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☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Netflix, Microsoft, Robinhood, Amazon, Dell, Chewy & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Here are Wednesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Loop reiterates Nvidia as buy The firm said it's standing by the stock heading into earnings on Wednesday. "We see more upside potential and are moving up our target price to $51 from $30. Pivotal reiterates Netflix as buy Pivotal raised its price target on Netflix to a Street high $1,100 from $925. Goldman Sachs reiterates Microsoft as buy Goldman said it's standing by the stock following the company's Ignite Conference in Chicago on Tuesday. Citi downgrades Target to neutral from buy The firm downgraded the stock following earnings on Wednesday morning and says it's losing share.

Persons: NVDA, hasn't, Bernstein, Robinhood, HOOD, Tyson, Paul, Apple, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Piper Sandler, Piper, Morgan Stanley, it's, DELL, qtr, Guggenheim, Oppenheimer, JPMorgan Chase, Cava Organizations: Nvidia, Deutsche Bank, Gaming, Leisure Properties, Deutsche, Netflix, Bank of America, Walmart, Microsoft, Adobe, JPMorgan, Dell, of America, Underperform, Trump, Barclays, Newell Brands, Citi, Target, TGT, HSBC Locations: Chicago

☆ Charter rolls out new Spectrum pricing and internet speeds, aims to 'be a better service operator'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

In addition, Spectrum pledged to give customers automatic credits for internet outages that are out of their control or when the company's customer service doesn't live up to its promises. That's in part because broadband customer growth at providers including Charter and Comcast has struggled, according to the companies' earnings reports. Spectrum Mobile has 8.8 million total lines and has grown rapidly due to enticing promotional deals and increased mobile usage on reliable Wi-Fi networks, the company said. "When I think about Wall Street, I think about the customer," Winfrey said. "If you focus on the customer, provide great customer service, save them money, provide value, then your capital market strategy, your regulatory strategy, all of that just falls into place."

Persons: Christopher L, Winfrey, Chris Winfrey, —, Spectrum, Tom Rutledge, we've, there's, Craig Moffett, Moffett, Robin Alam Organizations: Charter Communications, Communications Charter Communications, CNBC, Spectrum, Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks, Charter, Comcast, Verizon, Spectrum Mobile, ESPN, Night, San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens, Getty Locations: U.S, MoffettNathanson, Santa Clara , California

☆ Reddit's increased reliance on Google traffic has Wall Street anxious to see if visitors sign up
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Reddit calls them logged-out users and, based on some industry estimates, they only monetize at about one-third the rate of logged-in users. The number of logged-out users surpassed logged-in users in the fourth quarter, and the gap has since widened. Logged-in users increased 31% in the second quarter to 42 million, while logged-out users increased at a much more robust rate of 74% to 49.2 million. Alan Gould, managing director at Loop Capital, said Google makes up "the vast majority of the logged-out users." By 2025, Reddit's logged-in users could represent an ARPU of $17.60 compared to $5.90 for logged-out users, Black said, based on the firm's estimates.

Persons: Spencer Platt, Tom Wahlin's, Hacker, Wahlin, we're, Lily Ray, Amsive, Ray, Reddit, Alan Gould, Daniel Konstantinovic, Konstantinovic, Benjamin Black, monetization, they'll, Reddit's, Black, Jen Wong, Wong, Steve Huffman, They'll, Huffman Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Getty, Aer, Google, U.S, Loop, Deutsche Bank, CNBC, AllGear Digital, YouTube Locations: New York City, U.S, Reddit

☆ Pinterest shares tumble nearly 15% on weak guidance
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Bill Ready, CEO of Pinterest, rings the opening bell at New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., May 15, 2024. Pinterest shares sank about 15% when the company reported its second-quarter earnings on Tuesday and provided third-quarter guidance that was lower than analyst estimates. Pinterest said that it had 522 million global monthly active users (MAU) for the second quarter, topping analyst estimates of 520.1 million. Additionally, Pinterest reported second-quarter global average revenue per user (ARPU) of $1.64, in line with analyst estimates. However, the company's YouTube advertising sales were $8.66 billion during that period, coming in lower than analyst estimates of $8.93 billion.

