for the Ivory soap maker, compared with Friday's close. Humana was another 2022 outperformer that Bank of America recommends for the first quarter, with shares rallying more than 10% last year.

☆ Baird upgrades Block, says 'The Street loves a comeback story'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Block shares are poised for a comeback after selling off sharply in 2022, according to Baird. "The Street loves a comeback story, particularly one that's a premier large cap growth franchise," he said. "In 2023, comps ease across high-yielding eComm and CashApp, while Afterpay expenses get leveraged, and interest rates help," Koning added. Shares of Block sold off 61% in 2022, but could rally more than 24% in the new year given Baird's new $78 price target. Koning also expects improved gross profit in CashApp and among sellers, and faster growth than Street estimates in 2023.

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