Persons: Bill Ready, Pinterest, we're, Julia Brau Donnelly, Donnelly Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Analysts, ., U.S, U.S ., YouTube, Meta Locations: New York City, U.S, LSEG, Canada, Europe

☆ Here's how Disney’s streaming business can work toward Netflix-like profitability
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

Disney's streaming margins, while still negative due to losses and nowhere near Netflix's, have improved significantly in recent quarters and are now on the doorstep of an important milestone. Disney's streaming overview Disney+ is its flagship streaming service across the globe. The ARPU discrepancy on Disney+ core helps explain why Netflix is much more profitable than Disney's streaming business. Given that Disney's streaming business has rolled out pretty much everywhere across the globe, Cruetz said moving forward "it's about driving more penetration in those markets." The latest is a matchup with Disney and HBO's parent Warner Bros Discovery , whose flagship streaming service is called Max.

Persons: Bob Iger, Disney, Iger, Covid, Morgan Stanley, It's, That's, Cowen, Doug Creutz, Hulu's, Cowen's Cruetz, Brandon Nispel, Cruetz, TD Cowen, Max, Creutz, cannibalization, it's, KeyBanc's Nispel, Wells Fargo, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Presley Ann Organizations: Disney, Netflix, ESPN, Reliance Industries, Century Fox, CNBC, Comcast, Capital, Warner Bros Discovery, Getty Locations: Netflix's, Hulu, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, U.S, Canada, Europe, Africa, West Asia, Los Angeles

☆ Disney shares tumble on light guidance. But here's why we're raising our price target
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Disney Why we own it: We value Disney for its best-in-class experiential entertainment Parks business, which has proven to have immense pricing power. In the second quarter, the combined business — Disney+, India's Disney+ Hotstar, Hulu and ESPN+ — saw losses of $18 million, far better than the $659 million loss in the year-ago period. DTC profitability benefited from Disney+ core subscriber growth, higher retail subscription prices, increased advertising revenue on the back of higher impressions, and lower distribution costs. Clearly, Disney still has a big opportunity in sports as they execute on their DTC streaming strategy for ESPN. The atmosphere at the Disney Bundle Celebrating National Streaming Day at The Row in Los Angeles on May 19, 2022.

Persons: —, Nelson Peltz, wouldn't, Hugh Johnston, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Presley Ann Organizations: Club, Revenue, LSEG, Disney, Parks, ESPN, Comcast, Netflix, Warner Bros Discovery, Paramount Global, CNBC, seasonality, Entertainment, Hulu, Hulu Live, Sports ESPN, College Football, National Football League, Walt Disney World, Disney Cruise, Disneyland, Hong Kong, Getty Locations: Hulu, India, Florida, California, Hong, Los Angeles

☆ Meta to report first-quarter results after the bell
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Ashley Capoot | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Meta will report first-quarter results after the bell Wednesday. Revenue: $36.16 billion, according to LSEG. $36.16 billion, according to LSEG. Analysts expect Meta to report a 26% increase in revenue from $28.65 billion a year earlier. Analysts at Baird said in a Monday note that slower spending from China-based advertisers could be a source of concern in the first-quarter results.

Persons: Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Susan Li, Baird Organizations: StreetAccount, Meta, Facebook Locations: LSEG, China

☆ Friday's analyst calls: Netflix seen adding to huge gains, Krispy Kreme gets upgrade
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Citi raised its target price to $106 from $101, which amounts to about 25% upside from Thursday's $84.47 close. Ollie's stock has ticked down 6.2% in 2024. SoFi stock has been under pressure in 2024 with a nearly 27% pullback. —Brian Evans 6:07 a.m.: Pivotal Research Group raises Netflix price target to Wall Street high Pivotal Research Group expects Netflix to outperform estimates for subscriber growth and average revenue per user in 2024 and beyond. Netflix stock has surged about 27% in 2024.

Persons: McDonald's, Anthony Pettinari, Brian Evans, Ollie's, Anthony Chukumba, — Brian Evans, KBW, Keefe, Timothy Switzer, Jeffrey Wlodarczak, Piper Sandler, Krispy, Krispy Kreme, Piper, Brian Mullan, Mullan Organizations: CNBC, Netflix, Sofi Technologies, Citi, Capital, Holdings

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Tesla, Netflix, Marvell, Ollie's, Snowflake, Eli Lilly, Krispy Kreme & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

"We are raising our YE'24 NFLX target price $65 to a street-high $765 driven primarily by a combo of higher '24 and beyond subscriber/ARPU forecasts." "We are upgrading Ollie's Bargain Outlet to a Buy from a Hold rating while raising our price target to $90 from $80, implying 26% upside from current levels." We cut our price target from $2 to $1, still giving ATUS the highest multiple in Cable as optionality. "We are raising our already Street High $330 YE'24 target price $60 to $390 driven primarily by higher premium and to a lesser extent ad supported ARPU forecasts." Jefferies adds Pepsi to the franchise picks list Jefferies said it sees opportunity internationally for Pepsi and raised its price target to $209 per share from $199.

Persons: Marvell, it's, Bernstein, Mizuho, Wells, Piper Sandler, Krispy, JPMorgan, Eli Lilly, LLY, Stifel, Rosenblatt, Snowflake, Jefferies, underperform KBW, Daiwa, Tesla, KBW, Monness Crespi Hardt Organizations: Netflix, Bank of America, Apple, Amazon Web Services, RBC, Eaton, Piper, JPMorgan, Technologies, Cable, Spotify, BMO, Royal Bank, Pepsi, Fox, Fox News, Digital, Citi, Express, American Express Locations: NY, McDonald's, USA, Toronto, Snowflake, U.S

☆ Reddit files to list IPO on NYSE under the ticker RDDT
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Social media company Reddit filed its IPO prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday after a yearslong run-up. The company plans to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "RDDT." The social networking company's core business is reliant on online advertising sales stemming from its website and mobile app. Reddit said the current addressable advertising market is $1.0 trillion, sans China and Russia. Reddit said that its non-employed moderators, known as Redditors, can participate in the company's IPO offering through its "directed share program."

Persons: Reddit, Pinterest, Alexis Ohanian, Steve Huffman, It's, DAUq, Condé Nast Organizations: Securities and Exchange Commission, New York Stock Exchange, P Global Market Intelligence, Google, eBay, . Publishing, Condé Locations: U.S, Reddit's U.S, China, Russia, Ukraine

☆ Roku reports bigger-than-expected quarterly loss on lower customer spending
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A sign is posted in front of the Roku headquarters on February 18, 2022 in San Jose, California. Roku on Thursday reported a bigger fourth-quarter loss than expected, as it grappled with intense competition and lower customer spending, sending the streaming platform's shares down about 15% in extended trading. It reported a loss of 55 cents per share, above analysts' expectations of a loss of 52 cents, according to LSEG estimates. "While we will face difficult YoY growth rate comparisons in streaming services distribution and a challenging M&E (media & entertainment) environment for the rest of the year, we expect to maintain our Q4 2023 YoY platform growth rates in Q1," Roku said in a statement. The streaming platform expects first-quarter net revenue of $850 million, compared with analysts' estimates of $834.1 million, according to LSEG data.

Persons: Roku Locations: San Jose , California, Roku

☆ Thursday analyst calls: Disney draws praise for earnings, AmEx gets downgrade
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Morgan Stanley's $47 per share price target on Ally Financial implies nearly 32% upside from Wednesday's $35.68 close. The analyst reiterated an overweight rating on Disney stock alongside a $110 per share price target, or about 11% upside moving forward. Feldman his buy rating on Disney and a $120 per share price target, implying more than 21% ahead. Bank of America also reiterated a buy rating on Disney stock, and stood by its $110 per share price target. Shares have outperformed peers thanks to a strong revenue and earnings per share outlook in the company's fourth-quarter earnings report.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley's, Jeffrey Adelson, Michael Rhodes, Adelson, — Brian Evans, Goldman Sachs, Eric Sheridan, Brian Evans, Disney's, Disney, Benjamin Swinburne, Brett Feldman, Feldman, Jessica Reif Ehrlich Organizations: CNBC, American, Ally, Discover Financial, Wall, Disney, Epic, Bank of America, American Express Locations: Roblox

☆ Meta to report fourth-quarter earnings after the bell
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Meta will report fourth-quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday. In Alphabet 's earnings report on Tuesday, the company said Google ad revenue increased 11% from a year earlier, slower expansion than analysts were expecting. Meta finance chief Susan Li most recently highlighted the significance of business from China in the company's third-quarter earnings report in October. Analysts expect Reality Labs to show revenue of $762.8 million for the quarter and an operating loss of $4.26 billion, according to StreetAccount. Apple and Amazon are also slated to report fourth-quarter results on Thursday, wrapping up earnings season for tech's mega-cap companies.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, Susan Li, Li, Zuckerberg Organizations: U.S, Capitol, LSEG, StreetAccount, Google, Facebook, Meta, Wednesday, Labs, Apple Locations: Washington , U.S, China

☆ Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway keeps buying Liberty's SiriusXM tracking shares. Here's why
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Berkshire Hathaway continued to buy Liberty Media's tracking stock for New York-based satellite radio company SiriusXM in a likely merger arbitrage play. Billionaire John Malone's media conglomerate currently owns 84% of Sirius XM and has two tracking stocks that represent that stake in the streaming satellite music service — Liberty Media Corp. Series A shares, or LSXMA , and Liberty Media Corp. Series C shares, or LSXMK . Under the terms of the deal, expected to close early in the third quarter, each Liberty Media Sirius tracking share will be exchanged for 8.4 "new" SIRI shares, while "old" SIRI shareholders would receive new shares in a one-for-one exchange. Berkshire loading up In the past week, Warren Buffett's conglomerate added 438,945 shares of LSXMA and 1 million shares of LSXMK for nearly $45 million combined, according to regulatory filings . Berkshire first bought LSXMK in 2016 and now owns almost 22% of the tracking stock, according to FactSet.

Persons: Berkshire Hathaway, John, SIRI, Warren, Buffett, Ted Weschler, Todd Combs, Seth Klarman's Baupost, SIRI overvalued, Wells, Steven Cahall, Cahall, Jason Bazinet, Charlie Munger, Charlie, hasn't Organizations: Berkshire, Liberty, Sirius XM, — Liberty Media Corp, Liberty Media Corp, Nasdaq, Liberty Media, Liberty Media Sirius, Sirius XM Holdings, Sirius, Citigroup, Activision Blizzard, British Columbia Power, Monsanto, Bayer AG, IBM Locations: New York, Berkshire, LSXMA, LSXMK, Omaha

☆ Here's what Wall Street wants to see from Hollywood this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

But Wall Street is worried that hero may never come for Hollywood. Yet, Wall Street still isn't satisfied. Warner Bros. Wall Street wants a solution, or, at the very least, a company to set the stage for a potential solution. watch nowConsider M&A difficultiesMergers and acquisitions present another path to a bigger bundle, but Wall Street isn't sure there will be a big deal in 2024.

Persons: Doug Creutz, Creutz, Michael Nathanson, MoffettNathanson, Rafael Henrique, Lightrocket, Nathanson, Shari Redstone, David Zaslav, Bob Bakish, Barbie Organizations: Getty, Hollywood, Disney, Warner Bros, Discovery, Comcast, Paramount Global, Netflix, Companies, Warner Bros . Discovery, Paramount, Cowen, Century Fox, Amusements, Comcast's, Universal

☆ 2024 is shaping up to be the year of the streaming bundle
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-26 | by ( Drew Richardson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The atmosphere at the Disney Bundle Celebrating National Streaming Day at The Row in Los Angeles on May 19, 2022. Still, the age of the cable bundle is giving way to the era of a new kind of bundle that could give both streamers and cable providers a path forward. Media executives told CNBC this month that 2024 could finally be the year that media companies get serious about the bundle. Discovery, earlier this year predicted more integration of streaming services into cable bundles. Despite the demand for a streaming bundle, top players have historically been apprehensive to make such a deal.

Persons: Tim Nollen, Chris Winfrey, Nollen, John Malone, who's, Bob Bakish, David Zaslav Organizations: Disney, Netflix, Media, CNBC, Macquarie, Charter Communications, National Football League, ESPN, Charter's, Liberty Media, Warner Bros, Paramount, Discovery, Companies Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Friday's analyst calls: Big drug stock upgrade, Alibaba downgrade, a new AI play
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The analyst lowered her price target to $99 from $106 per share. The new price target implies just a 5% gain from Thursday's close. The analyst's $115 price target, hiked from $70 previously, implies 43% upside from where the stock closed Thursday, at $80.36. ET: Morgan Stanley downgrades Alibaba Morgan Stanley cut Alibaba to equal-weight from overweight and lowered the firm's price target to $90 from $110. The analyst's $190 price target implies shares can rise just 2.6% from where they closed Thursday.

Persons: JPMorgan downgrades, Jessica Fye, Fye, Sarah Min, Wells Fargo, Andrew Nowinski, GenAI, Nowinski, FactSet, — Sarah Min, Morgan Stanley downgrades Alibaba Morgan Stanley, Alibaba, Morgan Stanley, PDD, John Melloy, Jason Bazinet, Bazinet, Johnson, Danielle Antalffy, Antalffy, Robert Ohmes, — John Melloy Organizations: CNBC, Spotify, JPMorgan, Investors, U.S, PDD Holdings, Citi, UBS, Johnson, Pharma, Bank of America, of America, Costco Locations: BioNTech, Thursday's, Wells Fargo, China, Darzalex, DARZALEX

☆ Rakuten's mobile misadventure: from ambitious plan to millstone
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Anton Bridge | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

By any measure, cash-bleeding Rakuten Mobile is deeply troubled. Rakuten is set for another tough year in 2024 with investors keen to see if it can achieve its goal of having the mobile unit break even. Those steps have raised some 800 billion yen ($5.4 billion). Then in October, SoftBank Corp (9434.T), Japan's No.3 mobile network provider, began offering a generous reward campaign for most mobile users using SoftBank Group's (9984.T) PayPay online payment system. Without profits, the mobile unit is not likely to entice would-be suitors and competition laws would probably prevent the likes of SoftBank and Docomo from bidding.

Persons: Japan's Rakuten, Hiroshi, Mickey, Rakuten, Mitsunobu Tsuruo, Rakuten's, NTT Docomo, Mikitani, Amir Anvarzadeh, Anton Bridge, David Dolan, Edwina Gibbs Organizations: Citi, Amazon Japan, Rakuten Securities, Rakuten Bank, SBI Securities, GUNNING, Rakuten Mobile, Reuters, NTT, SoftBank Corp, Asymmetric Advisors, Thomson Locations: TOKYO, ARPU

☆ Disney's strides to restore profitable growth are why we stick around in the stock
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

However, we did not learn much in the way of strategic partnerships for ESPN and its TV business. That's a significant improvement from the nearly $5 billion it generated in fiscal 2023 and $6.7 billion analysts expected for 2024. DTC, housed in the Entertainment segment, saw quarterly narrow to $420 million from $1.4 billion in fiscal 2022 Q4. 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.

Persons: Bob Iger's, Nelson Peltz, Disney, That's, Hotstar, it's, Iger, Hugh Johnston, Johnston, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Walt, Joe Raedle Organizations: Disney, Revenue, LSEG, Sports, ESPN, Entertainment, Hulu, CNBC, Comcast, Disney Cruise, Disney Vacation, Disneyland, PepsiCo, Walt Disney, Getty Locations: Hulu, Orlando , Florida

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Amazon, Uber, Coinbase, Carvana, Starbucks & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Here are Friday biggest calls on Wall Street: Morgan Stanley reiterates Apple as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's standing by Apple shares after its earnings report on Thursday. Berenberg downgrades Estee Lauder to hold from buy Berenberg downgraded the stock after its disappointing earnings report earlier this week. Morgan Stanley reiterates Carvana as underweight Morgan Stanley said it's sticking with its underweight rating on the stock after its earnings report on Thursday. " Evercore ISI downgrades Fortinet to in line from outperform Evercore downgraded the cybersecurity company after its earnings report. JPMorgan reiterates Starbucks as overweight JPMorgan said the coffee giant is "still one to buy" after its earnings report on Thursday. "

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Apple, it's, downgrades Estee Lauder, Estée Lauder, Piper Sandler, Piper, OMCL, Key, Wolfe, Mizuho, C27E, JPMorgan downgrades, Papa John's, PZZA, Raymond James, Carvana, CVNA, Redburn, JPMorgan, SBUX, Guggenheim, GNRC Organizations: Apple, DOJ, Uber, Deutsche Bank, Molson Coors, Deutsche, HSBC, Moderna, Nvidia, Mizuho, JPMorgan, JPMorgan downgrades Fox, FOX, Barclays, Retail, Evercore, billings, Guggenheim, Citi, Cedar, Flags, ~$

☆ Comcast investors focus on lack of broadband growth as shares slump
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Comcast has tried to move investors away from focusing on residential broadband net additions. Additionally, new competition for home broadband from wireless providers such as T-Mobile and Verizon had added to Comcast's lack of residential growth. Since then, Comcast has reported net broadband losses in three of the last five quarters. Comcast executives have pushed investors to focus on broadband's rising average revenue per user (ARPU) growth, driven by price increases, rather than net additions. Comcast's residential broadband ARPU rose 3.9% in the quarter.

Persons: Jason Armstrong Organizations: Comcast, Mobile, Verizon

☆ Meta's Q4 guidance that knocked the stock lower is not a reason to sell
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Meta Platforms (META) reported strong third-quarter results thanks to a rebound in advertising sales and continued cost discipline in CEO Mark Zuckerberg's "year of efficiency. The stock traded higher most of the evening, clawing back some of the losses from Wednesday's broader market selloff. Lastly, Meta picked up the pace on share buybacks in the quarter, repurchasing $3.7 billion worth of stock. Meta repurchased $9.22 billion worth of stock in the first quarter and only $793 million in the second quarter. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg's, Meta, clawing, Jim Cramer, we've, Zuckerberg, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Tobias Schwarz Organizations: Revenue, Meta, Nvidia, Reality Labs, Facebook, Apps, Apple, CNBC, Visitors, AFP, Getty Locations: U.S, Canada, Berlin

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Gap, Verizon, Alphabet & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Wells Fargo upgrades Gap to overweight from equal weight Wells said the turnaround is taking shape for Gap. Deutsche Bank upgrades Livent to buy from hold Deutsche said it sees an attractive entry point for the lithium company. Bank of America downgrades TransUnion to underperform from buy Bank of America double downgraded the stock due to concerns about consumer lending. Bank of America initiates Syndax as buy Bank of America said it sees upside for the pharmaceutical company. Monness, Crespi, Hardt & Co. downgrades Alphabet to neutral from buy Monness said it's concerned about regulatory headwinds.

Persons: TD Cowen, Freyr, FREY, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, it's, We're, Wells, Needham, Etsy, Piper Sandler, Piper, TRU, SocGen, Bernstein, Deutsche Bank downgrades Corning, 2H24, Jefferies, Monness, Crespi, Hardt, Piper Sandler downgrades Livent Organizations: EV, Apple, BMO, Bank of America, Microsoft, GPS, Alto Networks, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, Citi, TAM, Barclays, Verizon, Piper Sandler downgrades Regions, Citizens Financial, RF, " Bank of America, Farfetch, Machinery, UBS, Nvidia, Veeva, Commercial, Syndax Pharmaceuticals Locations: EVgo, Cybersecurity, Corning, Albemarle, LTHM

☆ Meta to report third-quarter earnings after the bell
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, attends a U.S. Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Insight Forum at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Sept. 13, 2023. Meta is set to report third-quarter earnings after the bell Wednesday. The company is expected to show growth of 21% in the third quarter after sales increased 11% in the prior period. Meta appears to be the furthest along in terms of improving the effectiveness of its online ad platform following Apple's changes. Meta, X and others must adhere to the DSA by removing illegal content and detailing how they're doing it.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, that's, Susan Li, Snap Organizations: Meta, U.S, Senate, Intelligence, Capitol, Washington , D.C, StreetAccount, EU, Digital Services, European Commission, Russia, Reality Labs Locations: Washington ,, U.S, Israel, Ukraine

☆ Snap sees upbeat fourth quarter as new ad features start to pay off
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Khushi Mandowara | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Revenue for the third quarter ended September rose 5% to $1.19 billion, beating analysts' expectations of $1.11 billion, according to LSEG data. For the fourth quarter, the Santa Monica, California-based company expects revenue to be between $1.32 billion and $1.38 billion. Snap, however, said it saw a risk to its sales in the fourth quarter as a war in the Middle East could tamp down spending from a large number of brand-oriented advertising campaigns. Daily active users on Snapchat were 406 million, beating Wall Street expectations of 405.7 million. Snap's net loss widened to $368 million in the quarter from $360 million a year earlier.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Scott Kesler, Evan Spiegel, Thomas Monteiro, Khushi, Anil D'Silva Organizations: REUTERS, Revenue, Meta, Investing.com, Thomson Locations: Santa Monica , California, Bengaluru

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